May 1st
**Decision: Accepted **
b**
Objective:
- [] SAT I (breakdown): 2160 (Not enough time to get my improved 2320 on record)
[] ACT (breakdown): N/A
[] SAT II: N/A since UIUC doesn’t consider SAT II scores anyway
[] Unweighted GPA: 9.8/10 CGPA (CBSE curriculum)
[] Weighted GPA: N/A
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer Science, Elective English (CBSE Curriculum)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Subject topper in all subjects
Subjective:
- [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Computer Program that allows for dynamic hotel management (Team Leader), Media Associate for a entrepreneurial organization that shall be left unnamed, Team Leader of a competitive gaming group, Student Member of the Round Square organization, Co-Founder and VP of Press Club, Mentored underclassmen in Robotics for 2 years, and some other stuff
[] Job/Work Experience: Nope
[] Volunteer/Community service: Round Square
[] Summer Activities: Nope
[] Essays: 10/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: UIUC doesn’t consider
[] Counselor Rec: UIUC doesn’t consider
[] Additional Rec: UIUC doesn’t consider
[] Interview: N/A
[] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): N/A
Other
- [] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope
[] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[] Country (if international applicant): India, but I’ve resided in Dubai for the past 10 years
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: I really don’t know
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Anti hook - I’m an Indian.
Reflection
- [] Strengths: Essay, GPA
[] Weaknesses: ECs, SAT score at the time of reviewing
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Um, I guess I’m a well rounded applicant?
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted - UMich CoE - initially deferred, Penn State University Park, Ohio State. Rejected - Northwestern ED. Waiting - UPenn, Cornell, Brown, Berkeley, UCLA, UCSB, Gatech.
**General Comments: ** Will attend UMich if I don’t get into the ivies, Berkeley, UCLA, and Gatech.
**Decision: Accepted **
b**
Objective:
- [] SAT I (breakdown): 2310 (800M, 800W, 710CR)
[] ACT (breakdown):
[] SAT II: 790 Math II, 760 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA: 3.83
[] Weighted GPA: 4.47
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2, but school officially doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 calc, 5 stats, 4 apush, bio, compsci
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Physics 1, Ap econ/gov, ap english lit
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
- [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): boy scouts eagle scout, varsity tennis captain and #1 player, iOS development club - made my school’s official iphone app for calendar notifications and various other features, quiz bowl, robotics
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities: UCSB Research Mentorship Program
[] Essays: 8/10 pretty good
[] Teacher Recommendation:
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.):
Other
- [] Applied for Financial Aid?: N
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
- [] Strengths: sat, ecs
[] Weaknesses: grades
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: nowhere yet
**General Comments: CS in COE was really tough this year. EE is not bad though. **
Twin sons accepted - OOS
Son #1 - ACT 32C, 3.966 GPA u/w (school doesn’t weight), Nat’l Merit Commended
Son #2 - ACT 31C, 3.867 GPA u/w
Both boys admitted to LAS. Son #1 - Physics, Son #2 - CS + Anthropology. Both James Scholars.
Both accepted at Iowa State University (extremely safe school for them). One son has been accepted at UT-Austin and we are waiting to hear on other son.
@diyAuror: your SAT scores and GPA are pretty weak compared to accepted kids - just kidding. Well, there is a price to be paid for being Asian and you are paying through your nose. Try to create facebook or google in few months and then apply again.
