UIUC!!! (2022-2023)

[echo minnow]

which is the best one

[grim perch]

does uiuc pay the utility bills

[strong fox]

I can leave the shower in when I shit

Yes lol

[echo minnow]

single + private bath sounds sweet

[strong fox]

They pay all bills including maintenance

[grim perch]

which row

[strong fox]

Within reason

[echo minnow]

idk

in general

[strong fox]

There’s no best dorm

Wassaja is the nicest and biggest

[glad latch]

https://housing.illinois.edu/compare-options

[strong fox]

And single use bathrooms

Literally a private bathroom is stupid

Just go for single use

[echo minnow]

whats the difference

whats single use

[strong fox]

Single use is one person can use a bathroom at the time

And the door locks

[grim perch]

what is that

so a toilet

[strong fox]

Private single use means nobody else can use it

Toilet shower and sink

[grim perch]

do u clean the toilet before use

[strong fox]

There’s also like 4 communal sinks so you don’t need to use a bathroom to brush your teeth if you don’t want to

[grim perch]

like ur sitting on someone else's ass prints

[strong fox]

What do you mean CLEAN?

Oh

[echo minnow]

honestly

[strong fox]

I use toilet paper

I put toilet paper down

Also

[echo minnow]

its not that much compard to how much im paying lol

[strong fox]

You won’t get wassaja as a freshmen lol

[echo minnow]

oh

rip

[grim perch]

thats so much

[strong fox]

You can

But it’s very hard to

[echo minnow]

well they estimate food & housing to be 14k

on the tuition page

[grim perch]

wait noah what type of dorm u live in

[echo minnow]

so it isnt that far off

which one is best for freshmen @strong fox

[strong fox]

Very vague

I live in Carr hall

My bathrooms are single use

I love them

There’s no best dorm

[grim perch]

communal?

[strong fox]

It depends on your lifestyle

[grim perch]

or are they in ur dorm room

[strong fox]

Not communal

Not@in my dorm@toom

[grim perch]

so why turn on the shower everytime

[strong fox]

Any one can use any bathroom

But like only one at a time

[grim perch]

i dont think other rooms can here you

maybe just turn it on when ur roommate is there

[strong fox]

Because I hate pooping in silence

And you can hear from the outside

[grim perch]

no way

[strong fox]

https://preview.housing.illinois.edu/-/media/housing/files/floor-plans/par/carr-ground.ashx?la=en&hash=AB0D75CEFC393500724686AEB65E66A6030E9093

[grim perch]

ur farts cant be that explosively loud

[strong fox]

Look at the floor plans

[hollow verge]

I have a shy shitter

[strong fox]

They’re just thin walls

[hollow verge]

I can't when ppl are around

and also when it's too quiet

[echo minnow]

15k for single + privaet bath doesnt even seem that bad

[strong fox]

Private baths are rare

4 in my hall

[echo minnow]

oh

theyre hard to get?

fuck

[strong fox]

I will say

Carr, Saunders, Babcock, blaisdell, wardall, and Townsend all have single uses

[echo minnow]

bro what if you have to go pee in the middleof the night

[strong fox]

Which are completely fine

[echo minnow]

i dont wanna like

[strong fox]

You go pee

[echo minnow]

get out of my room

[strong fox]

You literally walk across the hall

[echo minnow]

i see

[strong fox]

Here I need to per

Lemme send pics

This is how far I walk from my room to the bathroom

And to the water fountain

[grim perch]

isn't it 2 am for u

[strong fox]

Here’s the barhroom

It is 2am

[grim perch]

that looks big

[strong fox]

It is

And I have this thing called a lock

Nobody else can enter

lol

It’s single use

[grim perch]

ur roomate can enter

i thought

[strong fox]

No he can’t

It’s not connected to rooms

I literally send the floor plan

[grim perch]

i didnt read it

[strong fox]

https://preview.housing.illinois.edu/-/media/housing/files/floor-plans/par/carr-ground.ashx?la=en&hash=AB0D75CEFC393500724686AEB65E66A6030E9093

Look

There’s 4 bathrooms on this floor

Only one person can use it at a time

[grim perch]

yeah im saying

when ur not using it

other people can use it

i thought it was a private bathroom for everyone lol

and you lock it when ur not there

[strong fox]

No

Other people can use it when I’m not

That’s not really an issue

Communal bathrooms are usually fine rock

They’re not my favorite but they’re fine

[grim perch]

so in a single dorm

u get ur own private bathroom?

[strong fox]

No

[grim perch]

then is there a dorm w/ a private bathroom

[strong fox]

Yes

Not all rooms have one

[grim perch]

how hard is it to get that dorm

[strong fox]

Maybe one room per floor if any

Probably hard

[grim perch]

so i should just lock in now

if i really really want that dorm?

