<p>Drusba: will admitted international student also receive the package by mail?</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (LAS)</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2190 (680/800/710) didn’t submit it though
[ *] ACT: 36 (33/36/31/35)
[ *] SAT II: 800 Math II/ 720 Chem didn’t submit as well
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.65 I think?/ 4.45 weighted
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): I think 22/~500?, top 5%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Stats (5), APUSH (3), BC Calc (5), Chem (5), English Lang (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Calc III/ Diff EQ, AP English Lit, AP US Gov, AP Physics, Spanish 5 (it’s the same work as AP…), oh and gym
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): eh, just some stuff at school
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Team, SciOly, ScoBo, NHS, Orchestra stuff at church
[ *] Job/Work Experience: none
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: I guess NHS/ Orchestra falls under this, volunteered at the library
[ *] Summer Activities: Took Number Theory at Brown over the summer
[ *] Essays: good enough for U of I, I guess; recycled and made it longer for UMich and got deferred
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: we’re not supposed to send in any recs (just a note for all those who did send in stuff)
[ *] Counselor Rec: see: above
[ ] Additional Rec: see: above
[ ] Interview: don’t think there was one
[ /list][ b]Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): In state
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ ]Income Bracket: low-mid
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): 1st gen college student… btw being Asian isn’t a hook because we fall under the overrepresented minority category.
[ b]Reflection
[ *] Strengths: ACT
[ *] Weaknesses: EC’s, Lack of Sports, Lack of Awards
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ACT score, gpa, choice of courses to take
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: rejected at Cornell, deferred at UMich, accepted at Case, waiting for Rose Hulman but I prob got in </p>
<p>[ b]General Comments:**
Hate to say it this way but due to the sheer amount of apps that U of I gets, it’s hard to really show yourself as best you can like with other schools, especially considering UoI doesn’t accept recs. So you really need to show good numbers in ACT and GPA and try to go above the 50th percentile for ACT. Other helpful advice would be to take courses that reflect your choice of major accordingly, otherwise they’ll put you in another major they deem fit. For example, I’ve taken every math class at my school and done well in them + took a summer course so I got accepted under LAS Math. My friend applied for biomedical engineering or something like that (aka the worst ranked engineering at UoI), but since he’s also in AP Physics and Calc III/Diff Eq, they put him into Materials Science and Engineering (aka the 2nd top ranked engineering at UoI). Being instate also helps because UoI has to have students that represent all of Illinois (which is why you hear amazing OOS students get rejected but below average students from deep southern Illinois get accepted). Good luck to all.</p>
<p>Deffered for business 
Uw gpa 3.15 at extremely rigorous private school, I.e. 85 is a C 70 is an F etc
33 ACT (E33 M30 R36 S33)
No class rank
Extremely edited an worked on essays, my AP English teacher said and I quote “this is the best college essay I’ve ever read”
Good PS that explains low grades Soph year
Upward trend in grades
Decent ECs a lot of community service hours</p>
<p>If I was going to guess, I’d say the GPA did me in. Still hopeful for February! Do you think I have a chance? Or is my gpa too low?</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (LAS)</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (740/800/800)
[</em>] ACT: 34 (36/36/32/32)
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II/ 730 Chem/ 710 Lit
[</em>] Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not given
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s - BC Calc, Comp Sci A, 4’s - US Hist, Chem, Physics. To be taken - Stats, Psych, Spanish
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Multivar calc, International relations H, Spanish V H/AP, Psychology H/AP, Madrigal Singers, Chamber Choir, Statistics H/AP, Senior elective english
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none that major…
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Team, founder of 1st HS south asian a cappella group in world, chess team, TiE Young Entrepreneurs 2nd place, and more
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Internship@mit
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: tons
[<em>] Summer Activities: Internship@mit, random volunteering
[</em>] Essays: I liked them a lot. prlly both 10/10s
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Out of State
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>]Income Bracket: 150k-200k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: SAT/ACT, ECs
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA!!!