**Decision: Accepted **
b**
Objective:
- [] SAT I (breakdown): n/a
[] ACT (breakdown): 33 (english 34, math 34, reading 34, science 31, essay 31)
[] SAT II: n/a
[] Unweighted GPA: 4.01
[] Weighted GPA: n/a
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): HL Physics, Art, Business, SL Math, Lang Lit, Spanish,
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB diploma + 1 elective
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a
[ b]Subjective:**
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[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (UIUC does not limit what you write, so went all out in listing everything) Conducted independent research of local historic architecture, trip to Vietnam to build a sustainable building out of recycled materials, school journalist, world issues conference delegate twice, NHS, NAHS, led various art exhibitions and clubs
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship experience in local design firm, commissioned for digital design projects
[] Volunteer/Community service: Founded two service clubs - both related to design
[] Summer Activities: 3 summer schools
[] Essays: Straightforward; Talked about an experience in sustainable building for a village in Vietnam
[] Teacher Recommendation: 1 pretty good, 1 solid
[] Counselor Rec: Solid i think
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: n/a
[] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): Submitted 10 pieces showing some of my work in 3D modeling and drawing revolving around theme of poverty
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[ b]Other**
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[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] State (if domestic applicant): No
[] School Type: Magnet international school
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: 20,000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a[/li][/list]
[ b]Reflection**
[ list]
[] Strengths: Wide range of ECs with a consistent theme of design and sustainability, HL physics & art, GPA
[] Weaknesses: No SAT II, no HL Math, barely any sports and no music, no specific experience in industrial design (switched major last minute), basically wrote my application overnight
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think just a holistic profile with a demonstrated interest in design, relatively unusual goal of using design to confront humanitarian and environmental issues, made my essay sound altruistic overall
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Still waiting on a lot
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[ b]General Comments: **
I think aside from good grades, make sure to focus on achieving unique EC’s that are personally significant to you and letting that come through in your essays, then you’re mostly set
**Decision: Accepted **
b**
Objective:
- [] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT (breakdown): 29 (lol)
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA: 3.83
[] Weighted GPA: 4.462
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 22/361
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 on Music Theory, 3 on US History, Microeconomics, and Biology
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Zero Hour Gym, AP Literature & Composition, AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry, AP US Government and Politics, Anatomy & Physiology, Spanish IV Honors
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Illinois State Scholar, ILMEA All-District Orchestra, ILMEA All-State Orchestra, Lakes Honor Band
Subjective:
- [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Tennis (Co-Captain), Principal Percussionist (for Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Jazz Band, Pit Orchestra), NHS, Tri-M, Evergreen Club, Co-Prinicipal Percussionist @ Midwest Young Artists Symphony Orchestra
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: Cancer Treatment Center of America, Condell Medical Center
[] Summer Activities: Many Camps
[] Essays: Pretty Good, Had A Lot of Input
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good (Hopefully lol)
[] Counselor Rec: Good (We’re like best friends haha)
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): N/A
Other
- [] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Filipino
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: ~$200,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Much Experience in Hospitals
Reflection
- [] Strengths: Ambition, Diversity, Cooperative, Underrated Leadership
[] Weaknesses: Kind of Impulsive, Procratinator (Getting Better)
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My overall academics, Much involvement in music, Much volunteering at hospitals
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to UWisc-Mad, UMinn, UIowa, PurdueU for Biomedical Engineering. Waiting on Northwestern & Boston University
**General Comments: ** I’m honestly really happy and excited to be admitted to the College of Engineering and I’m really thankful!
Anyone accepted to business that would like to shares stats please?
**Decision: Accepted **
b**
Objective:
- [] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send
[] ACT (breakdown): 32C, 33M, 35R, 34E, 31S (Sub-scores are from different tests)
[] SAT II: Didn’t send
[] Unweighted GPA:4.0
[] Weighted GPA:5.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):AP World History(4), AP Human Geography(5), AP Computer Science(5), AP Physics 1(5), AP Physics 2(4), AP English Language and Composition(3), AP US History(5), AP Calc BC(5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Spanish, AP Macroecon/AP American Government, AP Chemistry, AP English Literature and Composition, Multivariable Calc (dual credit through UIUC) and Independent Computer Science
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
- [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech Team (Captain) (4 yrs), Business Professionals of America(4 yrs), National Honor Society(2 yrs), Drama Club(2 yrs) ect.
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: Nursing home volunteer
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: Discussed my passion for computer science and how I fell in love with it.
[] Teacher Recommendation: UIUC does not take
[] Counselor Rec: UIUC does not take
[] Additional Rec: UIUC does not take
[] Interview: UIUC does not take
[] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.):
Other
- [] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, but probably won’t get any
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: South Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: ~250K - 300K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Female going into computer science
Reflection
- [] Strengths: Essays, GPA
[] Weaknesses:Test Scores, ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:I think my essays truly illustrated my passion for my major. Being a female also probably really helped. UIUC seems to love my high school considering we send about 40 kids every year.