[iron valve]

if you want a nice private bathroom so bad buy a hotel room for the night lmao

[strong fox]

Wdym lock in

[strong fox]

^^^

[iron valve]

pay deposit i think

[strong fox]

Doesnt matter when you commit

Everyone does housing the same week for incoming freshmen

And the time you get assigned is random doesn’t matter when you commit

[grim perch]

ah i c. i was just asking. ig im ok with sharing a bathroom

it's just people can hear you since the walls are so thin apparently

[strong fox]

That’s why I turn on a shower

realistically

Nobody gives a fuck if you fart

[grim perch]

well

[strong fox]

Everyone’s an adult

[grim perch]

do a lot of people do this

[strong fox]

No

I’m the only one I kmow

[glad latch]

this convo is so awk.

[strong fox]

Yeah

I’m sleeping

It’s just a bathroom

Night

[grim perch]

well pooping is an awkward topic

night

[iron valve]

idk what expectations you have for college dude 😭

[glad latch]

let's just stop this convo now please and thank you.

but some good info was shared about dorms so ig it's not all bad

[lean forge]

Back when i was at my camp at Duke, me and the bois found that no one uses the private bathrooms for disabled so we made it ours, biggest W ever

[strong fox]

Illinois has a decently bigger disabled population

[lean forge]

Fr, sound bounces and shit so its also hard to tell 😉 (pro tips from frequent school pooped, just do it, no one knows)

[lean forge]

Lowkey sucks

Ngl ig

If there are any disabled students

Theyll prob get 1st floor rooms

I was on the 1st floor so now i kinda feel bad for the disabled kid when he really needs the bathroom at night but some shithead (me) just took his spot for a good night dump

[strong fox]

Why does that suck

[echo minnow]

@strong fox do you recommend visiting uiuc

before i commit

seems like a huge waste of time

lmao

[slim gorge]

if ur really split between two colleges, maybe

but no point in doing it so early

[patent sundial]

Anyone else get the campus honors program

[strong fox]

Why wouldn’t you visit

[silver yew]

yes i got it!! lowkey did not know this was a thing but im hyped

[strong fox]

James scholars?

[patent sundial]

Same😭😭😭😭 like I was really part of the 125

I didn't even know it existed

[silver yew]

no right like im hella confused like no shot i deserved to be in the 125 my uiuc application was hot garbage?? are u considering the program?

[patent sundial]

Yeah if I go then ofc

They also give out merit aid apparently

[knotty pier]

Anyone know when uiuc rd comes out

[silver yew]

ya, something like 500 a semester

im kinda confused if this is separate from the merit scholarships uiuc as a whole offers tho. like if were in campus honors can we still get one of the other merit scholarships??

[random iron]

wait did you already get financial aid

[tender matrix]

I wish this were true

[strong fox]

Would you rather go to uiuc or Harvard for CS

[tender matrix]

hmm ngl I rly dont know

prolly harvard cause its in boston

but I feel like I like bigger schools

hard to choose cause I've never experienced harvard

[glad latch]

3/3

[empty scroll]

harvard really isnt my vibe so I wouldnt want to go there

also bcs all the people ik that go there are snakes

[glad latch]

u mean snobs?

[empty scroll]

that and they are dishonest/not loyal

[patent sundial]

I hope

1k isn't enough

[glad latch]

how so

u mean they faked their way into harvard?

[hollow verge]

wait so do intl students get the James or campus scholar

if they do I didn't 🥴

[empty scroll]

no their core values as a person

[echo minnow]

ppl can seem good on paper

[tender matrix]

its very hard to

[strong fox]

Not really

Once’s you’re in the school it’s not hard

It’s also

Kinda stupid ink

Imo

[lean forge]

wait

so if you do well in school

at uiuc or basically any school ig

do u get scholarships?

to reduce ur tuition fee?

[glad latch]

not necessarily

they look for excellent leadership skills along with strong grades and rigorous coursework

having a 4.0 will not guarantee you a scholarship

[compact marten]

cs+econ actually has more market value than pure cs

[tender matrix]

it depends

dont tell the grainger kids that

[compact marten]

lol sure, but in real world, cs+econ opens up more doors and sets you on path to future mba

[tender matrix]

ehhh hard to say

it depends on what things you do

cause the cs electives

many cs majors here do an MBA too

so yea

it is true that there isn't an econ cs classes tho

like a class that combines both topics into one

[compact marten]

yup exactly

[lean forge]

Ic ic

[slim gorge]

bruh does anybody know whats going on with the MAP Grant Estimator

https://studentportal.isac.org/web/guest/student/?p_p_id=Student_WAR_Studentportlet&_Student_WAR_Studentportlet__facesViewIdRender=/views/efcEstimator/efcEstimator.xhtml

for some reason higher EFC = higher grant award??

i thought lower efc means more aid

idk

[tired robin]

it's just a calculator

[slim gorge]

yea but now im worrying about my aid

[empty scroll]

if you are oos dont expect much aid

or any

[slim gorge]

in state but non citizen

so i have up to 5k from the university and up to 7.2k from state of illinois

and in-state tuition

[empty scroll]

thats not bad

ive gotten 0 so far

[slim gorge]

no same im waiting on my aid lette

[slim gorge]

thats like the most in aid i can get

dont know if i can get that much

[hasty plinth]

haha i see

thanks

did anyone get a chancellor honors scholar thing

is that like good

[tired robin]

very small program to where i can't get a first party opinion but seems nice on paper

but like any honors program, depends how much you invest and what they require from you

imo not missing out, otherwise you'd likely hear about it

[echo minnow]

prob going to uiuc even if i get uva

[empty scroll]

same

[timid island]

If I got deferred did they only look at my application for my first choice or did they look at second choice as well (aka is getting deferred better than getting accepted second choice)

[silver yew]

did you?

