UIUC!!! (2022-2023)

[tender matrix]

fr at cal no internship??

depends

we have a huge asian population

[arctic barn]

W

[tender matrix]

so it wont be too different from cal in that respect

[tall mirage]

well i mean even if theres more, its harder to get

compared to uiuc

[tender matrix]

well I suppose so

[tall mirage]

also uiuc has the research park

[arctic barn]

uiuc prob has connections to Chicago companies right?

[tall mirage]

yea

[tender matrix]

oh yea research park is a W

yea we have a lot of connections to quant firms

[tall mirage]

wait is the research park lwk reserved for uiuc students

[tender matrix]

so a lot of people love to come here for quant

[tender matrix]

yea

only for us

[tall mirage]

OMG

[tender matrix]

most of the positions require you to be a UIUC student

and they have a bunch of career fairs

at the union

[tall mirage]

YES

[late crest]

my asian brothers ❤️

[tall mirage]

THATS WHY IM TALKING ABOUT

bruh

[tender matrix]

orz

[arctic barn]

ugh it's becoming too attractive

[tender matrix]

I applied to a few no reply tho so far

LOL

[tall mirage]

cal u gotta compete with the entire bay area 💀

[tender matrix]

💀

that is true

chicago companies are nice

im a freshmen

got into the final rounds

but they put me on waitlist

cause my ass was lazy and did the interview at the last possible moment

[calm thistle]

uiuc has interviews??

[tall mirage]

wait were u the guy who made the reddit post about seeing ur admisions file

(wrong reply lmao)

[tender matrix]

well like there are companies that visit

[late crest]

he talking about jobs

[tender matrix]

yea

[tall mirage]

OMG

[calm thistle]

oh

[tall mirage]

OHHH

[tender matrix]

so a lot of companies visit

and then I applied to some

I got back from one of them

bit I did it too late

[pliant lion]

😔

[tender matrix]

so im on waitlist now 😭

I just did another interview today

praying that works out 🤞

[arctic barn]

so p much UIUC has you settled in Chicago

[tender matrix]

p much yes

well the interview I did today was a milwaukee company

and some madison companies seem to give us interviews

so like

anywhere in the mid west is fair game

but like cali companies fine too

[late crest]

is chicago diff from the stereotypes u see on the internet?

[tender matrix]

I mean its not bad

I havent stayed there long term

[arctic barn]

there's just so many to miss out

[tender matrix]

but its a nice city to visit

[arctic barn]

you'll def get one

[tender matrix]

yea 🙏

[tall mirage]

just stay out of the inner city areas and its fine

low cost of living too

and good infra

[tender matrix]

dude champaign is so low cost

im paying like 650 / month for rent next year

[pliant lion]

Illinois is a good state to live in, tbh

[tender matrix]

and I have my own bathroom

and share a kitchen with one other person

and included utilities

[tender matrix]

fr

[late crest]

W

[calm thistle]

snow is only con

[tender matrix]

also if u like chinese food

u'll love uiuc

we have like very very close to authentic chinese food

[tall mirage]

what about indian food

lol

[arctic barn]

less than other places in midwest

[tender matrix]

and indian food apparently here is good too

lots of indians

[arctic barn]

plenty of indians in chicago

[tender matrix]

they have diwali celebrations in the union

during the holiday

a huge diwali party actually

[arctic barn]

bay area to illinois is not much diff demographics wise

[tender matrix]

yea lmaooo

asian food is covered pretty much

there are more asian restaurants than american ones

on green street

[drifting pilot]

cs+x sounds cooler

[lean jackal]

math + cs is lower acceptance rate than cs + x right?

[karmic atlas]

zamn what

these are highly skewed tho tbf

[patent sundial]

What site

[karmic atlas]

no reported acceptances since 2019

[karmic atlas]

my HS

[patent sundial]

Oh

[sudden geode]

naviance be like

[lean jackal]

Wish my school had naviance

[patent sundial]

the scattergrams on naviance broke

like when i click on them, nothing happens at all

[sudden geode]

reload and hope

that happens to be a lot and sometimes you lowkey just gotta wave your mouse around and hope

its whack af

[idle heart]

Do you know anyone in CS/GGIS? Sorry for the random question but I’ve quite literally never have seen or heard of anyone who’s doing it besides a few random Reddit questions

[idle heart]

this is insane omg? I get a closet with that here

[tender matrix]

Ye it's one of the lower ones

[tender matrix]

I know one, but barely know

It's a cool program you can't go wrong with any CS + x

[tender matrix]

Ye Champaign cheap af

[cerulean beacon]

Y’all have a Meijers?

[tender matrix]

Yes we do

But I don't like meijiers kekw

I usually go to Costco or walmart

[lean jackal]

Damn forgot those existed

Used to live in Springfield, IL now I'm in the southwest

[cerulean beacon]

I used to live in Chicago. Moved to East Coast now💀

[velvet oasis]

hiii! ok so for the "if u chose a 2nd choice major.. why", am i supposed to cite specific UIUC programs that will help me with it or just like, explain myself in why i chose it hahaha

[tall mirage]

its just a why major essay

so talk about ur background, ECs, hobbies, etc

[velvet oasis]

ok ty :) thank god lowk i was doing that anyways 😭 woulda been worried if i had to cherrypick some specific programs for it

150 word count limit be a little rough when i have to do that

[opal geyser]

did u guys answer the academic challenges essays

[tall mirage]

i didnt

answer it if its relevant for you

[grand island]

if I apply for math but half my ECs are for comp sci will they think I'm only applying for math cause its safer than CS?

