<p>I go to a magnet high school in Maryland with a tough curriculum. My UW GPA-3.31, W-GPA-4.15.
SAT score-2130
SAT MATH 2-800
AP CALCULUS BC-5
AP COMPUTER SCIENCE-4
AP MICRO ECONOMICS-4
AP STATISTICS-4
AP US GOVERNMENT-3
AP WORLD HISTORY-3
AP ENGLISH LANG-3</p>
<p>2014 AMC-12 score-126/150
2014 AIME score-11/15</p>
<p>2014 USAMO QUALIFIER</p>
<p>2014 RECEIVED HONORABLE MENTION IN THE 'EXPLORAVISION' SCIENCE COMPETITION ORGANISED BY TOSHIBA.</p>
<p>2014 CLEARED PART 1 OF UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MATH CONTEST TO QUALIFY TO COMPETE IN PART 2.</p>
<p>2013 ARML- WAS A MEMBER OF TEAM 'B' for my county AT THE ARML COMPETITION.</p>
<p>2013 CLEARED PART 1 OF UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MATH CONTEST TO QUALIFY TO COMPETE IN PART 2.</p>
<p>2013 PARTICIPATED IN ACSL ALL STAR PROGRAMMING COMPETITION AND WAS THE CAPTAIN OF THE INTERMEDIATE DIVISION TEAM FROM MY SCHOOL AS I WAS THE HIGHEST SCORER IN MY SCHOOL IN THAT DIVISION. RECEIVED OUSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN THE INDIVIDUAL ROUND IN THE SAME DIVISION FOR BEING ONE OF THE TOP SCORERS. OUR TEAM WAS PLACED 7'TH</p>
<p>2012 PARTICIPATED IN ACSL ALL STAR PROGRAMMING COMPETITION FOR BEING AMONGST THE TOP FIVE SCORERS in my school. </p>
<p>I think you have a decent shot of being admitted to the liberal arts college, despite your OOS status. However, if you’re applying to engineering, your GPA will hurt your chances. Your test scores are pretty good, and you show you have a lot of interest with your EC’s, so I would definitely apply and see what happens. A good essay will also be key. I’d say it’s a match school for anything but engineering. Engineering is a reach.</p>
<p>I go to a magnet high school in Maryland with a tough curriculum. My unweighted GPA-3.31, weighted-GPA-4.15. I Want to major in Computer Science.
SAT score-1’st sitting 800(M)+570(CR)
SAT score-2’nd sitting 770(M)+640(CR)
SAT MATH 2-800
AP Calculus BC-5
AP Computer Science-4
AP Micro Economics-4
AP Statistics-4
AP US Government-3
AP World History-3
AP English Lang-3</p>
<p>2014 AMC-12 score-126/150
2014 AIME score-11/15</p>
<p>2014 USAMO qualifier</p>
<p>2014 received honorable mention in the ‘EXPLORAVISION’ science competition organised by TOSHIBA.</p>
<p>2014 cleared PART 1 of University of Maryland Math contest to qualify to compete IN PART 2.</p>
<p>2013 ARML- was a member of TEAM ‘B’ for my county at the ARML competition.</p>
<p>2013 cleared PART 1 of University of Maryland Math contest to qualify to compete IN PART 2.</p>
<p>2013 participated in ACSL ALL STAR PROGRAMMING COMPETITION and was the captain of the INTERMEDIATE DIVISION TEAM from my school as i was the highest scorer in my school in that division. received outstanding achievement award in the individual round in the same division for being one of the top scorers. our team was placed 7’th</p>
<p>2012 participated in ACSL ALL STAR PROGRAMMING COMPETITION for being amongst the top five scorers in my school. </p>
<p>Do you know the mid range GPA both unweighted and weighted for the most recently accepted students for engineering?</p>
<p>National level achievements like qualifying for the USAMO is a far better testament of one’s math skills to study engineering than supporting one’s credentials with a high GPA resulting from a boatload of non-math or non-science courses. Only 266 students across the whole of North America, covering 10’th, 11’th and 12’th grades achieve this honor in one year. I think it is a very strong statistic to support one’s case to study Engineering. Wouldn’t you agree?</p>
<p>What is the break down of SAT score? The mid 50 of CR+M for engineering there is 1400-1510.
Your GPA is a bit low. For UIUC, write a good essay. They don’t want any recommendation letter. They only look at your GPA, course rigor, SAT/ACT, and your essay. I don’t think they need SAT2 either.</p>
<p>Yes I agree. I think you have a solid chance–apply and see what happens.</p>
<p>I have the SAT from two sittings
SAT score-1’st sitting 800(M)+570(CR)
SAT score-2’nd sitting 770(M)+640(CR). After speaking to their representative I understood that they will be taking the higher composite score, 1410 in this case but use the 800 in math from the earlier sitting to evaluate my chances for Engineering. I wanted some information on what GPA they use for evaluation, weighted or unweighted. There is no information on their website about their mid range GPA for any school. Only mid range SAT/ACT scores are available. The high school that I go to is a math/science/computer science magnet school where students are admitted through a tough screening exam. All Math/Science and Computer Science courses are by default have course content that are far advanced than even the AP courses. For example, people finish calculus in 10’th grade and move into Discrete Math/Multi Variable calculus/Mathematical Physics in 11’th grade. In addition to doing these advanced topics people have to keep their non-math/non-science courses at AP level to remain competitive. I am sure the admission committee would note my low unweighted-GPA in the context of the courses I took. Otherwise, the selection process doesn’t seem like level ground to me and runs counter to the holistic admission process that they boast of. </p>
<p>For oos, it would be a low reach for you. The admission rate for in state student is much higher. It would be a match to high match if you are in state.</p>
<p>Thank you so much for your opinion. I would appreciate if you could let me know their mid-range GPA(UW/W) for freshmen accepted to engineering. I couldn’t find it anywhere.</p>
<p>Looks like UIUC doesn’t report ANY incoming frosh GPA on their CDS. However, it’s likely that engineering students are held to a higher standard. Also, I found a confusing bit about superscores on their website:</p>
<p><a href=“Page Not Found, Illinois Undergraduate Admissions”>http://admissions.illinois.edu/apply/requirements_freshman.html</a> (scroll down to “Performance on standardized tests”).</p>
<p>“The highest composite score is used for evaluation. Colleges will often evaluate results from the sub-scores (English, Math, etc.). If an applicant submits scores from more than one test date, the highest sub-score(s) will be used in this evaluation. However, Illinois does not combine the highest sub-scores from different test sittings to create a “super-score” composite.”</p>
<p>They don’t consider SAT II scores.</p>
<p>Also, are you willing to pay full COA? UIUC won’t give you much aid (if any).</p>