<p>The first essay prompt says to "tell us more about yourself, describing interests and accomplishments not indicated elsewhere on this application." Does this mean I can't talk about my extracirriculars since I have already listed them? Also, how much emphasis does UIUC put on the essays in the admissions process? Thanks in advance!</p>
<p><em>bump</em> Anyone?</p>
<p>obiously not much since its a public school-unless your stats are extremely low, they probably won't weight you essay much</p>