UIUC!!! (2022-2023)

[strong fox]

if you dont mind me asking

sounds like my instate HS lmao

[random iron]

dms? dont want to doxx myself lmfao

[strong fox]

Fs lol

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how safe is uiuc?

[lucid plank]

safer than the sex i had with your mum last night

jk

pretty safe imo

but u never know what can go wrong, nothings safe anymore

[glad latch]

its sad people have to worry about their safety at school and college

[tired robin]

technically safe but we do get a fair bit of incidents near our campustown area

tho i think champaign crime rate is p bad? pls verify with a source

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i hear that generally college towns are the most safe right?

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😭

[tired robin]

not stopping 50k students from attending there at any given moment:p

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well im just wondering

after what happened today

safety probably wont stop me from coming

[grim perch]

u of az, purdue, uva, now msu

god our country is fucked up

[tired robin]

if you looked at every reported shooting incident in the us, you wouldnt wanna leave your home

[lucid plank]

sit in yo dorm and study

dont go out

nothings safe anymore

[tired robin]

not to say it shouldnt be a consideration, but general public seems to have tolerated it to where business as usual:/

[grim perch]

im just saying

our country has one of the worst gun violence rates

[dim flint]

yea it is

sad reality

[lucid plank]

oh naa im not disagreeing with you, i just think thats the only option we got left if we wanna be safe

[jagged cobalt]

in the big /main frats is there a considerable proportion of cs majors or nah

how accessible is greek life to cs majors ig

[tired robin]

lool usually u do engineering frats

theta tau has quite a few

i party:p so

[timid island]

Does being deferred give me an advantage over the other rd applicants

[patent sundial]

No

What are the numbers for CS+X programs

[slim gorge]

when does finaid come outt

[hasty plinth]

Pretty sure late feb, early march

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i got the james scholar honor program thing

what is this

and is it a scholarship cuz i looked for it on their website and i dont see how much money i get

they just emailed it to me

idk

they also emailed me saying i was selected for a scholarship so i am not sure if this is that

yes

im genuinely worried cuz i dont want to compete with cracked kids in some honors program thing 😭

but im also grateful

@strong fox can you please enlighten me on what this is

[crude folio]

Yea I got the email too

And also a scholarship

Email

Im wondering if the james scholar program is the scholarship my earlier email was referring to

Bc I’d much rather take a few thousand dollars than be in a honors program tbh

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idt it is

[crude folio]

I’m hoping scholarships and honors programs are seperate

Oh ok cool

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i think they are

[crude folio]

Honors dorms look nice tho

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it says 10-15% incoming freshmen get admitted

damn

[crude folio]

Does being in james scholars mean I wasn’t selected to chancellor’s scholars?

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what is that

[crude folio]

The entire university honors program

James scholar is handled by grainger

Because its departmental

https://illinois.edu/academics/honors.html

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umm not sure

ik someone who got into chancellor's

the email says only 125 are admitted

lemme send a ss

I think the campus honors program is basically the chancellor scholarship

[quasi valley]

i got james

is it selective?

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Yes I think

10-15%

[surreal dome]

no money. just honors college type stuff

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then do you know when they release scholarship amounts?

[grim perch]

did u also get a scholarship email?

[quasi valley]

nah i am international if that matters

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yeah it does i think

idt they give scholarships or aid to internationals although i may be wrong

[quasi valley]

lmao this gives me so much confidence abt rd applications LOL

[surreal dome]

no clue oof

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why lol

[quasi valley]

like being shortlisted from already competitive applicants admitted

idk if that matters to others, but i need this validation

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oohh yeah

[quasi valley]

haha

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im so happy

i got rejected by purdue lmao

[quasi valley]

SAME BRO

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now i feel validated with this

[quasi valley]

Purdue 's Loss honesty

haha

i sometimes feel these unis contact each other lol

because many uiuc admits got rejected by purdue

not even deferred

[glad latch]

what about purdue admits

are they denied at uiuc then lol

i was devastated when purdue rejected me it ruined my whole weekend.

[quasi valley]

lmao it is curse to get liiked by purdue then

[quasi valley]

SAME.

i cried

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my mom was pissed

[quasi valley]

and when i looked into mirror, felt like a failure

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noooo dont feel that way. ur much better than that

[quasi valley]

now i dont

but that one week

was pain

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it was two weeks between prudue and uiuc

i just felt like shit for a weekend

and then got over it

[quasi valley]

15th jan, 23rd jan usc deferred, 27th 1st umich deferred

almost broke my heart

then my uiuc baby came to absolutely save me

[glad latch]

gtech and cmu rejections on the other hand didnt break my heart

they were expected

purdue was not expected

[empty scroll]

I feel the same lol. Uiuc rejected the umich and gtech admits from my school

Though all the Purdue admits got in

To uiuc

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this is yield rate protection then lol

[quasi valley]

admission officer be throwing applications in air and deciding fate on which area it lands lol

