UIUC Class of 2018 regular Decision Results

emanonR · February 14, 2014, 9:28pm

Good luck to you all and do post your decisions!!

Stats only. Keep the discussion/comments to the other thread (comments will be deleted/moved from this thread)

[ SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ *] Supplementary Material:

[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

[ /list][ b]General Comments: **

newbie101 · February 14, 2014, 10:03pm

**Decision: Waitlisted **

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2140 (760M , 660CR, 720W, 9E)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: (730 Physics , 760 Math II)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): -
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): -
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Predicted score of 39/45 (7 Physics HL, 7 Chem HL)
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB Diplomma Programme
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): -[/li]
[ /list]

Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN, Scuba Diving, School Art Club
[] Job/Work Experience: -
[] Volunteer/Community service: Taught in school in India during Holidays
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: Pretty good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Very Good
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[] Additional Rec: -
[] Interview: -
[] Supplementary Material: -

[/list]Other
[] State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): United Arab Emirates
[] School Type: International Private
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 140k USD per year (converted)
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

[/list][ b]Reflection**
[li] Strengths: All round application[/li]
[li] Weaknesses: Already got deferred first time, no improvement[/li]
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t know honestly. Guess stats weren’t up to the mark[/li]
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UIowa[/li]
[/list][ b]General Comments: Was not feeling so confident after the deferral. Disappointed, but i’m definitely not accepting waitlist offer. Don’t want to wait till June to get rejected again. **

EmoRedneck · February 15, 2014, 2:04am

Denied ENG

[ *] ACT:30
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 3 on APUSH but didnt submit
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP’s (Calc, Physics, Lit, Euro), religion, latin
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross country 4 years, Team captain, Track 3 years, Band 1 year, Baseball 1 year
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: None…
[ *] Summer Activities: Cross Country camp and drivers ed lol
[ *] Essays: I spent time on them, but no adults reviewed them so probably really bad.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Good
[ *] Counselor Rec: Good
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview: None
[ *] Supplementary Material:

[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Tiny Catholic All Boys
[ *] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[ *] Gender: Make
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 100,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Hispanic, Parents born outside of country,.

[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: I can’t see much :(. I think the best was the 30 ACT, but thats on the low side for UOI ENG anyways
[ *] Weaknesses: Essays, GPA, ACT, zero service hours (that I mentioned)
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I applied the day before in a rush, low GPA and ACT, no service hours
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: St. Thomas so far.

[ /list][ b]General Comments: **

clausius · February 15, 2014, 2:55am

ACCEPTED (1st acceptance, booyah!)

[SAT I (breakdown): W:670 R:740 M:800 T:2210
[] ACT: E:32 M:35 R:34 S:36 E/W:29 C:34
[] SAT II: Math II: 800, Physics: 800, Chemistry:800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75 (ballparkish)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): We don’t do rank or percentile, but I’ll guess top 5% or higher
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Comp + US Govt: 4/4, Chem: 5, Chinese Lang: 5, Eng Lang: 5, Physics C Mech/E&M: will take, BC Calc: will take, Biology: will take
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): NOne
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Phys C, AP Calc BC, Senior English, Wind Ensemble, Organic Chemistry Online Course at UNE
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, AP International Scholar, Would have qualified to go to next round of Chemistry Olympiad if I were US citizen, Table Tennis Champion on local and international level, won band and orchestral competitions on local and international level

[/list]Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (Table Tennis Captain since sophomore year), (Wind Ensemble First Chair Bassoonist), (Hong Kong Youth Symphonic Orchestra First Chair Bassoonist), (Hong Kong International School Orchestra First Chair Bassoonist)
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: About 120 hours of tutoring underprivileged children in English, math and science)
[] Summer Activities: Nothing special
[] Essays: Pretty standard, not particularly bad, not particularly good
[] Teacher Recommendation: I don’t think they look at these
[] Counselor Rec: read above
[] Additional Rec: read above
[] Interview: none
[] Supplementary Material: none

