Scholarship chances?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hi I’m a junior and I am trying to apply to uiuc. I am instate but the tuition is a lot of money so I was wondering if you could not only tell me my chances of getting in but my chances of getting the presidential scholarship or another scholarship the gives around 15k.
Gpa- 4.5 unweighted
5.1 weighted
Act- my first try I got a 24 with no preparation but I am aiming for a thirty(in sophmore year I got a 29 on my practice test)
I’ve taken many AP and honors classes and I’ve never gotten a C in my high school career
ECs
NMSF
Nhs
Dance team
Invited to a national medical conference in Boston with Nobel prize winners
(Couldn’t go due to financial issues)
Played uiumgo soccer league for 12 years
Choreographer for a dance team that dances to raise money to rebuild villages in Africa
Helped raise a fundraiser gala for a Nigerian town called ukpor(it’s in Africa where I’m from)
Key club
First generation American

I know that my act is really holding me down but if I am able to bring it to the 30’s range would I be able to get a good scholarship? I would also be majoring in a science and I live in Illinois. If I am not able to get 15k off then I won’t be able to go to my dream school. I already qualify for an almost full ride at mizzou if not. Please help! The schools that I am looking into are uiuc and ucla (I would be out of state for ucla). Thank you!

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UCLA is a California public school funded by California taxpayers and does not provide OOS students with much, if anything in scholarships. Your ACT won’t qualify you for UCLA. Sorry.

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If I am able to get my act’s to the 30’s, what isthe chance that I would get a good scholarship from uiuc?

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@“aunt bea”

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I don’t know anything about UIUC, sorry.

If you were to get a 32-36 ACT, you would probably get into UCLA, but you still would not receive any funding from a California public school.

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Its going to be hard to tell since it seems your GPA is different than everyone else is used to. It’s impossible to have above a 4.0 UW. Recalculate with:
A+ and A:4
A-:3.67
B+:3.33
B:3

Etc.

And that ACT is really low. Aim for low to mid 30s.

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@csumit my gpa on a 4.0 scale is a 4.08. Does that in any way help my chances with any of those schools?

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I also want to clarify (I should of just put this on the original post) I received the 24 on the first act I ever took since sophomore year. Since the test in october I have gotten the Princeton act book and with very hard work I have been able to bump my score to the low 30’s. I was unsure if I should put my practice tests in the post. Anyway, I just wanted to clarify that I have bumped my act to the 30’s (32) so I would appreciate it if anyone could chance me with that score.

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UIUC sucks in financial aid. Your test score is also too low for merit scholarship as it is within the mid 50 (assuming you will get 29).