[iron valve]

saw someone get deferred only for their first choice

[timid island]

My status didn’t specify it just said I applied to a very competitive major which is vague since both my majors are pretty competitive (cs+stats first choice electrical engineering second choice)

But I called admissions and they said if you got deferred you’re still being considered for both

[strong fox]

Any CS + theoretically had more market value

Interesting how ece is your second choice

I would be shocked if you get into EE but not CS + stats

[compact marten]

probably less people want to do EE because it's physics heavy

[strong fox]

That’s probably the weirdest EE take I’ve seen

Ok

I mean that doesn’t really change what I said

Yeah

True

CS + X isn’t seen as either being a minor

Not really

Not at all

Recruiters just see it as a double major

Delude? LMAO

I’m assuming you applied for pure Cs

Wow that’s a new one

https://ws.engr.illinois.edu/sitemanager/getfile.asp?id=3518

This is one CS +

This seems like a pretty good amount of curriculum

Almost like it’s almost all of stats and CS requirements

[compact marten]

in my opinion, cs+stats and cs+economics have more market appeal than pure cs.

[strong fox]

Market appeal is broad

But typically

Sure

You’re losing out on 2 courses

Which can be taken as the Econ electives

Sounds enough like the major to me

[compact marten]

true, ppl can make a couple more econ courses and make it a double major

[strong fox]

It looks like a double major

Most recruiters treat CS + X as a double major

374 is a good enough class to impress any recruit or

You aren’t sacrificing anything

You can just take the class

[compact marten]

how's anyone sacrificing any higher level cs electives? you can just take any higher level electives

cs+x can take any higher level cs elective

essentially cs+x can take the entire coursework of cs and 4-5 courses of x

[strong fox]

Basic algorithms

[compact marten]

yeah so maybe do those 4-5 extra courses, slightly more course load but you get better degree than pure cs

[strong fox]

Is a gross understatement

“Important CS part” is irrelevant

It’s all important

CS isn’t more important than the X part of the major

[compact marten]

not really - many students come with lot of APs and college courses already, so they'll get waivers for these courses in UIUC

[strong fox]

I don’t see a single indication that it’s basic algorithms

I know it’s not

None of those are taught in 374

[compact marten]

dont stress, cs+x can easily have exactly same coursework as cs major plus their x coursework, without any additional courseload if they are coming with 4-5 transferrable courses (from AP or CC)

[strong fox]

I can see the schedule I’m taking that class in a year

It’s not an easy class

Nobody says it is

[compact marten]

again if a CS+x has taken same courses as a CS major, there's no reason why CS+x can't have 5-year BS MS program

[strong fox]

Ah yes

A class with an average grade of a B-

Which is only accessible by ECE and CS majors after all the weed out courses

Is full of stupid people

It’s not suprising at all

Nobody considers this an easy class

It’s a midterm conflict form

Oh it’s just

A syllabus?

It does

All the 300 levels are hard

I don’t really know what else to say

B+\A- and B respectively

Average linalg is 3.55 and average multi is 2.95

Classes here are harder than st an average college

It’s #4 for ECE

That’s for a reason

6 for cs

374 is CS/ECE

[hidden galleon]

LMAO

[surreal dome]

afaik it's just because the bs ms is grainger specific, and doesn't say anything about cs+x's rigor

people who minor in cs are eligible for the bs ms program 🤷‍♂️

[hasty plinth]

ye i did

[tender matrix]

It's cause the MS is provided by Grainger

For administrative reasons, it's hard to cross college for the 5 year thing

It's not that they don't wanna offer it

I've asked, they really do

But uni policy makes it hard

[compact marten]

if people with cs minor are eligible for bs+ms program, why wouldn't cs+x majors be eligible?

[tender matrix]

They are too

CS + x is also eligible

It's not called bs + ms tho

CS minors and CS + x

If they have a 3.2 gpa and above

Get auto admit into masters of cs

That's the program

Grainger tho can start working on their masters before their senior year ends

But CS + x and CS minors have to wait till they grad

Altho I suppose CS + x could take grad courses

And fulfill some reqs

CS minors don't really have a chance for thay

Lmao I do not think our classes are taught better

Ehhh not rly

Once you reach a class like 347 you've already weeded out so many bad ones

It's not like CS + x has worse ability then CS

I know tons of Grainger cs people struggling rn

[tired robin]

tf u guys talking about

374 is notoriously picky on HW solutions, getting it "right" means nothing if you arent exact

i hate assuming but sounds like dunning kruger:D

i think exams are on paper but i don't have first-hand confirmation

not to be an accurate representation of the course, but here are my audit notes from half a lecture last week:

prob inaccurate lmao i can only type so fast

honestly content is not bad, just ridiculously fast (knowledge gaps accumulate so fast) and the HWs + midterms are a doozy, thank god im skipping those

[tired robin]

online MCS orr?

