UIUC!!! (2022-2023)

[tender matrix]

Albert yu

[tired robin]

uhh

[tender matrix]

Goat I heard

He streamed his classes on twitch

When it was snowing hard

[tired robin]

LOLLL NOOO

[tender matrix]

LMAO

He really is a goat

Imagine donating tho

[tired robin]

based

give him subs

[tender matrix]

LOL

I wonder if he streams anything else

Considering he has a channel

[tired robin]

go check

[echo minnow]

should i go take math241 equivalent at a cc over the summer

[tender matrix]

Hmm can't find the account

[tired robin]

uhh

yes

[tender matrix]

Yea calc here sucks

[echo minnow]

i have a fucking

3 week vacation

tho

its gonna fuck it up

[tired robin]

but don't ruin your summer

[tender matrix]

Oh

[tired robin]

yeah then mayb not

[tender matrix]

Yea then dont

Have fun

Get bitches

[echo minnow]

i could try proffing math241

[tender matrix]

Enjoy the only time in ur life where truly nothing matters

Nah have fun

[tired robin]

plenty of ppl take the calc here, ur not missing out

[tender matrix]

Senior year comes once a lifetime

[echo minnow]

ok

[tired robin]

yeah

not worth

one class or two won't kill you

[tender matrix]

Yea

Calc 3 just get manfroi

You'll be set then

Or russel

[tired robin]

haha

[tender matrix]

Or petrickova

[tired robin]

yeah our calc III profs are more digestable than II

I hear one of our new hires last year is making an impact

[echo minnow]

ok

[tender matrix]

Damn

Yea calc 3 much better

[echo minnow]

im not allowed to take stat 400 and calc 3 concurrently right

as a freshman

[tired robin]

not sure

[echo minnow]

idk it says its not intended for first time freshmen

or somethin

[tired robin]

what does course explorer say

[tender matrix]

I don't think you can do stat 400

[tired robin]

oh

[tender matrix]

But calc 3 yes

[tired robin]

yeah no

[echo minnow]

so then id have to do stat400 in spring

[tender matrix]

Yes

[tired robin]

just replace course w something else

or dont and chill

[echo minnow]

yea but i need stat400 to switch to cs + stats

[tired robin]

switch later

[tender matrix]

Yea you'll need to transfer in fall of sophomore year then

At the earliest

[echo minnow]

ok thats my plan

[tender matrix]

Did u commit btw?

To uiuc

[timid island]

@tender matrix is it still possible to transfer to cs+stats from grainger

[tender matrix]

It is

But like

I don't rly recommend that path

Especially ICT

EE is nice

Switching to ECE would be the best bet

[echo minnow]

no, waiting on berkeley

[tired robin]

ew cal

r u bay area

[echo minnow]

ye

[tired robin]

oh god

which school

[echo minnow]

[redacted]

[tired robin]

ah

classic

i Irvington boi

[echo minnow]

🔥

[tired robin]

underfunded gang

[echo minnow]

huh

[tired robin]

me

[echo minnow]

i thought irvington good

[tired robin]

not u

ehh

we're not james logan or gunn high or amador valley

we're pretty mediocre imo, but we do fine

[echo minnow]

yea

going to mid hs is honestly good thing

imo

[tired robin]

i think so too

i can't imagine the stress MSJ goes through

[echo minnow]

fr

[tired robin]

like sure you could end up higher for whatever metric but, at what cost

[echo minnow]

nah

youll prob end up better by going to mid hs

[tired robin]

they do send a fair few to mit or whatnot

[echo minnow]

thats literally like

5 kids max

[tired robin]

quite a few famous alums i think

better than our 0 lol

[timid island]

Isn’t EE ECE?

[echo minnow]

ya

u in ece departmen

[tired robin]

ece contains ee and ce

there's no ece major i believe, just the ece dept

[timid island]

Would it be any better to do a double major in CE and Stats?

[echo minnow]

sure but thats alot of work

lmao

[tired robin]

y we milking the degree names

[echo minnow]

It is EXTREMELY easy to switch within ECE if you do well in ECE110 and ECE120 and keep a good GPA (which is pretty easy to do since 110 and 120 are very basic). The advisors told me that to switch, it’s as simple as just filling out a form, getting it signed by the head of the department, and da-ta you’re in CE.

i founbd that on reddit

[tired robin]

yeah bc the difference is trivial to them

[tender matrix]

that would be a double degree

aight im gonna go

I need to finish mountain paths

[echo minnow]

is that an mp

[tired robin]

lol

yes

i believe stolen from http://nifty.stanford.edu/2016/franke-mountain-paths/

conceptually not terrible, but debugging and implementation is tedious

one of our most demanding MPs in 128 imo

the MP MP

[echo minnow]

ooo

ok i also gunna go

[hollow verge]

congratulations everyone who got it!!!