[tight dagger]

They have an essay for you to talk abt your interests

[fallow orbit]

Idts UIUC cares that much

[tight dagger]

Make it good

[tender matrix]

No

But if u wanna switch to cs + math I'd say go to another school lol

[grand island]

yeah not expecting that

[cerulean beacon]

My ecs are Premed 💀

And I applied psych and Biochem

I hope they take me

Illinois is good school

[tender matrix]

Yea I dun think psych is very competitive

Neither is biochem

Orz good luck 🤞

[fallow orbit]

Real competition for Intl Asian CS

[tender matrix]

fr

[lean forge]

Lol

Business all the way for me

Just sent my app

And knew that apparently according to us news uiuc is #5 for cs 💀💀💀

Crazy

[fallow orbit]

I have to complete my last essay

[lean forge]

Its fine

U prob gonna get on ur 1st major

[fallow orbit]

bruh you dont even know my stats

[lean forge]

If ur stats is worse then a 32/42 in in then idk man 💀

[velvet oasis]

whast 32/42

[lean forge]

We do total scores lol

So each subject is outa 7

7 being slightly higher than a 5AP

And we take 6 subjects for 2 years

The subjects are longer with units covering many topics

We got a test at the end of 2 years

[lean forge]

Like econ

We do 4 units

Intro to econ

Macro

Micro

International trade

Literally goes from 3 sub units to 10 or 11 for micro 💀

Same level as ap or could be higher idk 🤷‍♂️

[tender matrix]

is today the day to submit?

I think it is, i saw something about it on the insta

[lean forge]

Yessir 😂

Its the day

[velvet oasis]

ehh if im applying to cs+stats and im doing the "explain an experience youve had that is related to your major" essay, is it okay if i talk abt AI? like i think the stats part of the major is tripping me up bc idk if i should mention it SPECIFICALLY or not

[arctic barn]

what is the admission chances diff between CS and Stats&CS

[tender matrix]

Yea I talked about AI

But you should mention pure stats I was criticized for not doing so

[tender matrix]

Like the difference between 4 ~ 8% vs 10 ~ 15%

CS + stats is one of the hardest CS + x to get into but easier than Grainger CS

[polar nymph]

hi, for uiuc do I have to submit my own final report? or that should submit it my counselor?

[late crest]

As in final grades?

[polar nymph]

yes, I'm an international student and I graduated on December so I already have my final grades

[late crest]

Counselor or if your school has like online services that sends for you like Parchment or Naviance

[arctic barn]

i thought it wasn't a CS + X program?

[polar nymph]

and if my counselor already sent my final grades to the first colleges I have applied but yesterday I applied to a new one, do I have to ask him to send it again to this new college? or is not necessary

sorry for all the questions

[tender matrix]

Yea it's not

But idk it's convenient to say CS + x lol

[velvet oasis]

ooo icic thank u!!. im just a little unsure on how exactly to approach pure stats within the topic hahaha. like i have a completely different topic that is related to stats but also its like not written as well (more technical/mechanical/zzz) but if it would be better i can switch my topic

[polar nymph]

great, thanks!

[tender matrix]

I feel like you could also talk about data analysis

thats also quite stat based

it doesn't necessarily have to be technical either

[echo robin]

Is UIUC information + data sciences hard to get in

[tender matrix]

not really

its new

the IS acc rate is like 70% so I dont think it would be much lower than that

[late crest]

so ur telling me i have a a good shot getting in as IS is my 2nd major

[tender matrix]

yes

but if you wanna do CS

do not come here for IS

because its almost a completely different thing

[late crest]

nvm just checked. i have statistics as 2nd major

[tender matrix]

thats even better

stats >>> IS

no bias 😎

[late crest]

prob had IT for another school when i told u the other day

[tender matrix]

ahh

yea IS here I dont wanna like slander it

[late crest]

is Stats worth going if im doing cs

[tender matrix]

but it needs development

[tender matrix]

stats + cs minor i heard is a nice combo

stats here is very programming based if you want it to be

[late crest]

nice

not as impossible as UW

[tender matrix]

its hard

but not impossible ofc

4% oos vs 2% oos

💀

uw is mad

hard

yea

[late crest]

only bc its in seattle

[tender matrix]

13%

I think

[tender matrix]

yep and because they love instate way more than UIUC

oh yea only thing that sucks abt cs minor

is its hard to sign up for cs electives

but if you have a 3.2 gpa and above

you get auto admisson into uiuc cs masters degree

[late crest]

then we just take core classes?

[tender matrix]

yep

the CS sequence

you need to take like 4 core courses

and 2 electives

the 4 core courses are almost guaranteed

[late crest]

does uiuc like cs extracurriculars in ur doing cs?

[tender matrix]

not sure about it, but I dont remember so?