[tender matrix]

Online

But doesn't say on the diploma its online

I'm prolly gonna do it

Working + working on ur masters

Best of both worlds

Imagine saying uiuc MCS is my safety

[tired robin]

ik a fair few doing online MCS or 4+1 because of its accessibility

[glad latch]

i got a scholarship!

[tired robin]

and bc of the dying tech market

[tired robin]

!! damn never seen one of those

b congrats

[tender matrix]

Congrats!!

[glad latch]

Thanks!

[tired robin]

hmm maybe i shouldnt have applied rd

[tender matrix]

Hackillinois emails came out

[tired robin]

OH I ALSO APPLIED LATE TO THAT FML

i didnt realize i didnt need a groupo before applying

and also...got 0 emails??? where tf are my CS emails

[tender matrix]

huhhh

[tender matrix]

bruh hackillinois is the week of mountain path

what am i suppose to do

[tired robin]

LMAOOOO

[tired robin]

i only found out through word of mouth

i totally forgot about it

[tender matrix]

ah

fuckkkk

[tired robin]

speedrun it 5am Friday

[tender matrix]

mountain paths 😭

can I even finish mountain paths in a night

if I stay up all night

dont I have to write my own test cases

[tired robin]

your productivity will deteriorate

[tender matrix]

true

[tired robin]

uhh i forget but i think whatever they provide is pretty good

[tender matrix]

wait i remember for some cs128 mps

I have to write my own test cases?

[tired robin]

what counts as have to though

i think they give really basic ones

[tender matrix]

hmmm

I thought there was a thing

where you need to submit test cases

and they grade it

the only solstice is that there is no examlet that week

I would literally die if there was one

[tired robin]

i remember that emphasis but don't remember it being enforced a lot throughout the course

[tender matrix]

oh thank god

when does it start

I finished mp1 without having to do it

[tired robin]

what

idk, i had a thing where i get up at 5am Fridays

but that was a lol

i just see one local test case on my repo, seems like it's provided

[tender matrix]

what

you would start the minute it opened? 💀

[tender matrix]

hmmm

my friends were complaining about wriitng their own test cases last sem

[tired robin]

it is a good skill to have

i dont think they prepare you at all for actually making good ones

[tender matrix]

damnit

[tired robin]

but imo copy pasting their stuff, thinking about side cases, etc. gets you pretty far

i didnt complain

i did complain that we get 6 hour (?) submission timeouts

that was a whole debate on the forum

[tender matrix]

I'll pray

[tender matrix]

What????

[tired robin]

do you not?

how often can you submit on PL

[tender matrix]

I didn't check

But I don't think there was a restriction

[tired robin]

no way

THEY LISTENED???

anyhoo

[tender matrix]

Maybe for just mp1

[tired robin]

yea

[tender matrix]

Dunno about the other mps

[tired robin]

youll find out

mountain paths was low key one of my favs

really nice concept and hand hold into DP

and i made a weird ass solution that i still stand by

bc i didnt want to nest 500 if statements like everyone else

[tender matrix]

Huh

It's greedy right

That's what I remember

[tired robin]

well, yes

not me in seam carving MP where to operate horizontally instead of vertically i rotate the photo instead

[strong fox]

My friends clowned on a specific someone in their channel yesterday

[grim perch]

what percent of grainger kids get scholarships

[valid tendon]

How low can your grades go second sem to not get rescinded

[patent sundial]

Probably Cs but I wouldn't test it

[valid tendon]

yeah i'm just thinking worst case scenario, physics c is kicking my ass rn

[glad latch]

Can you retake

Tests

I retook my D to an A

If you teacher is that nice

[valid tendon]

bro what 💀

nah my exams are curved im just lazy

[glad latch]

Yes lmao

Mine was curved

[valid tendon]

D to an A is wild

[glad latch]

And he offers retakes to a 90%

[valid tendon]

DAM LOL

[weary orchid]

same

[weary orchid]

at least u get curves

my physics teacher doesn't give us shit

[compact marten]

do only Grainger's get scholarships?

[glad latch]

no

[raw tree]

.

[opal folio]

Hello, any community/server for '27 admits?

[tender matrix]

I'll dm you the link

[hollow oriole]

Could I get a link too?

[vital dune]

can i also get the link

[tender matrix]

Sure

[celest shadow]

could i get the link as well?

[compact marten]

could i get the link as well?

[tired robin]

lol just post it here

[livid kestrel]

@lucid plank are u still in the gt server

[livid kestrel]

i tried u cant

it auto deletes links

[tired robin]

oh

uhm

[livid kestrel]

i can send u the link if u want

[lucid plank]

i had unfollowed this thread lol

yes im still in the GT server why

[livid kestrel]

i thought u were banned

[lucid plank]

bruv lmaooo

naa

[livid kestrel]

im banned

[lucid plank]

thats someone else

[livid kestrel]

oh

[lucid plank]

thats the og GT simp

[livid kestrel]

lol

[lucid plank]

what did u do

[livid kestrel]

not fair

i was being annoying and was obsessive apparently 😒

[lucid plank]

fair enough lol

[livid kestrel]

nah

[lucid plank]

deferred from GT?

