#UIUC!!! (2022-2023)

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tender matrix
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And once you get put into RD

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That doesn't hold much any more

timid island
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Damn

empty scroll
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most engineering schools fill up their space in early rounds to begin with

tender matrix
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Yep

empty scroll
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for cornell 2/3 of the engineering class gets filled in early decision

tender matrix
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Yea

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Public schools like EA

timid island
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Welp that’s unfortunate

glad latch
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not it isnt

timid island
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Hopefully I can still get into my major tho

tender matrix
tender matrix
glad latch
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then

tender matrix
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I'll finally know someone else in stat + cs

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tender matrix
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I like know no one in stat + cs

glad latch
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i remember it being 50k maybe

tender matrix
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I mean I'm also adding it like

glad latch
tender matrix
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Other fees

tender matrix
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Instate people can get full rides

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I know that

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I know 2 ppl on that

glad latch
timid island
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Yeah someone I know from last year got a full ride

tender matrix
timid island
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But he was presidential scholar

tender matrix
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And need fin aid

glad latch
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tender matrix
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None get full ride oos basically

glad latch
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do u know any oos grainger scholarship people

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bjz

tender matrix
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No

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I don't know any

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But like

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I don't know many Grainger ppl either lol

empty scroll
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I just checked 30 credit hours is ~62k per year

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for compe

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same thing with ee

surreal dome
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does overloading cost extra?

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most schools have the same price for 12-18 credits afaik, would kill my plans of graduating in 3 years if UIUC doesn't deadcat

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surreal dome
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ah

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15 days till RD decisions deadcat

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should've done EA rip

quasi valley
glad latch
glad latch
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thats so expensive

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thats like almost private school expensive

empty scroll
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also tuition locks after 1st semester

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so price wont increase

glad latch
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purdue is not much worse and is much much cheaper

empty scroll
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my instate flag ship is abt the same as uiuc for oos students

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its much cheaper for in state

tender matrix
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So the price is actually similar to uiuc

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62k is just first yesr

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Later on it gets cheaper cuz u don't live in the dorms

glad latch
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@tender matrix is statistics a required course for grainger kids

tender matrix
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I don't quite know tho

empty scroll
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"Freshman applications are reviewed holistically and no more 20 percent of the admitted class is invited to be James Scholars in the first semester of attendance."

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specifically for ece

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and >=3.5 is considered top 25% of the class

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stats is not a required course for ece

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but ECE 313 - Probability with Engineering Applications

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is

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and thats basically a stats class

tired robin
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o yah

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there's no gened stats but chances are your degree wants one anyways

oblique narwhal
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what's hte diff between james scholar and chancellor's scholar?

tired robin
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much fewer chancellors scholars, so arguably more selective. benefits vary. no outsider is really gonna tell (or care) about the difference–you'll just graduate with honors / as an honors student

livid kestrel
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Hey guys was anyone able to send mid year transcript for RD

glad latch
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No they don’t want it

glad latch
empty scroll
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20% is like 30-40 people

glad latch
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i thought this program was huge

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if 20% is 40 people

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then the incoming class only has 200

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ece

empty scroll
glad latch
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and the yield rate

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for ece

empty scroll
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I think I mentioned ce acceptance rate before

glad latch
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low teens im guessing then

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glad latch
empty scroll
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uiuc puts a bunch of stats online

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you just have to search for it

glad latch
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is it somewhere in this mess of a website then

empty scroll
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yep

glad latch
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well im not gonna look for it

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plus i cant download it on mac

empty scroll
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how lol

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half of those are html files

glad latch
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it downloads as xlsx files

empty scroll
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no?

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it hosted on the website

strong fox
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i feel like i know more than 130 compes

empty scroll
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it increases from freshmen year to senior year

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and theres a bunch of transfers senior year so im guessing thats why they want to restrict it

strong fox
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that number seems shockingly low

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so that means only 10% of compe majors are freshmen?

empty scroll
# strong fox

thats the toal undergraduate im just talking abt incoming

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strong fox
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from what i remember 500 ece students enroll a year

empty scroll
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freshmen, soph, junior, senior

strong fox
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i cannot read that screenshot

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its so tiny

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129 224 296 682

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for CE

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400 transfer senior year but they had to take the classes before

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so im guessing that what you mean

strong fox
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i dont get these nymbers

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why would seniors have 2x as many compes

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send where youre getting these numbers

empty scroll
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did I interpret anything wrong?

