UIUC!!! (2022-2023)

[strong fox]

No

[tall mirage]

we'll see :))

[glad latch]

i got rejected

[echo minnow]

best school i got into so far was uiuc

[glad latch]

gt is a meanie

same

[tall mirage]

in state for UCs tho

[echo minnow]

im happy tho

[patent sundial]

i want to appeal from comp eng to cs+phil …

[echo minnow]

my gpa was shit and im from the bay

[tall mirage]

my parents are gonna push for me to go to Cal/UCLA so hard lol

[glad latch]

oh yeah but between uiuc and gt i would pick gt

[tall mirage]

its not that simple

[strong fox]

If you got into pure CS choose Gt

[strong fox]

Wait which did you get

[tall mirage]

yea i got GT CS

[patent sundial]

comp eng

[strong fox]

Why would you wanna switch

[tall mirage]

wait i liked the math+cs thing at uiuc tho lol

[strong fox]

Comp Eng is the second hardest major

[glad latch]

i thought u got deferred

because u wanted to appeal

[tall mirage]

i didn't just apply for the slightly higher acc rate

lol

[strong fox]

Math + CS isn’t the engineering school

[tall mirage]

i mean that was one factor tho

[patent sundial]

no i got in

[glad latch]

then why u appealing

[patent sundial]

just regretting my major

[glad latch]

for first major?

[tall mirage]

yea ik, but we still have access to all the cs/eng research and classes

right??

[strong fox]

Why would you regret it

[glad latch]

comp eng is a great major!

[strong fox]

Yes but your degree isn’t from grainger

[tall mirage]

yea bruh idc about that lol

[strong fox]

Bit less opportunity

[tall mirage]

a UIUC CS degree is a UIUC CS degree

whether its math+CS or CS

[patent sundial]

ik but i like the cs+x program a lot more

[strong fox]

I wouldn’t be so sure

[patent sundial]

its honestly perfect

[tall mirage]

nah it is im sure

[glad latch]

did u apply to that?

[strong fox]

Glad to know you’re sure

[patent sundial]

didnt know about it 🥲

[tall mirage]

they mainly care about ur resume and like interviews and stuff

[strong fox]

A lot of people disagree here

[tall mirage]

degree they just see CS from a decent uni with a decent GPA

[glad latch]

idk if u can apply to a new major

rn

[patent sundial]

i applied a week after they opened apps

[strong fox]

I don’t know any internship that cares about leetcode for fresh

[tall mirage]

i meant interviews lol

not leetcode

[strong fox]

ThTs true

For the most part

A pure CS degree Carrie’s more prestige than a CS +

[tall mirage]

wait yea i mean math+cs = cs from what initially thought but also what other uiuc students said so yea

[echo minnow]

i think if ur cs+math or cs+stats ur fine

lol

[tall mirage]

going off of that

but yea ill def talk to more people/online research fs

[patent sundial]

what if i got in for a second choice major but want my first choice?

could you use appeal for that?

[echo minnow]

wait

u put ur second choice as compE?

[patent sundial]

no no no no

im trying to understand what appeals are for

[glad latch]

for rejections

[patent sundial]

hypothetically

[patent sundial]

thats it?

ugh

[glad latch]

pretty sure

@strong fox enlighten fregley

about appeals

at uiuc

[strong fox]

With what

[glad latch]

can he appeal after being accepted

he wants to change major

[strong fox]

Like change major?

[patent sundial]

ill shoot them an email tomorrow about it

[tall mirage]

@tender matrix thoughts on cs vs math+cs for like SWE jobs? just tryna get a second perspective

[strong fox]

If he’s accepted it depends

Like what you were accepted for and what to transfer into that’s not really appealing though

[glad latch]

he was accepted compe

and want cs+x

i think

[tall mirage]

anyway so was it just down to osu and uiuc, or was there smth else you were initially considering? like did u go from more colleges --> osu and uiuc --> uiuc or directly to osu and uiuc --> uiuc if that makes sense

[strong fox]

He can transfer into any major he wants then if he got in for compE

Not really but it’s probabky@fine

CompE is the second hardest major to get into, behind CS which you can’t transfer into

[glad latch]

how hard is ee

[patent sundial]

ok that’s comforting

[strong fox]

UF was my favorite, I got denied from it tgoufg somehow

EE is very hard

EE and Ce are not easy

[glad latch]

oh wow

i mean how hard to get into

[strong fox]

It was between wisco, UIUC, and OSU

[patent sundial]

thanks noah

[glad latch]

it probably is hard to study too

[strong fox]

Np mate

[glad latch]

what r ur courses noah

[tall mirage]

oh uw madison p good right

[strong fox]

It’s not too easy to study

Uhhhh

[tall mirage]

for engineering

better than osu i thought ngl

[strong fox]

I’m taking computer systems

[glad latch]

yes

[strong fox]

One sec

[pseudo hill]

can someone explain call week?

[strong fox]

Yeah it is

[patent sundial]

are the ge requirements difficult at grainger?