[glad latch]

i shows a lot of interest for purdue

for uiuc all i did was a college visit

[empty scroll]

Hmm I doubt bcs the umich people werent too good

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umich people arent good?? wdym

umich is a top public insitute

if anyone gets into umich ann arbor, they are good

[quasi valley]

we are good too bro

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yeah ik

i didnt apply umich

[empty scroll]

They got engineering without taking AP physics which wasn't possible for uiuc

[quasi valley]

i genuinely feel so accomplished with uiuc cs

[empty scroll]

Though they had way more versatile resume imo

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wait did u get the james scholar email too

[empty scroll]

No? I don't think I'll get any since I probably don't demonstrate need

[glad latch]

its an honors program

i did not demonstrate need too

and they emailed saying i got a scholarship

so you might get one too!

[empty scroll]

Really? I read somewhere you need to demonstrate it but I'm not sure

We'll see though

[blazing sand]

I got into Purdue but not Wisco LOL

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no thats not how merit scholarships work

they award these to "outstanding" students

[strong fox]

I think it’s stupid

It’s like a kinda shitty honors program

[empty scroll]

No go to the website

It says you need to demonstrate need

[strong fox]

James scholars get priority registration tho high

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Well then

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Why 😦

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There’s another website

It grainger specific

Scholarships range from 3000 to 15000

[surreal dome]

same lol. the hurt from my penn rejection was not even close to what I felt for purdue deferral

especially after getting into purdue last year and almost committing 😬

[empty scroll]

Oh if that's the case then maybe

Have they already told you your cost

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according to reddit the james scholar is useless and annoying

https://www.reddit.com/r/UIUC/comments/fubxgw/question_about_percentage_of_james_scholars_in/

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no but im oos so it should be around 40k i think

[empty scroll]

That's nice

I don't think I get any aid

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Well you said you didn’t apply for any

[empty scroll]

I did

But according to calculator I don't get anything

[opal folio]

I also got James

International, Grainger

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Well it’s said to be useless and provide little benefit

[opal folio]

Yeah

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Why

[opal folio]

I got so happy but i realised that their main is campus scholars

Which is super selective, just 125 kids

James scholar seems useless

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Ik someone who got campus

[opal folio]

Yeah

I saw too

In the discord

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Oh

he didn’t get a scholarship email (yet)

[empty scroll]

Is campus scholar 125 to all engineering or all schools

[quasi valley]

see little benefit is still a benefit

so be happy bro!

f ppl who think otherwise

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@strong fox why do you think it’s useless and annoying

[glad latch]

You have to maintain a 3.5 gpa and take more honors courses

That is part of the reason but I want to know why people despise it

[strong fox]

Cause it doesn’t give you anything really in return

[quasi valley]

we can do in freshman and sophomore to get the prior registartion thing

then we can drop

js

[glad latch]

Why not just freshmen year

Can we even drop it

[quasi valley]

yea

[glad latch]

Oh well I overhyped it lmao

[quasi valley]

dont meet their requirements

ezz

[glad latch]

That means you tank your gpa on purpose

Why would you do that

[quasi valley]

no

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I’m just saying can we drop it whenever we want

[quasi valley]

dont take honour courses

[glad latch]

They might force you

[quasi valley]

i think we can

[strong fox]

They don’t force you

My friend joined

Saw it was shit

And quit lol

It’s college

Nobody forced you to do anything

Nobody’s here to hold your hand

If you don’t sign up for honors they’ll just kick you out

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Well I’ll join for the priority registration then quit lol

[tender matrix]

It's good

You get housing in the honors llc

And also priority registration

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but people are saying it has a lot of added stress

[tender matrix]

Also heard u get some research opportunities

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and its useless

[tender matrix]

It does yea

I know some that dropped

But honestly

The priority

Goes a longggggg way

[glad latch]

priority for all 4 years?

doesnt it get easier to register as you become a senior

[tender matrix]

Yea you can ditch it

When u get senior status

I will say tho campus honors

Is much cooler

My friend is in it

She's taking a class

And they get free tickets to krannart performances

Even the langlang performance

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that thing is so hard to get into

only 125 accepted

[empty scroll]

So it making you take certain classes makes it bad?

Isn't priority registration good though

[obsidian raven]

how tough is it to switch into cs?

[empty scroll]

its impossible

only cs+x is possible

next best thing is CE probably

[blazing sand]

Is transfer to ce even possible

[empty scroll]

its possible but very hard and will likely be impossible since they might restrict ece transfers in the incoming years

[patent sundial]

The petty thing about this is that it only gives 1k a year in merit aid

I was kinda disappointed after learning that but eh

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It’s not a scholarship tho

It’s an honors program

James scholar doesn’t give any money

[patent sundial]

Yeah

[glad latch]

Think of it as an added bonus

[patent sundial]

That's true

[empty scroll]

the instate scholarships and aid looks quite good imo

25% got full ride I think?

