<p>(This is for my sister)</p>
<p>GPA: 4.0 weighted (4 AP's)
ACT: 27 overall (retook recently, may be a little higher)
Rank: Within Top 10 percent
Location: In-State (Very competetive public HS in Illinois)
ECs: newspaper, community service, dance, sports (none too heavily involved tho)
Assume: Applying very early, good essay</p>
<p>I'm not sure of the admission difficulty for in-state, so any feedback is most welcome</p>
<p>In. i wouldnt say definitely, though, bc ive known a lot of people with better stats than that who didnt get in for some reason, but a lot with lower stats who did. its hard to say, but id say In. is she going to be a junior in HS?</p>
<p>That's good to hear - she just finished her junior year, and is going to be a senior in the fall. </p>
<p>Anyone else?</p>
<p>Her chances may vary depending on the major she applies for. I'd say she has a good shot at the College of Liberal and Sciences, but her chances go down a bit if she applies for an engineering major. </p>
<p>In general, in-state admissions is really numbers based. If you're in-state and have stats that are above certain cut-off numbers, you have a good chance of getting in, assuming you apply early.</p>
<p>Depends on the major. Looks good for LAS, less so for Engineering or Business. Knowing the exact class rank would also be useful.</p>
<p>Thanks for the comments guys. She's about 80 out of 800, definitely going to apply early, and most probably to LAS. However, she's also potentially interested in architecture [in the Fine Arts school]. Is that more or less competetive to get into than LAS? Is internal transfer or dual degree with the Fine Arts school relatively easy or difficult? Thanks</p>
<p>I'm not in the College of FAA, but I was able to find some info for you. Here are the stats for students admitted to architecture:</p>
<p>Middle 50% Range of 2004 Admitted Students
High School Percentile Rank 86%-96%
ACT score 26-30
SAT equivalent score 1150-1340</p>
<p>You can use this link below to compare the above stats with stats from other LAS majors.</p>
<p>As a side note, if your sister applies to LAS, then she could possibly play the "Major Game." It's basically where she tries to figure out which major has the least competition or historically attracts less students. It's generally easier to switch majors within LAS than it is to switch to a major that's in another college because you usually have to apply for transfer into the other college. However, switching into another college is always an option as long as she does well academically her first year or two. </p>
<p>I hear that the Architecture program can be pretty brutal in and of itself, so I don't think a dual degree would be very feasible. As long as students do well in their first year; however, it seems fairly easy for them to transfer into architecture after freshman year. Basically, students take a bunch of general education requirements their first year and then they can apply for transfer into Architecture. The only drawback is that you kind of get late start because people admitted as freshman to Architecture start taking design classes their freshman year. You can find more info here:</p>
<p>If you look around U of I's admissions and departmental websites you can usually find some decent admissions data because U of I tends to be pretty up front with that sort of information.</p>
<p>Harri, thank you for all this information; it is very useful. </p>
<p>If anyone else has any further comments or suggestions, please post them!</p>
<p>urban planning is a good loophole. its kind of sinilar to architecture, so that may be a good idea for her if shes worried.</p>
<p>I say any major is a shoe-in but business or engineering. Business is hard to get into but Top Ten makes it much better so I say in. Engineering might actually be easier b/c she is a girl. No offense but girls get in with lesser scores I hear (actually a lot of girls have told me this about their friends who got in unprepared and had lower scores. I have this same complaint about Hispanics but that is a whole other story.)</p>
<p>Gluck to your sister. Apply early. Check often.</p>
<p>who knows what stats theyre looking for....130 out of about 630 of the graduating seniors from my school this year were ACCEPTED at u of i....im not sure how many applied though...</p>
<p>20-25 out of 330 my school this year. My year was a freak year (after a year when a high 10-15 went) a good 40-something students (out of 400) were accepted. Ridiculous. You must go to Carl Sandburg or Naperville. Those are some major filter schools.</p>