strong fox
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yes but its not your fault

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this is grade level by credits

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i see

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so even though its my first year here

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im a sophomore or junior standing

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because i had a lot of credit beforehand

empty scroll
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lol thats weird

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is that what KP is

strong fox
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this explains why there is a disproportionate amount of seniors

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i have no idea what KP meeans

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but think of it this way

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theres 1300ish compe majors here

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so lets say 425 per grade, lets say only 425 commit for each class

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strong fox
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every senior is a senior in standing

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half the juniors are seniors in standing

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and maybe a fourth of sophomores are seniors in standing

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thats 700 people who are seniors technically, but around 30-40% of those havent spent 4 years in college yet

empty scroll
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hmmm thats interesting

strong fox
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the uni considers me a soph last time i checked

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i know this cause under a document for my class it said everyones year and mine said soph and so did my friends but its our first year her

empty scroll
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so then I dont think its actually possible to know how many actual incoming "freshmen" without transfers

strong fox
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its about 400-500

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cause people quit

empty scroll
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How many people would you say quit

strong fox
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i dont really know tbh

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no one i know quit

empty scroll
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That's good

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How are there so many people that start out as "juniors"

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Isn't that like 60 credits

echo minnow
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would anyone mind helping me find the series representation for (cos(x)-1)/x

strong fox
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yes

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god i hated series

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thats not true

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series was my best

strong fox
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this is a lot harder

echo minnow
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i figured it out

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nvm

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since cos(x) starts with 1 the -1 cancels that out and you can just start the series at n=1 and divide each term by x

hollow verge
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I was thinking Maclaurin series but

echo minnow
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yea mclaurin

hollow verge
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I might just be stupid

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oh yeah

echo minnow
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i figured it out dw

hollow verge
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maclaurin is fun

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is that for AP?

echo minnow
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yea calc BC

hollow verge
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cool we studied the same thing in IBHL math

echo minnow
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nice

echo minnow
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@strong fox @tender matrix have you guys tried getting internships at research park?

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apparently its not that hard

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only con is that you have to work part time during the semster lol

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but there are some summer ones too

tender matrix
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I didn't

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I just found one outside during summer

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Don't wanna stay in champaign over summer

strong fox
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So did I

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I had one opportunity

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That I could’ve applied for

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Meh

echo minnow
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i wanna work part time

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at rp

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during semseter

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so i can get some money

tender matrix
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Yea that might be a good idea

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But youll need to reduce courseload for sure

echo minnow
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ic

bitter sparrow
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Sorry if stupid question but if im going to study engineering do i have to take classes like english and stuff?

echo minnow
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you have a writing class

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its just one sem iirc

bitter sparrow
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Nice. What about like those general education ones. Are they aids?

echo minnow
bitter sparrow
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Wait i have to do foreign language 🙃

tender matrix
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Damn foreign lang 😭

strong fox
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i got out of it

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but yes

bitter sparrow
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Ok guess im not going uiuc then

strong fox
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dumb reason not to go

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why didnt you take a language in high school

bitter sparrow
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Skill issue

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Also do u know if its easy to transfer from electrical to mechanical engineering at granger?

glad latch
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@strong fox ^

strong fox
strong fox
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i didnt take any foreign lang ap class

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i got out of all credit

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at least in grainger

echo minnow
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it says if you complete 3 years in highschool ur good

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i assume thats most people

tender matrix
blazing sand
echo minnow
glad latch
tender matrix
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So it counted

patent sundial
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It’s been almost 2-3 weeks post revision and it still hurts

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Rejected by UIUC or “waitlisted” rather

empty scroll
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im good then

timid island
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How easy is it to transfer from electrical to computer engineering

hollow verge
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ez pz lemon squeezy

echo minnow
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theyre in the same department

timid island
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Oh damn

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I applied EE 2nd choice so if by some luck I get in that means I can transfer into compE

echo minnow
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oh

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so you put compE first choice, ee second choice?

timid island
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No I did cs+stats first choice

echo minnow
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o

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ic

timid island
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I got deferred so we’ll see in 2 weeks if I even get in

echo minnow
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gl

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cs+stats is a nice major

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i want to transfer to it but

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its too much of a risk

glad latch
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Risking what

echo minnow
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time

tender matrix
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cause like

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ur already cs+x

echo minnow
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i need calc3 and stat400

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which are like

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not even in my degree requirements

tender matrix
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I mean...