I know psu oos cs is a safety

[tender matrix]

yea

ECs are important

yea

and its still a top 30 cs school

Rutgers is nice too for a safety

[late crest]

so happens to be the one school i accidentally put no sat 😭

[tender matrix]

umass amherst should also be target level for oos CS

[late crest]

mines r solid but only 2 for cs

didn't double check

100% my fault

[tender matrix]

that should be fine

oh yea UW madison doenst admit by major

so its gonna be easier to get in for CS compared to direct admit schools for it

also yea UW-Madison places higher than UMass amherst for CS

and overall for that matter

[late crest]

don't like uw mad community

tho

[tender matrix]

lol

its in a nice city tho

campus is very beautiful

[late crest]

this yes but heard it isn't a safe campus

[tender matrix]

UIUC is not safe either imo LOL

we are like top in crime for some reason

124 shootings last year

[late crest]

chicago carrying 💪

[tender matrix]

💀

[late crest]

in uiuc or chicago

[pearl smelt]

thoughts on math + cs minor?

[tender matrix]

UIUC

[tender matrix]

same as the stats thing I mentioned

[late crest]

uh uh uh

[tender matrix]

its pretty based

[pearl smelt]

woo

[tender matrix]

well champaign at least

mostly outside campus

[pearl smelt]

although chances are

im probably not gonna do uiuc

[tender matrix]

champaign used to be very safe but recently we kinda urbanized and somehow crime rose

[late crest]

scaring me man

[pearl smelt]

bc ive already gotten into a pretty solid state school w a bit of a scholarship

[tender matrix]

😭

[tender matrix]

just be careful

[late crest]

another reason i like uiuc is bc they have a strong chinese community

[tender matrix]

campus can get dangerous at night but chances are you are safe

[tender matrix]

are you chinese

[late crest]

yes

[tender matrix]

yea same

[late crest]

chinese american tho

[tender matrix]

thats the biggest reason I went

yea im chinese intl but also chiense american

there is a ton of asian american clubs here

so you'll def enjoy that if you come

[late crest]

born nyc so crime is nothing new 😂

[pearl smelt]

this is very specific but

[tender matrix]

and there is so much close to authentic food here

[pearl smelt]

does the glowsticking club still exist

[tender matrix]

oooo i dont remember

[pearl smelt]

if you know

bc i saw an article about it

[late crest]

any spicy szechuan food?

[pearl smelt]

but it was from 2010

💀

[tender matrix]

not as spicy as I want it 😭

but spicier than other american place Ive been

its not close in pain to actual sichuan food tho

kekw

[late crest]

well that's good yeah i like spicy stuff

[tender matrix]

yea I havent seen anything by them recently

we have a balloon animal club

I wanna join but no time

[tender matrix]

we mostly are sichuan food

[late crest]

how does that work? lol

[tender matrix]

but there is that one place on campus

with the best 卤肉饭

[late crest]

umass u have some competition

[tender matrix]

its almost as good as the ones I get at home

[tender matrix]

I have no idea, i think they teach you have to make balloon animals

[tender matrix]

LOL

nah umass can't beat us

[late crest]

what about fu ji fei pian

[tender matrix]

UIUC has the largest chinese international population in the whole american univeristy system

[tender matrix]

i dont remember if i had any

but im p sure they have it here

the food is actually quite close to authentic

but it depends on where you go

[late crest]

going to make my broken mandarin feel sad lol

[tender matrix]

lol

tbh the asian americans and chinese intls dont interact at all

its kinda weird

[tender matrix]

but honestly a good way to practice

I wouldn't be scared of speaking chinese

[late crest]

would u say it's bc of the english barrier?

[pearl smelt]

i feel like theres culture barrier too in a way

[tender matrix]

Yea a lot of intl students suck at English

[pearl smelt]

i have a friend over at northwestern

[tender matrix]

Yea that too

[pearl smelt]

and he says its the same there

w the intls

[tender matrix]

Asian Americans have an almost completely different culture than Chinese intls

And I think some don't wanna interact cause it seems "FOB"y

Lol that's the feeling I get sometimes

[late crest]

for sure.

[tender matrix]

I have friends on both sides but I can rarely hang out with both groups together

Because too much difference

[late crest]

only worries is intls are going to speak stuff i understand but at the same time not rlly

[tender matrix]

Don't be worried about that

I always tell Asian americans

To just speak confidently

They know ur chinese isn't good

But no need to worry

[pearl smelt]

💀 just the fact that you know mando even remotely is good enough

[tender matrix]

Knowing Chinese is such a huge plus here tbh

[pearl smelt]

im chinese american idk how to read/write and i speak canto not mando

[tender matrix]

I got a research position cuz of it

Kekw

[tender matrix]

Canto is cool

[late crest]

can't read/write either. just know. a little

[tender matrix]

Its fine honestly

[late crest]

speak mando and fuzhounese if there's any at uiuc

[tender matrix]

If you wanna practice there so many ways to do it here

[tender matrix]

There are tons of fuzhounese

Sadly I don't speak their dialect

But they speak Mandarin too

[late crest]

W

[tender matrix]

But yea just talk to intl people

Most of them will be reclusive

But some of them will def try to be friends with u

I say this as an intl looking for more Chinese American friends

[late crest]

going to have to change that with my warming rizz

😂

[tender matrix]

😈

[late crest]

jk

[pearl smelt]

W rizz?

[late crest]

yes. forgot to tell u im also double major. one in rizziology 😎

[tender matrix]

CS + rizz

[late crest]

will change the landscape of major selecting in the future

[tender matrix]

Fr

B.S. in rizzology

[late crest]

wonder what type of companies or industries would take that

real estate for sure

[pearl smelt]

just rizz the company

[tender matrix]

politics

[dim flint]

LOL

i need this class

[echo robin]

oh wowww lol

[echo robin]

i was wondering cuz my friend who applied for that asked if it was possible to switch into a cs + x thing after lol

so im guessing not at all?