proud of u goats

[tired robin]

^^

[sage hornet]

What’s the difference between cs + math, cs + stats, and normal cs

(I got accepted for cs + math)

[patent sundial]

i think you learn math in addition to cs if you do CS + Math then you learn statistics in addition to CS if you do CS + stats

not sure

[sage hornet]

https://tenor.com/view/drake-gif-21355539

[patent sundial]

you're welcome 😁😁

[empty scroll]

sounds abt right

[sage hornet]

Is it easy to switch between math + cs and stat + cs

[patent sundial]

yea upon second look id switch to stats + cs

bayesian stuff more useful than silly pure math for industry

[tired robin]

think so, but dont abs count on it

[tired robin]

depends what u doing as always

same argument for CS + wtv else

[empty scroll]

cds says 0 people on waitlist admitted 2021-2022 cycle

[patent sundial]

where could abstract algebra/real analysis be useful

[manic jetty]

getting deferred and then waitlisted is vile

[patent sundial]

miss me w that

[steady bone]

i got in for ee, would it be easier to transfer to cs + x?

[sage hornet]

When would math + cs be better

[tired robin]

my inaccurate guess is approximating solutions to physics (or really any math hell) problems, calculation tools, etc. really applying computers wherever "paper math" could benefit from

[tired robin]

not entirely sure but see above

[patent sundial]

i think market audience is very small for those products

vs say bayesian approaches

[tight stratus]

which one do y'all think is more worth, cs at gtech or cs + education at uiuc

[tired robin]

i doubt an employer or grad school would intensely care about the degree diffs

[tired robin]

whichever is cheaper imo

[tight stratus]

smart smart

[tired robin]

the degrees not gonna limit you much/enough

youll likely confine to some "category" and go with it

@abnon can go on about cs + math

[patent sundial]

yea just greater utility imo - you wouldn't have to do grad school to learn bayesian methods if you learn it in undergrad

[tired robin]

quant would be an easy and stupid answer

[tired robin]

i wouldnt quantify it there, even if true

im a bit biased towards pure math ngl, i woulda majored in that in some alternate universe

[sage hornet]

For cs + math being better?

[tired robin]

again, stupid answer. far matters what you prefer when you're studying it

stats applications are quite broad on immediate glance but you do lock yourself out of well, the rest of math if you take it that way lol

come work at wolfram we could prob use ur math skills:D

(or not, u dont need it)

im sure some CS + math alum can attest far better than i can

go ping them on linkedin

[sage hornet]

I see, thank you

Honestly I don’t know if I like pure math or stat better

So I’ll just stick with what I applied and see what I prefer

[tired robin]

good idea

one of my good friends is going from math to stats

tho the uh, stats building is demolished atm LOL

[sage hornet]

That’s awkward

Why’s that

[tired robin]

replacing it i thikn]

doubt itll be done by the time u grad unfortuantely, but go read up on the news ig. i have little clue

[manic jetty]

uhmm can i call the office on like monday and ask about why i got waitlisted

undergrad office

[crimson echo]

i think so

[tired robin]

i doubt youd get a worthwhile answer

[crimson echo]

yeah itll probably be some general bs answer

[tired robin]

i dont think youll even get an answer

admin office isnt customer service:p

[harsh verge]

no way

I got in

[hollow verge]

GOAT

[harsh verge]

I just checked for the the memes

[tired robin]

yeet

get memed

[tired robin]

ah more ece kiddos

[harsh verge]

it’s the only selective college I got into 😂

[tired robin]

enjoy ur last shower

[harsh verge]

I didn’t get into ut 😞

[manic jetty]

i remember for ea there was a whole week where applicants could call some office from uiuc and ask them aout what went wrong and stuff

[hollow verge]

i got in for EE

we finna meet up soon

[tired robin]

not surprised and am dissapointed lol

[hollow verge]

yeah call wek

week*

[valid tendon]

congrats!

[harsh verge]

how do I check financial aid info

[tired robin]

uhhh, iirc its myillini -> self-service -> financial information

just surf around, but i believe aid doesnt come out until april? someone verify

[patent sundial]

my aid came out a few weeks ago and i applied EA

result on jan 27 aid came out about a month later

yea sounds about right

[sage hornet]

Are all CS + X programs equally impacted

[tired robin]

not equally but i wouldnt bother worrying about the differences too much; tldr is stats, math, and econ seem to be the top 3 largest. can infer from the admission stats what you will

[tired robin]

i thought everyone gets aid at same time, oop

i got none anyways so:D

student loan time (grab the 0 interest one at least if u can)

[gaunt lagoon]

I got waitlisted....