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its not that bad

echo minnow
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yea but

tender matrix
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useful for doing DS anyway

echo minnow
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i could take them

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and then get rejected

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and its a waste

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lol

tender matrix
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hmm

timid island
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You could probably take calc 3 through netmath

tender matrix
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tbh calc 3 is nice for any major in stem

echo minnow
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idk anyone that successfully transfered in either

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on reddit

warm shard
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when do scholarships come out?

timid island
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@tender matrix do you think CompE with a stats minor/double major is doable

tender matrix
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double major stats

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its one of the easiest things to double major in

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oh you'll need a double degree

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so you'll need to apply to LAS again

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once you get here

timid island
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How competitive/difficult would that be

echo minnow
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thikn ill just stick with cs + adv

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i know ppl in the major who still ended up with good jobs and stuff

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so i guess its fine

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:

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:/

timid island
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Cs+adv seems like a cool program

echo minnow
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yea its just

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i dont care about the adv part

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lol

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like

tender matrix
echo minnow
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cs+phil seems more interesting to me

tender matrix
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it would work

echo minnow
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yea maybe something to think about

tender matrix
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im hoping to become the CA for the intro to data science class here

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which is in the stats dept

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maybe I'll see some of u if Im succesful

echo minnow
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how many extra credit hours per sem

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would a stats major be

tender matrix
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ah double major is like

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44 credits I think

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since you got calc 2 down

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its like 38

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38 / 4

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so like 2 classes a sem maybe

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most of the classe are electives

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which are cool cause its ML

echo minnow
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idk man

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all i care about is getting a job

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lol

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i feel like cs + adv is good enough for that purpose

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i dont care about learning shit

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lemme do the math

tender matrix
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eh true

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if thats the goal

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then yea

echo minnow
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here are the extra classe

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calc 3
stat 107
stat 400
stat 410
stat 425
stat 426

four stat4xx electives

tender matrix
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ye

echo minnow
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is calc3 3 credits or 4

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ok its 4

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so

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its 32 extra credit horus

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math257 overlaps

echo minnow
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i want to take more cs electives

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so idk if double major is the best choice

tender matrix
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oh yea tgeb dont

tender matrix
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a minor is 15

craggy crypt
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regret not doing ea and cs + x here smh

echo minnow
craggy crypt
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25 schools

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😎

echo minnow
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bruh

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was cs+x even that competitive

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istg everyone and they mom got in

tender matrix
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I don't know a single person irl that got into CS + stats this year 💀

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Or CS + x actually

echo minnow
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damn

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gotta be my region then

empty scroll
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yeah there were quite a few people ik that got in both engineering and cs+x

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like 10-15 engineering and like 5 cs+x

echo minnow
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i actaully fuck wit the cs+phil major

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wish i applied to that lol

cursive knoll
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how many ppl are admitted to CE major as freshman

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i got into CE just want to know the competition out there for it

timid island
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and then i got deferred

echo minnow
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10-15% **

cursive knoll
strong fox
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since its comparable to CS, and gets CS treatment

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and total is like 4-500 who commit so maybe 600-700? depending on how many actually commit

empty scroll
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wait so for dual enrollment

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if I didnt take the course in uiuc then credit only transfers right

empty scroll
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On the website it says this

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You’ll receive credit for any transferable college course that appears on an official post-secondary transcript. If you enroll at UIUC, the grades you’ve earned in that course will be part of your cumulative GPA.

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Does enrolling in uiuc mean taking the class there

strong fox
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enrolling in uiuc means to enroll

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like you commit

empty scroll
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oof

tired robin
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oh yeah it literally contributes to your overall gpa

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it's prob the reason why my gpa is .2 higher or something lol

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so uhh try to do well in your dual enrollment, could pay off:D

jovial island
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Did any of you post on the UIUC class of 2027 insta account?

quasi valley
cursive knoll
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i suppose many r there

jovial island
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Any one

cursive knoll
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na

strong fox
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If yoy wanna visit campus

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Today is the perfect day

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In winter at least

tired robin
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we have quite a few good days lately

tender matrix
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Got this one today

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It's beautiful

glad latch
tender matrix
hasty plinth
lean forge
echo minnow
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i would visit the campus

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but

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idk hwo that would work

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i fly to chicago then take a 2 hour uber to champaign?

vale igloo
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i am visiting this week, flew in to chicago, took peoria bus from o hare straight to campus

tender matrix
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take peoria charter