(or maybe?)

[tender matrix]

it is

its just hard

[echo robin]

not sure tho cuz any cs + x is prob hard lol

[tender matrix]

yea

[echo robin]

yeah unfortunate

[tender matrix]

IS + DS is also hard to switch into

has the same gpa req as cs +stats

which is 3.67

[echo robin]

Oh

[tender matrix]

all the other cs+x have a 3.5 gpa barrier

except math + cs

[echo robin]

Wait you mean from IS + DS to CS + X?

[tender matrix]

which is also 3.67

[echo robin]

or IS to IS + DS

[tender matrix]

no from any major

to get into IS + DS

3.67 gpa

[echo robin]

Ohhh

[tender matrix]

to get into CS+ stats

3.67

but CS + stats has way more people applying

[echo robin]

Yeah what about other CS + x's

[tender matrix]

and also you have to finish the calculus sequence

[tender matrix]

3.5

gpa

[echo robin]

ahh lol

wait do you have to retake calc btw??

if you already took it in high school

[tender matrix]

if you take calc bc and get a 4 or 5

you get to skip calc 1 and 2

if you can skip calc at uiuc

[echo robin]

yeah i have that

[tender matrix]

do it

its hell

here

[echo robin]

oh yayyy lol

[tender matrix]

you still need calc 3 tho

if ur math + cs

stat + cs

[echo robin]

yeah 😦

[tender matrix]

other cs + x dont need it

[echo robin]

thats multivar right?

[tender matrix]

maybe cs + astro need it

[tender matrix]

yea

[echo robin]

ah damnnn

[arctic barn]

what is the admission rate for Stats major?

i put that as second choice

[tender matrix]

its like

pretty high

40% prolly tbh

[arctic barn]

yeah bc i'm considering data science so lowkey might be the move

[late crest]

me too

[echo robin]

samee

[late crest]

data science is such a good job

[arctic barn]

i hope stats isnt too hard tho

[tender matrix]

nah stats is not bad here

the thing that sucks here about stats

is the calculus seq

did you apply cs+stats

its the easiest way to get into data science imo

[arctic barn]

i got a 5 on the ap calc bc exam so i can use the credit

[arctic barn]

unfortunately no, pure CS

[tender matrix]

thats is very very very nice to have

I did not have that 😭

[tender matrix]

ahh I see gluck

stats major + cs minor

also based

• cse minor if you got enough credits perhaps

[boreal sky]

do u know the in state cs rate bjz

[fallow orbit]

does uiuc care abt essays?

[karmic atlas]

yes

but overall from what I've seen

the stats they take ar ep high so essays that are good are good neough

dont need to be godly

[fallow orbit]

I see

[velvet oasis]

😨 wait should i go test optional for cs+stats if my highest single-session was a 1420?? 😭. my math was a 750

but the commonapp doesnt ask fore the subscoress 😭 just the "highest total score from 1 sitting"

[patent sundial]

test optional imo

whats the 25th-75th for stats

[velvet oasis]

oh someone posted 4 months ago of the major for cs+stats and it said the average was 1478 (supposedly)

[patent sundial]

if it helps, CALS is 1350-1510

which is the college stats falls under

[karmic atlas]

they do

[velvet oasis]

ouuhhhh dear

im oos so is that like a solid "go test optional"

[karmic atlas]

imo no

ur split is 670/750?

[velvet oasis]

yea

[karmic atlas]

your fine

better to submit imo

[velvet oasis]

oki

bruh the reading was just rough af that time 💀 huge ass graph at the very end of the section i was like. ohh wow.

[patent sundial]

tbh i think you should too

you're STEM

[velvet oasis]

where? is it on the portal? or am i dumb hahahah

[tight dagger]

If you go test optional theyll think your score is <1200 is what I’ve found a lot of places

[patent sundial]

plus you'd still be considered for stats if cs doesnt take you

[karmic atlas]

do you mean the math/writing split

[velvet oasis]

yes

[karmic atlas]

or reading, writing, math split

it doesnt let u give full scores

only splits

[velvet oasis]

oh im sorry hahaha its the umm the dual . one . the in the science college the stats/cs major . so its like. my 2nd option is smth in the like psychology school

[karmic atlas]

also j send Uiuc the score report

[velvet oasis]

this is what i put into the (specifically) uiuc commonapp thing but if it shows the score report from commonapp then the split should be there

[karmic atlas]

oh right

yea you can just send them the score report

[patent sundial]

ohhhhh ok lol

nvm then

[tender matrix]

Around 8%

I think

[tender matrix]

Yea go test optional

The avg sat for CS + stats is 1478 last year

[boreal sky]

<3

[tender matrix]

I expect it to be higher this year

[boreal sky]

do yk avg for cs

[tender matrix]

6.7%

[tender matrix]

Oh lol yea that was me 💀

[tender matrix]

Are u oos? And how is ur school with SAT?

They compare you to your schools avg too

[floral walrus]

Is cs + math as selective or more or less than straight cs?

[tender matrix]

Less but more than any CS + x

Except stats maybe

Stats + CS and math + CS around the same rate

[floral walrus]

Okay cool

[tender matrix]

It's around 10~15 from rumors

[floral walrus]

Does oos knock that down any more? Lol

[tender matrix]

Oos is closer to 10

Probably

[floral walrus]

Could be worse ig lol

[tender matrix]

Yea it's not the worst

Abt gatech level

For acc rate

[floral walrus]

How was your first semester? Would recommend uiuc?