[/list]Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): International
Country (if international applicant): Hong Kong
[] School Type: Americanized International School
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): over $100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing

[/list][ b]Reflection**
[] Strengths: Strong Academics, I don’t think much else
[] Weaknesses: Slightly weak ECs, I don’t think my ethnicity and gender does me any favors
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: High test scores
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Georgia Tech, Awaiting: Columbia, Caltech, University of Toronto, McGill, UCs (Cal, LA, SB, Irvine, Davis), 2 HK Universities for Undergrad medicine (I’m tossing around Georgia and UIUC, the 2 HK Universities for Undergrad Medicine would be my top choices, followed by Columbia, Caltech, Berkeley, and so on)

[/list]**General Comments: ** Don’t be too upset if you’re rejected, especially if you applied to engineering, UIUC has hit a record high number of applicants and it has almost doubled it’s applicant amount since 2 years ago. For those who were accepted however: Congratulations!!!

stressedtomax · February 15, 2014, 3:32am

ACCEPTED in Industrial, however not first choice major of Computer Engineering.
[ *] ACT: 34 E:34 M:35 R:31 S:34 C:34
[ *] SAT II: Math: 750 Chem:720 Phys: 760
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.60
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no clue, HS doesn’t rank, but I would guess top 10-20%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psychology, AB calc AP, AP stats, organic chemistry, AP comp sci, AP Japanese IV, english. I will take respective AP exams except Japanese.
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing major.

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate freshman to junior years novice 1 year, varsity the other two, Computer Competitions. Chess Club (captain), JV Frisbee 1 yr, JV track all 4 years, dance.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: worked in doctors office doing office tasks.
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Temple, cooked and served food after the main prayer, also played a large role in setting up the dining area.
[ *] Summer Activities: None, took a 1 week electrical engineering camp and a 2 week debate camp one of the summers.
[ *] Essays: I thought they were good and very personal. However,
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: 1 rec, which I presume was very good albeit he was a history teacher and not a math/science teacher. Wasn’t through the common app, so I don’t know if my recs got sent though.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Don’t know
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview: None
[ *] Supplementary Material: None

[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Private College Prep
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: Test Taking, course load, standarized scores, good variety of ECs
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA , not too many leadership positions in stated ECs, no major achievements/awards. GPA was the biggest killer as I did get a slight too many B, especially in important subjects such as Physics and AP Chemistry and Algebra II.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Grades were decent, so was Standardized testing score. However, I did not get into a good major in UIUC.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred UM engineering.
[ /list]

[ b]General Comments: **

clausius · February 15, 2014, 3:33am

Forgot to mention I was accepted into Electrical Engineering

sagarmandal · February 15, 2014, 4:07am

Accepted in Computer Engineering.

[ SAT I (breakdown): 790 M 690 CR 610 W
[ ] ACT: Did Not Take
[ *] SAT II: Did Not Take
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): None
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): None
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):None
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: A Level Physics (A), A Level Chemistry (A), A Level Biology (A), A Level Mathematics (A)
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Several Olympiads, Duke of Edinburgh

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN (Co founder of school MUN Club), Community Service
[ *] Job/Work Experience: IT department assistant
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Red Crescent, Teaching Orphans
[ *] Summer Activities: None
[ *] Essays: Good
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: N/A
[ *] Counselor Rec: N/A
[ *] Additional Rec:N/A
[ *] Interview: N/A
[ *] Supplementary Material:N/A

[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
Country (if international applicant): Bangladesh
[ *] School Type: International
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian- Bangladeshi
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: Results, ECs
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT scores
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UMN

[ /list][ b]General Comments: **

DHString · February 15, 2014, 4:22am

UIUC - Denied

Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown): 2110 - 760M 680W 670CR (1st attempt – 680M 680W 670R, 2nd attempt- 760M 680W 640R)
• SAT II- M1 690 PHY 580 (Did not prepare very well)
• ACT: n/a
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): -
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
• Senior Year Course Load: Course work was the most challenging one at my school
• Major Awards : nil

Subjective:
• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate Club (Participant for 2 years) School Choir (8 years Soprano) Art Club, Dance Club, Attended Robotics Workshops, Participated in Technothlons, Self-taught C and JAVA programming, Volunteer at National Green Corps
• Job/Work Experience: nil
• Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring juniors, tutoring underprivileged kids, Volunteer at NGC
• Summer Activities: Joined a dance company, travelled for a bit.
• Recommendations: Very good (UIUC, sadly, did not accept recommendations)
• Essays: I think they were great, can’t judge my own skills accurately.

