<p>What kind of stats do you need for OOS business? I'm not sure how much easier it is to get into the school as an instate person.. I heard Urbana is a really good school?</p>
<p>Yea, I don't know much - please advise me :) thank you.</p>
<p>Yeah, it's a really good school for business and even overall for other subjects. I got in with a 2060 (1410 old scale), 3.8UW GPA OOS. I am not attending, though.</p>
<p>The school of business has become very very very competive in recent years. Perfect 4.0 GPAs have been turned down.</p>
<p>Make sure you take 2nd level Calculus, mine GPA was 3.5 and I was admitted to College of Business Accountancy major (which is ranked #1 nationwide).</p>
<p>Regardless of rankings, both Illinois and Michigan are excellent school to go to. Remember the quote "Choose the best skol at cheapest tuition", which is UIUC in your case.</p>
<p>At UIUC, in-state and OOS are evaluated the same for admission. The business school is getting harder and harder to get into (admit rate this year was under 40%). It also does a full-file evaluation for admittees, meaning essay and EC's are actually important and you cannot count on just grades and test score. For example, it turned down this year a number with Harvard-like grades and test scores, but also took many well below that group.</p>
<p>Can someone give me actual numbers? Is Urbana looked well upon in Illinois? Because out of state where I am, no one knows Urbana. How does it compare to UNC Hill , Boston University, Emory and NYU?</p>
<p>Drusba, it is strange how you mention that they do a full evaluation. Do you mean to say that they haven't done full evaluations in the past? Don't all good schools do this?</p>
<p>Well, for those of you who read the Chicago Trib today, the headline states that in the very near future, UIUC is actually going to want more OOS students. So I don't know how this affects how they are going to evaluate apps. but perhaps OOS'ers might have a better chance maybe.</p>
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Well, for those of you who read the Chicago Trib today, the headline states that in the very near future, UIUC is actually going to want more OOS students. So I don't know how this affects how they are going to evaluate apps. but perhaps OOS'ers might have a better chance maybe.
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When will this start to take effect? I am applying from OOS next year (this coming fall). Will they start by then? I want in!! LOL.</p>
<p>I met with one of the Deans of the business school. He told us they review every app and are looking for kids with leadership potential. The essays for business school was very important as well as good ec's. He also told us they turned down many with high test scores and grades, looking for kids with the right fit for their program.</p>
<p>this is sooo messed up. First they tell me, "Oh we consider everything equally." Now they're saying, "eh...we wouldn't mind a little bit more EC's." Ugh, if only I could have shown my dad this who kept on telling me, "Grades grades grades grades grades!"</p>
<p>sorry - I forgot to mention that they want high level math classses and high math test scores!</p>
<p>In answer to the full evaluation question above from Chocalateisgood: UIUC has generally been a university where admission depends heavily on class rank and test score; essays, EC's were mainly important to those on the lower half of the admitted class. In fact, many (although not the majority) still get admitted via a computer program that uses an index factor based upon rank and test score (what is needed to be an automatic admit differs for each college) -- the file is then checked by admissions personal mainly to determine if there is something bad in the file to overrule the computer recommendation to admit. What UIUC does is fairly common in varying forms for many public universities. The school of business for several years running has not used any automatic admit via computer and every file is reviewed by admissions officers, and essays and EC's are considered important for all.</p>
<p>In answer to when UIUC's plan to increase percent of OOS goes into effect, the answer is beginning with the fall 2007 freshman class but it will be a gradual increase over a four year period. Also, you should not assume it will necessarily be easier for OOS to get in. One of the main reasons OOS is only 10% of the student body now is that only about 10% of the applicants are OOS -- the admit rate really is not that different between in-state and OOS. What they want to increase is the pool of applicants from OOS so they can gradually increase the number admitted and enrolled. Also, over the same time as raising the OOS percentage, UIUC intends to decrease its freshman class from about its current 7600 to 6500. Moreover, it intends to raise its percentage of freshman in top 10% from about 55% to 75%. The combination of those factors does not lead to the conclusion that OOS will necessarily find it easier to get admitted.</p>
<p>about the math thing: I got a 36 on the math section on the ACT and took BC Calc in my junior year...if that's not high enough.....</p>
<p>listen guys,</p>
<p>if you guys are afraid of not getting into the Business school, here's what you could do?(if you're not sure with ACT/GPA):</p>
<p>You could: apply to ACES, since the first year, maybe even the 2nd yr. don't count as much as the last 2 yrs. take a business related major, and then transfer. </p>
<p>For right now, that's what I did. I'm in ACES cause my ACT wasn't high enough for business. I had a 26. I put down my major as Consumer Econ and Finance, because one of the jobs it projects is in a marketing firm, and I like marketing a lot. What I'll do is I'll see if I like Consum. Econ and Finance, and if I do, I'll stay, if I don't, I may transfer into the Business school(depending on money amounts as well if I can do so). But for now I plan to stick with where I'm at. </p>
<p>If you guys are unsure, maybe take this route or LAS b/c maybe if you get good grades, you can transfer into the business school within 1 or 2 yrs.</p>