[tired robin]

:c

[gaunt lagoon]

bruh

what do i do now everyone

[tired robin]

accept WL offer and keep goin

[gaunt lagoon]

Highkey I wanna eat something

[tired robin]

i need to eat something

[harsh verge]

thanks

[tired robin]

i had 2 coffees, a breakfast bar, and chicken soup and its dinnertime now

[harsh verge]

Nice

Idk if I can afford tho

[tired robin]

literally stomach is all liquid

[tired robin]

ME

[gaunt lagoon]

thats what i had yesterday lmfao

[patent sundial]

I had two bangs a box of Girl Scout pb cookies

And thre eggs

[tired robin]

i want thin mints

[harsh verge]

I have full ride at 2 instate unis

idk if I should do uiuc

[tired robin]

where to and what for

i wish i got full rides:(

[harsh verge]

A&M and UTD for CS

[tired robin]

ooooo

[gaunt lagoon]

what are the unis?

[patent sundial]

I’m going in state if I can lol

[tired robin]

very fun

[gaunt lagoon]

Man i want a full ride ;-;

[patent sundial]

Save 40-80k

[tired robin]

honestly

either of those sounds really appealing

[harsh verge]

bro I’m just shocked I got into uiuc but not purdue or ut

like it legit doesn’t make sense

[tired robin]

unless you are rich asf, really like illinois, or really hate texas

[harsh verge]

UIUC is higher rank

[tired robin]

little does

[tired robin]

yeah but what gives

[patent sundial]

Rank don’t really matter for engineers tbh

[tired robin]

i doubt A&M or dallas would set you back

[harsh verge]

Well I’d guess they have more stringent standards

I also applied RD

[patent sundial]

You’ll be hired by whoever is around town

[tired robin]

ehhhhhh

we're a public uni

figure out where you see yourself best

but imo full ride is really really really big plus

[patent sundial]

Oh yeah would you say a car is a must for uiuc

[tired robin]

no

parking exp hell

[patent sundial]

☠️

[tired robin]

and you can largely bus anywhere

but

its a very nice to have

i need to leech off of someones car for costco next year

[patent sundial]

Are there any other reliable ways to get to chicago without car

[tired robin]

defintely

[steady pumice]

Yes!

[tired robin]

amtrack or charter bus

[steady pumice]

You can take Amtrak.

I believe Metra also runs a line, but I'll check because I might be wrong.

[tired robin]

amtrak cheaply gets you to union station from chambana

[steady pumice]

I second this.

[patent sundial]

Oh fun

Do you guys ever get bored on campus

Seems hella secluded

[tired robin]

peoria charter buses you (tho priceier at $40 oneway i believe) to ORD, MDW, or really any major transit hub

[tired robin]

i dont

[steady pumice]

I just checked, and Amtrak is the best route it seems.

[gaunt lagoon]

can you give more context what this means please

[tired robin]

u rarely get to the edge of down

like, obviously if we were located in chicago

then the whole city is yours

and thats a plus

but you make do with what you have, and i havent met someone suffering from the lack of urban env

[steady pumice]

Amtrak gets you to and back between Chicago and Urbana-Champaign in around two and a half hours from $40-60 round trip.

[patent sundial]

I’m going into chemical engineering and want to do that or civil engineering; as long as I get my PE license (which just takes any engineering major + 4 years experience under another professional engineer) I’m chilling. I am more focused on which companies hire out the college I’m attending as well as demographics/cost of living around campus

[tired robin]

remember theres 50K students here, chances are your concerns arent a huge deal unless you deem them especially important to you

[tired robin]

oooo i remember us having like, a mechE masters or something that also grants you a PE

[patent sundial]

Like I want to work in pharma industry and the biggest concentrations of pharma employers are in Irvine, San Diego, SF/San Jose in california so I plan to attend UCI/UCSD/cal if I get in

[steady pumice]

I haven't gone to U of I but for my first year of college, I went to an under 2000 student body college in rural Iowa, and most of the student body wasn't there because of COVID

Even then, I always had stuff to do

At least with the school I used to go to, because it is rural, the students all come together to do stuff together.

[tired robin]

my CS prof joked it as that dept having a cash button because its a win win win: company pays employee to get a masters with PE license, they can get the PE to sign off on stuff, and school gets $$

[steady pumice]

So usually, you end up finding stuff to do as you make friends and hang out with them.