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or amtrack

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take the 393 illini

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it goes to champaign

empty scroll
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im visiting in like april bcs its like 10 hrs away by drive

empty scroll
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What's the most common programming language used in internship interviews?

craggy crypt
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Java troll

empty scroll
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Nice

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@strong fox do you know what CE internships are like I couldn't find much abt them online. I only saw them being similar to software ones

strong fox
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Or sophomores

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If you want an internship do software first and second year

empty scroll
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I see makes sense

tired robin
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^, which tends to be python for the stupid DS brain teaser types

strong fox
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Yeah

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I could use anything from C to

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Weird obscure languages

empty scroll
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I'm currently using c++ but I think I'll switch to java since that's usually the one used in a ds class

tired robin
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nah we're C++ all the way

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java/kotlin for our intro semester before two semesters of C++, including our DS class

empty scroll
tired robin
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idk, can only find out from advisor or transfer creds. i think there's a site that lets you see what courses count for what?

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but we don't just do C++ for the sake of it, you're learning slightly lower level concepts, mainly memory management

tender matrix
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We have a data science class in python

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Took it last sem

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But other than that

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It's c++

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For the core CS classes at least

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There are other classes that teach specialized language

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Like rust

tired robin
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your opinion

craggy crypt
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so start learning c++ now is what im hearing

blazing sand
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When is RD coming out

craggy crypt
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march 3 iirc

tranquil slate
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No way

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How did I get into honors

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James scholar??

patent sundial
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Same, just got my invite today

vital dune
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does anyone have any advice on how to prepare for the statistics and computer science major

limber leaf
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Should I bother appealing

obsidian raven
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how tough is that to switch into

echo minnow
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prob hard

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just go to ga tech

tired robin
craggy crypt
tired robin
craggy crypt
tired robin
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you're in good hands (well, doing difficult work lol) and not meant to study anything in advance

tired robin
# craggy crypt thank you ill check this out

i haven't even formally dove into that but a brief skim of it's contents seems very promising. tbf, i think uiuc did a decent job exposing the most important stuff (git, cli, etc) your first year

empty scroll
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I agree all of it looks really good

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the amount of people who dont know basic git or shell commands is riduculous

craggy crypt
craggy crypt
empty scroll
craggy crypt
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real af

tired robin
empty scroll
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there was this one girl who was a computing olympiad winner and she didnt know how to commit to git

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I really questioned what I was doing after that

craggy crypt
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lol

tired robin
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ig you don't necessarily come across it in cp

empty scroll
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she ended up in mit

empty scroll
patent sundial
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UIUC philosophy -> UIUC CS+PHIL interdepartmental transfer OR UIC CS -> UIUC CS+X

hasty plinth
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probably the second option

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ur guaranteed a cs degree in that option

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whereas your first option ur not guaranteeing yourself a cs degree

timid island
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should i have any hope for a cs+stats deferral or am i just waiting for a rejection

hasty plinth
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Tbh i dont think its safe to say cuz this the first year uiuc did ea

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So how deferrals work is still like unknown

tired robin
strong fox
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so

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that means no ea?

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the point of ea is to release early lol

tender matrix
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Last year it meant u had a higher acc chance

empty scroll
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Lol how can that be ea

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So this year is their first true ea with the commonapp

tired robin
limber leaf
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Uiuc sucks ass

tired robin
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sure can

limber leaf
tired robin
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am working

limber leaf
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Where do i download

tired robin
tidal parcel
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i got my financial aid from uiuc

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(its $0)

wicked wing
tidal parcel
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financial aid

wicked wing
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ohh okay thanks!

tidal parcel
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ui integrate self service

empty scroll
tidal parcel
tired robin
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welcome to the club

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(though if you get a 0% interest loan, that's a fair no-loss option)

empty scroll
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yep same full pay

limber leaf
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Can I cry to the admissions office to reverse my decision

strong fox
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no

strong fox
tired robin
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back to work

limber leaf
velvet oasis
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my essays were so ass for uiuc so if i get rejected i will understand and not hold it against them 🫡 LMFAO

random iron
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"you have not been awarded financial aid for 2023-2024" cursedmoon

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i still see this message tho?

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strong fox
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That’s what you apply for

slim gorge
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Guessing it’s rolling

iron valve
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i got my finaid award

merry eagle
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how much?

tidal parcel
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Hooray!

