<p>Decision: ADMIT, Division of General Studies</p>
<p>Stats:
<p>Decision: ADMIT</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: CR730 MA800 WR740 T2270
[</em>] SAT IIs: MIIC800 CHIN800 CHEM720
[<em>] GPA: 3.23
[</em>] Rank: no rank, at least not that i know of
[<em>] Other stats: TOEFL 114/ am doing IB
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: HFH-how a very superficial experience became a big thing that made me realize something bigger; an okay essay that intertwines my passion for music, my goal to become a leader, and my background as an international student
[<em>] Hook (if any): i doubt this IS a hook but a korean attending an international school in china? and being able to speak three languages, two of which are really big (english/chinese), but then i’m not the only tri-lingual person
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: China
[<em>] School Type: International/Independent/Private whatever you call it
[</em>] Ethnicity: Korean
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Intended Major: Business
[li] Major strength/weakness: hmm…[/li][/ul]**Other Factors:**nothing special… my gpa just sucks.
**Comments:**my second acceptance! i got 4 results and 2/4! not bad for now lol i WANT MORE</p>
<p>My daughter got admitted to UIUC as a bioengineering major. I heard that it’s hard to get admitted into this program. Can someone discuss the strengths and weaknesses of this BME program at UIUC?</p>
<p>My son got admitted to the College of Engr</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 2080
GPA: 3.9 W
Rank: top 20%</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: good
Hook (if any): lived overseas for many years</p>
<p>Location/Person:[ list]
State or Country: Texas
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Intended Major: Civil Engr</p>
<p>Dang - after a luke-warm visit to Purdue, we had really set our minds on Penn State. Need to rethink things now.</p>
<p>Decision: Admit to Liberal Arts & Sciences</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2350 (780 CR, 770M, 800W, 12 essay)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 math II, 790 bio-e
[<em>] GPA: 3.83 UW
[</em>] Rank: no rank
[<em>] Other stats: 5, 5, 5, 4, 4 on APs
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: well-written but not anything creative or memorable
[<em>] Hook (if any): none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: out of state
[<em>] School Type: small, secular, competitive private
[</em>] Ethnicity: east asian
[<em>] Gender: male
[</em>] Intended Major: sociology
[li] major strength/weakness: strengths: scores, ECs (with int’l recognition, publication, and leadership), essays[/li][/ul]Other Factors: congratulations to everyone!</p>
<p>to 1984Pom</p>
<p>I got rejected from the bioengineering major so congrats to your daughter! The fact that it is a new program is both a virtue and a vice. The program was first established in 2004 and they’re still trying to iron out the curriculum. Many of the students are highly involved in establishing the education track for future uillinois bioengineers. So she will definitely have a very involved/hands on curriculum experience. However, because it is a young program, you may not get the cream of the crop bioE edu… bioE @UofI is still an extremely fine program, but it is not at the same level of “prestige” of other UofI engineering programs like ECE, of ME. Also, some people get really stuck on numbers and rankings. BioE @ u of I isn’t ranked high… again that’s only because of it’s recent establishment.</p>
<p>^ I am wondering why people are flocking to BioE at UIUC. If you look at the undergraduate rankings, you’ll see that EE and CompE are both top 2,5 in the nation, and then you see BioE…rank 25. And yet admission to BioE is more competitive??? Im trying to think of what reasons people may have in applying for BioE at UIUC. Just to see if they can get in? Do they think the value of the degree will appreciate drastically in the next 5-10 years? Is it because of UIUC’s starpower as an engineering school? Are people just hopping on the bioengineering bandwagon?</p>
<p>I have no idea… Any comments?</p>
<p>Did you at least read Emmers post? The program is in its introduction stage, and is only admitting a select elite few. BME is a hot program now…all over. Instate people want to get into U of I’s instate program, and the value of the degree in BME from UIUC isn’t low to begin with. I assume your referring to the US News and World reports program rankings which are heavily weighted towards research dollars and graduate research. It takes time to build both up, but it has nothing to do with the quality of the program.</p>
<p>As Emmers said, don’t get hung up, which you apparently are, on the rankings. They’re not indicative of the quality of a program that’s in its infancy.</p>
<p>Son is in BioE at UIUC. I too was concerned that he should go to a higher ranked program at UIUC. If he was set on BIOE, there were plenty of other higher ranked BIOE programs out there.</p>
<p>HOWEVER, he has discovered it’s a great program. the selectivity of the program ensures only the brightest of the bright are in the program. Students in the curriculum push each other and they continue to achieve.</p>
<p>the small size of the department also ensures the professors know the students very well and education is very personalized. </p>
<p>Employers are also well aware that the program is comprised of the top students in a top program. The rankings will continue to rise, no doubt about that. </p>
