Just admitted Computer Science at College of Engineering

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
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<p>I just looked and saw all the engineering chance threads so I thought I would post my stats as an admitted student. If you have any more questions about stats or extracurrics, just ask.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.776 unweighted
ACT:33 composite 34 math 33 english 33 reading 33 science
Class rank: top 10%
I am an IB Diploma candidate
Decent extracurriculars. No sports but 1 leadership position in a club and average volunteer work
SATII: 680 chem 710 math II
Essays: Decent but I found a few errors after I had submitted them
Recommendation: 1 very, very good letter 1 average letter</p>

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<p>Are you an International Student?</p>

<p>I just got deferred and I have quite similar stats, except that I was an Int’l student so no GPA</p>

<p>SAT I - 2140 (m 760, cr 660 , w 720)
IB Predicted - 37 without core (40 with core)
Good Extracurriculars</p>

<p>SAT II - 730 physics , 760 math 2
Essays - Pretty good
Recommendations - didnt send any</p>

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<p>UIUC does not consider SAT II tests, nor do they consider recommendations. I am kind of jealous of the OP since I got deferred. Not entirely sure why though since my stats are pretty competitive for this school.</p>

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<p>well over 50% of deferred students get accepted, their blog says. So good luck to all</p>

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<p>I have very similar stats as well. My GPA is the same, my class rank is 22/870 and my ACT scores are:
Composite: 33
Math: 36
Science: 35
Reading: 30
English: 31</p>

<p>And I also have a job which takes up 15-20 hours per week, along with 250 hours of community service (4 per week). </p>

<p>My course load is very rigorous too (Took 8 AP classes, along with all other possible honors academic classes), so I am not sure why I got deferred from Computer Engineering. Does anyone have any “chances” of me being accepted? It’s my top school and it hurt to see the deferment. </p>

<p>I’m starting to think that it was my poor essay (I even found a grammar mistake or two). Would that possibly sway my chances by much? I really wish I could go back in time and spend much more time on the essay.</p>