[tender matrix]

Very worth it for me

I would 100% recommend

Everyone's so passionate

Lot of cool programs and clubs

Tons of people to meet

Altho that's not specific to uiuc

[floral walrus]

Yeah haha that’s awesome tho

[tender matrix]

Yea

[karmic atlas]

Also i goofed

[tender matrix]

You'll most likely spend your first semester partying actually

[karmic atlas]

I filled srar w mid year grades

[tender matrix]

Or at least having fun

[karmic atlas]

But put my pre midyear gpa

[floral walrus]

W

[tender matrix]

First sem here is chill

[karmic atlas]

My current GPA is 3.86 but it was 3.89

Will they get pissed

[tender matrix]

Nah

[karmic atlas]

Isnt this all four years

[karmic atlas]

Coo

[tender matrix]

For CS?

It gets progressively harder

[karmic atlas]

True

[tender matrix]

More time consuming

[karmic atlas]

Imo can't beat 9ap/ccs coupled w all the other bs i did this year

[warm shard]

wait whats the percentage for oos cs major?

[karmic atlas]

And i still fit in parties

[tight dagger]

You'd be surprised

[arctic barn]

do y'all know anyone who actually got in pure CS lol?

[tight dagger]

I have a friend who got waitlisted last year but that was the closest they got

[warm shard]

wait are you not supposed to apply pure cs?

[tight dagger]

It's really really selective

[arctic barn]

although there's like so many seats

[tender matrix]

4

[karmic atlas]

Not talking about acceptance

Meant work life balance

[warm shard]

oh jeez that’s insane

[arctic barn]

also seems like this year there's a lot of alt major applicants (Ex: stats&cs)?

[karmic atlas]

Wait nm

[tender matrix]

Tons

[karmic atlas]

U were talking to someone edle

[tender matrix]

Yea there is

Last year half the apps were for blended CS majors

Wait no

Half the incoming CS class was blended CS majors

[arctic barn]

yeah lmao so in reality the chances are really hard otherwise as well

[warm shard]

feeling worried and concerned rn 😭😭

[tender matrix]

If u want a high chance..no

[tender matrix]

Yea

[velvet oasis]

fecking breh hahahahah would anyone be able to rq review my essay(s) in a little bit when i think im done writing the draft because i cant tell if it just sounds downright horrendous or just mid 😂

[tender matrix]

200 for pure

200 for blended

I expect more of the incoming class to be CS + x this year

[karmic atlas]

Yh

[sudden geode]

for uiuc do yall think its fair to expect at least a waitlist if almost everyone who applies fom your school gets in

like 4 people who only took the sat got rejected and 2 people got denied over all the people who ever applied and very few people do

3 people applied this year and looking at the SAT reports on naviance im maybe ok but im just worried bc cs

like im just hoping for a waitlist and idk if school stats are a fair way to guess that?

[late crest]

not for cs no

[sudden geode]

pain

but ty

[late crest]

yeah they would be considering 2nd major in that case

[sudden geode]

mm

i have math for that

but lowkey i doubt id get any merit scholarships so idk

[late crest]

never know

[sudden geode]

like if i dont get in for cs i dont think the cost could be justified unless they were like "lmao just do cs+math" which they would absolutely not do LMAO

[karmic atlas]

imo unless your going for something connected to your ideal career(and this career must be private sector STEM) OOS tuition is not worth it

STEM jobs are really the only thing with both high prospects and high pay that would make X level of debt worth it, also these rely on networking/recruitment a lot so say something like northeastern co-op or T10 CS in generals recruitment insanely valuable

so basically

if UIUC gives you the opt for a major like Data Sci or smt connected to CS somehow take it

if not its not worth it

[tender matrix]

If ur oos say goodbye to that idea

Uiuc is stingy as fuck for aid to oos

[sudden geode]

yeah thats the biggest reason for my oos schools bc where i am so many people opt for public sector or dod (including stem i swear every other person in robotics works at raytheon/lockheed/big defense company of all time)

[karmic atlas]

oh yeah i forgot

[sudden geode]

meant to reply here lol

[karmic atlas]

Governmetn Contract Private Sector jobs are also fiya

[sudden geode]

yeah thats like

99% of whats pushed

[karmic atlas]

yea, they'll pay a lot and if you're leaning MIC your job will be stable

[tender matrix]

Uiuc connections are unbeatable

[karmic atlas]

and they set you up with a lot of pathways into other non MIC companies

[karmic atlas]

^^^

[tender matrix]

They actually send us a bunch of intern positions sometimes

[sudden geode]

like deadass i could do cc and lockheed would pay for it bc they love my area its weird but i want to go oos

[tender matrix]

Like today I got one

[karmic atlas]

so if thats your goal and UIUC can offer something that'll take you there

the debt is worth it

[tender matrix]

Depends on how much debt

[karmic atlas]

well OOS are all looking at 240k+ for basically any OOS Pub

excl out of pocket pay

[sudden geode]

i mean to my knowledge cost of living is like <1000/month for living alone so after freshmen itd be reduced somewhat and im planning on having a job throughout uni anyways

but itd still be bad

[tender matrix]

True I say 240k is a bit too much tho lol

[sudden geode]

presumably

[tender matrix]

I'm paying 650

[sudden geode]

HWA

T

[tender matrix]

I got a roommate

But we have our own room

Own bathroom

[sudden geode]

BOR

[tender matrix]

Own closet

[sudden geode]

WTF

[late crest]

120k is a great. but 240k is too much

[tender matrix]

Yea

[sudden geode]

goddamn

[tender matrix]

Agreed

[karmic atlas]

acc yea prob

[tender matrix]

It's hella cheap to live in champaign

I've seen people with 500

[karmic atlas]

im aiming CS+Biz/Finance so i've learned i have to stomach it

but not for pure cs prob

[tender matrix]

Ah what did u apply for

[late crest]

sheesh

[tender matrix]

300 possible too

[random iron]

best of luck to everyone applying UIUC, i think the deadline's tonight ?