[patent sundial]

They're rolling out the aid notifs?

[empty scroll]

no last year stats

[patent sundial]

Oh

Their site says it'll be 35k/yr for me with 30 credit hours (no aid added ofc)

https://cost.illinois.edu/

[hollow verge]

is it possible to become a campus scholar by applying or meeting requirements

[tender matrix]

You apply

I'm currently applying to it

Only in freshmen year can u apply

[hollow verge]

I see

cool

[glad latch]

people entering can also get in right?

[tender matrix]

ye only freshmen can apply

u miss it then u miss it

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wait i mean like my friend who applied this year as an incoming freshmen got in

[glad latch]

here

[tender matrix]

Yea

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how r u applying then

[tender matrix]

Like u either get it when u enter

Or u apply as a freshmen

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only incoming freshmen can apply i thought

oh

[tender matrix]

No

[glad latch]

the acceptance rate must be very low

it says only 125

[tender matrix]

Yea

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and they already gave some to incoming freshmen

[tender matrix]

I just want scholarship

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its only 1k

[tender matrix]

4k

Money is money

[glad latch]

well my friend got 1k

[tender matrix]

Even if someone was willing to give me 5 dollara

I'd take it

[tender matrix]

1k/yr

So 4k

[glad latch]

well its 3k for u

unless they also give u 1k for ur first year too?

[tender matrix]

Ah yea

3k

Idc

Money is money

Anything to get me by is worth it

[hollow verge]

if I haven't got any yet do I assume I'm not getting anything

[hasty plinth]

I got campus honors program but i didnt get james scholar wtf? Lmfao shambles

[silver yew]

can cs+x get james scholar?

[hasty plinth]

ion know lol

[crude folio]

Im CS and I got james scholar so im guessing yes

[crude folio]

Campus honors is better imo

[hasty plinth]

Lmao ion rlly know i got the 1k in money tho 🤩

[crude folio]

Although neither has priority registration for cs classes

Idc as much about honors programs as I do for the scholarships

[silver yew]

not the a2c throwaway 😭

wait what even is james scholar

[crude folio]

Roughly top 10% of each college

Depends on which major you applied for

For example, i got in cs engineering so I’m technically a grainger coe james scholar

So top 10% in the grainger coe

Also you can join in later with a gpa requirement but tbf benefits are most useful in freshman and soph years

[tender matrix]

anyone can

even division of general studies

[tender matrix]

ayyyy you got campus honors??

[tender matrix]

you can join in freshmen sem 2

so yea

its eh to have it sem 1 cause freshmen already register hella late

so yea sem 2 you can have it

ez

doesnt matter if u get in rn or not, cause its easy to declare in sem 2

[crude folio]

Yea tbh james scholar doesn’t do much for me besides honors dorms

And I plan to move out of campus dorms after freshman year anyway bc its expensive

[hasty plinth]

Yessir

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this thing is better

[tender matrix]

yea everyone does basically

[tender matrix]

gjgj

[glad latch]

its EXTREMELY hard to get into

[tender matrix]

campus honors is nice af

I wanna get in

they got free tickets to langlang

[glad latch]

and i dont think u can get into both?

right bjz

[tender matrix]

for one of the classes

[tender matrix]

i dont remember actually

but you can be both

once you get here

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oh

r u applying james scholar

[tender matrix]

but I aint doing JS if I get Campushonors

[glad latch]

or only campus

[tender matrix]

if I dont get campus

I will do it

cuz there is some research stuff with that

and an extra line in my resume

[glad latch]

is it reviewed by the same AOs who review undergrad apps

just curious

[tender matrix]

hmmm I think so?

but they have some rules I think

with scores and stuff

ngl uiuc honors is so underwhelming

like I got into psu honors

and was lowkey thinking about going there

cause their honors is juicy af

[jovial island]

Can you tell me more abt the james scholar program?

[tender matrix]

basically

js

means you have a high enough gpa

you get priority registration

but you also need to take some honors classes

and take into to honors and stuff

[jovial island]

I see

How Are honors classes diff from regular classes?

[tender matrix]

are u grainger cs btw?

[jovial island]

Are they just harder?

[tender matrix]

yea depends on the class

[jovial island]

Grainger EE

[tender matrix]

I'm one of the TAs for CS124 honors

for example

and its very different from CS124

itself

[tender matrix]

ahh ok

some of the honors classes are pain

[jovial island]

Damn that's cool

XD

[tender matrix]

calc 3 honors is hell

I heard

but you might need to take it

since you need a honors each year

and for CS you need to do a senior thesis

or do a dual degree

[jovial island]

Damn

Hmm

[glad latch]

how r u a ta as a freshmen

[tender matrix]

CA i mean

[glad latch]

what is that

[tender matrix]

I use them interchangeably

course assistant

basically an undergrad TA

the term TA is usually reserved for grad students

CA is used for undergrads

[glad latch]

wait so for js i need at least 1 honors course per year

right?

