******* UIUC Class of 2020 Results Thread *********

[QuantumFlux]

**Decision: Accepted **

b**

Objective:

• [] ACT (breakdown): 36 composite - 36math,36science,35english,35reading,20essay
  [] Unweighted GPA: 3.98
  [] Weighted GPA: 5.02
  [] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~10
  [] AP (place score in parenthesis): 14 APs. two 4s and one 3, rest 5s
  [] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Platinum division USACO, placed top 10 in a national cybersecurity competition

Other

• [] Applied for Financial Aid?: n
  [] State (if domestic applicant): NH
  [] School Type: large public school
  [] Ethnicity: Asian
  [] Gender: Male
  [] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Lot of effort into essays, good scores and stats
[] Weaknesses: no hooks?
[li] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: deferred Caltech, rejected CMU, deferred Georgia Tech, accepted Northeastern[/li][/ul]

**General Comments: ** REALLY glad I got in! It was one of my top choices and I really like the CS program

[samlan16]

**Decision: Accepted **

b**

Objective:

• [] SAT I (breakdown): 2140 (770 math, 730 writing, 640 reading)
  [] SAT II: 710 physics, 710 chem, 690 Spanish
  [] Unweighted GPA: 3.8
  [] Numeric Weighted GPA: 98.8
  [] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank or give percentile
  [] AP (place score in parenthesis): Stats (4), Calc BC (5 w/ AB subscore of 5), English Lang (5), Physics 1 (4), Psych (5)
  [] Senior Year Course Load: Directed Study (engineering physics and robotics), AP Physics C (Mech and EMag), AP Chem, AP Lit, AP CompSci, linear algebra and multivariable calc at GT
  [] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): ~30 Science Olympiad medals in high school (particularly a national medal in the summer before freshman year), National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, USAMTS honorable mention

Subjective:

• [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Beta, SHH, MAT, SNHS, NHS, Science Olympiad, Academic Bowl, math team, Society of Women Engineers
  [] Job/Work Experience: research internship at GT
  [] Volunteer/Community service: middle school Science Olympiad coach, teen mentor at church, tutor for students failing science classes
  [] Essays: Not sure why they considered it solid, but I wrote about why I want to do materials research for quantum computing. Needless to say, it was dry.

Other

• [] State (if domestic applicant): GA
  [] School Type: public
  [] Ethnicity: white
  [] Gender: female

Reflection

• [] Strengths: Plenty of APs/ DEs, rigorous STEM-specialized high school curriculum, National Merit
  [] Weaknesses: GPA, no ACT or rank, no 2nd choice major, did not go into too much detail about awards, really low SAT reading score for CoE
  [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Besides my grades, I honestly have no idea. My essay was so bad.
  [] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: GT, UTK, Auburn, Purdue; Rejected: Oxford

**General Comments: **
Glad that I was myself in high school- by specializing in what I love, I ultimately reaped the benefits and did some cool stuff along the way! Not to mention that I am entering engineering school with a purpose!

[CollegeMan91]

Decision: Accepted Second Choice

(Program/Major: Computer Science + Chemistry: LAS): Applied to CS/Engineering

Objective:
ACT (breakdown): 32 composite
Unweighted GPA: 3.56
Weighted GPA: 4.6
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Y
State (if domestic applicant): IL
School Type: Large public school
Ethnicity: Asian/White
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

Reflection
Strengths: Solid essays, competitive school, upward trend in grades
Weaknesses: Not amazing GPA/ACT
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted Purdue CS, Accepted Iowa State CS, Accepted Wisconsin-Madison

General Comments: I’m happy I got in, but at the same time I’d rather have been accepted to CS. Hoping for a good financial aid offer from Wisconsin-Madison!