[pseudo hill]

and also, what happens if you call them for a decision appeal (they say call them before submitting an appeal form)

[strong fox]

I’m taking computer systems and programming

It’s assembly

And C

[strong fox]

No they’re stupid

UIUC has so DOPE ECE classes

[surreal dome]

imo uiuc

[patent sundial]

good

[strong fox]

385 or 391 I forgot which one

You make your own OS

[patent sundial]

i honestly hate stem besides cs

[tall mirage]

hate??

wow ok

[surreal dome]

grainger comp eng people are the only ones I've seen looking down on non-grainger cs ngl 🤔

[patent sundial]

that was my common app essay yall 🫢

[pseudo hill]

.

[pseudo hill]

.

[strong fox]

K

[pseudo hill]

please

[tall mirage]

thats what im sayin 💀

i dont think it matters lmao

[strong fox]

It doesn’t matter a lot

But still

[patent sundial]

ba or bs its still an engineering degree

i don’t understand why people care about it

[echo minnow]

@strong fox so in your ig bio, do you put uiuc '2x ? or do you put something with your major, like i gotta differentiate myself from the mfs that got in with the 60% acceptance rate on google

[strong fox]

I put UIUC 26 and tagged grainger LOL

[echo minnow]

🔥

[patent sundial]

…

[strong fox]

And that’s kinda weird to differentiate yourself

Because of acceptance rate

[echo minnow]

must be done

[patent sundial]

do yall care that much about prestige im sorry

[echo minnow]

yea

[strong fox]

Then go to GT

If you care

[echo minnow]

i got rejected 😄

[patent sundial]

i just like the school 😥

[strong fox]

Oh

[echo minnow]

@patent sundial wait u got into GT too?

damm

[strong fox]

It’s also a 40% acceptance rate now but like

[echo minnow]

google has not updated..

[strong fox]

Acceptance rate doesn’t mean jack shit

[patent sundial]

ye but uiuc is my top choice

[surreal dome]

imma put "incoming freshman intending to study computer science at university of illinois at urbana champaign's grainger college of engineering" 💯

use up that char limit bro

[patent sundial]

fr

[echo minnow]

🔥

i will prob do something like

[strong fox]

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

[echo minnow]

@IllinoisCS '27

kinda misleading cuz im a cs+x but it eez what it eez

[patent sundial]

idk if im gonna put it in my bio

[echo minnow]

il lwa it

ill wait

[grim perch]

overall admit rate at UIUC?

[echo minnow]

till everything else is out

[surreal dome]

aaaa can't wait for uiuc rd to come out

[strong fox]

Look at the website I sent

[patent sundial]

ill just do a commitment post if i commit 😋

[strong fox]

It says all public admit rates

[surreal dome]

should've just done ea but tons of miscommunication regarding finances with parents 💀

[echo minnow]

ppl dont look at ts they look at google bro

[strong fox]

Ok I don’t really care google is wrong

[tall mirage]

LMFAOOO

starring that shit

[royal yarrow]

is cs + math closer to 25.4% or closer to 6.7%

[echo minnow]

i would say

around 10%

[surreal dome]

hoping for it to be the former but it's probably the latter 😔

[tall mirage]

for me i'd have to tag math+cs or smth 💀
frickkk i see wym

no way im tagging lsa

[strong fox]

Tag LAS

[echo minnow]

tag @IllinoisCS

[strong fox]

or just CS

[echo minnow]

https://www.instagram.com/IllinoisCS/

[patent sundial]

@strong fox how are internship opportunities for yall these days?

[surreal dome]

just tag DGS so people underestimate you and then bag an HRT internship first year 😈

[strong fox]

Hit or miss

[patent sundial]

faang jobs seem hard to come by now

[tall mirage]

oh yea fs

[strong fox]

I applied to one and got it

My friend is not quite in fang but he got a Microsoft internship

Another one got an Amazon one

Mines fortune 200

[patent sundial]

my goal in college is to get an internship at apple

[tall mirage]

damn internships in freshman year 🔥

[strong fox]

There’s plenty of opportunities

You don’t get a compE internship freshmen year straight up

[tall mirage]

and MICROSOFT

wtf

[vestal plinth]

cs + math isnt part of cs + x

its older than cs + x

[patent sundial]

well ofc

[tall mirage]

this aint some graphic design bs then

sheesh

[patent sundial]

but in the long run

[strong fox]

ECE internships are only CS basically for frosh

[tall mirage]

UIUC built diff ik but

[echo minnow]

can cs+x access cs career fair?

[strong fox]

Yes

[echo minnow]

cool

[strong fox]

But I think

You don’t get all the departmental CS stuff

[echo minnow]

are cs+x treated as second class citizens?

[patent sundial]

big tech has always amazed me i think itd be a great place to learn before entering the workforce

[strong fox]

Not really

But I think some options are locked behind pure CS

[tall mirage]

@strong fox what classes u taking atm?

wait r yall on quarters or sems

i forgot

[strong fox]

Intro to electronics, physics E&M, and computer systems and programming

Send

[echo minnow]

wait

[strong fox]

Sems

[echo minnow]

u cant take systems programming as a cs+x?

[tall mirage]

oh niceee

[strong fox]

What course code is systems programming

[tall mirage]

wait is physics e&m like the APPC equivalent or

[strong fox]

I think that’s an ECE class right

385?

