<p>I've applied to CS in the college on ENG but i know i have a very low chance with a 31C, 34M, 34E, 30S, 25R, however, I was wondering if they look at my second choice which is CS in LAS. I heard they dont mind the second choice and just reject students? </p>
<p>I am out of state btw. Was just wondering if my second choice of CS in LAS would be looked at after rejection to the ENG college (if that happens).</p>
<p>** I heard they dont mind the second choice and just reject students? **</p>
<p>Your 2nd choice is looked at with the same consideration as those who apply to it as their first choice.</p>
<p>Just because you have a 31 ACT does not mean you have a very low chance. That may be the bottom 25%, but if you other parts of your application (GPA, class rank, EC’s, etc.) can make up for it.</p>
<p>Do they see your second-choice major while reading your application for the first-choice major?</p>
<p>It is not hidden from them. If you’re asking whether they take it into account then the answer is IDK, and I wouldn’t expect anyone on staff to admit to using the info in making the initial decision.</p>
<p>I got in to engineering CS last year with a 32 ACT. Test scores aren’t everything. Did have good essays though.
(Instate, female.)</p>
<p>@bookworm5590 instate students given highest priority, and being female in CoE is a hook. Test scores mean a lot I would say right now.</p>
<p>Although they ask for them UIUC does not actually consider EC’s and the essays for admission. It is strictly a GPA, SAT, and Class Rank, in/out of state rubric with admission by intended major which must be declared. It is also very difficult to get approval for switching to highly competitive majors once enrolled. I don’t think UIUC can discriminate by gender or ethnicity for US citizens.</p>
<p>@keesh17 Where did you hear that? I can’t believe you without a proper source. That does not seem true.</p>
<p>Straight from an admissions person doing the intro speech to our prospective student tour two years ago. He said in some cases they may take a look at the essay but it’s rare.</p>
<p>@keesh17 @nagintapls they aren’t really “essays”, they are more like short response to 3 prompts. I highly doubt they wouldn’t look at them</p>
<p>Exactly. I’m sure they look at them, but they may not have a huge impact on your admissions decision unless your essays directly relate to what you want to do at UIUC.</p>
<p>@nagintapls they do. one prompt asks why you picked the major you picked, and another asks why you chose the second choice major you did.</p>
<p>True. I don’t know what keesh17 is talking about.</p>
<p>I’ll repeat it again - we heard this directly from an admissions person at the school during a tour presentation.</p>
<p>Yes, the website and their literature says they do a holistic admission but the reality is that they (their computer) calculates a score and each major has a acceptance range. Our high school sends about 30 kids to UIUC from about 60 accepted each year out of a class of 225 or so. It is pretty clear that a GPA SAT rubric is used - acceptance is very, very predictable as long as you keep the major in mind.</p>
<p>The reason they have you pick a second major is so that they can offer you that for admission if they still need students at that GPA SAT level. </p>
<p>My own thoughts as to why they don’t do holistic admission; the school is tight on funding and they just don’t have the manpower to spend much time on each application. UIUC admitted 600 freshmen mainland Chinese students this year - they cannot attach value to their essays since most/many of them will not have written them themselves and since the school does not require the ACT with writing they don’t have a comparison to check for cheating. Other schools compare the SAT ACT writing against essays.</p>
<p>The SAT GPA calculation is probably the fairest way for them to admit all things considered.</p>
<p>Ok. do you know what their “range” is for CS? I have a 35 ACT and 4.323 GPA. Am I in?</p>
<p>@nagintapls @keesh17 way to steal my thread. and can you chance me then keesh?</p>
<p>For CS and a few of the engineering fields such as Mechanical and BIo Mecahanical a 35 is definitely not a guarantee even with a high GPA. What is your unweighted GPA? Does your HS rank? Are you in state?</p>
<p>In past years the early admission date (Nov 1) was advantageous since admission was more or less “first come first served”. Have you applied already?</p>
<p>3.85</p>
<p>Prodigee - What is your unweighted GPA? Does your HS rank and what is your rank? Are you in state?</p>