<p>Hi everyone, I am currently a junior from IL and was wondering about my chances for the Computer Science program at U of I in the CoE. Here are my stats:</p>
<p>Sex: Male
Ethnicity: Indian
ACT: 33 (30 E, 32 R, 33 S, 35 M, 10 on Essay)
GPA: 3.70 (UW) 4.01 (W)
AP: Human Geography - 3, Macroeconomics - 5, Physics B - 4
Class Rank: Top 15-20%</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
Debate Team: 9-12, one 1st place speaker award
FBLA: 9-12, Local and State champion in event, chapter Treasurer & VP
Science Club: Secretary & Webmaster</p>
<p>Community Service:
100+ hrs spent volunteering at library encouraging children to read</p>
<p>Senior Year Schedule:
AP Microeconomics
AP Government (US)
AP Calculus BC
AP Chemistry
AP Statistics
Chinese Accelerated
English Accelerated</p>
<p>So, what do you think of my chances for next year?</p>
<p>Class rank is weak (only 25% of those admitted are below top 10%) but high ACT (yours is at 75th percentile) compensates for it and even gets you into the honors program if admitted (which is very likely). The extracurriculars and community services are hardly looked at in engineering admissions unless the numbers are weak so it shouldn't matter for you.</p>
<p>i personally think your chances are very good.</p>
<p>if your high school is competitive, your class rank will not hurt you at all. i go to a very competitive high school in illinois and was accepted to engineering being in only the top 15%. dont let it discourage you.</p>
<p>your act is definitely above the 75th percentile... but he/she may have been refering not the national act percentile but the illinois engineering statistic in which case, 75th is correct.</p>
<p>a 33 or being in the top 1% of your high school class results in first semester incoming freshmen admittance to the engineering honors program. you will be invited, if admitted, before you start at u of i. unless of course they change the requirements before then...</p>