[nightbird407]

**Decision: Accepted **

b**

Objective:

• [] SAT I (breakdown): 1970 (didn’t send)
  [] ACT (breakdown): 34 (36 R, 35 S, 35 E, 28 M, 30 W)
  [] SAT II: 800 (World History) 750 (Biology)
  [] Unweighted GPA: N/A
  [] Weighted GPA: N/A
  [] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
  [] AP (place score in parenthesis):
  [] IB (place score in parenthesis): Predicted 42/45
  [] Senior Year Course Load: HL Biology, HL Literature, HL History, SL Math, SL Psychology, and SL French B
  [] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Secretary-General of one of Asia’s largest MUN conferences, King Duncan in production of Macbeth, Editor and Founder of school literary magazine, 8 MUN conferences as a delegate and Executive Board member (best delegate and best judge awards), 2 Green conferences (Best Innovator award and Executive Board Member)
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Started an NGO,
[] Summer Activities: Student Global Leadership Institute in Honolulu, Mandela-Gandhi Youth Summit in South Africa
[li] Essays: 8/10[/li][/ul]

Other

• [] Applied for Financial Aid?: Y
  [] State (if domestic applicant):
  [] Country (if international applicant): India (but born in Chicago)
  [] School Type: Private
  [] Ethnicity: Asian
  [] Gender: M
  [] Income Bracket: 60,000-100,000
  [] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: ACT Composite Score, Extracurriculars, Essays
[] Weaknesses: Freshman grades, No Hooks, Math ACT Score
[li] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Rejected- Yale EA, Applied- Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, UChicago, NYU, Georgetown, USC, UC Berkley, UCLA, UCSD, UC Davis, UMich, GWU, and American[/li][/ul]

**General Comments: I’m really happy that I got in and I am so grateful for this amazing opportunity! **

[marble7]

Decision: Accepted!

School: COE- Electrical Engineering

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):2280 in one sitting (730 R, 790 M, 760 W)
ACT (breakdown): Didn’t take
SAT II: 780 Math 2, 790 Bio E, 790 Chinese, 740 Physics, 790 Chinese
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School doesn’t do unweighted GPA, but maybe around 3.7~3.8?
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Biology(4), AP Macroeconomics self-studied(5) AP Physics 1(4), AP Language and Composition(5), AP Chinese(5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Physics C Mechanics, AP Physics C Electromagnetism, AP Computer Science A, AP US Government and Politics, AP Literature and Composition
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Central Taiwan National Debate Championships 1st Place, WSC Taiwan Round debate champion, WSC Global Round debate champion

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Debate Club Captain- On the national WSDC debate team + Represented Taiwan at the NSDA National Round in Texas. Central Taiwan National Debate Championships- 1st Place, NIFTY Impromptu speaking-1st place, and some other debate awards not worth mentioning.
Swimming Team Captain- 200 meters Butterfly Hsinchu City-1st Place; Broke two Hsinchu County records for 50 meters and 100 meters Butterfly in November 2014, and a lot of other swimming awards not worth mentioning.
WSC Club Founder and President- WSC National Debate Champion; Global Round Final Debate (Represented Taiwan’s top debater at Dubai); Global Round (Dubai) Debate Champion…etc
Robotics Team Co-founder and Captain- International Student Software Competition (ISSC) 2015; TAIROS Industrial Robotics Convention… no major awards
World Cultures Club- Founder and President- Helped out at lantern festival, volunteering at migrant worker centers…etc
Every Child Counts Club- Vice President- Fundraisers, community service at orphanages…etc
Piano- Had a lot of regional awards, nothing major
MUN- Had around 6 best delegate awards and some chairing experience

Job/Work Experience: Had a biorobotics internship at NCTU in the summer of 2015 and wrote a research abstract on the matter.
Volunteer/Community service: Had around 70~100 total community service hours volunteering at the Hope Center for migrant workers, teaching children English/Chinese at the Honghua Orphanage…etc
Summer Activities:

• Had a biorobotics internship at NCTU. (Created a prototype for a rehabilitative robotic exoskeleton- I worked on the electromyography of the exoskeleton)
• Represented Taiwan’s national debate team at the World Schools Debating Championships (WSDC)
• Was the champion qualifier team in Taiwan so we attended the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) National Round in Dallas, Texas.
  Essays (rating 1-10, details):
  Commonapp- Rushed it for the ED deadline (7/10)
  UIUC Supplement- Sped through the essay during class at school (4/10)
  Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
  Counselor- Doesn’t really know me (6/10)
  AP Physics teacher- (8/10)
  AP Lit teacher- (7/10)

