Hello! , I am in need of some feedback.
I recently applied to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaigne (UIUC) as a transfer applicant for the upcoming fall term of 2018. I have been anxious & paranoid for over a week now because I simply have no clue regarding my chances for admission.
Before I explain my overall credentials, I want to point out that I was thankfully able to make transfer application well after the UIUC transfer application deadline for Fall 2018, which was roughly two months ago back in March, because my petition for late transfer application was approved by UIUC.
Now, my credentials…
-High School GPA’s:
I have two H.S. GPA’s because I went to two schools…*
Freshman year: At my local public high school (4.00 GPA)
Sophomore-Senior years: I transferred to a catholic high school, after my freshman year, where they had a work-study program. I had to work one day a week at an internship in downtown Chicago and I had college level classes the other four days of the work week. I struggled a good bit at this school & ended up graduating with a (2.81 GPA) here.
-My ACT: ( Composite 20 )
-College GPA:
I got the following grades (B, A-, B+, & A-) in my only semester at a 4-year university & I have a (3.43 overall college GPA) on 16 graded credits. All in all, I have 32 college credits overall to date because I took AP exams in H.S.
Overall, I have a good amount of quality extra-curricular activities in high school (my best one being Studying Abroad two weeks in Germany for STEM classes after my junior year of H.S.) & I was involved in intramural sports this past semester in college. Also, the major I applied to at UIUC requires applicants to have a college GPA of at least a 2.5 overall and I currently have a 3.43. However, since I will be making application with just 16 graded college credits under my belt, UIUC will have to look at my high school GPA’s and ACT score.
I don’t know guys, what do you think? Will my low GPA at my private high school (2.81) and subpar ACT score (20 composite) get me denied? I feel like I did well in my application essay, I got good grades in my only semester of college, & in my application I was able to explain why I struggled at the private school I transferred into. However, I simply cannot come to terms with my chances on transfer admission into UIUC : / …
Please help! What do ya’ll think? Do I have a shot to get into UIUC?