[patent sundial]

And I want to stay in socal for the rest of my life bc I hated living in illinois w trash boba and avg of 0.3 Asian households per square mile

A lot of ppl end up settling near where they went to college

[tired robin]

oop

i mean plenty asians here when u find them

[patent sundial]

Well yeah UIUC

[tired robin]

hehe

[patent sundial]

That’s nice

[steady pumice]

I definitely feel like it sounds like you visiting U of I would help you decide if you can!

[patent sundial]

I’m gonna look at this

[steady pumice]

You can see how secluded/non secluded it feels for you.

[patent sundial]

True but that car ride down is gonna be a pain ☠️

[tired robin]

i forget if its mechE or something but

its somewhere and supposedlt true

[tired robin]

fair

i got used to the plaen rides lol

[patent sundial]

Ah yea

Man I love PE system

I can get degree in chemical engineering and still self study for other disciplines if I don’t like it anymore

[tired robin]

yea

dont let degree tie you back

i know like

my PI's progression is crazy:

3 bachelors lol

and they still make use of their humanities experience

[echo minnow]

just transfer to ce

[tired robin]

unless you abs hate hardware

plenty of CE ppl grab SWE related jobs, if thats what u care about

[harsh verge]

seems like I got no aid or scholarship

[sage hornet]

What’s a PI

[tired robin]

principal investigator

[sage hornet]

What’s do they do

[empty scroll]

principally investigate probably

[patent sundial]

wtf

[tired robin]

lol yes

but formally, the head of a research group is called a PI i think

[patent sundial]

yes

so they got dual degree in journalism and art

then 20 years later in their 40s became an engineer

then became a PhD a whopping 36 years later

[waxen venture]

Is it possible uiuc did yield prot what's the consensus

[patent sundial]

yeah its possible

[tired robin]

anythings possible

i think its dumb to speculate

but u do u

[empty scroll]

PI is just finishing life's side quests

[patent sundial]

Best regards,
P I, PhD, MD, JD, DDS

[empty scroll]

ngl if I saw that I would be intimidated

[patent sundial]

its certainly possible if you had infinite money

[tired robin]

lmao fr

P.I., Ph. D, P.E., M.S., B.F.A., A.A.

just crap some letters out with the occasional lower space and period

[patent sundial]

MBA

[tired robin]

oh god now

6th grade promotion

G.E.D.

[patent sundial]

engineering + MBA is goated combo

[tired robin]

we do have a ILEE program which is undergraduate engr + business

[patent sundial]

business knowledge probs more useful after a few years actually working

undergrad engr, work few years, MBA, open firm

civil eng meta

[tropic agate]

Anyone else receive an acceptance package from UIUC? I know I got a specific MatSE from them, but was curious if any other departments were sending ones.

[valid tendon]

that's so cool i hope i get one

[valid tendon]

how long after acceptance did you get the package?

[tropic agate]

It's been a little over a month now

I applied EA

[valid tendon]

nice nice

[tropic agate]

Still can't believe I got in though

#2 MatSE program in the U.S. 🤯

[valid tendon]

bruh same

[valid tendon]

FRR ITS WILD

[tropic agate]

Did you get in MatSE?

[valid tendon]

yeah

[tropic agate]

Oh sweet

I won't see you in the fall because I got into my EDII school, Case Western, but congratulations!

[valid tendon]

oh nice good for u

[tropic agate]

Yea, thank you :)

I'm really happy because they have some really unique stuff that fits what I want to do really nicely

[valid tendon]

im not committed either so well see

[valid tendon]

do u live near cwru?

[tropic agate]

Yea, where else did you apply?

[tropic agate]

No, I live in Minnesota

[valid tendon]

gt purdue umich caltech pton stanford plus some safeties

[valid tendon]

how much is tuition if u dont mind me asking

[tropic agate]

Oh nice, those are all great. I wish you luck with all of those.

[valid tendon]

thanks!

[tropic agate]

Which of those is your dream school?

Or, best fit, I should say

[valid tendon]

caltech was my dream but they rejected me in rea. i think rn its between uiuc and gt

since im from georgia leaning to gt but uiuc is pretty good ngl like im so excited i got in

[tropic agate]

Yea, GT is fantastic and especially since it's in-state. My main issue was with UIUC's OOS cost, so that's one of the reasons I didn't commit before applying EDII to CWRU... It's like 60k without aid, I think if you include housing.

[tired robin]

yep, horrid

[tropic agate]

I wish you the best with GT

[valid tendon]

yeah that's true in terms of merit its pretty stingy. but some people have gone for it over instates bcuz of how good the programs are

[valid tendon]

ty!

[tired robin]

each person makes their own decision (or should, rather)

[tropic agate]

Definitely crazy how strong their engineering is overall. Every single program is a top 10 program except their biomedical engineering department.