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: UMich, Purdue, UIC. Deferred: Georgia Tech (and withdrew app).
**General Comments: Even if you think you won’t get in, apply. I honestly wasn’t expecting to get in. And don’t underestimate the value of the essays. I think that really helped me. **
**Decision: Accepted **
b**
Objective:
ACT (breakdown): 35 (35 on all sections, 8 essay)
SAT II: 760 Math II, Chemistry 800 [Don’t remember sending for UIUC]
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4
Weighted GPA: 4.56
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1% out of 500
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 on WHAP, Bio, Calc, APUSH; 4 on Eng Lang & Phys1; 3 on Chem
Senior Year Course Load: PhysicsC, Spanish, Gov, Econ, Lit, Stat, and Music Theory (All APs)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing that isn’t generic
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN/YIG (Justice at both), BSA (Eagle Scout), Habitat for Humanity (Prez and VP), Debate, random honor societies
Job/Work Experience: Research in major at a Top20 university
Volunteer/Community service: Work with Habitat & BSA, not many voluntary hours
Summer Activities: Gov School & Research
Essay: I wrote my essay in 45 minutes right before the application was due and was one minute from missing the deadline (turned in app at 11:59). I don’t think essays play as big of a role here as in other colleges. That being said, it was pretty easy for me to write the essay because I have a pretty set and good reason for why I chose Chemical Engineering.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): [Don’t remember sending for UIUC]
APUSH Teacher: Heads a few of the clubs I held positions in; known to write generic recs, but told me he would take the time to write one for me. The vibe I got later though was that he wrote me a generic one
AP Bio teacher: 10th grade, but he loved me. I think he wrote well, but never saw
Counselor Rec: Said she only wrote a few lines here and there
Additional Rec: PI from research, he should have written a good one
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yup
Intended Major: ChemE
State (if domestic applicant): South
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large public, but extremely competitive and known for academics even though its not a magnet
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope
Reflection
Strengths: Good stats and Research
Weaknesses: Essay? Wasn’t bad, but def could’ve been better
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Look @ Strengths
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted - Purdue, UMTC (Minnesota), UTK. Rest are RD, so haven’t heard back yet - UPenn, Columbia, Cornell, Northwestern, WashU, Vandy
**Decision: Accepted **
b**
Objective:
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[] SAT I (breakdown):780 Math, 660 CR, 610 W (2050)
[] SAT II: 730 Math 1, 730 Biology M
[] Unweighted GPA: 3.96
[] IB (43): 6 in Math SL, 7 in Economics HL, English A Lang and Lit HL, Biology HL, Psychology SL, French Ab, 2 in Extra Points
[li] Senior Year Course Load: Same as IB[/li][/ul]
Subjective:
- [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lots of sports
[] Job/Work Experience: Accounting Experience
[] Volunteer/Community service: Habitat for Humanity
[] Essays: Decent, not the greatest
[] Teacher Recommendation: Decent again
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
Other
- [] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant): India
[] School Type: IB
[] Ethnicity: Asian Indian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Low
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
Reflection
- [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Honestly, I think there aren’t that many people who applied for my major.
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Waiting on 15 more schools
**Decision: Rejected **
Mechanical Engineering
Objective:
- [] SAT I 1760 ( 680 M, 550 CR, 530 W)
[] ACT (breakdown): NA
[] SAT II: 800 Physics 800 Maths
[] Toefl : 109
[] Unweighted GPA: na
[] Weighted GPA: 3.9
[] Rank 15/100
[] AP No APs in India
[] IB NA
[] Senior Year Course Load: Extreme
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Subjective:*
[list]
[] Extracurriculars: Self taught graphic designer ( Sold artwork online, Leadership? ), Guitarist, Pianist. Camping trip leader ( Leadership)
[] Job/Work Experience: Interned at an engineering factory.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Nepal earthquake fundraiser, work for disabled, provided food for homeless once a week for 2 years, and lots more.
[] Summer Activities: Volunteer work, C++, Java. Band.