[livid kestrel]

og gt simp was worse and they still there

[livid kestrel]

i applied RD

[lucid plank]

naa he is banned

[livid kestrel]

oh

[lucid plank]

ouu good luckk

[livid kestrel]

thanks

did u get in

[lucid plank]

unfortunately not yet

deferred

if i had gotten in

[livid kestrel]

we can talk in gt thread

[lucid plank]

u'd see GT '27 lol

[livid kestrel]

samee lol

[lucid plank]

cuz i'd commit immediately

[livid kestrel]

did u apply to uiuc

[lucid plank]

denied lol

[glad latch]

wait why he was banned

[lucid plank]

bro is a menace to society

[livid kestrel]

did u apply for cs?

[glad latch]

who even is the og simp

[lucid plank]

racist, misogynistic, against AA, you name it

[glad latch]

i dont remember him

[livid kestrel]

yeah

[lucid plank]

he's on the GT server

[lucid plank]

yeah

[glad latch]

oh was he on this server

[lucid plank]

thats why prolly

but my essay was shit too

[livid kestrel]

yeah uiuc cs is competitive

[lucid plank]

GT one

uiuc essay was worse lol

[lucid plank]

naa

[glad latch]

gt thread in a2c?

or diff server

oh ok

thats why idk

[lucid plank]

no, GT server

[livid kestrel]

yeah

[lucid plank]

i got into UNC as Intl tho

yay

[livid kestrel]

omg congrats!!

[glad latch]

yay!!

[lucid plank]

ty!!

[livid kestrel]

would u choose gt over unc

[lucid plank]

GT

[glad latch]

i got a scholarship for uiuc

[lucid plank]

ofc

[livid kestrel]

same

[lucid plank]

unc cs is well, eh

[lucid plank]

nicee

[livid kestrel]

i live 30 min away from gt

[compact marten]

would anyone choose GT over UIUC

(cs majors)

[livid kestrel]

yes

me

[lucid plank]

yes

i would

GT also got a BS in Finance

would love that

[livid kestrel]

nice

[lucid plank]

cuz i got zero finance ECs

but i wanna get into Finncial eng

[compact marten]

really? GT CS is better than UIUC?

[lucid plank]

and the first year major switch will nice me lol

[lucid plank]

imo yes

prestige better

[livid kestrel]

its about the same

but gt is cheaper

[lucid plank]

location better

cheaper

[livid kestrel]

yeah true

[lucid plank]

sexy placements

[livid kestrel]

its in the heart of atl

[lucid plank]

exactlt

perfectimo

especially for a city kid like me

ppl complain abt traffic there

but i live in mumbai so well, that traffic aint shit to me😭

[livid kestrel]

yeah i went to gt the traffic wasnt that great

but its definitely worth it

[lucid plank]

it def is

we should do this simping on gt thread lol

[tired robin]

what counts as better? it has peaches ig

[lucid plank]

yes peaches is a mega huge factor

forgot about it

makes GT 10x better than uiuc

[tired robin]

peaches >> corn

tho corn is in eveyrthing so

corn >>> peaches

[lucid plank]

peaches still solos

🍑 >>> 🌽

[compact marten]

lol peaches

[lucid plank]

exactly

peaches

better than yellow pp

[tall mirage]

Yea I am

Bc threads 🥵

[tidal parcel]

can u send me it?

[tender matrix]

sure

[echo minnow]

common UVA L

to uiuc we go

bro

i went in the fucking '27 server

and they all are fucking geek cs major npcs

[empty scroll]

which one?

[echo minnow]

uh

ok i dont have the invite anymore

lmao

[empty scroll]

for uiuc?

[echo minnow]

yeah

[empty scroll]

oh im in it

[echo minnow]

yea bro

they dont seem cool at all

😭

[empty scroll]

why?

have you started any conversation yet

[echo minnow]

no

just my observations

i was lurking

a little bit

[empty scroll]

that was only on why people would go to stanford over uiuc

and ivys being bad

there was a lot of other stuff

[echo minnow]

i actaully havent been there in a bit

can u send inv

i left lol

[empty scroll]

also there are like 3 other servers

I dont have the link

[echo minnow]

breh

[empty scroll]

they should really let discord links to be pinned

[echo minnow]

ong

[empty scroll]

@mods is this possible

[tired robin]

i never look at the '25 discord either

though i was there initially and was fine

we had VCs

[compact marten]

how large are the UIUC CS classes? are they as large as Berkeley, like 1000 students in one class?

[tired robin]

depends on the class

**im mostly eyeballing: ** 100-lvl CS classes are largely online (not just CS majors), say several hundred to <3000. often have labs which vary with 2-4 TAs and 20-40 students. 200-300 lvl starts to have in-person lectures but probably 200-300 in attendance. i assume most 400-lvl specializations are like classroom size, but i haven't taken enough (or any) to observe that first-hand

[compact marten]

wow that's large class sizes, even larger than berkeley.

does everyone get the classes they want or is it first come first serve or is there a priority registration (e.g. for CS vs CS+X vs others)?