[tender matrix]

yea

[jovial island]

You got into an honors program too right?

[glad latch]

yea

[jovial island]

CONGRATULATIONS!!

[tender matrix]

cool stuff

[glad latch]

ty!!

[tender matrix]

iirc

you guys are like

top 10%

or smth

[jovial island]

Accidentally typed the ??

My bad g

[glad latch]

lol

[tender matrix]

but yes

if u take cs 124

take cs 124 honors too

and get to meet me

maybe

[glad latch]

campus is top 1%?

[tender matrix]

yea maybe

[jovial island]

You're a campus scholar?

[tender matrix]

but its very biased towards instate

[glad latch]

no

[tender matrix]

so hard to say anything I guess

[glad latch]

but is that course useful for us ee people

[tender matrix]

if u wanna do cs stuff

yes

but no

then nah

[glad latch]

so what honors course should i take

calc 2 honors?

is that a thing

[tender matrix]

depends on what classes ur taking as a freshmen

[tender matrix]

I dont think so

[glad latch]

chem is required right

[tender matrix]

lemme search the EE curriculum

[jovial island]

Chem 😭

[tender matrix]

what calcs did u skip

[jovial island]

I don't want to study chem in college

[glad latch]

i am not looking forward to that

[glad latch]

i took ap calc ab last year

wdym by skip

[jovial island]

I'm doing ap calc bc this year

[tender matrix]

like what creds do u got

for calc

if u did ab

[jovial island]

I'm not american so i can't say

[glad latch]

a 5 on the ap test

[tender matrix]

you can skip calc 1

[glad latch]

and A in the class

[tender matrix]

ok so calc 1 is done

you are on to calc 2

[glad latch]

yay

[jovial island]

That's lit !

[tender matrix]

there is also some cool honors only classes iirc

that aren't related to ur curriculum

stuff like

UFO studies

[jovial island]

Oh?

[glad latch]

like aliens

i dont believe in aliens

or ufos

[jovial island]

Any honors only Sex ed?

[tender matrix]

💀

[jovial island]

LMFAO

[glad latch]

ur mom

[tender matrix]

ARTJ 209: Chado: The Way of Tea, Jennifer Gunji-Ballsrud, MFA

[jovial island]

🆗

[tender matrix]

this one looks fun

thats an honors class

The main focus of this course is the exploration of how the Way of Tea can be applied to each different discipline as well as to one’s everyday life. Through the study of the Way of Tea and the Zen worldview, it is hoped that students will acquire a better understanding of Japanese culture and also come to see their own culture in a new light. In this course, the study of Zen aesthetics and philosophy, as well as special rituals and equipment for serving a bowl of tea will be introduced. Serving a bowl of tea is an ordinary act, yet in the tea ceremony this very ordinary act has been elevated into an extraordinary art form. When one wishes to serve a bowl of tea in the sincerest and the most pleasant manner, one has to pay detailed attention to each movement, and the recipient is to enjoy a bowl of tea not only with the palate but also with all other senses. Thus, both host and guest can enrich life through a bowl of tea. Through this course experience, it is hoped that students realize that any simple and ordinary act can be extraordinary and can contribute to their success in all human endeavors. One of the most important objectives of this course is to learn what it means to be a fine human being.

[glad latch]

so i can take an art honors class and meet the requirement basically

[tender matrix]

it also covers gen ed

[tender matrix]

yea

and get gen eds outta the way in a fun way

[glad latch]

any other requirements

for js

[tender matrix]

ASTR 330 CHP: Extraterrestrial Life, Leslie Looney, Ph.D.
73938 | 8:30 – 9:50 p.m. | TR | 124 Observatory | 3 Hours

More than half of all Americans believe in aliens, but what do we really know about ET life? In the last 15 years we have gone from knowledge of only 8 planets around only our Sun to nearly 4000 planets around many suns. In the near future, NASA will have missions that may find signs of life on Titan, under the oceans of Europa, evidence of life on Mars, or even imaging of Earth-like planets around nearby stars. In this course, we will examine the current status of one of the ultimate questions (“Are we alone?”), and perhaps raise some new ones. We are searching for signals from ET today, but if we do detect a signal what do we do? Why do “extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence?” What are the problems with interstellar travel? The class will dive into many fields ranging from cosmology to anthropology with a little science fiction thrown in for fun and speculation.

this one is cool

[tender matrix]

3.5 gpa

[glad latch]

is that hard

what the avg gpa for grainger

like a 3?