[tender matrix]

But its quality of living goes down

Yes deadline is tonight

[karmic atlas]

CS+Econ but basically my major at every uni is some combo of CS + Biz/Finance or just a plan of dual majoring when ig et in

[tender matrix]

I see

CS + econ goated

[sudden geode]

quality of living be damned if im alone and i can walk under 3 miles to a grocery store i can survive

thatts so cheap brooo

[karmic atlas]

fr

[tender matrix]

Yea Champaign being in the middle of nowhere got it's benefits

[karmic atlas]

100%

i'm looking at 12k room costs for most unis

which is cheap compared to LA rent

but UIUC slashes that mad

[tender matrix]

Wtf

LOL 12k is too much for me even tho I'm paying more than that this year

But only this year

[karmic atlas]

💀 i would never pay 12k

[tender matrix]

First year dorms expensive

[karmic atlas]

actually

[tender matrix]

But then when u move out

Much better

[karmic atlas]

and my problem is i see my home as a safe space

which means i really value shit like being alone/living w ppl ik well and having my own br

which means undoubtedly

[tender matrix]

I see

[karmic atlas]

i'll add to that 12k

[tender matrix]

Some freshmen dorms have singles

Very competitive tho

[karmic atlas]

no doubt

[polar rapids]

are there good sandwich or food places at uiuc

[karmic atlas]

i'll do double first year bc i wanna meet ppl

[patent sundial]

Should i talk about uiuc in my supplements

[tender matrix]

Hell yah

[polar rapids]

like if i want amazing jaw droppingly good food

[tender matrix]

There is a place here called fat sandwich

For when ur stoned as fuck

[polar rapids]

holy shit

UIUC just moved up to dream school status

i want a fat sandy

[karmic atlas]

fr bro

[tender matrix]

But the best cuisine here is Asian cuisine

[karmic atlas]

how bout some mexican places

i cannot go somewhere wo a fire fucking burrito

[near lodge]

Huh

[tender matrix]

I heard not too authentic but there is some stuff here

[polar rapids]

WAIT DIMSUM

[karmic atlas]

icic

[tender matrix]

LMAO THE PINGGG

[near lodge]

Yep

[tender matrix]

You get pinged when the word sandy is thrown out right?

[near lodge]

Ikr

[near lodge]

Yep

[tender matrix]

Yes

Lots of spicy Sichuan food here

[karmic atlas]

also best uiuc res hall/llc?

[tender matrix]

Not spicy for me but spicy for most Americans

[tender matrix]

ISR

Or wassaja

Whatever you do

[polar rapids]

food >>>>>

[tender matrix]

Do not sign with illini tower

My biggest regret

[karmic atlas]

💀

[polar rapids]

LETS GOOOO

[karmic atlas]

i dont even see it on here

[polar rapids]

i can't handle spice but i'll bring a bunch of milk

[tender matrix]

Illini tower is a pch

So it's on another website

[karmic atlas]

ahh

[tender matrix]

LOL

We got good Indian food apparently

[karmic atlas]

😭

isr got the shower walls

[tender matrix]

I need to try some

PAR is also decent

[karmic atlas]

better j be the CAD texture

[tender matrix]

If ur in CS look at Hendrick house

It's a pch

[karmic atlas]

kk

🤨

[tender matrix]

Yea very expensive

Year 1 most expensive

[sudden geode]

where are you finding this??

tyty

[karmic atlas]

https://housing.illinois.edu/Living-Options/Residence-Halls/Undergraduate-Halls/Illinois-Street

[tender matrix]

ISR food I heard gets stale

[karmic atlas]

steak or stake

[polar rapids]

naw i'm leaving the bay area to get away from indian food

[karmic atlas]

o

[tender matrix]

So go to PAR or LAR or ikenberry for food

[tender matrix]

Damn 💀

[karmic atlas]

only reason i dont want to leave LA is the mad amount of gas spots

so much good food

[tender matrix]

Oh yea if u like partying or alc

U'll love uiuc

[karmic atlas]

i will

[tender matrix]

The drinking age here is almost effectively 19

[karmic atlas]

how bout if we like

[tender matrix]

Instead of 21

[karmic atlas]

the organic uh

substance yk

[tender matrix]

LOL

[karmic atlas]

oh shit

i got a fake anyways

[tender matrix]

Yea tons of students seem to have access here

[karmic atlas]

fire

[tender matrix]

There's a place

That sells u alc

Without an ID

Lollll

[karmic atlas]

gd

uiuc kinda fire lowk

[tender matrix]

The bar owners of Champaign have power over the govt

So they can make rules or bend them sometimes

[karmic atlas]

ah that makes sense

gotta pray my naviance scattergrams are accurate then

[tender matrix]