[tired robin]

CS and CS+X (i.e. all CS majors) share the same reg priority

CS registration rules are weird here (variables include whether ur CS major or not, seniority, honors, etc.)

generally all CS majors get what they want, worst case waiting for a spot (there's no waitlist) but spots tend to show up in the first week of classes when people drop and shift schedules

[tired robin]

id say a fair bit of those intro classes include non-CS, usually other engr or CS minors

we try to keep them accessible

to communicate the scale, our main intro course is public, shares similar infrastructure: https://www.learncs.online/

[compact marten]

Got it, thanks!

[tired robin]

*though favorable lecture and section times tend to fill up. ig i shouldnt say "get what they want" but more like "can usually get their class eventually"

[dim flint]

can u dm me

[strong fox]

Who’s the CS + ling

Incoming fresh

[grim perch]

so i saw on reddit uipd arrested a peeping tom

what happened then

[glad latch]

i have it do you still need it

[dim flint]

ye plz

thx

[glad latch]

dms

[wicked wing]

✋✋

[strong fox]

So I was actually there

[strong fox]

Ah ok someone from my hs got into the program

Basically

Some creep went onto an all girls floor

[wicked wing]

ohh that’s cool

[strong fox]

And just walked into the bathroom

And basically got the shit beaten out of him allegedly

Cause he was in the hospital for “undisclosed reasons0

[grim perch]

damn

so he was arrested but first went to hospital cuz he got his ass kicked by a bunch of girls

[empty scroll]

lmao

he basically deserved it then

[strong fox]

I was in the building when it happened

I think he was a floor above me lmao

I was watching lebron break the scoring record

[empty scroll]

lol

[tender matrix]

Yea lol many of the uiuc 26 people are in there...and they aren't really known for being popular or smth lol

[strong fox]

Not suprising

[serene prawn]

Me too please

[glad latch]

Dms

[empty scroll]

https://tenor.com/view/goose-dance-moves-happy-gif-5453422

[tender matrix]

Geese college of business

[tired robin]

geeeees

[merry eagle]

can i get a link too

[cursive knoll]

me too

[glad latch]

@merry eagle and @cursive knoll do you still need links

i have it

[merry eagle]

yes

[glad latch]

dms

[cursive knoll]

yes

[strong fox]

instead of studying for my ece 110 exam

i made a shitty mashup of two songs

its acc not too bad its hellaa funny

[empty scroll]

yeah imagine actually studying for an exam

[tranquil slate]

can you send me the link too?

[tender matrix]

Sure

[fierce lintel]

Gies vs Kelley for finance( investment banking) ?

[tired robin]

literally my job

[strong fox]

Lmao

[strong fox]

Imo

gies will be better than Kelley soon

Kelley isn’t too hard to get into and UIUC is becoming stronger and stronger

[fierce lintel]

but gies aint a target school for investment banking

unlik kelley

[strong fox]

Are you calling jt a safety?

Or a reach

[echo minnow]

bruh

is kelley really a target?

i know so many idiots who go there

like

its fucking so easy to get in

[fierce lintel]

then why is it ranked so high

[tired robin]

i think reputation still v respectable

stop basing everything off of admissions

[fierce lintel]

true

there is a 20k average salary diff

between kelley and gies for finance

[waxen blade]

gies has better?

[echo minnow]

kelley def isnt a target

its prob like

semi-target or something

well

UT Austin and UVA are considered semi-target and like

kelley is way worse

lol

so idik

[empty scroll]

uva is maybe a semi-target for instate but for oos it has like sub 10%

[echo minnow]

nah i meant for

investment banknig

[empty scroll]

oh got you

[hasty plinth]

whats the 2027 uiuc discord

also, for cs+x majors, can you not take cs electives because of the +X

im not saying its necessarily a bad thing just curious

[echo minnow]

you can take any cs class you want

[hasty plinth]

wdym

[echo minnow]

bruh

as long as you pay the tuition

u can take whatever cs class you want

lol

[hasty plinth]

no no i know you like CAN but like if u have a +X do you have enough space

yk?

[echo minnow]

proly idk

[hasty plinth]

Lmao

[echo minnow]

depends on the person

[hasty plinth]

ig

[serene prawn]

I know for cs+stats you have space for 2 tech electives

But you'd want to look up your specific x

[compact marten]

what if someone in cs+x wants to take 10-12 CS electives?

[tired robin]

i–

yes you can take whatever CS class u want, the degree lists what you need to graduate as such

[tender matrix]

Nope you got same priority as CS Grainger

And you got space

[tender matrix]

No those are required 2 electives

Not the amount of space left

[serene prawn]

Oh

So thats good

[tender matrix]

its only 70 cred

altho according to the 4 year plan i made

im doing like 3 electives

only

but also graduating early by a sem by this plan

[glad latch]

wait did u take the sat

[tender matrix]

yes

[glad latch]

what score lol

[tender matrix]

1510

[hasty plinth]

Ok ok

[hasty plinth]

From my understanding i thought this wasnt possible if u take cs 233 and cs 241?