[echo minnow]

oh

[strong fox]

Yeah it’s basically

But harder

[strong fox]

Give me course code

[tall mirage]

oh so no ap credit for that?

[echo minnow]

CS241 i think

[strong fox]

Is it ECE

[echo minnow]

but i thin you can take it

[strong fox]

Oh?

[patent sundial]

you can take other courses that aren’t designated as ece tho right?

[strong fox]

Why can’t you take it then

[echo minnow]

idk i was asking

lol

[strong fox]

Yes you need to

[patent sundial]

good 🥲

[strong fox]

Only if you get a 5 on phys C

[patent sundial]

i need a good dose of history classes to remain sane

[tall mirage]

ok that's doable right

curve hella nice

[patent sundial]

sweet

[vestal plinth]

what is phys c

[strong fox]

I’m taking a class called extraterrestrial life as my tech elective 💀

[tall mirage]

not curve

[strong fox]

That’s for sure not CE

[tall mirage]

i mean the percentage needed for a 5

[vestal plinth]

wait c is mech

[tall mirage]

ap course

[strong fox]

C is also E &M

[tall mirage]

there's both

[vestal plinth]

i forgot c was mech

mech is kinda free ngl

[tall mirage]

my school does each for a sem

[strong fox]

Mech and EM

[tall mirage]

some schools just do mech the entire year i think

[patent sundial]

we only have e&m at my school

[tall mirage]

damn what

[patent sundial]

i took it last year

and it was rough

[tall mirage]

nah but a lot of mech just is pre req in a way

like kinematics esp

and forces

and momentum

[patent sundial]

o ok

[tall mirage]

literally everything bruh

wait how do u do that

or did u take mech last year

[echo minnow]

wait

[tall mirage]

oh

[echo minnow]

we cant get out of cs124/cs128 with ap credit?

[tall mirage]

why didnt i see that

lol

[strong fox]

The average test score for Phys mech was 73%

[tall mirage]

yea

[strong fox]

You can get our of CS124 I’m p sure

Or just take a proficiency test

[echo minnow]

ic

[strong fox]

Just take the prof test

[echo minnow]

ok

[patent sundial]

no i took normal physics as a freshman but instead of taking 1 i was recommended into e&m

[strong fox]

It’s like an AP test but for UIUC classes

[echo minnow]

thats cool

cuz

i wanna take data strcutrues in my first year

[strong fox]

CS225?

[echo minnow]

yea

[strong fox]

Why? Lol

[echo minnow]

cuz i wanna be competitive

for internship

[strong fox]

You won’t take it before second sem

[echo minnow]

yea

[strong fox]

Bruh

[echo minnow]

yea

thats ok

[tall mirage]

worddddd

[echo minnow]

as long as i take it on my second semester

[strong fox]

Yall are doing internships wrong 💀

[tall mirage]

actually ima start after ap season

so basically summer

[patent sundial]

whats that coding interview book?

[strong fox]

Leetcode isn’t important

[tall mirage]

bro ion wanna do humanities courses in college tho 💀

[patent sundial]

onw to b&n rn 🏃

[echo minnow]

r u tryna lower the comp or something

😂

[strong fox]

For freshmen internships they don’t give a shit about leetcode

[strong fox]

No thanks I got one lmao

[echo minnow]

they all do care about it

[strong fox]

From doing 0 leetcode

[echo minnow]

ok

u got 1 company that diditn care

[strong fox]

I got mine and the company knows I’m bad at CS

[echo minnow]

majority do

[patent sundial]

google step has a coding interview

[static hull]

what they care bout then

[strong fox]

Leetcode == tech

I does not

[patent sundial]

its like an easy leetcode problem tho

[strong fox]

Screw discord formatting

[strong fox]

I got it cause I had leadership skills and good collaboration skills

Cause those you can’t teach

Technical skills yoy can

[static hull]

cap

u can teach it

[strong fox]

My internship said their average applicant gets under

Lmao

[static hull]

fax

r u cs too?

i got pure cs

ohh word 🤞🏽

[strong fox]

Teaching how to be a leader is significantly harder than teaching cs

[static hull]

not imo

[strong fox]

Everyone can be good at CS

Not everyone can be a leader

Ok

[patent sundial]

that’s besides the point yall

anyways

[royal yarrow]

not true imo

[strong fox]

Agree to disagree

[tall mirage]

good is subjective and relative 💀

[patent sundial]

im glad i can finally watch uiuc videos without mentally noting that i might not get in

[tall mirage]

LMAO FR

[strong fox]

True it is

[tall mirage]

feels great

[patent sundial]

ill be happily watching vlogs this weekend

[strong fox]

But companies teach you what you need to as an intern

[tall mirage]

time to binge day in the life vids

[strong fox]

They don’t expect you to know a lot of things

But they won’t spend time on someone who can’t collaborate

[patent sundial]

@strong fox how are councelors at uiuc

[strong fox]

Mid

Mine made me feel uncomfy

I heard it’s hard to switch counselors

So I just don’t talk to mine ever

[patent sundial]

what do they do?

[strong fox]

That’s just my experience

Mine was like

Half shirtless

I could see half his chest hair

[patent sundial]

is it mainly stuff with course planning?