So yea, I see why they would choose it over others

[valid tendon]

are you a cs major?

[tired robin]

cs + music

[tired robin]

biomed kids still cracked tho

u mean bioeng tho?

bioE

[tropic agate]

That's such an awesome major, as a music minor, I respect that

[random iron]

thats wild

60k oos ...

[valid tendon]

brooooooo that is so cool

[tired robin]

ty, credit to the profs who pushed for it

[tropic agate]

I thought it was biomedical engineering?

[tired robin]

not sure, google it

[tropic agate]

I can check their resources again to double check

[valid tendon]

what instrument do you play?

[tired robin]

the computer

[valid tendon]

its bioeng i think

💀 c

[tropic agate]

I play percussion, the best section of instruments

[tired robin]

imagine needing to compile your music

or minify LMAO

[valid tendon]

i think thats pretty much tru at all the public ivys. may be more at places like berkeley. purdue is cheaper but most are at that price

[tropic agate]

This is true

[random iron]

that's true, college is expensive nowadays

[tropic agate]

Fuck paying

I'm not going to

[tired robin]

still no excuse

[tired robin]

i wish

i mean

show up to class

profs wont care

[tropic agate]

Lmao

I mean, when the higher level classes are all like <20-30 students, I feel like they might start caring.

[tired robin]

nah

ive been to legit 2 person classes

granted i knew the prof but

they gotta gave a good reason to not let you sit in

[tropic agate]

WHAT a TWO person class?!

[tired robin]

i mean at least thats how many showed up lol

[tropic agate]

Perhaps not going to the school because you don't pay?

[tired robin]

maybe a few more

[tired robin]

they dont know that

show us ur icard

[tropic agate]

I guess that's true

I'll just say I left it in my dorm

Would you still show up for the tests, or no?

[tired robin]

why would u

[tropic agate]

Idk

[tired robin]

and at that point, i dunno if u can

then IDs are necessary

[tropic agate]

Ohh, gotcha. That would be an issue

[valid tendon]

💀💀

is this because all lectures are recorded

[tired robin]

didnt seem like it

might have been an informal class

its our audio programming class, hella niche

[tropic agate]

Secretly, professors don't want classes to be recorded because they're just lonely and want to see their students 😭 💀 💀

[pure spire]

cwru did not get my midyear report

but i think

i dont care

i will let it fall through

[tropic agate]

BRO

Send it

Email them

[pure spire]

nah

i would not go

based on my current deicisons

[tropic agate]

They just had me email it to them. They didn't fucking care it was late

Oh gotcha, fair

[pure spire]

no point taking someone else pos

[tired robin]

fair, but do it to be safe

ur not doing so by sending a midyear

[tropic agate]

Where'd you get in Firestar?

[pure spire]

if* i get in

[tired robin]

they know full and well you can deny

[ancient steppe]

what major u commited for?

[tropic agate]

MatSE/PolSE

[pure spire]

umich, uiuc, purdue, and a few uc's + other oos

[tired robin]

o damn

[tropic agate]

DAMN, that's awesome

[tired robin]

carcked

cracked*

[tropic agate]

I have to withdraw my uMich app, but I don't want to because it was so good that I think I def would've gotten in

[kindred perch]

yeah im happy to have UMich and UIUC under my belt too🫶

[pure spire]

W

[tropic agate]

Good job cj, proud of you

[kindred perch]

thanks!! glad you got CWRU

still have a few left to hear back from… we shall see…

[pure spire]

i got deferred cwru ea

[tropic agate]

I wish you luck on the rest! I hope those acceptances bode well for the rest of your decisions

[pure spire]

so i am salty at them

🙄

[tired robin]

xd

[tropic agate]

Me too... got in though after writing a crazy good reapplication form

[tired robin]

salty is no bueno

[pure spire]

i actually did my upate

and i really liked it

but

wtv

[tropic agate]

You should atleast send in your midyear

[tired robin]

i got so salty at umich and cmu music depts bc i didnt pass their audition or sometjhing

[kindred perch]

i hope!! WashU rejection and Wisconsin deferral have me confused as hell but probably bc of errors on my part

Wisconsin may be yield

[pure spire]

idts

[tropic agate]

Wisconsin is just yield wtf

[tired robin]

huh

[tropic agate]

That's ridiculous

[pure spire]

wisconsin yields???

like uw madison?