[tender matrix]

yea

its hard

[glad latch]

😭

[tender matrix]

but you can re-add it

if you dont make 3.5 a sem

[glad latch]

wdym

so i get kicked out and reapply

[tender matrix]

like it depends on ur gpa that sem

[tender matrix]

yes

for honors

you'll prolly have to take stuff outside ur curriculum

I dont rly see any EE classes

that allow honors

in freshmen year at least

[crude folio]

Wait what

[glad latch]

did anyone apply ucsd

would you guys pick ucsd or uiuc

in state for ucsd

[tender matrix]

For CS only

[tender matrix]

UC suck deez

[crude folio]

Yea I’m grainger cs

I’m supposed to do a dual-degree?

[tender matrix]

If u wanna do JS

Then u do a dual degree

Or a minor in smth I think

Or do a senior thesis

[tender matrix]

Math doesn't count unless u add extra classes

[crude folio]

Why do I feel senior thesis is much easier than a dual degree?

[tender matrix]

It's not lmao

All my CS friends in it

Are doing dual degree

Or minor

[crude folio]

What do you need to do for senior thesis vs dual degree?

[tender matrix]

Dual degree is a double major basically

But it has to be outside Grainger

Senior thesis

U write stuff

[crude folio]

What kind of stuff

[tender matrix]

U have to do research

I think

Smth like that

Or make a project

[empty scroll]

senior thesis seems nice

[crude folio]

What that sounds more fun

[empty scroll]

im already doing something similar

[crude folio]

I was planning to do research anyways lmao

[tender matrix]

Yea but pain

To write stuff

[crude folio]

Actually i already do cs research rn

[tender matrix]

Depends on ur stuff

But yea

[hasty plinth]

thanks thanks

[crude folio]

Nah writing is fine if it’s a research paper

[hasty plinth]

what is langlang

[tender matrix]

Aight then that's a good path

[dim flint]

bro im debating this as well

[tender matrix]

One of the most famous pianists

He's coming to uiuc

[dim flint]

15k vs 40k tuition

[tender matrix]

To perform

For 10 dollars

[glad latch]

did u apply ucla and usc

[tender matrix]

And mf

Tickets sold out in 5 min

[empty scroll]

I would pick ucsd if its instate

[glad latch]

if ucla or usc accepts me

[dim flint]

yea, i would go to ucla fo sure doe

[tender matrix]

But the honors classes got free tickets to it

[glad latch]

i prob will go

[dim flint]

not usc

[tender matrix]

Don't come here if it's a 30k difference

Many people from SD I know

[hasty plinth]

lol calc 3 uiuc

[tender matrix]

Didn't wanna come here

[hasty plinth]

im taking math 241 thru netmath

[tender matrix]

It's only cause SD rejected them

[hasty plinth]

its so bad

[tender matrix]

LMAO

We doing the same thing then

[empty scroll]

netmath?

[timid island]

Same

[glad latch]

didnt apply or wont go

[hasty plinth]

wtf

[tender matrix]

I have my math 241 midterm on Friday

[hasty plinth]

midterm 2?

or midterm 1

[tender matrix]

Midterm 1

[glad latch]

1

what is a midterm

[timid island]

I bombed midterm 1

[hasty plinth]

midterm 1 was free bro dw about it

[tender matrix]

Aight

[hasty plinth]

for me personally

[tender matrix]

It shud be aight

[blazing sand]

I regret not applying to psu

[tender matrix]

Practice seems easy enough

[timid island]

It was but I fucked up

[tender matrix]

Yea it's great

[blazing sand]

I applied to umn and got in b like

[timid island]

I ❤️ dr carpenter

[hasty plinth]

yeah, is midterm 1 only thru 2d integrals for yall at uiuc?

[blazing sand]

Should’ve applied there as well

[tender matrix]

Uhhh

Midterm 1 doesnt cover partial derivatives even

Just vectors and stuff

And 3d conics

[hasty plinth]

wait what the hell LMAO

[tender matrix]

Maybe cuz netmath moves quicker

[dim flint]

got deferred, wont go even with scholarship

[hasty plinth]

bro ours went upto like gradients, 2d integrals and stuff

[tender matrix]

We have 4 midterms in the end plus a final

[hasty plinth]

ah i see

[timid island]

Ahh that makes sense

[tender matrix]

Yea ours is slower I think

[hasty plinth]

yeah netmath only has 2 midterms

[tender matrix]

Yea

[hasty plinth]

and then a final

[empty scroll]

so is a midterm basically just a test

[timid island]

@hasty plinth for midterm 1 I put agree for that one question

[tender matrix]

Yea it's a test

Some classes have 1 midterm

[hasty plinth]

LOL i put disagree

[tender matrix]

Others have 4

[hasty plinth]

only one too

[empty scroll]

yeah I had two tests and a final for multi

[tender matrix]

I used to have a test every week in hs

[hasty plinth]

i felt so good man cuz everyone gaslighted me into thinking it was agree

[tender matrix]

So college is kinda chill

[hasty plinth]

lol

[empty scroll]

that was my junior year fr

[timid island]

I also ended up doing the double integral of x for that one area question even though I knew it was the double integral of 1 💀

[hasty plinth]

like the last question?

