Chances?

<p>GPA: 4.22 W , 3.83 UW
Rank: 50/1021 , Top 5%
Asian
Male
Hopeful Major: Chemistry (Pre-med track) , LAS
Soon to be Senior</p>

<p>Classes:
Freshman: No honors classes
Sophomore: 2 honors classes
Junior: AP Psych, APUSH, AP Eng Lang, AP Stats, 2 honors classes
Senior: AP Calc BC, AP Chem, AP Phys B, AP Eng Lit, 1 honors class</p>

<p>Test Scores:
ACT: 27 , Will retake in September (that was w/out studying or anything, I have prepared for the test significantly this summer and am getting an average 31-32 on each test)
SAT: Will take in October , (studied for this over the summer and am getting an average of Crit Read: 650-690 , Math: 730-760 , Writing: 730-760)</p>

<p>EC's:
Varsity Cross Country
Varsity Track and Field
Cross Country and Track and Field Captain
Spanish Club Member
EXCEL Member (Volunteer group thru School)
CEC Member (Tutors less advanced academically kids at school)</p>

<p>Other stuff:
-AP Scholar with Honor
-A representative of our school's conference athletic leadership program
-Might be part of School Newspaper and NHS next year
-Earned all high honor roll status for each semester
-Many athletic academic awards and varsity letters
-NO VOLUNTEER Work (this is what really is making me worried)
-Will get great recommendations from Counselor & AP Teacher
-Will write very good essays
-1st generation student</p>

<p>As you can see I'm nothing spectacular but am just wondering if I'm solid enough to have a chance? Thanks for all the comments: Please be as harsh as need be :)</p>

<p>DON'T send any recommendations...they do not want them, and by making it fairly clear they don't want them it would only be to your disadvantage to ignore that and send them anyways.</p>

<p>bump....so how good of a chance is there that i can be admitted to u of i? also, do you guys know of anyone who checked that pre-med educational goal in the application and how their 4 years at urbana played out?</p>

<p>thanks for the replies.</p>

<p>bump.....how good of a chance do i have considering illinois is one of the tops on my list?</p>

<p>Class rank and test score give you good chance. Raise test score and you will have very good chance. Make sure to apply and get all things needed into UIUC's hands (including application, counselor's statement that comes with app, offical transcript and test scores) by November 15 (UIUC's priority date -- those that apply and get everyhting in by that date have somewhat of an advantage over those who apply later).</p>

<p>Sorry to interrupt, but is it really true that UIUC doesn't want any recommendation letters (from #2)?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>on college board where it list the school's very imporant , important and considered factors for admissions, recommendations arent on there so i guess they dont want them</p>

<p>Thanks Copy&Paste. Any other views on this?</p>

<p>Is the original poster a full time Illinois resident? </p>

<p>American?</p>

<p>yeah, I live in Illinois and am a U.S. citizen</p>