Include my SAT score or no?- UIUC Grainger College of Engineering is test optional

Hello! I am currently a senior in high school and am looking for advice on applying to UIUC’s Grainger College of Engineering for Computer Engineering. Please take a look at some of my information below, as I’m trying to get opinions on whether I should include my SAT score (it is low compared to the middle 50% getting into Grainger) as UIUC is test optional right now.

Major: Computer Engineering

SAT (2nd Attempt): 1370 (700EBVRW/670M) [1450-1540 is the middle 50% for Grainger]

Current Weighted GPA (Out of 5): 4.728

Unweighted GPA: 4.138 [I’m not sure why it’s above 4, but this is the number that the school provides on the transcript]

Top 5% of Class: 95th to 99th Percentile


Courses Outline: 8 Honors Courses (Taking 1 more currently), 4 AP Courses (Taking 2 more currently) [I have A’s and A+'s in every single class I’ve taken in high school. The one A- I have on record was for the second semester of AP Physics 1]

AP Literature and Composition: Currently Taking

AP Calculus BC: Currently Taking

AP Government and Politics: 5

AP Physics 1: 2

AP U.S. History: 4

AP Language and Composition: 5


Community Service: 109.75 Hours

Awards (This is just a super quick list, there is more that I haven’t written down):
1. National Honors Society Member
2. AP Scholar
3. John Philip Sousa Band Award
4. Some type of presidential academic achievement recognition
5. A lot more I just can’t remember right now

Extracurriculars:
4 years of marching band percussion
3 years of winter percussion
1 year as student leader of percussion/drumline
Robotics club and FIRST competition experience for 1 year
4 year member of Christian Students Association (CSA)
CSA prayer leader position for 3 years
1 year of jazz band

Back to the main question though, do you believe I should include my SAT score of 1370 when it is far below the average 50% or will it only hurt my chances of getting into the school?

Disclaimer: I fully understand how hard it is to get into Grainger, I’m just asking for advice in which would give me the best chance.

I thought I included it on there, but just for reference, the middle 50% SAT scores for Grainger are from 1450-1540.

I would not send your SAT score.

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No!!

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Do not send.

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