Can any of the experts chance my DS for UIUC CS (Engg)
Illinois resident.
UW=3.95, W=4.986
SAT = 1580 Composite (780 R/W 800 M)
12 AP’s
E.C’s:
-Co-captain of debate team (4yrs)
-Varsity Tennis (4yrs)
-National Honors Society
-Hospital Volunteering (150 hrs)
-ISRA (illinois summer research academy)-50 hours
-Summer research internship at a well known software company (50hrs)
-Senior Citizen Home volunteering (50 hrs)
-Volunteer tutor for kids with special needs (40 hrs)
National Student Leadership conference in Medicine (2 week camp)
Major Awards:
All-state in debate, numerous awards in local tournaments.
Research Presentation at ISRA
Publication pending, will not know till December.
He’ll be a competitive candidate, and being in-state definitely helps him. Has he taken any CS classes, and are any of his ECs CS-related? Those would be the weak spots, if any in his application. I don’t think they will affect him too much because UIUC values GPA and rigor over ECs. Having those or not could make a difference at other CS-competitive colleges, however.
Your DS has some very competitive stats that definitely put him in the running. I would make sure he really focuses on his passion for CS in his essay to put the icing on the cake. Admissions to CS is a crapshoot for even the best qualified, such as your DS, so stand out with the essay. Best of Luck!
@Groundwork2022 Thanks for your response. He has some ECs but are not too strong. ex. he did not have a job in SW firm over the summer. He did a 1 week internship at a local big software company and apart from that his research over summer has been in a lab where the exp was mostly related to Bio-medical. Also what do you mean by Rigor in terms of course work ?
I think it is a good target major, but obviously CS-Engineering is very competitive. Definitely pick a second major, a backup safety school or both of course.