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hasty plinth
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got 1k off for chp, 39k in state lmfao

tidal parcel
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i like how they calculate ur need just to say u get 0 a few lines down

random iron
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$0 in aid!! three cheers for uiuc!!!

craggy crypt
dim flint
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same

iron valve
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wtf i got really good aid

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in state tuition too. might consider uiuc more even though i didn’t get first choice major

random iron
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wait did you get grants & scholarships

iron valve
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yeah

random iron
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nice

iron valve
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theres a scholarship for urban planners haha

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and then i got a grant

random iron
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the aid instantly took it off my list 😭 i got into a safety thats in a much better location for my major even tho its more expensive

iron valve
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thats so understandable. i got into rutgers business school NB but i already know thats not gonna happen with OOS costs once i get my aid letter lol

warm shard
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do they give oos scholarships??

strong fox
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Cost is brutal

empty scroll
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$0 in aid $30k in loans

keen atlas
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how do loans work exactly

flint shadow
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can u loan as much as u want?

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like all of it?

empty scroll
patent sundial
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I still gotta pay 26k

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In state

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I think tf not

tender matrix
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yea uiuc stingy af

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im paying sticker

patent sundial
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The don’t give int scholarships right ?

tidal parcel
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assume no

jovial island
tired robin
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if anyone visiting this weekend crash our hackathon

bitter vine
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where do you see scholarships

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and honors college

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decisions

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and other stuff

wicked wing
pulsar mica
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if im an american citizen

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with family in urbana

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that studies in england

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what am i classified as

echo minnow
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where do ur parents live @pulsar mica

pulsar mica
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hong kong

echo minnow
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oh

pulsar mica
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but my grandparents all live in urbana

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my dad graduated uiuc

echo minnow
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ur evaluated in the intl pool then im pretty sure

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idk how it works maybe @tender matrix will know

pulsar mica
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ite

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applying for cs as well

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kinda hoping i get in cuz it'd be so nice to just drive like a minute to school

echo minnow
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u should prob cs+x if u want an easier chance

pulsar mica
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well its a bit too late

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does UIUC offer alternate majors if you don't get into your preferred one

tidal parcel
pulsar mica
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i think i have

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cs and ee

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cs 1st and physics 2nd

echo minnow
tender matrix
tender matrix
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You are considered part of the country where you did high school

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As they compare you to the pool there

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I'm an American citizen that lived in china and was considered part of the Chinese pool

pulsar mica
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ite

desert trail
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all this talk abt ee is giving my inner ib student a heart attack

empty scroll
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electrical engineering?

craggy crypt
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Freshman sophomore in Nigeria, junior senior here

regal echo
tender matrix
craggy crypt
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nah im a dual citizen so ig ill b domestic (?)

desert trail
errant barn
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when does uiuc rd release

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?

valid tendon
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march 3

lean forge
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like release in batche

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batches*

blazing sand
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No I think it’s all at once

lean forge
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really

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thats nice :>

empty scroll
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I like how they advertised that they had stalls that lock

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lean forge
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lol

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looks mid as hell

dapper torrent
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is there a cs+philosophy discord or just cs lol

lean forge
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nawh

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prob no

strong fox
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UIUC WWWWWWW

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LWESTERN

valid tendon
lean forge
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ah ic ic

lean forge
strong fox
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North?

echo minnow
lean forge
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its still NU for me

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until they reject me :>

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or accept :>

strong fox
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What’s NU

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Northwestern U?

lean forge
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ye

strong fox
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Shit school

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Sucks at bball

lean forge
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fr lol

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but good campus tho :>

lean forge
strong fox
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I think it’s ok

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The campus is

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Mid

lean forge
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shit school = duke

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rejected me for ed

strong fox
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Never been to duke

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I live 20 min from northwestern

lean forge
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duke campus + NU are goated

strong fox
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Was never too big of a fan

lean forge
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the lake looks pretty

strong fox
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It’s ok I guess

lean forge
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thats the only good part

strong fox
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It’s what surrounds the campus

lean forge
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the rest is mid like u said lol

strong fox
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I love Lake Michigan

lean forge
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fr

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Umich also great

strong fox
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The water is what I miss the most about Urbana

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I did not visit many colleges

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OSU, Purdue, UIUC, and Iowa we’re the only ones I visited

lean forge
strong fox
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No

lean forge
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i thought its like close to river?

strong fox
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We’re in the middle

lean forge
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no river no lake?