[tender matrix]

nah for cs+stats you take 2 electives regardless of choosing 233 or 341

one stat elective, one cs elective

but both these electives are stat-cs based

[hasty plinth]

I see

[tender matrix]

im doing the 233 341 path

[hasty plinth]

Is there an advantage for doing 233 and 241 over 240, im interested in doing both rn ik id get burned out

[tender matrix]

you go way more in depth in 233 and 341

and thats the prereq to the cybersecurity classes

[hasty plinth]

So it depends on ur interests essentially

[tender matrix]

yea

[hasty plinth]

well idk wtf imma do career wise in cs so we’ll see how it pans out

[tender matrix]

yea

you can take more edu electives

[hasty plinth]

im lazy as shit so ill prolly choose the 240 option lmao

[tender matrix]

LOL

thats what I thought in the beginning

but i kinda want to true uiuc cs experience

so thats why im option for 233 + 341

[hasty plinth]

yeah same, but idk if i have the drive lol

[tender matrix]

LOOL

yea im worried about that myself

[echo minnow]

bruh

cs+adv does 340+4xx

imma se if i can substitute 233+341 to my degree audit

is there anyone i can email to inquire about this @tender matrix

[tender matrix]

ask the advertising dept

like go to their page

and find the advisor

[echo minnow]

ok

https://media.illinois.edu/student-resources/academic-advising/meet-your-advisor

can i just

email any of these ppl

[tender matrix]

uhh

I think that should be ok

or you can email a cs advisor

[echo minnow]

i will email one advertising advisor and one cs advisor

lmao

[tender matrix]

ye

[echo minnow]

oh yea

apparently you should schedule your emails to be sent at 6:45 am

in the recipient local time

cuz itll show up first or something

when they are donig their morning tasks

[tender matrix]

LOL

interesting

never knew that

[hasty plinth]

Thats weird, im pretty sure every other cs + x gives u the option

[echo minnow]

yeahg

[strong fox]

It’s not hard*

Or wasn’t for me

£} was an auto admit for me

[lucid plank]

goated pfp

😭

[fierce lintel]

no

kelley does

[fierce lintel]

ye its a semi-target

but is gies even a semi target

[tired robin]

not fair to call it that. you miss stuff in 233+341 that 340 provides, mainly in cloud computing

[hasty plinth]

Lmaoooo u already knoww 😭😭😄😄

[tender matrix]

I mean the Grainger experience

Plus I can take a cloud computing course later

UIUC is strongest in systems so I would wanna take the systems class

[tired robin]

still technically not fair lol

[echo minnow]

this is innaccurate

its not per capita

[timid island]

Does anyone know how many people tend to apply rd and how strong the rd pool is compared to ea?

[patent sundial]

Idk but I think this says something

Probably stupidly competitive

Especially since he was urging us to apply EA and we're in-state + have a ton admitted each year

[timid island]

Damn

I got deferred but hopefully I still have a shot

[patent sundial]

hm not too bad actually

was expecting atmos. chem to be the worst but somehow the average is like a 3.7 so

[tidal parcel]

when will uiuc send out financial aid information for ea admits?

not that ill get any aid oos but just curious

[echo minnow]

ye same here

[random iron]

yeah kinda same, my counselor explicitly recommended i apply uiuc EA instead of RD which confused me bc i was applying econ & it's instate + a safety for a lot at my school (if ur not applying CS / engineering)

[glad latch]

isnt econ in the business school

idt uiuc business is a safety even if u r in state

[random iron]

i did econ thru CLAS

[patent sundial]

Nope

“Waitlisted” UIUC CS+PHIL want to KMS

Omitted grade explanation

[glad latch]

they waitlist eas

?

[patent sundial]

Idk I just know I was waitlisted

Counselor I was on call with told me to calm tf down

Almost ended my life after that rejection no kidding

When I opened my letter I thought I got in to my first choice, holy fuck that was so embarrassing, Jesus Christ

But you do have to part w the past eventually

[glad latch]

im so sorry to hear that. please know that college decisions are so random and that the AOs spend like 5 minutes per app. even if you dont get into ur first choice, there are so many other options as well. i was also denied from my first choice college and i hurt a bit, but after some time i felt better and i honestly feel grateful i got denied now.

[glad latch]

@tender matrix do u know what percent of students are oos

naviance says 11% and i dont believe that

[tender matrix]

I think for cs its quite high

like maybe 40%?

or 40% might be the instate number

[glad latch]

idt oos would be more than in state tho

maybe actually

im sure the yield rate for cs and grainger in general is quite high

[tender matrix]

yea

its generally high

the most outstaters are in eng or cs

[tired robin]

there are official stats, find them

[tidal parcel]

ea is just generally the safer option

[boreal sky]

for the class of 2025 5835 in state 2468 out of state total

[grim perch]

u mean a uiuc couneslor guy?

during the college visit?