Other
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): India
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: -
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

Reflection
[] Strengths: Test scores, essays
[] Weaknesses: SAT IIs, perhaps fewer ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I assume my new SAT I scores did not reach on time or they simply didn’t want me.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Purdue, Univ at Buffalo- Accepted; Waiting to hear from many others

General Comments: N/A

Axel0102 · February 15, 2014, 5:38am

[ /list][ g] BUS: Accepted [/g]
[ SAT I (breakdown): 1810 R:560 M;650 W:600 E:9
[ *] ACT:C: 28 (SS: 29) E:34 M:30 R:24 S:23 (SS: R: 27 S: 24)
[ *] SAT II: Did not send/take
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): NA. Out of 100= 96.97. Only had one B and had over 21 classes freshman-junior
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/107
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Didnt send any
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):NA
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem AP Eng AP Calc AB (Heaviest courseload)
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Only state award: conference held at TAMU concerning global issues and solutions. Awarded first place. Local University Intescholastic League awards (math competitions) Class certificates (awarded to top 5 kids of the classes).

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Business, technology, MathCounts, interact clubs, University Interscholastic League competitions
[ *] Job/Work Experience:Cashier in the summer
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:Student council/religious group/habitat for humanity
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays: Good. My brother went to UIUC Engineering, and, being a kid that was raised in Mexico up to fifth grade, with my family and I going to Urbana to support my brother, I suffered a lot of changes. The other one started with “The business world has always intrigued me. Inflation rates, oil prices…”
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:Overall good but not great
[ *] Counselor Rec:Don’t know if I sent it, but it was alright
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:none
[ *] Supplementary Material:NA

[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): TX
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:Private/Religious
[ *] Ethnicity:Hispanic
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 30s, FA candidate
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM? (Hispanic) and my brother went there as well (engineering, though)

[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: Community Service, Essays
[ *] Weaknesses:Test scores not that good, especially reading/science.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I guess my essays helped me a lot, or perhaps that my brother went there could’ve helped me as well.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: So far I’ve been accepted to TAMU (for engineering, though, hehe).

cubecubecube · February 15, 2014, 6:16am

size=+2]Decision: Accepted (DGS lol) [/size]

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (730M , 760CR, 770W)
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: (MII: 800, Phys: 780, Chem: 790)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 41/336
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5), Calc AB (5), US History (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Psych, German IV, Band/Orch, Calc BC, Multivariable Calc, Organic Chemistry I
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): - N/A[/li]
[ /list]

Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FRC Robotics (leadership team), FTC Robotics (captain), Science club (copresident), violin, bassoon, jazz guitar
[] Job/Work Experience: - Physics research intern over summer, 20 hrs/wk
[] Volunteer/Community service: Minimal. Some library work.
[] Summer Activities: Moving, vacations, some summer classes, work.
[] Essays: Ok
[] Teacher Recommendation: Ok
[] Counselor Rec: Ok
[] Additional Rec: -
[] Interview: -
[] Supplementary Material: -

[/list]Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): IA
Country (if international applicant): -
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 100000+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