[strong fox]

Yeah

[patent sundial]

…

[strong fox]

But mine didn’t help me

I said I wanna take this this and RHAT

He said I sounded confident and kicked me out

[patent sundial]

um what

[urban needle]

are you going to uiuc?

committed?

[patent sundial]

are they flexible?

[tall mirage]

nope

still waiting on UCs and ivies and whatnot

[strong fox]

The quad is so nice

I go biking at like 1am

It’s so pretty

[patent sundial]

stay safe

[strong fox]

I do dw

It’s never alone

There’s like rentable bikes my friends and I just rent them

[patent sundial]

on that note

is campus safe?

[strong fox]

uhhhh

Campus is yes

There’s parts

Like every town

That are not

[surreal dome]

how did you show that to the company?

[patent sundial]

ok but its not like

[surreal dome]

most people ik aren't even getting interviews

[strong fox]

Just be with friends thats all

[surreal dome]

including a few at uiuc grainger cs

[patent sundial]

known for being unsafe like usc

[strong fox]

My resume was all leadership from high school

[surreal dome]

ah

[strong fox]

I told them straight up

I barely have CS experience

They know

I’m not lying, they just see my potential

[strong fox]

Afaik no

I’ve felt safe here

About UIUC crime?

Lmao

I will say

My biggest peace of advice

Is what nobody believes me about lol

A. You don’t need an internship freshmen year

B. At the end of the day, CS skills are a lot easier to find than social skills. Even if you’re great with experience on a resume, if you can’t collaborate or lead you won’t get hired.

If you have tech skills at a decent level with great leadership and whatnot, that’ll beat someone out with better CS experience

[patent sundial]

i dont think you do either. im gonna try going about college as independently as possible

[strong fox]

Your character matters, especially in CS

[patent sundial]

i succumbed to a lot of peer pressure in hs and i dont want to do that anymore

[solar portal]

Peer pressure is different than leadership

[patent sundial]

no i mean

[patent sundial]

with this stuff

[strong fox]

Yeah

[patent sundial]

or with choosing classes

with classes i just took classes that i saw everyone else take

[pseudo hill]

wrong thread, nvm sorry

[patent sundial]

my extracurriculars are where i had freedom

and all of mine ecs were humanities based except for the research i did

[strong fox]

Side note

Squirrels on campus are scary

They get very close

Like very close

Like I almost kicked one a couple days ago

And I’ve seen people straight up pick them up

[patent sundial]

ooooo

is there a squirrel watching club?

[tall mirage]

bro its the illinois squirrels

or at least where uiuc

rural af

[strong fox]

There is a squirrel watching club j think

It’s not Illinois squirrels

It’s UIUC squirrels

[tall mirage]

corn school as @frank kernel prefers

[spark elk]

Mercede

[tall mirage]

urban squirrels hella shy

[tall mirage]

YES

ok

please make ur name "sbenz | ucsd 26"

🙏

[spark elk]

why dont u put an s after mercede

Mercedes Benz

thats how they do it

[tall mirage]

ik but i didnt wanna add another letter to mine

since mercede is still close to merced

[solar portal]

Wb merce debenz

[tall mirage]

acc thats dumn nvm

[spark elk]

do u think i want a letter

[tall mirage]

yea nvm lmao

[spark elk]

do u get this

[tall mirage]

💀

[spark elk]

i just got a call

wtf

[tall mirage]

LMAOOOO

NOOO

HELP

[spark elk]

cheese touch

[tall mirage]

@patent sundial

😭

[spark elk]

bruh no

why the ping

now hes gonna come here

[tall mirage]

he was j active

[tall mirage]

^

4 mins ago

lol

💀

[strong fox]

Ok

So

I talked to my CS + X friend

Opportunity will be pretty similar

You just take less CS classes/ your background won’t be as good

Which can impact how you capitalize on your opportunities

So you’ll land the same interviews but tech skills will be diff

[glad latch]

Why no snow

Isn’t Uiuc notoriously cold

[strong fox]

This was the night before

Took jt a few

NOTIRIOUSLY?

Well

Are you@from Bay Area?

[glad latch]

Yeah lmao

[strong fox]

Then it’ll be cold for you

I live near Chicago

So it’s not really much colder for me

It’s 20F here and I slee with my window wide open

[glad latch]

Why

[patent sundial]

sorry i messed up 🥲

[strong fox]

Cause it’s nice sleeping in the cold

[patent sundial]

will not happen again i just pressed some buttons by accident in rapid succession

[glad latch]

Wait what’s that university near Chicago the really prestigious one

[spark elk]

apology accepted

[royal yarrow]

bro is frosty the snowman 💀

20 degrees is crazy

[patent sundial]

northwestern?