🙏

Yea year 1

All about partying

Well sem 1

[karmic atlas]

lowk even if its j sem 1 thats perfect

its like the perfect reward/break for all the shit i did this year

[tender matrix]

Yea youll most likely be partying every weekend sem 1

I basically did something fun every week

Just drop into a frat or smth

[karmic atlas]

yea

[tender matrix]

So many parties here

First week especially

It goes wild

[late crest]

this is a big no for me. party and fun yes but greek life yeah im good

[tender matrix]

Ahhh

Well there is a disconnect between Greek life and school

So you can choose what you wanna do

Not everyone is in a frat

[drifting pilot]

sandy dunes

[tender matrix]

Especially in CS kekw

[karmic atlas]

icic

btw how much does uiuc care abt essays

bc remembering what i wrote

[tender matrix]

It's important

[karmic atlas]

😓

[tender matrix]

Just show passion

That's the most important

And show u understand their programs well

[karmic atlas]

yea

i feel like the weakpoint on my end is the experience related to my major essay & how I wanted to do CS+Econ in place of CS+BA, basically saying that I wanted to be more on the managerial end than engineering

[late crest]

what im counting on the most bc my 1410 is def not going be to their liking

[karmic atlas]

which i mean they should get looking at my ECs and connecting that experience but idk

[karmic atlas]

won't hurt as much as u think prob

TO inflated testing standards too much

Stats wise im completely set but where I lack and have always lacked is essays

[velvet oasis]

are u submitting ur 1410? i have a 1420 and still idk if i should submit my score or not hahaha

[karmic atlas]

if its above bot 25% do it

bc it hurts you more not to

unknown variables are bad

[velvet oasis]

ik thats what im thinkin

🤤 ummmm well if last yr the cs+stats SAT average was like auhhhh ~1480.... would 1420 squeak by the 25th percentile (coping)

[tender matrix]

You oos?

[late crest]

i did submit mines

[velvet oasis]

yea

[late crest]

its below 25th percentile

[tender matrix]

Oos you want ur SAT to be slightly higher

[late crest]

but its gives them a data point compared to those whose test optional

[tender matrix]

Ahh yea I would go optional

[tidal parcel]

Is my sat good enough for cs? I submitted a 1250

[tender matrix]

I don't think ur SAt would benefit

[tender matrix]

💀

[velvet oasis]

yea thats what im think 😭

[tender matrix]

It's far below the average

[tidal parcel]

Its on the 1300 scale though

[late crest]

they know its a 1410 but if u go test optional, uiuc would think its far below 1400's

[tender matrix]

Huh???

[tidal parcel]

have you never used the 1300 scale?

so mines near perfect

[velvet oasis]

no

[late crest]

what

[tender matrix]

I mean they just wouldn't factor in SAT

[karmic atlas]

hmm so niche places me here and naviance places me here

scares me a fuck ton how the guy with the best stats got denied

[tender matrix]

Never heard of the 1300 scale

[karmic atlas]

i dont think that exists

[late crest]

they all say that. i don't trust them

[velvet oasis]

bro prob had shit essays dw abt it

[karmic atlas]

thye might be mixing that

[karmic atlas]

i got shit essays too tho

[tidal parcel]

I remember one guy who read his admissions file had perfect stats and got waited because his stats are good but he doesnt show good potential

or something

[tender matrix]

They are very strict on SAt

I was above avg

[karmic atlas]

i can send to confirm since i alr submitted

[late crest]

plus my transcript has a 24 act that i didn't want to submit so a 1410 is neccessary for me

[tender matrix]

And they still didn't like my score

[tidal parcel]

wailisted

[karmic atlas]

damn

[karmic atlas]

what was urs?

[tidal parcel]

had like a 4.0 36

[tender matrix]

1500

[karmic atlas]

oh damn

so same as me

[tender matrix]

I posted something Abt this before

[karmic atlas]

why do all the good schools have such high standards

[tidal parcel]

this guy https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/yek9ox/i_read_my_uiuc_grainger_cs_admissions_file/

[karmic atlas]

i mean i obv know why

[late crest]

does that make my 1410 better?

[karmic atlas]

but they shouldnt

[tender matrix]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/x95dlk/i_viewed_my_uiuc_csstat_admission_file/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

I wrote this

[velvet oasis]

heres my navianve

[late crest]

i mean i didn't put for them to consider my act but they can't unlook my act when they see my transcript lol

[velvet oasis]

oh wait we're like an arts school so SAT score is prob skewed

[karmic atlas]

damn lowk we are oddly similar

outside of intl

my post-midyear gpa is 3.86 as well

CS+X

[tender matrix]

Damn LOL

But CS + econ should be ok

[karmic atlas]

hoping so

would love to go to uiuc

only issue i have ig

is a downward grade trend

though insanely insanely slightly

[late crest]

if u have harder classes then no big deal

[karmic atlas]

way harder

[late crest]

plus like u said insanely slightly

[karmic atlas]

2AP, 2Honor, 2 CC, 2P to 6 AP 3 CC

[karmic atlas]

yeah

[late crest]

i assume from a to a- lol

[karmic atlas]

basically went all A 1st sem last year

to 1 B last sem

to 2 B this sem

by this sem i mean fall

[late crest]

u will be just fine

[karmic atlas]

but my courseload this sem was wildly diff like i said

[karmic atlas]

yea hope so

[tender matrix]

Oh yea uiuc loves it if uve taken physics

And calculus

[karmic atlas]

coo

im in BC rn and I'm doing 2 yrs of AP Phys

[tender matrix]

Yep that's what I did

Lmao

[karmic atlas]

lmao

[late crest]

AB and Physic 1 works?