[/list][ b]Reflection**
[li] Strengths: Test scores, leadership in extracurriculars[/li]
[li] Weaknesses: GPA/class rank, essays[/li]
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Acceptable GPA, heavy involvement in extracurriculars, test scores[/li]
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Iowa State, University of Iowa/ Rejected: Cornell University[/li]
[/list][ b]General Comments: Applied to DGS because I couldn’t decide between chem or engineering. Hope it works out. **

microbe · February 15, 2014, 7:01am

Decision: Accepted LAS

[]SAT I (breakdown): none
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: none
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.84
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), US History (5), Biology (4), French (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: APES, AP Comp, AP Econ, Microbio, Anatomy/Physiology, Calc
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none[/li]
Subjective
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross country for 4 years (Captain), Model United Nations Team for 4 years (Captain/President/Founder), church youth group (leader), IHSA Competitive Piano, track and field for 3 years
[] Job/Work Experience: Lab Assistant in immunology at Northwestern University (2012-present)
[] Volunteer/Community service: CPL Summer Reading Program volunteer, church camp counselor, various service projects through church
[] Summer Activities: Working at Northwestern, volunteering
[] Essays: Very strong
[] Teacher Recommendation: N/A
[] Counselor Rec: N/A
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[] Supplementary Material: N/A

Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Large Public HS
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): $100000+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Immigrant parents

Reflection
[] Strengths: Good essays, high ACT English/reading/writing scores, acceptable stats and ECs, good recs, from a CPS high school
[] Weaknesses: Low math score on ACT despite relatively high composite
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Acceptable stats and ECs, mostly
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected ED at Northwestern, accepted at Iowa, Indiana, Nebraska, Minnesota, Michigan EA

[/list]**General Comments: ** Accepted for Molecular/Cell Bio major in LAS

coolkat123 · February 15, 2014, 7:44am

accepted bioengineering (apparently its actually kinda difficult), dont know acceptance rate tho)
gpa: 4.29, but this includes 3 sems of pe and 6 sems of religion and random required courses like theatre (obv bring my gpa down)
10 AP’s hella honors
stats(4) ush(4) calc ab (5) chem (5) bio (5) eng lit, calc bc, phys b, macroecon, gov(all sr year)
applied from cali
34 act
2120 sat (1360/1600)
subject tests (uiuc doesnt even see these…■■■): math 2 790 bio m 790 chem 740
2 var sports, 2 time sectional qualifier, captain
math club pres, nhs, csf, ambassador, tutoring , random other stuff
GAME CHANGER: legit stanford internship working in biomaterials. semi-legit u of arizona internship quantifying/counting cells (boring af, but worth it)

Stanfordmania · February 15, 2014, 10:51am

Accepted LAS (Econ.)

[ SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (800 CR 690 M 750 W)
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: 700 Eng Lit 730 Math II
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 8.8 CGPA (x9.5 for %)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):NA
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):NA
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):NA
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Accountancy, Business Studies, Economics, Math, English
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 3xBest Delegates (1xInternational), School level awards

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

Model UN (Secretary General)
Business & Econ. Club (Chief Editor)
Student Government (Prefect)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Internship @ Venture Capital fund
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 150 hrs.
[ *] Summer Activities: Organised intl. MUN Conference, Internship, Independent research paper
[ *] Essays: Good
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Good
[ *] Counselor Rec: Good
[ *] Additional Rec: NA
[ *] Interview: NA
[ *] Supplementary Material: NA

[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): India
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity: Indian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): No FA
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): NA

[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: SAT score, essays, extra curricula’s, demonstrated interest in major
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA slightly low
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See the above
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Columbia (ED) - Rejected, UChicago (EA) - Deferred, UVA (EA) - Deferred, UNC Chapel Hill (EA) - Accepted

[ /list][ b]General Comments: Huzzah! **

toodleoomi · February 15, 2014, 11:23am

]Decision: Accepted - Architecture

FIRST ACCEPTANCE wheeeee
also my first post lol

Objective:
SAT 1 Breakdown: 770 CR, 800 M, 710 W
SAT II: 800 Math IIC, 740 Physics
GPA: not applicable
Rank: top 5 %
Course Load: IB Diploma Program, ICSE in freshman/sophomore years
IB Scores: Predicted grade 41/45
Major Awards: meh