<p>I have read that the job prospects for BIOE in the future are excellent.</p>
<p>BioE is a definitely an excellent and interesting major choice. As d101parent has said, the future is very bright.</p>
<p>But as far as explaining why so many people are applying to BioE… I think enemyunit has some merit in his statements. There is a huge BioE influx because of UofI’s prestige and because of this huge spike and exponential growth of interest in this new curriculum. Even if an applicant has the slightest interest in BioE, of course the applicant should apply to bioE because it is a program track that cannot be transferred into but can easily be transferred out of, so it is I guess a college “strategy” if you will.</p>
<p>Also, I don’t think I stressed this enough in my other post but rankings (especially USWR) are NOT comprehensive indications of qualitative excellence. the priorities of USWR is very different from individual applicants’ education experience priorities. So, in my humble opinion, i think rankings should be taken into consideration, but by no means should it be the primary basis of judgment.</p>
<p>for certain people infancy is a good quality as you basically get to formulate your own education (due to the indefinite and unspecified class choice). and there are people on the other side of the spectrum who prefer a more established, formal, and “traditioned” program.</p>
<p>as far as how much the program will progress. I think it will most definitely progress and improve drastically within these next years, however not as much as I would like… funding has become a huge issue, and although representatives say it’s not going to affect the quality of education… I can’t help but feel in the back of my mind a little bit of uneasiness.</p>
<p>I have a question for d101Parent. My d would probably go pre-med in college and initially, not knowing anything about the competitiveness of bioE at UIUC, we just liked the curriculum and applied. We thought it was a good fit for a pre-med student. Since the students in the program are truly ivy-caliber, I was wondering about the grade deflation. How difficult are the courses? As a parent would you recommend the UIUC bioE program to a potential premed student?</p>
<p>Decision: ADMIT-Chemical Engineering</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 2100
ACT: 32
SAT IIs: They were complete <strong><em>, did not submit.
Weighted GPA: probably like a 3.6
Unweighted GPA: somewhere above 4?
Rank: 117/585
Other stats: Made National Merit Finalist, took marching band for 4 years…
Subjective:
Essays: Can’t remember, probably some </em></strong>** I compiled last minute.
Hook (if any): National merit? Band?
State or Country:TX
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Chinese/Asian
Gender: Male
Intended Major/Department: Chem Engineering
Major strength/weakness: Strengths - definitely national merit, and my school is competitive as ****. Weakness - downward trend of grades, got senioritis in junior year. Met my girlfriend in senior year so that lowered my grades even more 
Other Factors: Took lots of APs.</p>
<p>I consider myself somewhat lucky for getting in. I was a lazy ******* throughout high school.</p>
<p>^ They need that out of state money. Their the lucky ones.</p>
<p>^ They need that out of state money. They’re the lucky ones.</p>
<p>**Decision: Admit: Physics **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2340<br>
[</em>] SAT IIs: 780 Physics, 740 Math 2, 700 Biology E
[<em>] GPA: 3.8 UW, 3.9 W
[</em>] Rank: 11/180
[<em>] Other stats: AP English Language 5, AP Euro 4, AP US History 5
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Very good, IMO, wrote about my passion for physics and cross country running.
[<em>] Hook (if any): IB Diploma Candidate
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: New York
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Intended Major: Physics
[li] major strength/weakness: Upward trend, rigorous schedule, diversity of EC’s [/li][/ul]Other Factors: IDK</p>
<p>Great to be accepted to Illinois!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1960
[</em>] SAT IIs: US History: 710; Chemistry: 750; Math II: 790
[<em>] GPA: 4.32
[</em>] Rank: 1/541
[<em>] Other stats: Some APs
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Straightforward and honest. Nothing too fancy.
[<em>] Hook (if any): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: California
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Intended Major: Biochemistry
[li] major strength/weakness: Don’t know.[/li][/ul]Other Factors:</p>
<p>oops SAT 1 should be 2240, lol</p>
<p>hmmm
I got accepted. College of Engineering
My ranking-125/660
Hook- Out of state??
SAT- bad…</p>
<p>I’m lucky??</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 710 CR 710 M 710 W
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT IIs: 640 Chem 670 Math II
[</em>] Weighted GPA: NA
[<em>] Unweighted GPA: 4.0
[</em>] Rank: 1/300ish
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Fine
[<em>] Hook (if any): none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: IL
[<em>] School Type: not so wonderful public, sends 6-7 kids here a year
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Intended Major/Department: Chem Engineering
[li] Major strength/weakness: ACT[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
Nothing I can think of</p>
<p>Wow I am amazed at all of the out of staters accepted.</p>