[glad latch]

Northwestern I think

[strong fox]

Northwestern or uchicago

[glad latch]

Did u apply there Noah

Both ig

[strong fox]

Nah

I couldn’t afford either

Nor did I want to go to either

UIUC is also much better than uchicago and better than northwestern

[glad latch]

150 people in my class applied Stanford

Just because we live close to it

And the prestige obviously

[strong fox]

That’s crazy

[glad latch]

In engineering

[strong fox]

Yes

[glad latch]

8 accepted last year

[strong fox]

Well idk overall probably

[glad latch]

Our school is cracked

[strong fox]

My major definitely

And that’s crwzy

[waxen venture]

How badly does changing ur major after submitting affect ur chances

Like if I applied rd

And I want to change now after the rd deadline

It just says "may be at a disadvantage"

[royal yarrow]

what does priority admission status mean

[patent sundial]

i think your best bet is to email admissions but also, generally, if you switch majors now, your essays wont match and will in turn, not benefit your application

good luck tho 🍀

[strong fox]

What major did you apply for and what do you wanna switch into

[arctic barn]

how does the appeal/call work for UIUC?

i’ve been hearing about it

[royal yarrow]

if u get deferred do u still have this

im confused

ok i reread it and understand now

i was just talking about the 1st bullet point in this pic

i thought the priority admission status was something u carried over to rd if u got deferred

[patent sundial]

if you were admitted ea, this is what the appeal form states

[waxen venture]

Info science + data science

To cs + stats

[arctic barn]

wait what’s the program/term change form?

that just means you go to RD for another major

[strong fox]

You’ll have a lower acceptance rate

[arctic barn]

?

[waxen venture]

Yeah

But I'm just worried about the disadvantage from switching major

[strong fox]

You’ll be at one

[arctic barn]

what about stats to cs+stats(if cs was my first choice)?

[strong fox]

It’ll be harder

Transfer maybe if you accept

[waxen venture]

So like worse chances than other cs ppl?

[strong fox]

Yes

[waxen venture]

Zang

Eh whatever

I'm not going anyways if I don't change majors

[royal yarrow]

u can transfer while ur there

[waxen venture]

Oh fr?

So I'd end up with a csx degree?

[hexed skiff]

I got in but if I decline offer would it affect others applying from my school in the future ?

[nova flint]

no

[hexed skiff]

😌

[surreal dome]

how hard is stuff like math -> math+cs?

[jagged glen]

Hard

[static pulsar]

Does uiuc need loci

Nor ight

[frank kernel]

🐿

[visual scaffold]

i dont think so

[tender matrix]

Absolutely no difference

Actually the math + CS people I know have gotten higher salaries than the CS Grainger right out of college

My sample size is small

But they are starting out with 200k or smth

[tender matrix]

Good luck 🫡

@tall mirage I feel like math + CS just looks better cause it's such a great combo

So yea don't worry about employment for the major at least

But if you don't like math then I would consider a bit about the major

[tender matrix]

Fr

They are hella aggressive sometimes and ain't scared of humans

I was surrounded by one before

[jovial island]

Wow

[tender matrix]

And this is a pic of what the uiuc quad looked like a few days ago

[jovial island]

UIUC

[tender matrix]

I got a lot of pics

It's a hobby of mine to photograph campus

This is green Street, where all the restaurants and stores are

And this is ikenberry, one of the dorms

[wicked wing]

THIS LOOKS SO COOL WTF

[tender matrix]

Ayyy thanks

Green is really beautiful

I got a few more

[wicked wing]

omg

[wicked wing]

i literally can see myself here @fathom bolt 😭😭

[tender matrix]

Yea stuff like this

It's pretty beautiful

[waxen blade]

wtf wow

[desert trail]

GOD

thats gorgeous

[jovial island]

Wow

Holy shot

[hollow verge]

they want me so bad

[fathom bolt]

its so pretty 🤩 sunset pics for days 🌇

[tender matrix]

Lmaooo

One of them makes it cost money to post

What a scam

Lmao sorry for spamming images

But this gotta be my favorite pic I've taken at uiuc

There are some ungodly clouds here

[tranquil slate]

yoo 20% of UIUC students are Asian

[tender matrix]

Yeeeep

And a good portion is intl too

If you wanna find intl asian students

[raven finch]

where do you see the admission decision?

i’ve been staring at my application and I don’t see any letter

[tender matrix]

Go to your portal

It should be on top

[tender matrix]

Did you already get a decision?

Or are you looking for the letter

[raven finch]

no I don’t know what my decision is

here’s what this looks like

[tender matrix]

Press into your application

The musical instrument thing

And there is a button to view your application

[raven finch]

view status

[tender matrix]

Yea

[raven finch]

done

[tender matrix]

You got in?

[raven finch]

this is all I see lol

[tender matrix]

Ummm

What type of decision did you apply

[raven finch]

ea

[tender matrix]

Interesting

Uhh I would email them and ask

But maybe cause it's the fine arts college

There is a possibility they moved you to Rd but I would check with them

[random iron]

this is beautiful

[tender matrix]

Thanks 😎

[raven finch]

kk

[hollow cloak]

Anyone here attend UIUC and know how CS + Advert program is?

Is it worth it?

[tired robin]

uhh i don't know any students there and how their culture is but the discipline seems very cool imo

but people have different ideas to what's worth it, figure out what would influence your decision

[tired robin]

yeah that is inconclusive:( yay BM applicant tho, rare to see

[hollow cloak]

okay great thanks!

