Would Love to go to UIUC!!! Any Chance?

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
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<p>please chance me, i would love to know if its worth it for me to apply!</p>

<p>Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Caucasian/Hispanic
Residency: Washington State (geographical diversity?)</p>

<p>*Go to a very competitive public school in Washington- ranked 50th best public school in the nation.</p>

<p>*GPA- 3.52 (UW) 3.75 (W) *Excellent upward grade trend.
*ACT- 25</p>

<p>*Senior Schedule:
AP Senior English
Honors Health (ASPEN)
AP Psychology
AP Statistics
AP Environmental Science
Leadership
AP American Gov.</p>

<p>*Teacher & counselor recs- excellent, lots of thought put into both.
*Essays- very good.</p>

<p>*Extracurriculars-
-4 year varsity tennis letter winner (district qualifier)- 9-12th grade
^Most inspirational award, coaches award, most improved award
-Captain of my club tennis team
-Gold Medal at the Jewish Olympics in Austin, Texas
-Play in competitive tournaments locally
-Senior Class Historian- 12
-Class Senator- 9-12
-President and Founder of Sports Debate Club- 10-12
-Member of Key Club- 11-12
-Web Master of Invisible Children Club - 11-12
-Member of A.S.P.E.N.-12 (Had to try-out)
- Head Tennis Pro during the summer at a Private Club. (25 hrs a week)
-Community service award for completing a certain amount of volunteer hours
Volunteer work at a local tennis club, through Key Club, camp counselor, district wide volunteering events, and various other events. (200+ hours)</p>

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<p>bump 10 char!</p>

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<p>Well, first off, UIUC is EXTREMELY stats based. A 25 from an OOS isn't going to impress them very much. Also, they don't accept letters of rec (they say that they tended to judge based on the teacher's writing rather than the student - this is a lie.)</p>

<p>On the other hand, if your tennis is good enough to get you recruited, you stand a chance. They are looking to increase geographical diversity, and if you claim that you are Hispanic, a URM status certainly can't hurt. I'd say that you have a fair shot, but if you could bring up that ACT it would help. Did you take any APs last year? That may help if you got a 4-5.</p>

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<p>i dont think i am good enough to play tennis... due to them being in the same division as powerhouses such as Ohio St. Big DI schools ya know. Ummm so i have been looking into UWisconsin and it seems they accept much more OOS and they accept recs which is very good for me. Would you guys say i have a better shot there than UIUC?</p>

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<p>bump, thanks a lot!</p>

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<p>hello out there... anyone??</p>

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<p>basically do i have any hope/chance at LAS at UIUC?</p>

<p>my essays will be top notch btw.</p>

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<p>bump please, would love to know</p>

<p>i also do not need financial aid so i would be paying for full OOS tuition if accepted... dont they want some of those students?? help</p>

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<p>pleas please bumpo to post 7 and 8 thanks.</p>

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<p>I think your ACT will be the problem at Wisconsin, as well.</p>

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<p>Maybe try taking the SAT as well. Who knows? Maybe you'll get a better score. (I can't really imagine that concept going in reverse though. LOL.)</p>

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<p>jeez, chill out a little...it's gettin' to be the end of the semester, and a lot of us have more finals to deal with than we like to think about. As the others have said, your ACT score is rather unimpressive. Your GPA is ok, and a strong senior schedule is good. Extracurriculars are extensive, and that helps. Really could go either way. Get that ACT score up, and do really well with your courses this year, and your chances will improve significantly.</p>