[tender matrix]

It was every year for me 💀

[hasty plinth]

or second to last

that was the easiest part lol

[timid island]

I think it was the last one

[hasty plinth]

yeah

[empty scroll]

most of my classes were project based so I didnt have to deal with that

[timid island]

Yeah Ik while I was writing it I even thought I wrote 1 💀

[tender matrix]

Well if guys got calc 3 outta the way

[hasty plinth]

thing is, 241 aint even required for my major

[tender matrix]

U guys are looking to a very chill college experience

Cause calc is hell

[timid island]

I ended up getting a 76 but midterm 2 should be easy

[tender matrix]

Ahhh

[empty scroll]

I screwed up the final even though it was so easy. im going to have to take it again

[tender matrix]

The calc sequence here is known to be the worst

[hasty plinth]

midterm 2 is free, its just like net flow stuff and then the area conversion factor stuff

[tender matrix]

It sucks so bad

[hasty plinth]

oops rlly

[tender matrix]

Ooof

[tender matrix]

Avg Gpa be like 2. smth

[hasty plinth]

wtf

[timid island]

How is linear algebra

[tender matrix]

Linear is also kinda bad

They go super fast

[timid island]

If I get into uiuc I’ll probably be taking it next year

[tender matrix]

And the midterms are weird

[empty scroll]

super easy so far. the infereces are very annoying

[hasty plinth]

our school doesn't let us do lin alg netmath

i wanted to tho

over 241

[tender matrix]

Yea would make more sense

For ur major

[glad latch]

WHAT

[hasty plinth]

yeah

[empty scroll]

though the later chapters are much harder

[tender matrix]

Yea calc seq is notorious here

[hasty plinth]

241 is fun tho, cuz we do it with mathematica

so its like cool

[tender matrix]

Ah yea

Plus u can take stat 400 now

[glad latch]

HOW ABOUT CALC 2

[tender matrix]

And skip CS 361

[empty scroll]

for grainger in general?

[tender matrix]

The worst one

[hasty plinth]

oh really

bet

[tender matrix]

The hardest one

Especially since ur gonna be taking calculus 2 for engineers

[timid island]

Yeah my teacher keeps saying that in a traditional class we’d have to do a shit ton of complex paper pencil calculations

[tender matrix]

A special class for the grainger kids

[glad latch]

nooo should i be scared

[tender matrix]

And stats + cs

I had to take it too

[hasty plinth]

@timid island which lesson yall on

[hasty plinth]

LOL mine too

[tender matrix]

Even tho I'm not in Grainger

[timid island]

3D integrals

[tender matrix]

Work hard

[hasty plinth]

same

[tender matrix]

It's not an easy class

[glad latch]

u only have one B?

so far right

[tender matrix]

In CS yea

I got an A in calc 2

[glad latch]

how hard did u work

[tender matrix]

Cause I learned it before

[glad latch]

for calc 2

[tender matrix]

So I breezed thru it

I didn't spent much time

My friends tho

RiP

[glad latch]

topics in calc 2

are what

[tender matrix]

Taylor sequence

[hasty plinth]

i hated calc 2 so much

[tender matrix]

Trig sub

[glad latch]

are u not a senior

[hasty plinth]

i got a 50 on my taylor series test

[glad latch]

how did u take it

[hasty plinth]

I am

Well calc BC

[tender matrix]

Yea Taylor series is hard as hell

[hasty plinth]

same thing

[glad latch]

oh

[timid island]

I left the series frq on the bc exam blank last year

[tender matrix]

Also polar integration

[glad latch]

i didnt take bc so idk taylor series

[timid island]

But somehow I got a 5

[tender matrix]

Taylor sucks

Sequence convergence

[hasty plinth]

na bc curve hella fine tho

[glad latch]

i probably should have taken bc instead of ap stats this year

[tender matrix]

Divergence radius

Yea u shudve

[glad latch]

ur school cruves?

[tender matrix]

Cause calc 2 at uiuc

Is a mega L

[glad latch]

grade inflation

[empty scroll]

if you had a rigorous calc 2 bc exam is very easy

[glad latch]

i can take it over the summer

[hasty plinth]

Nah the ap test im saying

Has a nice curve

[tender matrix]

Yea if u do a CC

Go for it

[hasty plinth]

Like a 60 percent is a 5

[tender matrix]

Take calc 2 outside

You'll love urself way more for it

[empty scroll]

nah thats for physics C

bc is like 70% I think

[tender matrix]

It's also for BC

[hasty plinth]

rlly?