[kindred perch]

WashU I screwed up a guideline majorly💀

[tropic agate]

No, probably not. I'm moreso just saying it because it makes no sense why cj didn't get in

[pure spire]

i am firestar

(and i did get in)

[tropic agate]

Definitely was qualified if UIUC and uMich accepted them

[kindred perch]

yeah no clue 💀

[pure spire]

college apps so random

[tropic agate]

My b, messed up the names

[kindred perch]

my friend w a perfect 36, near perfect GPA, and legacy also got deferred

[pure spire]

jesus

[tropic agate]

Damn

[kindred perch]

they may just hate our school

[tropic agate]

That's rough, especially since they tell you they care about academics a lot at their tour/info session

[tropic agate]

They hate mine too, so that could be the cas

We have a sub 50% school-wide acceptance rate at Wismad

[kindred perch]

i honestly don't know if we've had anyone go there

or even get accepted

we've had every ivy except harvard

MIT

[tired robin]

imagine getting ivys

[kindred perch]

we've had a hs for only 10 years

but no UW madison

lol

[tropic agate]

My close friend got into Yale 🤯

[kindred perch]

nice

[tropic agate]

I'm so proud of him

[kindred perch]

we have no ivies yet but there's one every year

[glad latch]

why

fire dont betray me like that

i thought you loved me

[pure spire]

why are you so bad at reading

you illiterate jungle duck

[glad latch]

remember i got a 670 on the sat reading

[pure spire]

😖

[glad latch]

so why exactly are you surprised

[pure spire]

i got a 730

not that much ebtter

[glad latch]

i got 17 wrong on the reading section

and 4 wrong on writing

dont judge me

[pure spire]

i got 9 wrong in reading!!!

and 1 wrong in writing because ihave perefect gramamr

[tropic agate]

I got 0 wrong on reading 💪 for the ACT

[glad latch]

proceeds to miss a space

[kindred perch]

i got lucky w ACT curves

lol

[pure spire]

ur mom got 1 wrong on useful children.

[tropic agate]

Wow

[glad latch]

ihave is a beautiful word isn't it

[pure spire]

sorry

[tropic agate]

I'm in tears 😭

[pure spire]

😭

[tropic agate]

Your insults penetrate so deep

[pure spire]

u know what else penetrates deep

[kindred perch]

me w your mom

[pure spire]

bullets

oh

[glad latch]

woah

[kindred perch]

[tropic agate]

The funny thing about this is that I also got a 29/36 on the english section, so apparently I can't write for shit, despite the fact that I've taken like two college-level writing classes and have done very well in them both.

[valid tendon]

is anyone here from illinois?

[glad latch]

how r u so creative with these names wtf

[pure spire]

thank you ❤️

[valid tendon]

clear that act isnt reflective of acc skills at all

i have friends in ap calc bc who cant get above 700 on sat math

[pure spire]

practice

[glad latch]

must come from years of experience with veda05

[kindred perch]

i got 0 wrong on ACT english twice i think

[pure spire]

against veda05

[glad latch]

yes

[tropic agate]

Apparently. I'm also the kind of person that is like "Well, technically you could use either of these sentence structures depending on what you want to achieve, so they're both correct." Which on the ACT is not how you're supposed to answer questions.

[kindred perch]

yeah that's how i used to think about it

[glad latch]

so how exactly did this feud start

[kindred perch]

the shorter answer is always right in that situation

[valid tendon]

yea thats the worst part. the qs are made to trip you up. all it requires to do is smart studying (or being in one of those rich kid prep classes)

[glad latch]

oh wait ik now

hehehe

[tropic agate]

I took a poor kid prep class. It was helpful though

[valid tendon]

how is the social scene at uiuc generall

[tropic agate]

You in the UIUC accepted student discord?

[valid tendon]

also does the location make it less fun? i heard its j surrounded by corn fields

[valid tendon]

nah can u send the link

[tropic agate]

I gotchu

[kindred perch]

i used the princeton review ACT book and just sat down and went thru it every now and then during the summer

[tropic agate]

It is just cornfields after you leave the surrounding town

[kindred perch]

wrote down the math concepts i needed to memorize

[valid tendon]

💀

[kindred perch]

walked in and got a 35

[tropic agate]

Damn, that's talent

[kindred perch]

0 course needed
just 20 dollar book and test pdfs

yeah

im not a great standardized test taker either

[tropic agate]

I could never self-study like that. I suck

[kindred perch]

best i could muster on the PSAT was like 1310 lol

[valid tendon]

ya me neither. last year i was in ap calc bc with like barely 700 sat math

[tropic agate]

I got 1320 lol

[valid tendon]

had to grind to get my 1540

[kindred perch]

i just hate ACT's ELA

and 2 math sections

stupid

[valid tendon]

and the "science" section

[kindred perch]

i hate ACT science but at least it's easier to "game"

[valid tendon]

thats what turned me away

its not even science

[pure spire]

i did so bad on my sat guys 😭 1590 ggughuhgg im actually embarassed.