[] Essays: 9/10 Imo, really brought out my interest for my major.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Generic
[] Additional Rec: NA
[] Interview: NA
[] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.):
[list]
[ b]Other**
[ ist]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): No
[] Country (if international applicant): India
[] School Type: Large Private
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male - Income Bracket: well off
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Reflection*
[list]
[] Strengths: Volunteer work, Familiarity with various softwares (coding and designing-- useful in Engineering)
[] Weaknesses: Low test scores.
[] Why you think you were rejected: SAT test scores.
[] Where else were you : Waitlisted: Purdue
**General Comments: **
Any Comments?
**Decision: Accepted **
b**
Objective:
- [] SAT I (breakdown): 2070 Math(750) Writing(690) Reading(650)
[] ACT (breakdown): Didn’t send but got a 29:/
[] SAT II: 760 Physics 740 Math II 630 Bio (I didn’t study mistakenly thinking that my half semester of bio was good enough to get a good score)
[] Unweighted GPA: N/A
[] Weighted GPA: 3.6
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 76/186 There was a huge uptrend in grades (all B/C’s in regs classes to all A’s in AP classes)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Computer Science: 5 Physics I: 4 APUSH: 4 English III: 2(I fell asleep during the test)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Chem, AP bio, AP Gov, AP Eco, AP English IV, Computer Science III
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
Subjective:
- [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): UIL, HOSA, BPA
[] Job/Work Experience: I make websites for people and once set up a hospital’s (its a really small family practice) records system
[] Volunteer/Community service: 600hrs+ CAMP Camp
[] Summer Activities: Robotics Camp, CAMP
[] Essays: I’m not that great at writing essays
[] Teacher Recommendation: Very Good
[] Counselor Rec: No clue
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): I did UIL CS all the time and usually got 2-5th place, Code wars , and some other computer science stuff
Other
- [] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yeah (but I didn’t get anything)
[] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: INDIA (Asian)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 150k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
[ b]Reflection**
[ list]
[] Strengths: I’m pretty awesome
[] Weaknesses: GPA, rank
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I honestly didn’t ever expect to get into UIUC, never less the computer science and linguistics program. I’ve always been interested in Artificial Intelligence and they probably saw that in my essay where I went on to talk about how a system’s ability to understand complex human language can lead to a revolution in machine learning. My SAT and subject scores were adequate at best and my rank and GPA were total trash.
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: UTD (CS), UTSA (cybersecurity) Rejected: UT Austin(offered CAP) Still waiting for Berkeley
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**General Comments: **
@Shade635 … Which subject did you get an A2 in? My grade 10 CGPA is a 9.8 as well and I got an A2 in Math.
Decision: Accepted
(Program/Major: Mechanical Science and Engineering - College of Engineering)
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 32 (E-33 M-36 R-31 S-29)
SAT II: N/A
Curriculum: CBSE
Grade 10: 10/10 CGPA (CBSE curriculum: Math, Science, English, Social Science, Hindi)
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, Mathematics, Economics, Elective English (CBSE Curriculum)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Subject topper, Best Delegate TMS MUN, Passed with merit/distinction in Trinity Music Exam (Plectrum guitar: Grade 1-5).
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Best Buddies (Grade 9-12, Prefect- Grade 11 and Vice president- Grade 12),Passed with merit/distinction in Trinity Music Exam (Plectrum guitar: Grade 1-5), Editor at Maverick Youth (Grade 12), MUN (Grade 9-12, MCGS MUN, and TMS MUN, Best delegate etc.)
Job/Work Experience: Summer intern at Ram Biologicals (Grade 11), Summer intern at Areena Hygiene Solutions (Grade 12).
Volunteer/Community service: Best Buddies (Volunteer at various Best Buddies events)
Summer Activities: N/A
Essays: 8.5/10
Teacher Recommendation: UIUC doesn’t consider
Counselor Rec: UIUC doesn’t consider
Additional Rec: UIUC doesn’t consider
Interview: N/A
Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): N/A
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope
State (if domestic applicant): N/A
Country (if international applicant): India, Resident of UAE
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: I really don’t know
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Idk.
Reflection
Strengths: GPA, ACT scores, ECs
Weaknesses: Essay
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Academically strong, Strong ECs
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted - Purdue. Rejected - Georgia Tech. Waiting- UC Berkeley
General Comments: Will attend UIUC if I don’t get into Berkeley. So basically, I’m attending UIUC.