[tender matrix]

I remember the cutoffs

Physics C is even lower

[empty scroll]

ik physics C is lower

but not sure exact %s

[glad latch]

how about i just take bc

is that enough

[tender matrix]

BC is 60% cutoff for a 5

Yea

[timid island]

Wait does ap physics c credit do anything for cs+stats

[glad latch]

to at least prepare me a bit

[hasty plinth]

@timid island what school do you go to in il

[tender matrix]

You need a 5 on BC

[hasty plinth]

if ur doing net math

Curious lol

[tender matrix]

Dox

[hasty plinth]

oh nice nice

[tender matrix]

Lol

[timid island]

Hbu

[tender matrix]

I would delete that

[timid island]

@tender matrix

[tender matrix]

Nope

Did u apply CS + stats?

[timid island]

Yeah

I got deferred tho

[tender matrix]

Ahh

It's cool

[glad latch]

@tender matrix

[tender matrix]

I would've gotten deferred too

[glad latch]

will that help me

[tender matrix]

Yea it will

You need a 5

[timid island]

2nd choice was EE so it’ll help for that if I get in

[glad latch]

i cant take the ap anymore

i will just audit the class

[tender matrix]

Take a CC class over summer

A local CC class on calc 2

And transfer it over

[glad latch]

but

[tender matrix]

So u take calc 3

[glad latch]

i wanna enjoy break lol

[glad latch]

NO

[tender matrix]

I mean it's up to you

If u want a more chill sem 1

Then do the summer

If not

Then enjoy the summer

[glad latch]

why would u want to take calc 3

as a freshie

[tender matrix]

You have to

[glad latch]

what

[tender matrix]

Most freshies take calc 3

Sem 1

[glad latch]

im confused

i thought it was calc 2

[tender matrix]

Cuz most Grainger people took AP calc bc

Bc covers calc 1 and calc 2

So they go immediately into calc 3

[glad latch]

oh

then how am i a js

if i took ab

[tender matrix]

It depends on grades

Not classes mostly

[glad latch]

im like below avg then

[tender matrix]

Naj

Ur just starting behind some ppl

By one calc seq

[glad latch]

wait ur taking calc 2 rn?

[tender matrix]

3

I wasn't able to take AP calc bc

Cause my exams were cancelled

So I took a proficiency test for calc 1

And took calc 2 last sem

And calc 3 this sem

[glad latch]

wait

so most graingers start with calc 3 sem 1?

or calc 2

[tender matrix]

Calc 3 mostly

All my friends did calc 3 sem 1

I'm like the only one in calc 2

[glad latch]

if calc 2 is hell

is calc 3 torture

[tender matrix]

Calc 3 is easier

[glad latch]

what

how

[tender matrix]

Calc 2 and 3 have no overlapping material almost

[timid island]

Yeah for me calc 3 has been easier than bc

[tender matrix]

So calc 3 can technically be taken after calc 1

And it's easier

For me not rly

[glad latch]

then i should just take calc 3

oh wait

i need bc

[empty scroll]

for me calc 3 is like 2-3x harder than calc 2

[glad latch]

right

[tender matrix]

Yea but u need calc 2 credit

[tender matrix]

Same

Most people say calc 3 is easier

But I'm good at integration so I didn't mind calc 2

[glad latch]

so i take calc 2 sem1 and then calc 3 sem2

right

[tender matrix]

Yea

Calc 2 for engineers

[glad latch]

can u use a calc on tests

[tender matrix]

Cause ur in Grainger

[empty scroll]

yeah same

[tender matrix]

No

[glad latch]

bruh

i hate integrating

[tender matrix]

The second calc 2 test was awful

[hasty plinth]

im telling u

[tender matrix]

I got like a 70%

[empty scroll]

ive never used a calc in calc 3

[tender matrix]

Curved to a 92

Tho

[hasty plinth]

Calc BC is like a 100 times worse than 241

[tender matrix]

LOL

[glad latch]

its curved?

[tender matrix]

Depends on ur prof

[glad latch]

calc 2 is curved??

[tender matrix]

If u get a good one

Yes

If no

Rip

[glad latch]

wait can js pick profs

[tender matrix]

I mean u can register for certain sections

But I think they block off the profs name

So u don't know

[glad latch]

so its luck

[tender matrix]

Also JS doesn't help u with sem 1 registration

[glad latch]

how do i increase chances

to get a good prof

[tender matrix]

Sem 1 registration all the freshmen do it near the same time

[tender matrix]

There isn't a way

A dice roll

Hope you get lucky

[glad latch]

nooo

[hasty plinth]

Warzone flashbacks fr

I was in the trenches

[empty scroll]

so they know some of the prof are trash

[tender matrix]

Ah yes error bounds

[glad latch]

so are there more good profs or bad profs

for calc 2

[tender matrix]

Ratio and root test are fun

[timid island]

Wait this is kinda off topic but is getting deferred better than getting accepted 2nd choice

[tender matrix]

More bad ones

[glad latch]

fuck

[tender matrix]

I mean if u wanna do cs + stats

Then yea

[hasty plinth]

What was ur second choice

[glad latch]

please god gimme luck

[tender matrix]

Personally I like CS + stats

[timid island]

Electrical engineering

[tender matrix]

