Daughter submitted her application early this month for early action.
my sister is submitting hers soon as well. I currently go here, and know she will most likely get in, but still very nervous for her. (she’s applying for speech & hearing sciences in the college of applied health sciences).
My son has 4.04 GPA and working to improve it to 4.15 by RD. He is interested in CS. He has completed rigorous CS courses. President of FBLA and started automotive club at school. Expecting good recs from school counselor. Should he wait for RD or do EA with low 4.04 GPA? ACT: 35.
@PunnamJ, admisison decisions are based on grades through junior year, including for regular admission applicants, so waiting for better first semester, senior year grades is not a consideration. Also, particularly for something like CS, the RA round can be harder to obtain admission than the EA round because a large percentage of the number of total admissions that will be given will have already been given in the EA round.
Also, UIUC does want any recommendation letters. If provided, they will not be shown to anyone who actually makes an admission decision.
^ I meant UIUC does not want recommendation letters
“My son has 4.04 GPA and working to improve it to 4.15 by RD. He is interested in CS. He has completed rigorous CS courses. President of FBLA and started automotive club at school. Expecting good recs from school counselor. Should he wait for RD or do EA with low 4.04 GPA? ACT: 35.”
4.04 out of ??? 5.0? For CS I suggest applying early. It is a competitive major. If he gets deferred he can submit mid-year grades that bring up his GPA.
4.04 weighted. Some APs are for weighted for 5 and others for 4. His unweighted is around 3.7 but the does not calculate unweighted. Doesn’t UIUC require teacher recommendations?
Applying with a 3.684 UW gpa and 4.647 W gpa with a 32 act and 33 superscore to Stats&CS major. My extracurriculars are extremely good and my essay is around a 8 or 9 out of 10. I’m also in state and applying EA. My gpa went from a 3.67 freshman year to a 3.47 sophomore year to a 3.915 junior year and I took 4 APs junior year and 2 sophomore year
@PunnamJ As I mentioned above, UIUC does not want any recommendations, teacher or otherwise. https://admissions.illinois.edu/FAQ/applicant-freshman and open "Do you accept letters of recommendation or other additional materials?
@diekuz89, you can see last two year’s middle 50% range for your desired
major here https://myillini.illinois.edu/Programs/MajorDetail/10KV0464BSLA The GPA given is unweighted. You are within that range, although in the lower half of that range. Having higher junior year with 4 APs is a positive. Be aware that UIUC does not use the essay section of the ACT or SAT tests and does not superscore tests. Also, OOS and in-state are evaluated for admission the same, except that in-state is favored when deciding admission for the second choice majors in an application.
@drusba so will the junior year gpa help me a lot? And also I just recently found out that UIUC looks at the highest sections across multiple tests, but does not form a new composite- so basically superscore.
That statement you found about using highest subscores is over-generalized. What happens is that colleges/departments may consider certain higher section scores from a second test with a lower composite than the first. For example, the engineering college will give consideration to a higher math score in a second test, but not other subscores. The same will happen with. CS/Stats in A&S. Grade improvement can be a plus factor but the decision depends on most everything in the file, so trying to say something has a “lot” of effect is simply speculation when you are dealing on the individual level of review. It helps but it is still only part of the evaluation.
what estimated % chance do I have of getting in? My extra-curriculars are very good btw including 2 amazing internships, and many more CS/math ecs along with 100+ volunteer hours and other clubs I diversified in.
What chance do I have for Comp Sci
Out of State
ACT-35
SAT-1540
GPA-5.23/6
Rank-35/476
Subjects- Math 2-800; Biology M- 770
10 AP’s by end of high school
6 taken so far 5’s on all
CS and math extracurriculars and classes throughout
HOSA Vice President, Varsity Basketball, Competitive Programming, Tutoring, Etc
Chance Me
UIUC Math&CS
White Female
SAT - 1500 (780M, 720E)
Subject Test - 800 Math 2, 730 Bio E
GPA W - 4.61
GPA UW - 4.0
Rank - No class rankings, in top 10%
AP - (Calc BC AB subscore - 5, Calc BC - 5, Bio - 5, CS Principles - 5, Psych - 5)
Current Courses: AP Spanish, AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, AP CSA, Science Fiction, Linear Algebra, Poly Sci, Dual Enrollment Multivariable Calculus
Strong EC’s and Essay
My daughter has been accepted to the dance program (via audition) and has submitted her academic application. We’re OOS, though, and I have a feeling that we’re unlikely to get enough aid for it to be within reach cost-wise.
Chance me
UIUC AeroE
In State
Biracial Female
SAT- 1500 (750 on both)
ACT- 35
Subj- 780 Math, 690 Physics
W GPA- 4.95
UW GPA- 3.86
No class rank
Will have taken 7 APs by graduation
2 sports (cross country/track) with captain in one
Not many clubs, four years of music (two in top audition group), published in school lit magazine, went to WYSE camp this summer where I worked with the head of undergrad aeroE admissions for a week
My son submitted the EA before deadline, but the uiuc email said that admission decision will be released in March. Should it be mid of December?
@blasterli, my daughter submitted he app in mid Oct, email said
"Admission Notification
Students who meet our early action deadline of November 1 will receive a status update in mid-December. Students who apply after our early action deadline or who don’t receive a final decision in December will be notified in early March. We’ll send you an email with the exact day and time your decision will be released. "
When we log in in to her myillini it says
"Status: Complete
Your status will be updated in mid-December. "
thanks! We will check it tonight