<p>See thread title. Seems like a good school, ranked rather highly... Collegeboard gives the acceptance rate at 65% and our school Family Connection scattergrams indicate that people of "limited abilities" got in.</p>
<p>Any comments from those who know anything more specific would be appreciated, thanks in advance.</p>
<p>from my IL HS, it wasnt selective at all. obviously have to be a good student, but nothing spectacular needed at all. many I knew got in easily who werent even close to great students. I think they accept many to get their money for the first year (engineering and business in addition, costs more than many other majors at UIUC) since the weed out process is intense. I have been told the first year at UIUC engineering is insane and very difficult due to curves and what not. great program for those that make it through but they accept many to weed them out later, IMO.</p>
<p>I know a lot of Illinois students who put UIUC Engineering and its sciences next to University of Chicago. They had to convince their parents and themselves that the extra cost of Chicago was worth it.</p>
<p>What does "limited abilities" mean? Is it synonymous with LD (learning disabled)? If so, you should be aware that certain learning disabilities (dyslexia and ADD/ADHD, for examples) say nothing about one's intelligence. My friends who are most affected by ADD are currently attending schools such as Harvard, Cal Tech, and Cornell.</p>
<p>It's not the most selective program in the world but it's a great one. I think sometimes the people on CC tend to value selectivity too much and don't put enough focus on the quality of the actual programs.</p>
<p>i think he meant "limited" abilities in that they werent outstanding.</p>
<p>Public flagship universities, UIUC included, have a difficult task. As taxpayer supported institutions, they must be accessible to the children of the people paying the bills, but at the same time, they are--or should be--expected to provide high quality instruction to the best students in the state. So, it is common for top-notch programs like the engineering college at UI to admit a lot of students who soon will flunk out or change majors. The selectivity kicks in by the middle of sophomore year at the latest. </p>
<p>When I was a teaching assistant for a freshman chemistry course that was required for engineering students, the selection process started first semester, freshman year (not at UI). </p>
<p>UIUC has a good reputation for a reason. The engineering program is well-funded and research opportunities abound.</p>
<p>Actually I don't place emphasis on selctivity; if anything I know I won't get into the sort of school where winning national awards and such is expected.</p>
<p>Limited abilities=low GPA/SAT</p>
<p>Anyone know how hard it is for OOS students to get in? If 93% of their students are in-state that can't bode well for the rest, unless few out of staters apply</p>
<p>which college in UIUC is the easiest to get accepted into?</p>
<p>I think quite a few OOS students apply to engineering. My son and two of his friends were admitted as OOS applicants this year. However, none of them are attending, since they got much better merit scholarships from private schools. UI reserves its really big merit scholarships for in-state students.</p>
<p>If UI is like most public flagships, the students admitted as OOS will have stronger profiles than the average in-state student.</p>
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Collegeboard gives the acceptance rate at 65% and our school Family Connection scattergrams indicate that people of "limited abilities" got in.
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Engineering is the most selective among all the colleges at UIUC. The mid-50% stats for 2006 admitted engineering freshman were:</p>
<p>ACT: 30-32
SAT: 1310-1450
Class rank: 88%-97%</p>
<p>Is that what you meant by "limited abilities"?</p>
<p>No I mean people from my school with 1700-1800 SATs got in, either that's an error or it's other circumstances (legacy etc.)...</p>
<p>also I don't know which college they applied to there, could have been to a less selective one.</p>
<p>Let's put it this way: assuming you wanted to become for example an electrical engineer, if you had a choice of attending UIUC (ranked # 4 by USN&WR, but with a 65 % acceptance rate) or Harvard (with acceptance rate below 10 %, but ranked only twenty something ), which one would you choose ?</p>
<p>UIUC is one of the (many) large, great engineering universities that are relatively easy to get into, but hard to stay in.</p>
<p>how competitve is business? i mean, is it easy to get into?</p>
<p>Piterbion,
I wouldn't count on getting into UIUC Engineering with a 1700-1800 SAT ... unless you can throw a football or dunk. Even LAS, where they park applicants who are not quite good enough for engineering or business, requires around 1210-1390 SAT (26-30 ACT).</p>
<p>RealM,
Business is the 2nd most competitive college at UIUC, and Dean Ghosh wants to make it even more selective.</p>
<p>bruno,
That's easy. You should go to MIT ... that is, if you really want to become an electrical engineer.</p>
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<p>im pretty sure that the business college is as selective and most likely more selective. my friend found out the average ACT of admits this year for business was around 32. in my school, atleast 30 ppl are going to UIUC. i was only one of very few who got into business (i know like 3 other that got in). many got into engineering. business is becoming very selective there for sure. i think stats from the past admissions season will show that business is as selective, if not more. nevertheless, its much easier to succeed in the business college than the engineering college. many of my friends are in great fear of the upcoming year.</p>
<p>My SAT is significantly higher than 1800 and I have good SATIIs, so I'm not worrying about that. More a question of my course load being "rigorous" rather than "most rigorous possible" overall, though I should be in all APs senior year (albeit Calc AB). As such, I'm trying to figure out what would be considered a match and what would be considered a reach...</p>
<p>In my observations of the last admissions season, it does seem that the business school at UIUC has somewhat surpassed the engineering school in selectivity, although neither can be walked into. Also, I noticed that while just getting into the engineering college isn't <em>too</em> selective (a few people with as low as a 28 or 29 ACT from my school were admitted), admission to particular majors within the engineering school could be extremely selective. So you might get in, but not necessarily to your first choice major. </p>
<p>As far as business, the top students in my school who were interested in Business had no trouble getting in, but those with low 30's ACT scores often found themselves on the outside (waitlisted or worse). </p>
<p>For OOS admission, I don't think UIUC is any more selective than in-state. There is a low percentage of OOS students, but I think that that's because the demand just isn't that high (outside of the Engineering and Business schools). </p>
<p>Piterbitzon, from your description of your stats, UIUC sounds like a match to you. Admission isn't guaranteed, but you certainly seem competitive. This was a couple of years ago (college class of...2009, I think), but I personally knew at least one kid who got into the Engineering school without any Calculus on his transcript (We were in the same math class--Honors Precalc--when I was a sophomore). So I wouldn't be too concerned about Calc AB...from my (outsider, admittedly) observations, class rank + ACT score were the two most important factors. Not saying that they don't look at anything else, but...yeah. Those seemed to be the most important factors (and not necessarily in that order).</p>