Except the stats part in a way

[glad latch]

but they arent like terrible right

[hasty plinth]

Nice

[tender matrix]

Maybe one or two are hell on earth

The other ones are just bad

And then some good ones

[timid island]

I mean in the sense that like does getting deferred mean my application was stronger

[glad latch]

how many calc 2 profs

[hasty plinth]

I wanted to CS + math, but all the people applying were like AIME and USAPHO tryhards

[tender matrix]

Yes

[tender matrix]

I don't remember

[glad latch]

so ur lucky

u got a good one

[tender matrix]

Yea

Well actually

No

I knew this material before hand

So I breezed thru

The people in my discussion session

Had like a 60% avg

Near the end

[hasty plinth]

Dude if i took 231 i wouldve died

[tender matrix]

And plus I'm good at integration

Yea 231 sucks

[timid island]

Someone from my school with great stats who took calc 3 as a junior (very uncommon) and is currently taking linear algebra got denied from cs+math cuz apparently in his 2nd essay he didn’t talk about how he wanted to change the world through cs

[blazing sand]

I did that first choice math second choice

[empty scroll]

💀

so he didnt talk abt research basically?

[timid island]

Idk but I think in his essay he focused more on personal growth

[empty scroll]

that should be common app essay right

[timid island]

Yeah probably

In my 2nd essay I talked about using cs and stats to do software consulting so hopefully that counts as “changing the world”

[glad latch]

@tender matrix what do i do if i get a "hell" professor

die?

[empty scroll]

youve never had to deal with that in hs?

[crude folio]

Lol idt this is nessecary

[tender matrix]

Work hard

[crude folio]

I wrote about wanting to get jobs in chicago

[tender matrix]

Basically

[timid island]

He called admissions and that’s what they told him

[tender matrix]

Ahh

I wrote abt

[empty scroll]

really dang

[tender matrix]

Using stats and CS to develop better education systems

And help educate the next generation with AI

[glad latch]

what makes the professor like hell then

[crude folio]

Oh idk I personally wrote nothing about wanting to change the world

[glad latch]

the tests?

[tender matrix]

They don't teach and give hard tests

[glad latch]

well u said that is true for all profs

[tender matrix]

A good portion of em yea

[hasty plinth]

i did this right

[glad latch]

ta is most useful

[tender matrix]

Yea

[hasty plinth]

just talked about i wanted to save society or something

ion

[tender matrix]

Find the good TAs

[hasty plinth]

know

[glad latch]

how about curves

[empty scroll]

I talked abt creating better prosthetics and research at the school

[tender matrix]

Same p much

[hasty plinth]

lol

[tender matrix]

Depends on the prof

[hasty plinth]

this is actually the strat tho

ngl

[timid island]

If you got in then probably

[hasty plinth]

they wanna see societal impact or something

also has anyone got any scholarships yet

[tender matrix]

I know BirB got one

[glad latch]

assuming worst case scenario

do the hell profs curve

[empty scroll]

@glad latch got one

[timid island]

Does uiuc give honors and scholarships to rd

[tender matrix]

No

[glad latch]

u said test drop

[tender matrix]

Much harder

[hasty plinth]

@glad latch how much did u get

[glad latch]

right

[glad latch]

idk

[tender matrix]

I think

[hasty plinth]

LOL wut

[tender matrix]

Like a lotttt harder

[tender matrix]

Not for calc 2

Calc 3 gets a test drop

[glad latch]

so there is nothing to inflate ur grade if u get a hell prof?

[hasty plinth]

by test drop you mean like individual lesson quizzes right, not like midterms

[tender matrix]

Basically

You just gotta learn the material well

[tender matrix]

Drop a midterm

Lmao

[empty scroll]

its known as a "skill issue" if you do bad and you just got to "git gud"

no amount of studying helped in calc 3 L

[timid island]

Wait so if got deferred am I still considered EA in terms of honors/scholarships

[tender matrix]

Hmm I don't think so

[timid island]

Damn

[empty scroll]

you dont get accepted until rd so it wouldnt make sense for them to do that

[timid island]

Yeah true

But also I called admissions and they said that they note on your application that you were deferred

[tender matrix]

The issue is

They are already sending out scholarship

So that means they are already giving out the resources

So idk how much they'll save

[timid island]

Yeah

[tender matrix]

And mostly the note is for people to know u applied EA

So you'll have extra consideration

[timid island]

At least on the bright side I’m in state so cost shouldn’t be an issue

[tender matrix]

Yea

I'm paying 60k for this sht

[empty scroll]

btw why is engineering so expensive oos

its 60k

[tender matrix]

A year

Yea

[empty scroll]

yeah

[timid island]

What about James scholar

[tender matrix]

Instate still like 40k

[tender matrix]

Very unlikely

I mean JS means the top x%

Of people accepted

So yea, all EA students basically

UIUC says to apply EA for their selective programs and scholarships