[versed hare]

Applied for CS but got in for Pol Sci, second choice all the way wohoo

Guess I'll have to take a CS Minor if I end up going here

[tired robin]

technically cs+x is required to take less but aside from a computer ethics course, they just don't need to take many CS electives. nothing stopping them from taking more, nor are they a core part of the CS degrees

[tired robin]

congrats!

[tired robin]

if you want to study CS, imo don't come here to count on a minor or transfer

[versed hare]

I actually wouldn't mind a Pol Sci degree, but yeah I get your point

[tired robin]

though i do think our minor is kinda tough, not sure if that rigor comes through to recruiters, grad AOs, and the relevant public

[versed hare]

With my current EA acceptances, I would chose UW Madison Comp Eng over UIUC

But let's see how RD goes

[tired robin]

oo

yeah, don't rush

[tender matrix]

I agree with meh inc, CS + x can have the same depth as CS Grainger

You can technically do the whole CS Grainger part of it if uwant cause we got same priority as CS Grainger

[tired robin]

lol there's so many BS uiuc social media groups. i personally mainly pay attention to:

• @illinibarstool
• @illinois1857 (wtv the main account is)
• r/UIUC
• major/club related discords
  don't think i regularly check a single CO202X group, though was on the FB and discord early on

[tender matrix]

BAR STOOL

They put out some quality shit

[tired robin]

pls i wanna be on it

i don't go to kams enough for it

[tender matrix]

I've only been to legends so far

For the ACM happy hour 💀

Can't wait to be 19 I guess

[tired robin]

imo grainger has designed the CS majors right (on the CS side), the shallow public impression overrates grainger and underrates +X

[tired robin]

hurrryy

[tired robin]

sounds like quant lmao, not an expectation someone should have but certainly possible

i feel like our quant network is very exclusive but that's just my initial impression

[tender matrix]

Yea that's true

[tender matrix]

No it definitely is

We have one of the best quant connections of all universities in America

And this isn't just a subtle brag, it's truly crazy the connections we got with the quant industry

[tender matrix]

Agreed

[tired robin]

booo i don't see it bc it's gatekept

gotta set yourself for quant to get in

[tender matrix]

??? It's not really gatekept

[tired robin]

hmm i should amend that statement

[tender matrix]

Like there are tons of quant companies that come in for talks

And tons of networking possible

And you apply to quant companies theyll look at you

[tired robin]

well

[tender matrix]

Like I almost got a freshmen internship at a firm that deals with Fintech and quant

I wasn't gonna do pure quant but they wanted me to do some Fintech stuff

Too bad I was waitlisted in the end but like I'm a damn freshmen I got p far

[tired robin]

we're on the whitelist but I'm asking about student orgs

[tender matrix]

And I think it's cause of the connections

Ahhh student orgs that's different

Yea it's stupid how you have to apply

[tired robin]

i don't wanna dedicate myself to quant

[tender matrix]

Same

But I wanna try it

IE 421 👀

[tired robin]

I'm happy to see their lifestyle and learn from that env but not keep at it

[tender matrix]

I think it's that one

[tired robin]

lolol

[tender matrix]

Lol

I wanna take some CS music classes too lmao

They look fun af

[tired robin]

ooo

our prof is...a mood

[tender matrix]

💀

[tired robin]

the projects are pretty fun, barring the tedious python classes representing every Western music entity

[tender matrix]

LOL

[tired robin]

do yOU wanna do pitch math

[tender matrix]

Um I have no idea how it works

I suppose it'd be something worth trying

Audio computing underrated

[tired robin]

hertz <-> pitch class <-> note name

[tender matrix]

Ah

[tired robin]

we are switching profs bc retirement, very curious (and worried) abt tbe new prof

we also have an audio coding class

499C, in a fall-spring sequence

[tender matrix]

Right

[tired robin]

lectures on YT, search eli fieldsteel

theres also the computer music project by tipei but ive been sus about it for moving it to the iSchool

and the course on it seems more informative than hands on

[tender matrix]

Aightt

[tired robin]

also holy sht the subreddit is having a stroke

actually ehhh nvm bc i sorted by new LOL was receiving all the CS transfer bs

[tender matrix]

LOL

Yea it always becomes like that

Oh shit I gtg

I forgot I have to be in Siebel soon 💀

[tired robin]

what for

[tender matrix]

Like PM meeting for CS 124h

Ugh I'm far away from it

And no buses

[patent sundial]

i wish i wasn’t deferred

would have loved to been a member of the league of linguists

[tender matrix]

I hope you get in rd

[patent sundial]

thanks 🤞

[wicked wing]

does anyone know how feasible it is to study abroad if you're doing a cs + x major?

[tired robin]

i don't expect cs+x, or any major really, to impact study abroad

but id look into what we offer for study abroad specifically for cs, your X, etc

we do have a city scholars program which ships you to chicago for a semester, tho that's not exactly abroad

[tall mirage]

alr thanks

[tall mirage]

sorry, wdum by this?

[tender matrix]

Like if you don't like math

The major will be tiring

[tall mirage]

oh yea

[tender matrix]

Cause you need a lot more math than pure cs

[tall mirage]

i love math

[tender matrix]

You'll be fine then

[tall mirage]

wait isn't it mainly cs?