Other:

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Electrical Engineering
Country (if international applicant): Taiwan
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Taiwanese (Asian)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 80,000~100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nopeeee

Reflection:
Strengths: Extracurricular activities and awards
Weaknesses: GPA, essays, race/gender
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Weak GPA
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted Purdue EE, Rejected UPenn EE

General Comments :
Kinda happy I guess, UIUC is a pretty good school for engineering

[skycold]

Decision: Accepted
Major: Computer Science in College of Engineering.

[ list]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didnt take it
[] ACT (breakdown): 32 (34 E 34 M 31 R 28 S 10 (old standards out of 12) Writing)
[] SAT II: 770 Math 2 660 BIO E/M
[] Unweighted GPA: 3.83
[] Weighted GPA: 4.1
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10% out of 900 kids
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 in AP Bio, 5 in AP Lang
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Physics C, AP Comp Gov, AP Lit, Spanish 3
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/list]

Subjective

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Started Science National Honor Society at school, a part of some clubs, created websites for local temple, had a research internship at Keck School of Medicine for USC, Social Strategist for a journalism start up and its writer, local volunteer hours, captain of highly ranked tennis team
[] Job/Work Experience: My work with the start up
[] Volunteer/Community service: women’s shelter, local temple, library
[] Summer Activities: Tennis, Summer Intern at Keck
[] Essays: Pretty good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Pretty good
[] Counselor Rec: good
[] Additional Rec: Pretty good
[] Interview: None
[] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): Nope
[/list]

[ b]Other**
[ list]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Highly competitive and highly ranked in California
[] Ethnicity: South Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): uh. ECs maybe?
[/list]

[ b]Reflection**
[ list]
[] Strengths: Lots of leadership roles, tried making a lot of change and pushing change
[] Weaknesses: Not a lot of inital interest in CS at the beginning of my high school life
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: uh maybe a female and minority
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: First school so far! did not apply early anywhere
[/list]

[ b]General Comments: **

[Easyhoon]

Decision: Rejected

Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
Total 2340
Math 750 Reading 800 Writing 790
[ *] SAT II: Math II 800 Physics 800
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83 (Weighted 4.24) (all of my B’s were in freshman and first sem sophmore year, 4.0 for the last 4 semesters including 1st sem senior year)
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
Language and Composition (5)
U.S. HIstory (5)
Statistics (5)
Calculus AB (5)
Calculus BC (5)
Physics 1 (5)
Physics C: M (5)
Computer Science A (5)

[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
AP Physics C, AP Gov (1 sem) AP Econ (1 sem), Law, Brit Lit, Spanish 4 H
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): not major but qualified for AIME and am silver (probably gold for rd) level participant in USACO, AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Semifinalist

[ *] Extracurriculars:
Varsity Tennis Team
Varsity XC Team (Captain)
California Youth Symphony Orchestra

[ ] Job/Work Experience:
Taught at competitive A Math Camp for CS and Math (5 weeks, 40 hours/week)

[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
Tech Museum
English Language School
After school Study Buddies Tutor

Other
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[ *] Intended Major: Computer Science
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): California
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): N
[ *] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): Indian
[ *] Gender: Male

Reflection:
Not really sure why I got rejected. Asian male in CS probably hurts, and some of the B’s I got early in highschool were in Math/Cs related topics.

[Bizziee]

**Decision: Waitlisted **

b**

Objective:

• [] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
  [] ACT (breakdown): 33
  [] SAT II:
  [] Unweighted GPA: around 3.8
  [] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
  [] Senior Year Course Load:

Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Nothing that stands out.
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer job
[] Volunteer/Community service: None
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: Meh. Average.
[] Teacher Recommendation: uiuc doesnt take any

[li] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.):[/li][/ul]

Other

• [] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope
  [] State (if domestic applicant):
  [] Country (if international applicant): Asia
  [] School Type: Intl
  [] Ethnicity: Asian
  [] Gender: Female
  [] Income Bracket:
  [] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

• [] Strengths: I guess my number stats aren’t weak but aren’t outstanding either.
  [] Weaknesses: Lack of ‘wow factor’ ?
  [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
  [] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Deferred from GTech

**General Comments: ** I knew CS would be competitive but I was hoping that they would at least admit me to the college of General Studies… Oh well. Accepted to be on the waitlist. I hope to hear good news from other colleges in March… otherwise im doomed haha.