[glad latch]

where

i cant even find their cds

[grim perch]

their cds is on a really really dated website

[glad latch]

https://www.dmi.illinois.edu/stuenr/

this one?

i cant even open the cds

cuz it download as xlsx

and mac wont open that shit

why is their cds on some super dated website

the rest of their website is so nice

[grim perch]

rip im windows

[surreal dome]

open with numbers. weird ux but works f

weird = the cds is just separated into diff sheets based on the CDS sections, can't ctrl-f

[glad latch]

i dont use any of apples apps either

so idk how that would work

i already got in so idc really care about the cds anymore

[patent sundial]

Yeah

[lean forge]

@tender matrix do you know how competitive the business major at uiuc is?

like the stats of the admitted and stuff (i found some but im not sure if they're updated)

https://poetsandquantsforundergrads.com/school-profile/university-illinois-urbana-champaign-college-business/

[tender matrix]

It's pretty competitive

The overall acc rate is like 27%

It's not like the top business schools but it's not easy to get in

[fierce lintel]

I got in few days back

You can pm me

[lean forge]

alright thanks lol

if u don't mind and you're super free / bored, could you just ask some business students abt their scores lol

if you're busy right now its fine tho

[lean forge]

ah alr

[tender matrix]

Ngl I don't know any 💀

But in general they should be decently high

[lean forge]

damn 🥲

[lean forge]

ic lol

welp we'll hope for the best

[tender matrix]

🙏

[paper tapir]

[lean forge]

damn

uiuc actually is very transparent

literally provides us insight to how they admit

[echo minnow]

ling is not "fringe"

ling is one of the more popular ones

[empty scroll]

probably bcs of nlp or something

[blazing sand]

How hard is that math program to get into

[tender matrix]

It's not too competitive

[compact marten]

whats the top 3 most popular cs+x programs?

[glad latch]

Cs+cs

[compact marten]

lol other than cs+cs

[urban needle]

Cs + Econ?

[latent parrot]

i did cs+econ

[tired robin]

sounds like math stats econ phil, but there are enrollment numbers somewhere

[compact marten]

cool that'd be good to see if they publish enrollment numbers by x major

[tired robin]

https://cs.illinois.edu/about/statistics

[hasty plinth]

Is there a uiuc 2027 discord server

[empty scroll]

yeah there is

[compact marten]

cool, CS -> CS+Stats -> CS+Math -> CS+Economics -> CS+Linguistics -> CS+Philosophy

CS has so many seats (almost 1300)

[blazing sand]

That’s not that many

[compact marten]

how many of these 1300 CS seats would be OOS ?

[wet herald]

ut austin oos is not a semi-target

even instate with auto admission its hard to get into mccombs

oos is brutal

Any predictions for the acceptance rate of UIUC Math+CS is going to be in the regular decision round? I was deferred for that major/

[tender matrix]

No actual evidence but 10% prolly

Maybe lower

[wet herald]

This is uiucs first doing early ction correct?

[glad latch]

there should be no difference

u are now part of the regular applicant pool

[grim perch]

hey @tender matrix what percent of grainger kids get scholarships

specifically in the ece department

[merry eagle]

do oos get scholarships

[tender matrix]

It's pretty low

Never bet on it

[tender matrix]

Yea but it's rarer

[glad latch]

wait then they say i was preselected does that mean i am def getting one or they just first select some applicants to move on and then continue eliminating more?

like what gatech did with the stamps scholarship

or whatever its called

[tender matrix]

No idea

[static hull]

Do u guys think Uiuc cs is better or gtech cs?

[slim gorge]

I think at that point you should consider the school as a whole

[wet herald]

both programs are solid.

[slim gorge]

location, environment, opportunities, family, whatever matters to you

[echo minnow]

bro im saying for investment baning

banking

[echo minnow]

equal

[echo minnow]

uiuc doesnt rlly care about state residency

id say l ike >40%

[slim gorge]

I think they do

Idk about the specifics for CS, but as a whole id say a good majority is instate

[craggy crypt]

ye outside of cs and engineering

not sure how many apply to uiuc

[empty scroll]

It became 40% last year I think

Though yeah still agree

[echo minnow]

not as much

yea rd is not good

:/

they prob filled all the cs spots

in ea

they just collect rd applications to get more money

lmao

no clue

idk alot of the cs+x programs are pretty small

so i feel like they couldve filled them already

i mean thats what purdue does

lol

and umd

bruh dont waste ur time

yea

theyre not gonna magically get an extra spot for ur cs+x program

lol

An appeal should only be filed if new and compelling information is available or if you'd like to be considered for a program you didn't list as your first or second choice on the application. We won’t consider 7th semester grades. New test scores will only be considered if they are received before regular decisions are posted.

i guess so

[echo minnow]

bro deleted all messagse 💀

[echo minnow]

jesus christ

ur not a fucking celebrity

[fluid flame]

omw to doxx well seasoned dragon from thT me no likey message brb

[glad latch]

Nobody cares enough to try and dox you lol

[empty scroll]

Lmao

[strong fox]

which HS?