[tender matrix]

CS math stuff is cool

[tender matrix]

It is

[tall mirage]

i was thinking like 2/3 CS 1/3 math

[tender matrix]

But you are still taking like 4 or 5 more math classes than Grainger

[quasi valley]

i still think i have been acidentally admitted

[tall mirage]

i already got out of 3 out of the 6 math req things so im chillin i think

[tender matrix]

Granted when I mean more CS based, I mean the csmath classes

There are classes that combine both

Like graph theory

[quasi valley]

@tender matrix which path is better for quant

[tender matrix]

Cause quant lol

[strong fox]

I’m up

Hello chamboners

[tender matrix]

@tall mirage also comparatively more CS than other CS + x

Like CS + anthrology has almost no CS anthro overlap

But stats and CS, math and CS have quite a bit of overlap

[tall mirage]

yepp

[strong fox]

Those also don’t count as CS + X

[quasi valley]

so cs+math is better ?

[tall mirage]

isn't cs+econ best for quant

[tender matrix]

No but sometimes it looks like a double major even though it's not

Nah

CS + math is

[tall mirage]

why is that?

[strong fox]

Quant?

[quasi valley]

the thing is i like the prospects of quant but i hv never tried how it works

[tall mirage]

actually its only microecon in quant

not macro

so in a way + econ is kinda extra ig

[quasi valley]

econometrics goes whole another path

i think

[tall mirage]

YO

WAIT

[quasi valley]

can we like do cs and math from grainger

[tall mirage]

It's

"B.S in Mathematics & Computer Science" LMAOOO

[quasi valley]

i dont want to be stuck with math. i ll try few classes then see

[tender matrix]

Yes LMAO

[tall mirage]

that's hillarious

[tender matrix]

Quant is more about Math

Like cause you analyze data

Stats is also good for quant

[tender matrix]

Yeppp no CS + x too LOL

[quasi valley]

so does uiuc allow it as double major or is it only CS+X path

i dont want to leave grainger

[tall mirage]

nah but tech industry won't care as much about agriculture than math for the second thingy

whoever chose to make that the official naming system is such a genius

imagine how many recruiters got trolled

[tender matrix]

You can double degree

With math

So you have to apply to LAS

[quasi valley]

cool i ll try that

[tender matrix]

Yea LOL

[strong fox]

I’m double decreeing

But mines weird

[tender matrix]

Mines did

I told my recruiters

[quasi valley]

after getting into cs, transferring to cs+x looks weird. so i ll double degree

[strong fox]

Do that

Pure CS gives you a better background

[quasi valley]

there wwont be much difference in course load?

[strong fox]

Depends on which CS + X

CS + math/stats is not CS + X

[quasi valley]

cs+ math vs cs and maths dual

[strong fox]

That’s diffeeent

[quasi valley]

huh

[strong fox]

Cs + math isn’t like

CS + X

They’re not grouped together

[quasi valley]

ohh

but ill feel clown to transfer to cs+math

so i m asking cs and math dual degree is possible right?

[strong fox]

I dknt see why not

If you can handle it

[tired robin]

but why

[tired robin]

disagree imo

also pretty sure math&cs etc share the same curriculum structure as cs+x, literally only the name differs because it's one of our older programs and we never bothered changing the name

[royal yarrow]

u would need to meet some requirements

[tired robin]

idk the specifics but the bar is very high, not to mention we still have way more people than spots

[tender matrix]

Cs + math and CS + stats is harder to transfer in than other CS + x

That's why some don't consider it CS + x

[tired robin]

bruh

[glad latch]

@tender matrix when will uiuc invite new admits for campus tours?

[tired robin]

yes there's a lower rate because im sure so many apply because they think it's better for being harder... welcome to the cycle

LAS isnt doing favors by maintaining that old naming scheme lol

[arctic barn]

i’m surprised i haven’t seen any stats + cs admits so far

[tired robin]

hmm how big is the program? i suppose larger than the typical 15/year for the broader cs+x

[echo minnow]

does uiuc send anything cool in the mail @tender matrix

[tired robin]

lol didn't for me smh but prob usual stickers and envelope of stuff

utah sent me a (cheap but still) power bank

[orchid cape]

B.S Mathematics and Computer Science or CS, any difference in admission rate?

[tired robin]

didn't get my cool UT poster:( y no pay for my oos mail

[tired robin]

yes, google pls

we're tired of CS FAQs

[orchid cape]

Couldn't particularly find anything

Seems Mathematics and CS as well as Stats and CS are exceptions to the 25% CS+X acceptance rates

[glad latch]

an acceptance letter and stickers

[raw tree]

please pray for rd 😭

[tender matrix]

I think sometime in april

[tender matrix]

They are

[patent sundial]

the portal says they won’t accept any new recommendations or 7th semester grades for deferred students

does this mean i shouldn’t submit grades

and should i submit first marking period grades since they were required for rd?

and is 7th semester same as midterm?

[glad latch]

can i schedule a tour online and go earlier if i want?