[msd228]

Decision: Accepted

College of Engineering: Civil

Objective:

ACT (breakdown): 33
Unweighted GPA: 3.5
Weighted GPA: 4.2
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Cal A/B, Phy A,B, C, Spanish
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Swimming, Waterpolo, Orchestra
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: Church Youth Group, Lego Robotics Volunteer
Summer Activities: none
Essays:
Teacher Recommendation:
Counselor Rec: N/A
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A
Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): N/A

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: no
State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Large Public High School
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 250K maximum, one parent works
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): son of Alumna, father has a PhD in Engineering

Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses: Low GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: sustained interest in Engineering demonstrated through four years of PLTW classes at my HS
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Purdue, UMN-TC, UIowa, Utah, UWMadison(postponed)

General Questions: Which school should I choose? I didn’t really like UIUC when I visited as a freshman with my older sister, who later declined her admission to the Business College.

[nesfle]

Decision: Accepted

(Program/Major: Electrical Engineering

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2020 (1410 for Maths+ CR)
ACT (breakdown): 
SAT II: Physics 700 Math II 770 Chemistry 700 ( Not Considered)
Unweighted GPA: Not applicable(Took A- Levels) 
Weighted GPA: -
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis): -
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 4 Subject in A-Level, 10A in SPM examinations
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Award for scoring straight A's in national examination, Distinction in University of New South Wales Assesment in English

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Taekwondo (Vice captain, Gold medalist for State Competition for 3 years), Rotaract Club (director), Corporation Board ( Stock Manager), UNESCO Club ( Treasurer), Mathematics Club ( Secretary), Environmental Science Club(Publicity Director)
Job/Work Experience: Intern at Construction Firm, Work at school book shop for 3 months
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at soup kitchens fortnightly(4 hours per visit), volunteer at national zoo, tutor in orphange(3 hours weekly), teacher to migrants from Myanmar in English, organized coastal cleanup to beaches around Malaysia)
Summer Activities: -
Essays:= Decent I guess
Teacher Recommendation: Not used
Counselor Rec: Not used
Additional Rec: -
Interview: None
Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): None

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
State (if domestic applicant): -
Country (if international applicant): Malaysia
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 50,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation College

Reflection

Strengths: Nothing much.Pretty Average
Weaknesses: SAT scores, lack of experience in the field of study
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Essay, Luck
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Still waiting for UC Berkeley, Georgia tech.

General Comments: So glad I got in. Always try even if the odds seem to be against your favor.Probably attending UIUC, hope to see you guys there.

[browned]

Decision: Accepted

(Program/Major: Physics)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):1870 in one sitting (570 R, 760 M, 520 W)
ACT (breakdown): Didn’t take
SAT II: 800 Math 2, 800 Physics
Unweighted GPA: My school doesn’t do unweighted GPA
Rank: N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): -
Senior Year Course Load: My school requires me to take all science classes and other humanities classes
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel) : honorable mention on Asian Physics Olympiad last year

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): debate club, cooking club, scouting
Job/Work Experience: no
Volunteer/Community service: no
Summer Activities: no
Essays: average
Teacher Recommendation: no
Counselor Rec: no
Additional Rec: no
Interview: no
Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): no

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: no
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Indonesia
School Type: private (one of the best school here)
Ethnicity: Indonesian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection
Strengths: olympiad?
Weaknesses: low SAT score
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I don’t know
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: rejected MIT, still waiting for UCB and UCLA

[harishgunner]

**Decision: Accepted **

Computer Science + Mathematics in LSA

Objective:

• [] SAT I (breakdown):
  [] ACT (breakdown): 34 (33 E, 36 M, 31 R, 34 S)
  [] SAT II: Math L2 800, Physics 750
  [] Unweighted GPA: NA
  [] Weighted GPA: NA
  [] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):NA
  [] AP (place score in parenthesis):NA
  [] IB (place score in parenthesis):NA, 91% ICSE
  [] Senior Year Course Load:
  [] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

• [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Average
  [] Job/Work Experience:
  [] Volunteer/Community service:
  [] Summer Activities:
  [] Essays:8.5
  [] Teacher Recommendation:
  [] Counselor Rec:
  [] Additional Rec:
  [] Interview:
  [] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.):

Other

• [] Applied for Financial Aid?: NA
  [] State (if domestic applicant):
  [] Country (if international applicant):India
  [] School Type:
  [] Ethnicity: Asian(Indian)
  [] Gender:Male
  [] Income Bracket:
  [] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

• [] Strengths:Scores, grades, essays
  [] Weaknesses:ECs, awards
  [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:75th percentile student
  [] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:Accepted by Purdue CS, Deferred by UMich, Rejected by Stanford, Georgia Tech. Waiting for Cornell, Duke, WUSTL, UMich, UCB/LA, UT Austin

**General Comments: SO EXCITED. I’m attending UIUC unless I get into the Cornell, Duke or Berkeley. **

[christlin81]

**Decision: Accepted **

b**

Objective:

• [] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
  [] ACT (breakdown): 33C (34E, 34M, 32R, 33S)
  [] SAT II: N/A
  [] Unweighted GPA: 3.9
  [] Weighted GPA: 4.34
  [] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A (School Doesn’t Rank)
  [] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Human Geo (4), AP World History (4), AP English Language (4), APUSH (5)
  [] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
  [] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Calc BC, AP English Lit, Advanced Choir, AP Spanish Language
  [] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, Illinois State Scholar, AP Scholar with Honor, A Honor Role every semester of high school.

Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Show Choir (Vocal Captain, 3 yrs), Plays/Musicals (8 yrs), AP Spanish Exchange, Piano (12 years), School Choir (8 yrs), Church Choir (6 yrs), Volunteer Tutor (2 yrs), Freshman Mentor.
[] Job/Work Experience: Work as an event server at a local country club (20-30 hrs/week, 1.5 years)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer as tutor (5 days/week, over 150 service hours), sing in church choir every weekend, various choir events singing at hospitals and youth events.
[] Summer Activities: Worked at my job at the country club(20-30 hrs/week), cast as a lead in a high school district wide musical (25 hrs/week)
[li] Essays: Not my best work, but from the heart nonetheless, I don’t think they put too much stock into the essays![/li][/ul]

Other

• [] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes; Probably not getting any though, which is fine.
  [] State (if domestic applicant): In State, Illinois
  [] Country (if international applicant): USA
  [] School Type: Medium Sized Public (500 in graduating class), one of the 10 best public high schools in the state.
  [] Ethnicity: WHITE
  [] Gender: Female
  [] Income Bracket: 100,000-150,000
  [] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Woman in STEM, both of my older brothers are alumni.

Reflection

• [] Strengths: Test Scores, GPA, Extracurriculars
  [] Weaknesses: Essay? I was accepted so I don’t really care…
  [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Overall a pretty strong candidate for U of I!
  [] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: Boston College, Georgia Tech, Fordham University (32,000/yr merit), Minnesota Twin Cities, Miami of Ohio (15,000/yr merit), Purdue (5,000/yr merit), Marquette (12,000/year merit)
  Deferred: Tulane, Notre Dame, Michigan
  Waiting: Washington University in St Louis, Emory, Case Western, Vanderbilt

**General Comments: ** Right now U of I is my top choice, since Boston College did not come through with any money :(( , hope to see some of you all in the fall!

