How likely am I to get into University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign ?

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Hi,
I’m currently a junior in high school. I am strongly interested in applying to UIUC (in the department of Computer Science.)
Could you experts please give me approximate chances of being selected and, if possible, a list ofother colleges suitable for me.

Our school does not have class-rank records.

SAT Superscores (a combination of 2): 770 M, 580 CR, 730 W (I know that they do not take writing score :[ )

UW GPA:3.55
Weighted GPA: 3.85
AP classes: 7 by the end of next year

Junior Year:

AP Psychology
AP Statistics
AP Physics 1

Senior Year:

DE English 12
AP Computer Science
AP Computer Science Principles
AP Calculus AB
AP Physics C

My first choice in major is Computer Science

Extracurricular Activities:

About 100 hours of community service
NHS Technology Officer
President of a club
President and Co-founder of a club
Keyclub
Math Honor Society President
Making video games of my own

Other Details:
State: Out-of-State
Race: Asian
Gender: Male

Recommendation Letters:

Counselor Rec Letter: 10/10
English Teacher Rec Letter: 8/10

College Essay:

8/10

Work Experience:

Tutoring at Kumon Academy

-I have strong passion for computer science and computer programming.

Although University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign is my first choice, some other colleges I am considering are Purdue Univ., Univ. of Texas - Austin and Georgia Tech (chance of getting into this school is quite slim, though).

Thank you.

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You seem like a strong applicant based on your credentials. Computer science is one of the most competitive majors today, and Illinois-Urbana-Champaign’s program is a very popular choice for above average students because many students use it as a safety because they know they will likely be rejected by some of the top computer science programs.

You have a fair shot in my opinion. Your GPA seems a bit strange to me since you have taken 7 AP courses and your weighted GPA is only .3 above your unweighted. Perhaps the college will recalculate it, and you will have a higher GPA (if your school calculated it, then it may be wrong, especially if you are at a big public school). The major downside of your application is definitely your GPA overall. It isn’t bad but it could definitely be better. Your SAT score is good! Don’t worry too much about your reading score… The majority of people think it is the hardest section.

Anyways, here are some other possible colleges offering computer science that range from low reaches to low matches/high safeties?:

University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of California (Santa Barbara)
University of Washington
University of Maryland-College Park
UMass Amherst
Penn State
Rutgers (New Brunswick)
Purdue
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
University of Texas (Austin)
University of Colorado-Boulder
Ohio State
Stony Brook (SUNY)

This is how I ranked them, but there is no correct order, although some are definitely more competitive than others (University of Washington has a supreme program).

Good luck!

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Thank you so much for your reply. Oh, and for the GPA, since I am currently a junior and am toward the end of the school year, I calculated expected cumulative GPA (from freshman to junior years) I might get by the end of junior year. My GPA was poor in freshman and sophomore years, but grade shows strongly positive trend.

Anyway, thank you for spending time reading this post. Hope you have a great day!