University of Illinois Transfer

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<p>So currently I'm a freshman studying chemical engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and I'm thinking that I want to transfer to the Urbana-Champaign campus. I applied to UIUC my senior year, was deferred, waitlisted, and finally denied into their engineering program (not even placed into DGS, which is weird given my ACT and GPA surely shouldn't have been a problem). I have done an ample amount of extracurriculars in high school, 3 AP courses (chemistry, gov, and microecon), and I've been in a club for first semester at UIC that involves community service. Anyway, I want to transfer to UIUC, but they don't allow chemical engineering transfers unless I'm a junior transfer (I assume they'd place me in DGS or regular chemistry, like someone else's thread I've read). I'm doing relatively well at UIC now and have credit for AP chemistry (10 hours). Next semester I'm taking organic I, calc II, english, and macroecon. My question is, is it worth transferring to UIUC and being placed into chemistry or DGS and then transferring to their engineering college, or should I wait another year? The reasons I really want to transfer in the first place are: 1) I've had more fun there in a weekend than a semester at UIC. 2) I'd be closer to my friends. 3) Higher ranking.</p>

<p>ACT: 26 (retaking in December in hopes of a higher score)
GPA (HS): 3.27</p>

<p>P.S. I'm also planning on taking calc III and physics summer 2014.</p>

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<p>I would imagine they don’t even care about the ACT score if you wait another year since you will likely have more than 30 transferable credits. Honestly, that is probably you best bet. Just focus on your studies at UIC and get a high GPA and move on to UIUC from there straight into chemical engineering.</p>

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<p>I agree with boneh3ad. If you are concerned about not getting in or fear your HS GPA and ACT will hold you back from being directly admitted to the chemical engineering program then just stay at UIC for another semester and then your ACT score won’t even be needed when you apply. Best of luck!</p>

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<p>@boneh3ad @Giuseppe thanks guys, but @giuseppe i think you misunderstand. the fact is that lower division students are not accepted directly in the first place, it’s just the way it works over there. i would need to be transferring at least into my junior year or have 60 credits. if i don’t meet that requirement, i’m placed into chemistry by default (which isn’t bad by any means, as I’d get my prereqs out of the way and take some electives). another example is bioengineering, which doesn’t accept any division transfer. you’re either accepted first year or not at all.</p>