[MayiqueCynthia]

**Decision: Accepted **

b**

Objective:
[ list]
[] SAT I (breakdown): n/a
[] ACT (breakdown): 32 (English 33, math 34, reading 32, science 30, writing 36)
[] SAT II: wasn’t required
[] Unweighted GPA: 90.7% grade 11 marks (im from canada)
[] Weighted GPA: n/a
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): microecon 4, chinese 5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: biology, chemistry, physics 1,2, calc ab, macroecon
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a
[/list]

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

[ b]Other**
[ list]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): canada
[] School Type: private
[] Ethnicity: asain
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/list]

[ b]Reflection**
[ list]
[] Strengths: extracurriculars, essay was pretty okay
[] Weaknesses: grade 11 marks
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: applying from canada gave me an edge since no one from toronto looks at schools like uiuc
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: rejected from my ed school johns hopkins
[/list]

**General Comments: ** i’m happy that i got accepted, but i wasn’t planning on attending since it’s not one of my top choices

[TytoAlba]

DD replied

Decision: Accepted LAS and James Scholar

b**

Objective:

[ul]
[] ACT (breakdown): C34, E35, R35, S30, W8 one sitting
[] SAT II: Math 2: 720, WH: 770, Biology M: 770
[] Unweighted GPA: not sent
[] Weighted GPA: 4.7
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): WH, USH, EuroH, CalcAB all 5; EngLA, Bio all 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: APStats, APES, APEngLit, H govt, H econ, Graphic arts, 2D studio drawing, Orchestra, open period (library aid)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, AP Scholar with Distinction, lots of art awards, gold keys, contest wins etc.[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

• [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Schobowl, science team (captain), lots of art lessons
  [] Job/Work Experience: library aide at school senior year
  [] Volunteer/Community service: some girls scouts, not much
  [] Summer Activities: reading
• Essays: they were fine.

Other

• [] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
  [] State (if domestic applicant): IL
  [] Country (if international applicant):
  [] School Type: public
  [] Ethnicity: W
  [] Gender:
  [] Income Bracket: top
  [] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope

Reflection

• [] Strengths: great test scores, solid transcript
  [] Weaknesses: none
  [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
  [] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: a lot of LACs, and a lot of big scholarships. This is a safety. Too big for me really.

[asianfang]

**Decision: Accepted **

b**

Objective:
[ list]
[] SAT I (breakdown): –
[] ACT (breakdown): 35C 35E/35M/34R/36S/10W
[] SAT II: 800 Math 2, 800 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA: 3.93
[] Weighted GPA: 4.65
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank but I’m probably top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus BC, CS A, Physics B, Physics C M+EM, English Lang, Macro (All 5), USH(3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): –
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Micro, AP Bio, AP US Gov, AP Lit, AP Spanish Language, AP Psych, AP Stats
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/list]

Subjective:

• [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Swim Team captain, NHS, Freshman Leader, Band, more that I can’t think of right now
  [] Job/Work Experience: Tutor
  [] Volunteer/Community service: Swim Meets and Chinese School
  [] Summer Activities: Research at Northwestern
  [] Essays: I spent like an hour on it lol
  [] Teacher Recommendation: ?? Did UIUC ask for teacher recs?
  [] Counselor Rec: Generic, but good
  [] Additional Rec: –
  [] Interview: –
  [] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): –

Other

• [] Applied for Financial Aid?: I think so
  [] State (if domestic applicant):IL
  [] Country (if international applicant):–
  [] School Type:Large Public
  [] Ethnicity:Asian
  [] Gender:Male
  [] Income Bracket:Probably won’t get FA
  [] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):Zero, zip, nada

Reflection

• [] Strengths: Scores/GPA and commitment to ECs
  [] Weaknesses:Not much CS experience, my essay was meh
  [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My school sends over 150 kids to UIUC every year. Also it’s nationally ranked or something.
  [] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted UMich, Case (31k), Deferred UChicago (lol)

**General Comments: ** Happy with this, will almost definitely commit unless ivies pull through

[mohandasks]

Daughter.

Decision: Accepted

CoE (CS) James Scholar

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2230 (780M/750C/500W)
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II: Math L2 800, Physics 760
Unweighted GPA: NA
Weighted GPA: NA
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):NA
AP (place score in parenthesis):NA
IB (place score in parenthesis):NA, 92% ICSE
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 4th national level creative writing competition.