strong fox
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Ok yeah sure

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But it’s hella small

lean forge
strong fox
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It runs through campus

lean forge
strong fox
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I walk over it every day

lean forge
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can u like row in it?

strong fox
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No

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You can jump over it lol

lean forge
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for campus lol

lean forge
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did u get rejected for ed at NU? @strong fox

strong fox
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I didn’t think Purdue was too good

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I didn’t apply to northwestern

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I couldn’t find a positive besides an ego boost

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I’m also a freshmen in college

lean forge
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lol

lean forge
empty scroll
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my friend visited purdue and they said the ece building looks like a dungeon

lean forge
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lol

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the new bus building from the youtube video i saw looks cool

empty scroll
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nice

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I didnt apply to purdue bcs I forgot abt it

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I shouldve though

lean forge
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lol

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purdue + uiuc are pretty similar so

empty scroll
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yeah but cost is lower for purdue

lean forge
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ye

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unless u want lower cost

daring swallow
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How hard is it to get admission in cs? What other universities can I look at if I don't get admitted here?

empty scroll
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cs+x is easier in select ones

lean forge
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very

lean forge
daring swallow
lean forge
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uiuc is on the same par as mit + stanford

lean forge
daring swallow
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GaState is my safety so yeah I'm looking for something higher than that lmao

empty scroll
lean forge
lean forge
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like in top 10

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they're mostly on the same level so

daring swallow
lean forge
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dont be depressed if u got into purdue engineering (top 9 or sth) and not mit or stanford (top 1 engineering)

empty scroll
empty scroll
strong fox
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UIUC is one of the best big 10 schools

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I would say only northwestern is better, and UIUC is comparable to umich atp

lean forge
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wait whats a big 10 school?

empty scroll
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includes most of the good engineering schools in comparison to the liberal arts ivy league

strong fox
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I wouldn’t call big 10 all good for engineering

empty scroll
strong fox
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My order would be:
UIUC
PURDUE
UMUCH
NORTHWESTERN
OSU

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they’re all very similar

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For example Purdue is much better for aero

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But uiuc is much better for ece

empty scroll
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yeah

craggy crypt
daring swallow
strong fox
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UIUC is top tier for job placement for cs

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Any other school comparable is on the west coast

daring swallow
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Yeah I'm gonna apply to that but I don't like my chances

strong fox
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Do CS +

daring swallow
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I'm not looking for THE best job placement, just good. I dont want to be jobless out of a uni

daring swallow
strong fox
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Oh that’s fire AF

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I’m doing compE + astronomy

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I just haven’t declared astronomy yet, waiting until 2nd sem soph

daring swallow
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So youre more on the hardware side?

strong fox
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Yeah I wanna do semiconductors

daring swallow
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Nice what do they teach? Like a rough idea?

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Is cs more stressful than ce? How many hours of sleep do you have to loose?

strong fox
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Wdym what do they teach

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I lose no sleep due to school

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And CS and CE are decently similar

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Many overlapping classes, some say Ce is harder some day CS

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No clear answer

daring swallow
strong fox
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I’m a freshmen

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I am learning how to code

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And some hardware stuff

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EE requires semiconductors, I’m forcing myself to take it

daring swallow
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Ah okay thanks

strong fox
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Northwestern channel is mad LMAO

daring swallow
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Lmao

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When you applied, what other schools you applied too?

strong fox
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OSU, WISCO, uiowa, GT, UF

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And twin cities

daring swallow
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Did u get into all of em?

strong fox
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Oh and Purdue

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Not into GT, No suprise there but UF rejected me I was shocked

daring swallow
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Why is it easy? They have a 30% acceptance rate

strong fox
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Yes

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But uiuc is much lower for my major lol

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So is Purdue

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And probably even OSU, I got honors and a fuck ton of money

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UF isn’t the best for eng

daring swallow
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Right

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I'll check out UF for cs too

lean forge
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duke too

timid island
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will rd decisions be posted at the same time as ea? (4:00 pm cst)

strong fox
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I would assume

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Mine was also around then

empty scroll
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iirc

lean forge
empty scroll
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when they join

lean forge
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still got no clue wth big 10 is lol

paper tapir
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1 week to gooo

deep frigate
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cant wait to get rejected ✨

surreal dome
pulsar mica
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got u

echo minnow
lean forge
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pessimism

deep frigate
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as an asian male cs applicant, can't expect anything more ❤️

slim gorge
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Any CS students here, how much money did u spend on books/supplies your first year?

