<p>Hi! I am a senior in highschool and applied to University of Illinois in September. I am beginning to get very nervous about my chances of getting in. I applied to the AHS college and am an Illinois resident. Here is some of my information. </p>
<p>Attend private highschool
ACT: 31
GPA: ~4.3
Grades: Got mostly As a few Bs all three years except for two separate semester classes I received Cs. One was AP US History, one was Honors Chemistry.
Essays were very good I think.
Extra curriculurs: I listed 18 awards/activities including National Honors Society, 4 year honor roll, Illinois State Scholar, AP Scholar, volunteer at a nursing home, employee at a nursing home, volunteer for summer baseball program for disabled children, and multiple sports and service clubs at my school. </p>
<p>However, I am very, very nervous that those semester Cs will exclude me from admission. Do you think my ACT, GPA, and extra curriculars will balance them out? Or will I be denied because of them. I know that U of I looks for all As, but will they consider that they were very challenging courses? Thank you for your feedback. </p>
It depends on what part of the college in Illinois you’re applying to. You will get in without a doubt to anything besides Engineering. Engineering might be the one thing you have a 50-75% of getting in to. Having state residency helps. The middle 50% ACT score for their engineering department is 31-34, but the lower 60% is most likely in-state, so you should be fine. They like class rigor and a high GPA, so you shouldn’t have too much trouble.