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Average
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities: Duke TIP program, Infosys Catch 'em Young program.
Essays:8.5
Teacher Recommendation:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:
Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.):

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: NA
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):India
School Type:
Ethnicity: Asian(Indian)
Gender:Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection
Strengths:Scores, grades, essays
Weaknesses:ECs
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:Most probably the essay clinched it.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:Accepted by UMass (Amherst) with scholarship, UMD (honors). Rejected by Georgia Tech. Waiting for UCB/LA, Brown.

General Comments: Most probably will attend UIUC unless she gets into UCB or UCLA.

[mads94]

Brother

Decision: Wait listed

Desired Major: Computer Science

Objective: SAT 1: 2250 (770CR 680W 800M) only sat for the test once
ACT: N/A
SAT 2: Math II 800 Physics 760 Biology 700
AP Courses: Sophomore: Computer Science: 5 Junior: BC Calculus: 5 AB Sub score: 5 Biology 5 Senior (In progress): Physics, Chemistry, Statistics, Psychology, Multivariable Calculus (Continuation of Calculus, college level course taken after hours first semester)
GPA: 3.88 UW 4.29 W
Rank: not provided

Extracurricular and Work Experience

Freshmen: Robotics Club

Summer after sophomore year: worked in the USC lab in a project collaboration between the Computer Science and the Biology Department that came up with a computer program to match chromosomes together, specific task was to come up with the code to program the system

Junior year-present: paid Computer Science internship with a cloud developer company in Palo Alto

Other

State: CA
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: 1/4 Japanese, 1/2 Taiwanese, 1/4 White
School Type: public

Reflections:
Strengths: Intense Course load, Strong AP and SAT scores
Weaknesses: lack of leadership roles
Why I think he was wait listed: Did not make strong enough bonds with his teachers, possibly weak rec letters, Maybe turn off that his Writing SAT was below 700
Other universities: First one to respond. Still waiting for others which include UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, Brown, Columbia, MIT, Caltech, Harvey Mudd, Harvard, Yale, Cornell, Stanford, USC, Carnegie Mellon, University of Michigan, Rice, University of Washington (the one in Seattle)

[HSenior2016]

**Decision: Accepted **

b**

Objective:

• [] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (800 reading, 700 math, 700 writing)
  [] SAT II: 700 chem, 700 math ii
  [] Unweighted GPA: 4.00
  [] Weighted GPA: 4.3 ish
  [] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
  [] AP (place score in parenthesis): Computer Science A (4) Calc BC/AB (4), Spanish Language (5), English Language (5), APUSH (4), Chem (3), number theory, linear algebra
  [] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C Mechanics, AP Biology, AP English Lit, AP Macro, Religion, Tech, Discrete, Multivariable calculus
  [] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): lol

Subjective:

• [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FIRST FRC robotics CFO, green team/science bowl leadership team, piano, etc
  [] Job/Work Experience: Intern at large hospital research team, and intern at technology recycling and education place
  [] Volunteer/Community service: Amigos de las Americas (6 weeks in Panama), ESL class volunteer
  [] Summer Activities: Internships and Oregon State research project
  [] Essays: Meh. 8/10?
  [] Teacher Recommendation: 7/10, math teacher
  [] Counselor Rec: 7/10
  [] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): N/A

Other

[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): Oregon
[] School Type: Private Catholic
[] Ethnicity: Oregon
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: $120,000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Born in Canada but moved here when I was 1 so probably not a big deal[/li][/ul]

Reflection

• [] Strengths: Essay, extracurriculars, GPA
  [] Weaknesses: SAT II scores
  [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Probably since I’m out of state they want my tuition $$
  [] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: Case Western, Purdue, Oregon State, Rose Hulman, Santa Clara, waiting on Stanford, Northwestern, WUSTL, Rice, CO school of mines

**General Comments: ** Got $12,000 University Achievement scholarship and James Honor Program

[HiddenCholo]

I got accepted but when do we have to respond by?