tired robin
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what cs class uses a book these days

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unless u count my music theory LOL

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engineering and LAS students should qualify me but depending on what you need to take, you might need to spend money on physics hardware (iClicker and ioLab, wtv those are) and perhaps some textbooks on geneds (that you can hopefully find online)

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but the CS classes–i honestly cant tell a single one that even remotely asks you to pay for books or related material

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the PDF texts we do have are free bc...we wrote them:p

slim gorge
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ah

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what abt gen eds or math classes or anything else you’d take 1st year

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Tho I haven’t figured out which classes i can pass out of yet with AP

slim gorge
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so are the only real fees I have to worry about from the finaid report are the housing, tuition, the random 4.8k in fees

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Books shouldn’t be too much of an issue it seems

tired robin
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whatever cost they put up for materials in COA is super generous

slim gorge
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yea cuz it’s like 1.5k

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I think

tired robin
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obv u spend more the first month to get stuff for dorm and self

slim gorge
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was the amount you spent the first year close to the full COA

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that they gave you

tired robin
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uhh not sure

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but i suppose so

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theres nothing there that id be able to significantly cut out

slim gorge
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hm

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I’m in state but non citizen so I got like 28k coa after aid

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my efc was like 400 💀

tired robin
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:///

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yeah we dont match need unfortuntaely

slim gorge
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but I cut down 1.5k on insurance

tired robin
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oh yeah, as long as it qualifies

slim gorge
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and the 1.5k on books it seems should be much less

tired robin
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yeh

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if u surf reddit maybe theres posts on materials cost

slim gorge
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is personal expenses 2k accurate

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ah I’ll check Reddit

tired robin
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varaince too wide for me to comment

slim gorge
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fair

tired robin
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eating out here is not cheap imo

slim gorge
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what abt the dining plan

tired robin
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i mean its force fed to u so

slim gorge
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I’ll be required to stay in dorms anyway

tired robin
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use it unless u hate it

slim gorge
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yea

tired robin
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the food is particularly bad this year bc we're not rotating as often i think

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but i suppose ppl hop around dorms to eat

slim gorge
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I see

tired robin
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i ate at a diff dorm for lunch often last year bc i was closer there

slim gorge
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my parents have some money saved

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and if I can work this summer

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and maybe at school as well

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might be ok idk

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do you know if you can request more than 5k in university loans

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they don’t look too bad, fixed 5% interest

strong fox
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CALC 1-3 needs to pay for cengage

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PHYS needs to pay for an iclicker and smart physics license

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Potentially an IO lab

tired robin
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ah that makes sense, forgot abt software

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i didn't take any calc or physics here lol

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def below the COA listing of spending right?

strong fox
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Yeah

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Maybe a couple hundred a year

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I think my higher level ece classes won’t have anything I need to pay for

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All my lab kits are free

tender matrix
#

It's official, CS + bioE

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And CS + physics

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Both will have 25 seats open

serene prawn
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Bro why do people shit on the UIUC campus

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I thought it was better than Georgia techs

empty scroll
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the only bad things ive heard is that some of the builidings look old

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real

valid tendon
latent parrot
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anyone know when decisions come out for rd?

lean forge
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3rd march

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i think

echo minnow
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i heard that if youre in cs+x its pretty much guaranteed to switch to cs+math/stats as long as you meet requiremenets

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and otherwise its like >80%

astral pilot
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welp

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😭

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they gonna add computer science + astrology bro

tender matrix
#

its already here

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on of my good friends is cs+astro

strong fox
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not astronomy

tender matrix
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I have no eyes

echo minnow
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uiuc be like

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cs + underwater basket weaving

tender matrix
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lmao

serene prawn
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Well riddle me this

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without underwater basket weaving how are porpoises supposed to carry their stuff

compact marten
compact marten
strong fox
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Physics isn’t what makes it hard

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They have 1 semester less of physics, or 2 classes less

compact marten
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there's more applications of physics in CE classes - electronics, circuits, analog signal processing, digital signals, etc

empty scroll
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Physics is cool until I have to take the test

echo minnow
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im just gonna try tansfering, in the low chance i dont get it ill just pursue a double major (ive gone past the point of return atp)

solar portal
#

Computer science + [portal] astrology

craggy crypt
#

Let’s say I get my second choice major (math) is there any pathway into cs+ x?

echo minnow
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from what i heard

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cs+x transfer really isnt that hard if you meet all requiremetns

craggy crypt
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That’s good

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Now to get in 😼

cursive knoll
#

Can I transfer from CE to CS??