[kindred perch]

ACT science is my only sub-35

[tropic agate]

ACT science was so easy for me when I took it the second time because I was in AP Chem and I got literally almost only Chem questions

[valid tendon]

LOL. good luck getting in to squidward community college. ur literally a disgrace

[pure spire]

😢

[tropic agate]

You're a fucking failure, omfg

[sage hornet]

What’s this

[pure spire]

guys i am joking if i actually said this i would be so very ashamed

[tropic agate]

Server for accepted UIUC students

[sage hornet]

Send link?

[tropic agate]

I did

[sage hornet]

Where’s that

[tropic agate]

I DMed you

DM Me or the other Guardians if you're an admitted student and want information about the 2027 Accepted Students server.

[bitter vine]

if i got into uiuc cs oos, ea round

how are my chances for top-20s especially ivys for cs

based on past people's experiences

[pure spire]

good

[empty scroll]

very good

[pure spire]

Didn’t u also get Stanford deferred 😭 I feel like you’ve asked this question before

[hollow verge]

if i got into uiuc ee intl, ea round

how are my chances for top-20s especially ivys for EE

based on past people's experiences

[bitter vine]

yeah lmaoo i wanna know

cause im unsure

[kindred perch]

same question but for RD oos psych (idk how hard psych is but UIUC is like #7 in the US over many ivies sooo…)

[empty scroll]

honestly its probably harder to get uiuc cs than most ivys if not all

[bitter vine]

how comp i am in the pool, i also updated a national research award pretty prestigious

[pure spire]

this server

😵‍💫

[kindred perch]

neurotic 2 the core‼️

[glad latch]

this guy dm me his chanceme and had me rate it

[bitter vine]

LMFAO

[glad latch]

ily fire

[bitter vine]

guys we all wanna get into the best schools LMFAO

we wouldn't be on this if we didn't

[kindred perch]

[pure spire]

You got in somewhere with a 6% acceptance rate, you got deferred at a t4 known for defers having a good chance at accept, u said urself ur app was good and had prestigious awards 😭

[glad latch]

i did not apply to top top schools

[kindred perch]

I just really want to get into brown even tho its psych isn’t even as good as mich or uiuc

[bitter vine]

i consider uiuc one of the best for ee LMAO

[pure spire]

I promise you do not need the little extra validation 🫶 your app is amazing

[empty scroll]

sounds like narcissism

[pure spire]

and no one else knows anything

[glad latch]

some guy said ee has a 60% rate

[bitter vine]

bruh

what

no

[glad latch]

@empty scroll can back me up

[pure spire]

just wait for ivy day lmaoo

[bitter vine]

it's like t-10

for ee

[glad latch]

he sent stats

[pure spire]

No way

[bitter vine]

maybe in state

[kindred perch]

sounds like imposter syndrome

[pure spire]

Ee much lower fs

[empty scroll]

yeah its 60% supposedly but the guy refuses to send sources

[bitter vine]

are you out of state

[glad latch]

yes

[empty scroll]

the data is public but no one knows where exactly its located

@strong fox saw it before but forgot where

[strong fox]

What

EE does have like a 60% acceptance rate

[strong shuttle]

laboinga

who agrees with me

[bitter vine]

bro what is that

[strong shuttle]

laboinga over stats >>>>>>>>

[bitter vine]

anyone can make that spreadsheet

[strong shuttle]

ion want ur stats i only want laboinga

[strong fox]

It’s taken from the UIUC website but ok

[glad latch]

it is?

i thought u had to request it

[strong fox]

No

[strong shuttle]

boooooooooo laboinga laboinga laboinga

[kindred perch]

is psych on there

[strong shuttle]

no more stats

[strong fox]

There’s two versions

[strong shuttle]

only laboinga

[bitter vine]

https://grainger.illinois.edu/academics/undergraduate/majors-and-minors/electrical-engineering#:~:text=Our electrical engineering program is,by U.S. News %26 World Report.