[tender matrix]

Ye

[karmic atlas]

only issue is its AP Phys 1 to AP Phys C MC bc EM is basically gone at my school

no one takes it

[late crest]

say less

[tender matrix]

I did physics 1 and 2

[karmic atlas]

💀

bro am i you

[late crest]

im taking ap comp sci A rn. school don;t offer principles

[karmic atlas]

ah damn

i enrolled in both this yr since i had an extra slot

[late crest]

taking stats also since major related too

[karmic atlas]

i would've done stats + multivar next year

but early grad stopped that

[velvet oasis]

im dual enrolling stats this semester😭

[tender matrix]

LMAOOO

[karmic atlas]

.

how are my activities btw

i feel like they lean too hard towards management & IT

[late crest]

10x times better than mines 😂

[karmic atlas]

lmao dont do that bro

we all got good activities

[late crest]

Besides internship, I would worry most r one year or two

But there’s a big spike

[karmic atlas]

tru yea

but a few stretch back into MS which i noted

and i can only go to grade 11

[karmic atlas]

yea covid year

wait shit

🤦‍♂️

i didnt fucking incl year 10 for my staff spot

[late crest]

By the looks of it, both of our best extracurricular is work experience lol

[karmic atlas]

yea lol

[late crest]

U don’t have to put all 10 right

[karmic atlas]

nah

[late crest]

I used 9

Tho should of done 8.

[karmic atlas]

i j maxed at the end bc i was a fucking sysadmin junkie in MS up till last yr

obsessed w configing and running stuff

[late crest]

Going to slack off a bit from doing hw and focus on coding projects

[karmic atlas]

nice

imma go brainstorm senior quotes

[tender matrix]

That's good LOL

I also had internships 💀

[lean forge]

Prob the same cuz its both cs based

[lean forge]

Ah interesting

Whats the acp rate for the business major? At geiss

[sudden geode]

Yall got some goated ecs goddamn

[tender matrix]

27% iirc

[sudden geode]

https://www.admissions.illinois.edu/apply/freshman/admit-rate

[karmic atlas]

valid

[karmic atlas]

nah i j got insanely lucky

i didnt start focusing on college EC wise till this year

[sudden geode]

Okok

Idk

I think i screwed myself lowkey bc i basically just do robotics and was like "xyz small thing doesnt count" so im just like ???

I dunno

[mighty ember]

omg i didnt know they released these

51.7% acceptance rate 🙏

[sudden geode]

Ayo big w

[mighty ember]

also yes even if ur ecs seem small they are bigger than u think

especially if ur a robotics kid like

theres a lot to expand upon there

[lean forge]

Thanks 🙏

[sudden geode]

Thats my issue like

Not that i hate him

But the programmer on my team is so goddamn protective of the code that this is the first year he has like

Easily shared it

On github which i dont use bc i am cringe and not really a programmer tbh so i have to figure out how to get ut to work LMAO

[velvet oasis]

does uiuc take letters of rec

[tender matrix]

no

[mighty ember]

gl with figuring it out LOL

[sudden geode]

But like lowkey my role is basically

• time management
• actually reading the manual
• notebook
• scouting
• drive coach
  And helping w/ building or debugging if he lets us and lord have mercy i would rather rewrite all my programs in python and i do not like python

But granted im used to java so

[tender matrix]

java >>>>

[velvet oasis]

thank god i thought i almost just died 💀

[tender matrix]

LOL

[mighty ember]

i think ur the first person ik who doesnt like python but yeah u can kinda split up at least ur seperate roles on the team if ur lacking ecs

[tender matrix]

yea uiuc said all LORs they got were positive

so its "useless"

lmaooo

[mighty ember]

😭

[velvet oasis]

💀

[tender matrix]

add me

[sudden geode]

LMAO

[velvet oasis]

according to some reddit posters that aint true 😂

THOSE POSTS ABT THE NEGATIVE TEAHER REC LETTERS ARE JUST LIKE. WICKED ANMD CRAZED

[tender matrix]

LOL

[karmic atlas]

i lowk might be part of this

i needed to submit a math rec letter

and it was either this teacher who i had no idea what she'd write

or a covid year teacher who didn't know i existed

[sudden geode]

I just have a long desc for robotics

But for python its just so damn annoying like its less readable and even w/ w3 schools the second i do something intuitive i get errors WHICH ARE 1 AT A TIME?? Like its highkey my inexperience but it doesnt help that every idea i have thatd be simple in python turns out annoying af to execute lmao

[mighty ember]

honestly i get it

im a c++ typa gal myself

granted i havent coded in like

forever

but c++ will always be my fav i think

[lone geode]

yea I hate how python sometimes oversimplify some syntaxes to the point that it's unreadable

[sudden geode]

shits outdated bc im joining frc but i wasnt sure abt it when i applied LMAO

Lowkey

[mighty ember]

ohhhhhhh vex kid

i see

[sudden geode]

Im just hoping they think im a nerd bc of my classes at this point

Bc if i take goddamn calc 3 and lin alg this sem

And get rejected

Might cry

But alas