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: biz experience + good sat + pretty unique ECs
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected @ penn. Deferred @uMich</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments: none really…</p>
<p>[ color=green]Decision: Accepted (Liberal Arts and Sciences- Political Science)[/color]</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT: 31
[<em>] SAT II: N/A
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10 %
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Ap spanish, ap psych, ap gov, honors for the rest of my classes
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): hundereds of volunteer hours over my high school career
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Work 10 hours a week for 3 yr
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:
[<em>] Summer Activities:
[</em>] Essays:
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation:
[</em>] Counselor Rec:
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview:
[/ul]Other
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: large public
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>]Income Bracket: <60,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): legacy, but that is not taken into consideration
[ b]Reflection
[li] Strengths: W GPA and ACT[/li][</em>] Weaknesses: Not many EC’s
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: still waiting on UW Madison and Northwestern RD
General Comments:</p>
<p>@Schubes5 you did not mention how many AP courses you took. If you have a good # of difficult AP courses, you will have a good chance in Feb, I think. </p>
<p>I got in Business with a low 86.3 UW GPA and 97 W GPA from a very competitive public school and 32 ACT (34 M, 32 E, 34 R and 29 S), SAT Math II 750, Chem 690. I took 12 tough AP courses, and wrote pretty solid essays (I think). Did a bunch of Finance related stuff like online trading competitions and certificates in Investing and Finance from UT Dallas over summer, and a Leadership course online from Brown. So I got in with a lower ACT than you but with perhaps only a slightly higher GPA. </p>
<p>Hang in there, hope you hear great news very soon.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (Mathematics & Computer Science @ Liberal Arts and Sciences)
-In-state
-Large, competitive public high school
-Male
-No race indicated (I don’t believe in such a process)
-34 ACT
-3.74 UW GPA
-Two club presidencies
-Good essays
-A few minor awards (I’m a National Merit Semifinalist but hadn’t gotten the news when I applied)
-All honors and AP classes</p>
<p>^^^^edit: I got into business, not LAS lol</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (Computer Engineering)</p>
<p>Objective: [ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):N/A
[</em>] ACT: 31 (31E 31M 27R 34S)
[<em>] SAT II: N/A
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.878
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4) Chemistry (3) English L&C (3)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Lit & Comp
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, Illinois State Scholar
[/ul]Subjective: [ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Many
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Retail Store (over 1.5 years)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Some
[<em>] Summer Activities:Working at the Retail Store
[</em>] Essays: Okay
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: N/A
[</em>] Counselor Rec:N/A
[<em>] Additional Rec:N/A
[</em>] Interview:N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Small Private/Catholic
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>]Income Bracket: Upper/Middle Class
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Extra Curricular Activities, Course load
[<em>] Weaknesses: ACT
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted: ^Same as strengths
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Nebraska-Lincoln, Iowa-Iowa City, Saint Louis University[/ul][/li]General Comments: I initially applied to Computer Science, but got admitted to my alternate major choice of computer engineering. This is going to be a pretty big factor in my decision. Because of this, I don’t think I will end up going to U of I.</p>
<p>will admitted international student also receive the package by mail?</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (Math & Computer Science @ Liberal Arts and Sciences) 
SAT:1950 (M800 R550 W600)
SATII: MATHII 790 PHYSICS 790 CHINESE 800
UW GPA:3.9
School doesn’t offer any IB or AP
from Canada</p>
<p>My son got admitted into Bioengineering.
ACT 34 (single sitting)
SAT 1500 (M: 770 CR: 730 single sitting)
SAT subject (Math II 770 Chem 800)
GPA 4.00
AP: 11(incl sr year)
Top 2.5%
EC: Lots of music/science olympiad/NHS
Research in biomedical field in a local University
Two journal papers (one as first author)
(4 more good admits received last week). Will have to wait and see merit scholarship offer etc. Still debating if to apply regular admission to a few more for Jan deadline.</p>
<p>** Decision: Accepted ENGINEERING**</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (800 M, 730 R, 750 W)
[</em>] ACT: 34 (36 M, 36 E, 32 R, 31 S)
[<em>] SAT II: N/A
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75 in the toughest schedule in the grade
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AB + BC Calculus, Phys C: M/E&M, Comp Sci…all 5s
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Commended Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A bunch of different stuff: varsity athlete, actor, computer science type stuff
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Nothing
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: A couple of different things
[<em>] Summer Activities: Took a couple of college courses
[</em>] Essays: Nothing super outstanding
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: N/A
[</em>] Counselor Rec: N/A
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: N/A</p>
<p>[/ul]Other:[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Private, all-guys
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Not too sure after taxes
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Well-rounded, test scores
[<em>] Weaknesses: EC stuff probably
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: All of what I said above
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Penn State, waiting for a couple of places[/li][/ul]
General Comments: Very excited!</p>
<p>I was accepted to the College of Media too :)</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (LAS)</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t submit
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] SAT II: didn’t take
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 3%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang. & Comp. (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: mostly honors/some AP
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nope
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Foreign Language Club (Historian), Science Club (President), Debate Team, Academic Bowl
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: none
[<em>] Summer Activities: none
[</em>] Essays: Pretty damn good, I’d say.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: never read
[</em>] Counselor Rec: never read [/ul]
Other:[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[</em>] School Type: non-competitive public HS
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>]Income Bracket: below $100,000
[</em>] Hooks: none… [/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: My scores mostly, on tests and my grades in general
[</em>] Weaknesses: ECs, awards, everything really I haven’t done even 1/4 as much as some people on this site
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Must have been my scores and essays
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Nowhere yet, still getting applications done (procrastination kills)[/ul]
General Comments: First time filling one of these out, figured I’d add some input. UIUC is my safety school so I’m relieved I got in but I almost feel under-qualified… should have retaken the SAT and SAT II’s. Good thing my school does absolutely nothing for students going anywhere but the local community college.
Anyway, good luck to those who were deferred.</p>
<p>S accepted to Computer Science.</p>
<p>Accepted to Computer engineering. 33 ACT 3.918 GPA. Sorta feeling salty right now because someone from my school in Champaign got accepted to engineering with 28 ACT lol.</p>
<p>Decision: /b Accepted (Mechanical Engineering) /b</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT: 33 [Math/36 English/36 Reading/31 Science/28]
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 11%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Psychology (5) Ap Computer Science (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Physics C, AP Statistics, AP Euro. Rest are regular classes
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club, Chess Club & Chess Team (Captain for 3 years), Soccer freshman year, and Ping Pong Club Founder.
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Bunch of small events, and 288 hours over the summer at a high school. 300+ in total
Summer Activities:
Essays: Really good.
Teacher Recommendation:
Counselor Rec:</p>
<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): IL
School Type: Public HS (ranked like top 10% in the nation)
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Income Bracket: below $50,000
Hooks: Born in Bosnia during the war, came here as a child (wrote about this in my essay)</p>
<p>WOW… I’m applying to UIUC</p>
<p>In front of all your SAT scores I really have no chance -.-</p>