<p>[ *] SAT I (breakdown):None
[ *] ACT: 29
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.27 UW, 3.85 W
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 284/863 UW, 235/863 W
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP American Lit, did not take test
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Lit, Engineering, Small Business Management, Philosophy, Graphic Design, History of Chicago, Drawing
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): History Division Award and Volunteer Service Award</p>
<p>Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lacrosse (Varsity for 3 years, playing since 5th grade), PADS (homeless shelter) for 11 years, Church volunteer for 8 years, Travel Lacrosse Team
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Worked retail store as well as camp counselor
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Homeless shelter for over 11 years, Church volunteer for over 8 years
[ *] Summer Activities: Travel Lacrosse and Summer Job
[ *] Essays: Decent, rushed to meet deadline but still solid essays
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: American History Teacher (gave me History Award), Geometry Teacher
[ *] Counselor Rec: Yes
[ *] Additional Rec: 2 other teachers
[ *] Interview:None</p>
<p>Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public, competitive
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: 100,000+
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None really</p>
<p>Reflection</p>
<p>[ *] Strengths: Been volunteering for over a decade
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA
[ /list]General Comments (and view on the whole process, advice for future CC’ers who want to apply to UIUC!): Start getting extra curricular hours and service early on in high school, and keep a strong and consistent GPA throughout the 4 years. Can’t slack off until 2nd semester senior year</p>
<p>The reason I posted was because my friend got into business with a 23 ACT (and about a 3.8 GPA) and I was kind of shocked seeing some high stats being rejected. I will never understand college admissions guess my friend was lucky.</p>
<p>[ *] Decision: ACCEPTED! [ /b][list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): none
[ *] ACT: 29. 30 E 29 M 29 R 27 S
[ *] SAT II: none
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.84
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Gov (4), psych (4), lang (4). And stats and lit will come this year
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: French 4 honors, ap stats, creative writing, ap lit, honors anatomy, honors special topics 1960s, anthropology, American problems and the law, senior foods, PE, sociology.
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none.
[ /list]Subjective:[ /b][list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): theatre (several leadership positions, too lazy to name all of them) ballet, freshman mentoring program (mentor)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: waitress at a retirement community
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: not much
[ *] Summer Activities: none
[ *] Essays: grammatically perfect, clear, consise. I personally liked them.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: none obviously.
[ *] Counselor Rec: none
[ *] Additional Rec: none
[ *] Interview: none
[ /list][ b]Other[list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: large public.
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] Income Bracket: upper middle
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): i have a double legacy at U of I
[ /list]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths: class rigor, and a cohesiveness to my application.
[ *] Weaknesses: ECs, no volunteer work.
[ /list]General Comments (and view on the whole process, advice for future CC’ers who want to apply to UIUC!): so excited!!! Most likely attending :)</p>
<p>Major: Aerospace Engineering
SAT I (breakdown): 650 R 790 M 570 W
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4419 (7 point scale, something like a 3.7 on the 10 point)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 98/323 (it’s highly competitive school)
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History(5), Chemistry (4), US History(4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP German, AP Calculus AB, AP Physics B, 2 Honors, 1 reg
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, 3rd Place Technology Bowl Challenge 2011 Technology Student Association National Conference, 3 National Honor Societies</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Technology Student Association(Sgt-at-arms->Treasurer->Vice-President->President), Robotics Club (Treasurer), Mountain Biking Club (Co-president), German Club
Volunteer/Community service: 3 summers “interning” for a technology teacher helping him prepare for the next year, teaching German to Elementary and Middle School students
Essays: so-so</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): North Carolina
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 64k household income</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: course rigor, extracurricular, technology experience
Weaknesses: GPA, class rank
Notes: I was also deferred at GA Tech, haven’t heard back from any where else</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted! (Mechanical Engineering)
ACT: 34
ACT Break Down:
Writing: 34
Reading: 36
Science: 36
Math: 30
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.18
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 169/500
Senior Year Course Load: 4 APS
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): State Science Fair every year + Best in Category</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): IL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>
<p>ACT: 33 Composite
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.74UW, 4.3W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP Calc BC, AP English Language, AP Bio, Economics, Psychology</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 or 5 different school/independent music groups I’m in
Essays: Pretty generic
Other
Ethnicity: Male
Gender: White
Income Bracket: 120k-150k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nothing</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Test Scores, course load
Weaknesses: GPA, Essays
General Comments (and view on the whole process, advice for future CC’ers who want to apply to UIUC!): If you don’t have the tests scores that match up with the department you’re applying too, make sure your essays are golden. Admissions puts a lot of weight on the essays and it’s possible that they can make up for below average scores. They told us this at basically every visit/Q&A session.</p>
<p>Decision: Admit - Alternate Choice - Electrical Engineering (first choice MechE)
ACT: 34
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.27
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 60/509
AP (place score in parenthesis): BC Calc(5/5), Lang(5), Comp Sci A(4), US History(3)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Physics B, AP Gov, AP Macro, Honors English, Calc III Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist
Extracurriculars: 10 years instrument, 7 years youth orchestra
Job/Work Experience: Grocery Store ~1 year
Volunteer/Community service: lots at a church, tutored at school for a year
Summer Activities: community college classes
Essays: decent</p>
<p>State (if domestic applicant): IL
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Test score, course load
Weaknesses: GPA
General Comments (and view on the whole process, advice for future CC’ers who want to apply to UIUC!): woooooo</p>
<p>Decision: Admitted to Electrical Engineering</p>
<p>SAT: 2180 (800 M, 670 R, 710 W (8 Essay))
SATII: 800 Math II, 760 Chemistry
AP: 4 Chinese, 4 Lang, 5 Chem
ACT: 32 Composite (33 R, 34 M, 33 E (11 essay), 27 S)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86UW, 4.59W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Calc BC, AP English Literature, AP Psychology, AP Statistics, Internship</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Tennis (captain), Leadership in a few clubs, 150 hours in a volunteer medical group.
Essays: Pretty generic</p>
<p>Ethnicity: Male
Gender: Asian
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: GPA, Course load
Weaknesses: Tests, Essays
General Comments (and view on the whole process, advice for future CC’ers who want to apply to UIUC!): If you apply for Engineering, make sure you have really good math scores and your courses match up with sciences.</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred.
ACT:29
GPA UW:3.42; W:3.52
E.C: I participated in a lot, both in/out of school.
Essays: Great.
Junior year gpa:3.9; senior year gpa first semester:4.2</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred from LAS
ACT: 26
GPA: 3.6 (UW) 4.1 (W)
Class Rank: Top 20 %
EC’s: A bunch of school activities, some outside sports, and I had six years of volunteering at Hephzibah Children’s Association.
Essays: Very Strong
Senior Classes: 2 APs and three honors courses. </p>
<p>State : IL
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: GPA, Essays, Volunteer Work.
Weaknesses: Test Score</p>
<p>U of I is my top choice but I am very nervous that I will not get in at all. Anyone know my chances of at least getting admitted to the Division of General Studies (DGS)?</p>
dont give up hope</p>