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List your unweighted GPA, any SAT /ACT scores, and ECs. What majors are you going into?
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What are the chances of getting into UIUC with the following
SAT is 1510, unweighted GPA 3.842 is 9 APs including senior year and 6 Dual enrollment courses.Applying for Linguistics and CS, I am out of state(CA) Will EA help?
Daughter applied on 9/18 via the common app. In State, GPA 4.3W/3.98UW, SAT 1480, 7APs, Marketing major. Fingers crossed!
Hello,
Applying to UIUC , EA , Nov 1. Are these question optional ? Want to be sure before we submit. Thanks
Explain any challenges (outside of COVID-related) you have faced throughout your academic career, including the dates or timeline below.
If you have a low grade or a drop in grades that you have not already explained, do so below.
That is my understanding. These questions give you the opportunity to provide context, if needed, for grades that might make an admissions officer, say, “that’s weird, I wonder what happened there?”
I have also heard the director of admissions say they place very little emphasis on freshman grades, because they know a lot of kids have a hard time with that transition to high school. And since this year‘s seniors transitioned to high school during Covid, I suspect a lot of them had weird grading freshman year. Some kids might’ve done badly being remote; some kids might have been pass-fail; some might have grade inflation. For these sorts of issues, the best source to address this is the school counselor in the counselor letter.
If your child had an issue that was truly specific just to your child, you could address it in these places. For example, if Covid touched your family in a way that put stress on your student more so than the rest of the school population. Or if your child had a concussion at one point during high school and that affected grades, etc.
But there is no need to go looking for something to add. It’s ok to leave these blank.
Thank you.