<p>I really like UIUC a lot, but I can't set my heart on only one school. Admission can sometimes can be a bit random, and I can be rejected even though I deserve admission. So I want to find 2-3 more colleges that is very similar to UIUC in terms of diversity, selectivity, and academics (the big 3 that concerns me the most). I want to major in architecture and minor in mathematics. Can you guys help by naming a few? I would really appreciate it. Thanks.</p>
<p>PS. I live in New York State. I would prefer colleges anywhere in the US, preferably out of New York City. Also, do take into account of OOS.</p>
<p>Hmm... in my mind, I always assosciated UIUC with University of Michigan for some reason even though apparently, those two schools are rivals. They're pretty similiar in size (Michigan is, of course, bigger), selectivity (I think Michigan is at 50% and UIUC is at 68%) and of course, academics.</p>
<p>Actually Wildcherry, UIUC is exactly as large as Michigan...possibly even larger, especially at the undergraduate level. I think UIUC has over 30,000 undergrads whereas Michigan has under 25,000 undergrads. Overall, Michigan has fewer than 40,000 students and UIUC has more than 40,000. </p>
<p>If you want schools that are similar to UIUC, here are a few:</p>
<p>Purdue University-West Lafayette
University of California-Berkeley
University of California-Los Angeles
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
University of Texas-Austin
University of Wisconsin-Madison</p>
<p>U of Iowa doesn't get much attention on this site, but it's a nice place with surprisingly excellent academics. I went there for a while and was surprised how much different it was than I expected (the terrain there is not flat, the students were very sharp, profs were approachable, etc.) It's significantly smaller than other similar Big 10 schools, and you notice the difference.</p>
<p>I just finished browsing around University of Texas-Austin's website. one thing that caught my eye was the "Essay" section. Why do we need to write so many (A to G)?!?!?!?!</p>
<p>You choose only 2 of them.... usually essay A and essay B. Some of the other are for you to choose, and some of it are for special applications to honors, scholarship, specific colleges. So all in all, just write essay A and essay B</p>
<p>"would you consider GA tech similar to UIUC?"</p>
<p>No, because it is really a different type of school. UIUC is a large balanced university when it comes to offerrings (business, LAS, engineering, aviation, agriculture, fine arts, and other colleges). GTech is mostly science, math and engineering, and its more than 3 to 1 male to female ratio reflects that. It has no desire to be a UIUC or other universities like it.</p>
<p>"I am going to look more into University of Texas-Austin. Is this school more selective for OOS applicants than UIUC?"</p>
<p>UTexas is more selective than UIUC for OOS. UIUC, in evaluating admission, treats OOS the same as in-state -- you don't need higher GPA/test scores than in-state. Texas definitely favors in-state and you usually need to be a cut above the average in-state admittee to even be considered.</p>