By 17% of the rate, not 17 percentage points. A 25% acceptance rate would drop to 20.8%, not 8%.
But that assumes a consistent yield, which I don’t think is necessarily true. Given that each student they accept has also applied to more schools than before, the yield rate is likely to drop. I suspect accept rates will be very similar in total. Of course, the heavy increase in applicants is mostly being seen at the top schools.
correct that is what I meant as well. 17 point drop will create a short squeeze… 
Just got an email from UIUC titled " Your admission decision will be available soon" Did anyone receive this?
Yes we got one around 6:35 pm EST
OK, they are making us more anxious 
The process at UIUC is much better than that at UT Austin. Although I am not happy with their combining EA and RD decisions, they are at least very transparent so we know when to expect the results. This helps a lot.
that email almost gave me a heart attack. I’m really nervous about this decision
has anyone applied sustainable design for their first choice major? have only heard about political science or cs majors so far
Son got into GT (CS) last month. Awaiting decision from UIUC (CS). Waiting on other schools as well. They don’t come out until 1st week of April.
Yep, the Ivies are the April ones Good luck to your son!
Thanks @srparent15. Good look to yours well. Take care…
Didn’t receive anything, is this a bad sign? 
I don’t think so, i got it 7 hours ago so maybe you can check your mail once and be sure to check the junk folder.
Congrats! If it were between just GT and UIUC, which one would he choose and why?
Anyone else an actuarial science major? Wishing I switched my second (accounting) to first choice. At least I’ll save $5k freshman year
I believe you can “appeal” your decision to apply for a different program if you want to do that.
“We are currently experiencing technical issues. Our myIllini application may be unavailable. We are working to resolve the problem and apologize for the inconvenience.”
Does this mean they r working on updating decisions in the portal? Maybes it’s nothing idk
huh, mine is working fine
I can still access the portal to check the status.
I received the same message when I checked a few hours ago!