Subjective:
ECs: Carnatic Classical Vocal and Instrumental (A lot of national awards/endowments), Debate (3 years, Head, won some regional/national stuff), Journalism (4 years), Yearbook (2 years), Art (4 Years), Independent research (Math, Chemistry - the math paper was published! Not in a famous journal though lol), lots of really random stuff

Job/Work Experience: Interned for a month with an architecture firm in my city
Volunteer/Community Service: Taught at a school for differently abled kids (2 years)
Summer Activities: Music, Internship, taught myself Java for the heck of it, art
Essays: I think I just rambled on and on about architecture…apparently it’s acceptable
Teacher Recommendation: N/A

Other:
State: N/A
Country: India
School Type: VERY small, private
Ethnicity: Asian Indian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Enough to not need FA
Hooks: LOL

Reflection:
Strengths: Essays, SATs I guess, IB diploma probably helped!, music and debate ECs
Weaknesses: My interests are really broad, and I think that might have pulled me down a little. It appears like I have a ‘laundry list’ of ECs, but I do all of them because I genuinely love them all. Plus, I’m international.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Stats and ECs I think
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: First acceptance! Waiting on a lot of others…fingers crossed

sater1996 · February 15, 2014, 11:48am

[ SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (740 CR, 800 M, 750 W)
[ *] ACT:n/a
[ *] SAT II: 800 Math Level 2, 800 Physics
[ *] Unweighted GPA: 94.4 out of 100
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):Top 25%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus BC 5, Physics C 5, Microecon 5. All self-study
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):n/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Math, English, Physics, Chem, Bio. Most Rigorous.
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): International Youth Forum, School English Club(Founder), Independent Research on Memory.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Internship in a leading national lab.
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Teach junior high students. Fund raising.
[ *] Summer Activities: NYU Precollege
[ *] Essays:just mediocre
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:n/a
[ *] Counselor Rec:n/a
[ *] Additional Rec:n/a
[ *] Interview:n/a
[ *] Supplementary Material:n/a

[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):n/a
Country (if international applicant): China
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity:Chinese
[ *] Gender: Asian
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): no FA
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None

[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: Standardized Tests, GPA
[ *] Weaknesses: Volunteering
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Mainly due to test scores. Internship in the lab somewhat helped.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: First Acceptance!

[ /list][ b]General Comments: **

sater1996 · February 15, 2014, 11:49am

OMG I forgot to say…I was ADMITTED Electrical Engineering!

ajg1996 · February 15, 2014, 10:19pm

ADMITTED Civil Engineering

[ SAT I (breakdown): did not report
[ *] ACT: 30 (33 math, 28 science)
[ *] SAT II: none
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.72
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16/429
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): BC Calc (3) US History (4)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): Spanish (6)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 4 IB (all High Level) 1 AP (stats)
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Delegate to the Robert. B. Sturm Youth LEadership Mission to the Holocaust Musem

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Senior Class President, NHS Webmaster, Key Club President, Explorers Post President
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Own my own business
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities: WORK
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Math & StuCo teacher
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ *] Supplementary Material:

[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 25k-50k
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: extracurriculars and 33 math act
[ *] Weaknesses: lower gpa
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Nebraska (accepted), Colorado School of Mines (accepted), Michgan (deferred), Yale (deffered)

agent0range · February 16, 2014, 1:59am

Decision: Accepted - Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): once. CR 630 M 740 W 750 = 2120
ACT: didn’t take
SAT II: not sure if UIUC considers? but Math 2 650, US History 710
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.68W, 3.44UW
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank because school is very competitive, and would hurt students chances
AP: APUSH (4) APES (4) Art History (4) Stats (4)
IB:
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Gov, AP Chem, H Pre Calc, Physics, Chorus
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): only AP Scholar with Honor
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): no sports. Treasurer of 4 clubs and President of 1 club at my school. Children’s choir 1st-12th grade
Job/Work Experience: interned at chemistry lab for 8 weeks in summer. mentored at 1-week tech camp for middle school girls
Volunteer/Community service: I volunteer at events for my clubs.
Summer Activities: attended NSLC engineering camp summer into 10th grade, and iDTech robotics engineering camp summer into 12th grade
Essays: i don’t think they were good because i’ve never been good at writing.
Teacher Recommendation: UIUC doesn’t accept recs
Counselor Rec: good? i’m not sure if UIUC looks at this
Additional Rec: UIUC doesn’t accept additional recs
Interview: none
Supplementary Material: none