[tender matrix]

Hmm I think you might be able to

[strong fox]

Dm me for any questions hall have

[patent sundial]

Tyler,
Thank you for your interest in the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign! You applied to a very competitive major, and we want to determine how you and your strengths fit into this year's entire first-year applicant pool. For this reason, we've decided to defer your application.
You'll receive a final decision on our second notification date of March 3. To ensure a consistent and fair review process, we won't consider any additional information other than what was provided in your initial application. However, we will continue to accept new test scores until this date.
Staff will not be available to discuss your deferred decision via phone, and we do not discuss decisions via email. Please know that although we haven't made a final decision yet, we do recognize your strong academic credentials!

[astral lily]

I just got this too 😭

[patent sundial]

which major?

[astral lily]

CS

[timid island]

I got that for stats+cs

[patent sundial]

ahh, i’m cs+ling

[glad latch]

why do they not consider senior year grades

that makes no sense tbh

[astral lily]

Wonder if they only deferred cs or cs+x people 🤔

[patent sundial]

yeah idk

has anyone been rejected from cs+x?

[desert trail]

wait they don't??

thank god

[timid island]

Someone I know got denied stats+cs

[patent sundial]

did they submit test?

[timid island]

Yeah

[patent sundial]

ik a bunch of people who got rejected for cs but not cs+x

[exotic briar]

any defers get this email too ^^ ?

[timid island]

I got deferred from stats+cs

[patent sundial]

but to be fair i know way less people who applied cs*x

[patent sundial]

i got that, deferred cs+ling

[timid island]

Yeah

[exotic briar]

deferred CS 😔

do they defer just about everybody

or are there some rejects

[errant barn]

they recognized my credentials as well W

[errant barn]

they rejected a bunch

[exotic briar]

they recognize our strong academic potential guys !!

credentials*

[errant barn]

lmfaoo

[exotic briar]

not potential

[patent sundial]

i think this means that we are technically good enough for our programs it just depends on how much room they have lmao

[errant barn]

no it doesnt

it just means its the standard defer letter lmao

[exotic briar]

i’m srsly about to end up at THE ohio state university

[patent sundial]

oh lol.

i assumed that is what differed rejections from deferred

[exotic briar]

deferred from umich and uiuc CS

and the rest of my decisions are ivy / cmu,caltech,mit,stanford 💀

[errant barn]

nah my friend got rejected and had 36 and perfect gpa

its not based on stats

[patent sundial]

me too, also deferred from uw madison, and i was rejected from umd

[exotic briar]

my only acceptances are safeties

[patent sundial]

oh damn

[exotic briar]

maybe some ivy will take me

oh shit fr

i have a 35 and a perfect gpa

but my ECs are ass

so

[patent sundial]

i have a 1500 and far from perfect gpa

however my class rigor is highest possible

[errant barn]

uiuc was rejecting rlly qualfiied applicants

[patent sundial]

and i have very good lors and essays

[errant barn]

like USAMO and usaco plats and stuff

and other cracked gods

i think they r maybe looking for ppl that aren't nerds

idk

[patent sundial]

as well as demonstrated interest in linguistics (although i accidentally left out most of my ling ecs)

[exotic briar]

i don’t even remember my essays

they weren’t amazing but they were good

[glad latch]

idk how i even got in tbh. college admissions are so random.

[waxen blade]

fr same

[jagged cobalt]

which is better for partying uiuc or gtech

and uiuc has better greek life right

[astral pilot]

they didnt recognize mine

but it doesnt matter

UMD >

[echo minnow]

lol are you serious

uiuc wipes the floor with umd in cs

[jagged cobalt]

^

[echo minnow]

probably uiuc

[jagged cobalt]

greek life especially

bet

[echo minnow]

isnt gt like

a nerd school

lol

[strong fox]

Anyone got questions

GT has less of a social life for sure

[jagged cobalt]

r lots of cs majors involved in greek life

[echo minnow]

uiuc is a party school except cs and eng kids

[strong fox]

Professional or social?

[jagged cobalt]

social

[echo minnow]

also is there a uiuc 27 discord

[strong fox]

That I wouldn’t say is true

And a good amount of social

And yes there is a 27 discord

[jagged cobalt]

W

[echo minnow]

can i have an invite

[strong fox]

Lemme find link

[echo minnow]

ty

[patent sundial]

uiuc

[jagged cobalt]

is that for committed people or accepted people

[echo minnow]

[strong fox]

Either

[jagged cobalt]

oh can i get inv too

also is uiuc decent for recruitment to hft/quant firms

[echo minnow]

ya

[strong fox]

Yes

UIUC connections are on crack

[glad latch]

noah, what type of dorm do u live in?

and how are the off campus options

[strong fox]

I live in PAR (Carr hall to be exact)

I am very far south, farthest possible from my classes

[echo minnow]

f

[strong fox]

I live on a coed floor, and bathrooms are singles but shared

[jagged cobalt]

how likely is it that a freshman has a class before 10 am

[strong fox]

Very

[jagged cobalt]

fuck

[glad latch]

how about before 9 am

[strong fox]

PHYS211, which is common for any stem major, has lectures at 9 and 10

And 8 I think

Uhhh possible

[glad latch]

8??/

too early

i wanna sleep

[strong fox]

I get priority registration

[glad latch]

in state gets priority

[strong fox]

So I never got an 8am but last sem I had a 9 and 10 ams