UIUC Class of 2018 regular Decision Results

<p>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</p>

<p>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</p>

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

<p>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</p>

<p>General Comments: Good luck</p>

<p>ACCEPTED - Computer Science ( College of Engineering )</p>

<p>[ *]SAT I (breakdown): 2270 : CR-710, MATH-770, WR-790
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II: MATH 2-780, PHYSICS-750
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School doesn’t give GPA
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Computer Science, English - CBSE CLASS 12
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing special. Scholastic awards from school</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (Cultural Secretary- second highest post of school); Debating; Tech Hunts- Symposiums, Quizzes; Just a minutes, ad-spoofs, math skits, MUN,etc. All interschool level
[ *] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Red paws rescue, AICHLS, White Cross Blood Bank
[ *] Summer Activities: Used to design advertisements and logos for the above-mentioned and helped in spreading awareness in my school and society.
[ *] Essays: 8/10 - One regarding Computer Science and other regarding Debating
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: N/A for UIUC
[ *] Counselor Rec: N/A for UIUC
[ *] Additional Rec: N/A for UIUC
[ *] Interview: N/A
[ *] Supplementary Material: N/A</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): No
Country (if international applicant): India
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity: Indian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: Scores were high. Application gave a genuine and well balanced outlook.
[ *] Weaknesses: EC’s are not outstanding. No national level achievements.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I devoted a lot of time to my essays. I believe that UIUC lays a lot of emphasis on SAT Scores and mine were well above average.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UIUC’S was the first to come. Waiting for 12 decisions next month :D</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]General Comments: **</p>

<p>Accepted for Political Science!</p>

<p>[ SAT I (breakdown): 1940 (600 CR, 640 W, 700 M)
[ *] ACT: na
[ *] SAT II: na
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): na
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Gov, CP Contemporary Lit, Marine Biology, Guitar Studio
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Scholar athlete (idk if that counts)</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Habitat for Humanity (Board Member), Varsity Lacrosse, 2 yrs of JV football (Frosh/ Soph years), several art classes (Ceramics, cartooning, guitar, etc.)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: na
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Tons of volunteer work at Church, Habitat for Humanity Club
[ *] Summer Activities: Lacrosse leagues
[ *] Essays: Pretty good
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Very good (from APUSH teacher, dd well in the class and he liked me)
[ *] Counselor Rec: na
[ *] Additional Rec: na
[ *] Interview: na
[ *] Supplementary Material:</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): Financial aid candidate
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Triplet, am a legacy BUT they don’t consider that in admissions :(</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: Writing, Well-rounded-ness
[ *] Weaknesses: Couldve taken more APs
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Well rounded, good essays
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: All acceptances so far! (University of Minnesota, Cal Poly SLO, Stony Brook, St. Louis University, Xavier University, University of Portland)</p>

<p>[ SAT I (breakdown):2200 M800 W670 CR 730
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: M II 800 chem 800 WH800 physics 790 USH 730
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.77
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):<12%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):CHEM, USH(5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:AP(BC,Macro, German,Linear Algebra, Psych)
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):-</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Good
[ *] Job/Work Experience:none
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:Good
[ *] Summer Activities:Weight loss of 60 pounds
[ *] Essays:GOod
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:-
[ *] Counselor Rec:-
[ *] Additional Rec:-
[ *] Interview:-
[ *] Supplementary Material:-</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):PA
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:Public
[ *] Ethnicity:Chinese
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):No clue
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):No clue</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths:Hard class, GPA improvement
[ *] Weaknesses:SAT I scores
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:I tried hard and had fun in high school
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: X</p>