Other
State (if domestic applicant): California
School Type: Public, ~2000 students. Very competitive. School’s API score is 920+
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): very high, not pursuing FA
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none? I’m asian but i don’t think that helps me. parents are both PhD’s

Reflection
Strengths: SAT score; my application shows that I pursued engineering/STEM fields; i think i have a lot of activities?
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I take hard classes even though I don’t have straight A’s (i try hard); see strengths
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: deferred from Michigan EA (for LSA). accepted to Purdue for ABE as well. accepted to UC Riverside engineering with scholarship.

roboman1 · February 16, 2014, 7:44pm

Decision: Accepted COE (Mech E)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2040 (M-770, CR-610, WR-660)
[] ACT: Didn’t take
[] SAT II: Math II-760, Physics-710 (though they’re not applicable)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): We don’t get a GPA as such, in India (or at least in my school). But I got an 8.6/10 in 10th grade. And UIUC only takes 10th grade results from Indian Students.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A (school doesn’t rank)
[] AP: N/A
[] IB: N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Economics, English.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): idk if this is supposed to go here, but, won the Indian Robot Olympiad. Qualified to represent India in World Robot Olympiad '13.
[/ul] Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Boy Scouts of America (Eagle Scout), Out of school Robotics Club (Team Leader), Courses in C and C++, Model United Nation, House Basketball Team, Brownsea Leadership Camp, Pravah (week long Village/Rural Sensitization Camp), School Photography Club.
[] Job/Work Experience: Paid Internship at UCSF Medical Center
[] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours of community service in Boy Scouts, Volunteer at Umang (school for underprivileged children), Volunteered at a YMCA summer camp.
[] Summer Activities: Boy Scouts Leadership Camp, taught Robotics to kids at my Robotics Club.
[] Essays: For the first one I wrote about why I’m interested in Mechanical Engineering and related it to how I represented India at the World Robotics Olympiad in Indonesia and represented Delhi in the Nationals of the FIRST Lego League '12. For the second one, I wrote about my Boy Scouts Eagle Project in which I started a Bone Marrow Awareness Campaign and recruited 100 people to an Indian registry.
[] Teacher Recommendation: N/A
[] Counselor Rec: N/A
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[] Supplementary Material: N/A
[/ul] Other:[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[] Country (if international applicant): India
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): Don’t require FA
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I guess my ECs and essays.
[] Weaknesses: SAT and 10th grade GPA were a bit on the low side.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted probably cause of my related experiences to my intended major. My essays really showed that side. My other ECs/other activites (especially being an Eagle Scout) most probably helped as well.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted- Texas A&M; Rejected- CMU (ED)
[/ul]General Comments: SOOO PUMPED that I got in! Still gotta wait for all the decisions, but most probably gonna attend UIUC.

linmiaoqiqi · February 17, 2014, 9:37pm

Accepted:Electrical Engineering
SAT I (breakdown): 2230, CR 690,W 740,M 800
SAT II: Math2 800, Physics 800, Chemistry 750
TOEFL:110
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20/800
Senior Year Course Load: We cannot choose courses…
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Some provincial awards here in China in the field of mathematics, physics, writing and computer programming, minor ones though

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): member in several clubs at school
Volunteer/Community service: common ones as helping the old, raising money
Summer Activities:Attend several summer camps
Essays:Quite decent
Supplementary Material: An third party interview for international students

Other:
Country (if international applicant):China
School Type:Public School
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Female

Reflection:
Strengths:Not much I think, the scores are OK, but not so high.
Weaknesses: ECs are quite weak and there is no leadership experience
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Luck and test scores
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to purdue and rose-hulman and deferred by Umich

General Comments: Good luck

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