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Or they pretty much the same

serene prawn
blazing sand
glad latch
serene prawn
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nAH

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I dont think so

empty scroll
#

how hard are the physics c proficiency exams

lean forge
#

we are 5 days ish away from the decision

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for RD kids at least

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and it probably marks the beginning of one of the biggest march/april time of my lifetime

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all things happen, college-wise, now till april will determine my next 4 or 20 years lol :>

manic jetty
#

yeah totally no pressure

craggy crypt
echo minnow
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because most people applying met the requirements

blazing sand
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Huh

frozen lava
#

holy shit uiuc coming out march 3rd

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👀

valid tendon
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bro

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less than a week

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crap

frozen lava
#

I didn't even realize

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what a bombshell

empty scroll
#

thats pretty good

merry eagle
#

ive heard that it doesn't really matter when you accept admission as long as it's by may 1s and you'll get equal consideration for housing and stuff but the uiuc faq says this

Screenshot_2023-02-26_at_12.20.26_PM.png
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am i just misinterpreting it or do you actually get better housing if you accept earlier

craggy crypt
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im hoping for at least 2nd choice

empty scroll
craggy crypt
#

Idt I get either

empty scroll
#

well you never know what will happen

echo minnow
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by advising]

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btw

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someone ik filed a foia request with admissions office for statistics for each cs+x

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so we will get acceptance rates for everything

empty scroll
#

nice

craggy crypt
#

Bet

craggy crypt
#

Rejected gt umd columbia and ut

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But I got vt and uf

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So not a bad spot

empty scroll
craggy crypt
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Life fr

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Have 19 rd left

empty scroll
#

I also have 11

craggy crypt
empty scroll
#

yes so I expect every single one to be a reject

craggy crypt
#

😂

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I’m from Richmond area

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Did u do vt?

empty scroll
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yeah I got in

craggy crypt
#

So ur good then ig

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In comparison to other tj kids

empty scroll
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yeah I have a backup compared to most but I think almost everyone has one atp

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since everyone applied to like 20 💀

craggy crypt
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I did 25 😭

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Ye I got vt which was kinda my safety

empty scroll
craggy crypt
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I applied to gmu way later but vt was like my worse case scenario cuz I’d prolly transfer regardless or even graduating isn’t too bad

empty scroll
#

having 10 backups

craggy crypt
empty scroll
#

oh like the ivy + cal shotgun

craggy crypt
#

This wut I have including deferrals (uva u-m

empty scroll
wicked wing
craggy crypt
empty scroll
#

oh nice idt I have an actual list anywhere

craggy crypt
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I star all my portals so I can get em easily

empty scroll
#

I just put them in a drafted email

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super insecure but idt anyone would take the passwords

craggy crypt
#

Fair enough

valid tendon
#

im praying for mse

echo minnow
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they will just give them to the person that asked

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cuz its illinois law

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next week i think

valid tendon
echo minnow
#

old piazza post from advisor

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this is for CS+X internal transfer

lean forge
tender matrix
#

It's gonna be harder to transfer CS + x this year

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Cause not only do we have priority now

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But CS is blocked

echo minnow
#

yeah

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transferring between cs+x should be pretty ez tho

chilly tapir
#

@echo minnow did u get into uiuc for cs + stats or cs +adv?

echo minnow
chilly tapir
#

ohhh ok

hasty plinth
heavy ibex
#

From an illinois kid

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Lmk if y’all ever have questions abt this state Lmao

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(Not going to uiuc just bored rn, but a ton of my friends are)

valid tendon
#

or is there actually stuff to do

empty scroll
#

do you ever get tired of the corn

heavy ibex
#

I live in the chicago suburbs

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There’s a good 1 hr radius around chicago with stuff to do

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Urbana isn’t in that

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But it’s not horribly far away

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chicago isn’t that dangerous honestly

#

The investment group?

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Yeah

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I believe they’re going to Miami

#

Caterpillar inc also left

empty scroll
#

google is supposedly opening new offices in chicago though right

heavy ibex
#

In 2026

empty scroll
#

lol I will graduate by then

heavy ibex
#

Bought a huge former government center

timid island
#

Is cs+stats a good major if I want to go into software consulting

empty scroll
#

9 years in a row is impressive

heavy ibex
#

The city and suburbs have been doing p well

hasty plinth