[strong shuttle]

laboinga revolution

[strong fox]

Idk I forgot how to access it

[bitter vine]

ur telling me #7 in the nation

for ee

would have 60%+ acceptance

[strong fox]

Yes

[bitter vine]

especially in grainger

no way lmao

[empty scroll]

yep

[strong fox]

Because people who aren’t qualify don’t apply

Simple as that

[strong shuttle]

youre a bobo

[strong fox]

People who aren’t qualified apply for CE usually

[hollow verge]

so does that mean i am not special 😢

[glad latch]

same

[strong shuttle]

you are special

[kindred perch]

good point

[strong shuttle]

hello everyone

laboinga

[strong fox]

Everyone I know in EE was top of their class

It’s like

A lot get in cause only high scorers apply

[empty scroll]

yep

[strong fox]

It’d not like Cs

[kindred perch]

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

[strong shuttle]

LABOINGA REVOLUTION

[glad latch]

i think i am top 20%

is that good

[strong fox]

Yeah

[strong shuttle]

LEGEND SAYS LABOINGA SUPPORTERS WILL GET INTO UIUC

[strong fox]

That’s top

[strong shuttle]

PLEASE FOLLOW LABOINGA

[empty scroll]

bro stfu

[strong fox]

Honestly

[bitter vine]

Grainger College of Engineering: 23.0%

Computer Science: 6.7%

[strong shuttle]

labo

[bitter vine]

its def like 15%

idk where you heard that from bro

[empty scroll]

ye thats the one thing we havent fully figured out

[bitter vine]

ur making stuff up

LMAO

[strong fox]

Heard what from

[pure spire]

What is cs + stats acceptance rate

[bitter vine]

ee is around 15%

cs is 6%

[strong fox]

Copium is hard

[pure spire]

25?%

[strong fox]

Argue with admissions

[strong shuttle]

everyone wants validation lol

[pure spire]

Actually

[bitter vine]

and over grainger is 23%

[pure spire]

I don’t care

[strong shuttle]

good on u

[bitter vine]

Computer Science + X Programs: 25.4%

[pure spire]

I’m gonna take a fat nap

[empty scroll]

it was sent before

[strong shuttle]

💯

[strong fox]

Idrc if you refuse to believe EE is that high

But you’re just fooling yourself

[pure spire]

What is it when X = statistics

[strong shuttle]

Y = idk

[pure spire]

I assume they are different

[strong shuttle]

oh

[bitter vine]

stats is def a harder one

[empty scroll]

25% for non resident males

[pure spire]

24.25

[bitter vine]

cause Computer Science + X Programs include many mid acceptance ones

like cs + music which is easier

[strong shuttle]

that doesnt mean its mid

what if they just

like music

🤯

[pure spire]

cs + music sounds reallly cool

[strong shuttle]

so fun

[pure spire]

hci in general

[glad latch]

what movie

[pure spire]

Madagascar

how did u not know that

[glad latch]

i never watched it

[pure spire]

That is pathetic

[glad latch]

u r more pathetic

[pure spire]

U don’t like pajamas

[glad latch]

u puny dino

[tame nova]

congrats to everyone who got into uiuc

[pure spire]

You obnoxious cauliflower

[strong fox]

Website isn’t loading for the acceptance rates

It’s whatever

[glad latch]

you sewage water scumbag

[empty scroll]

madagascar was a good movie

[strong fox]

Lmn was just on copium

[empty scroll]

king julian

[glad latch]

jada and chris in it togther lmao

[fair zealot]

HI does anyone have the 27' students discord

[pure spire]

You ignorant raccoon trash eater

[spark elk]

X marks the spot

[empty scroll]

https://tenor.com/view/moonriver-movr-gif-22054853

[pure spire]

x marks the idiot

[empty scroll]

who are jada and chris

[glad latch]

jada smith chris rock

[tame nova]

ill dm it too you

[glad latch]

did you not see will smith's slap

[lilac nest]

Could you send a link to the source?

[strong fox]

I’m finding it

[fair zealot]

thx

[empty scroll]

lol

[strong fox]

The website is slow

[empty scroll]

oh yeah

[glad latch]

https://tenor.com/view/will-smith-gif-25237265

[strong fox]

I’m not sifting through UIUCs website

I cba now I wanna sleep

[empty scroll]

can you send link

to the website

[empty scroll]

https://tenor.com/view/sus-bird-meme-wuewuewue-bird-gif-22093146

[strong fox]

Illinois.edu

It’s not the normal website

[tame nova]

i think that source is a screenshot

[strong fox]

It’s a screenshot yes

[tame nova]

could be wrong though

[strong fox]

I’ve seen the website on my own though

Like I’ve seen how many are admitted for each individual major so I can confirm the screenshot isn’t fake

I just don’t remember how I found it

It was on an Illinois.edu domain I don’t remember where

[tired robin]

does it matter

[tame nova]

i actually know the person who took that screenshot lol

[strong fox]

No lmao

Ok cool

[tired robin]

cools

[strong fox]

I don’t get what the screenshot has to do I’m confused

[pure spire]

This channel is making me sad

Goodbye

[tired robin]

^^

[tame nova]

bye

[tired robin]

i debate whether i should continue to voliunteer answering questions here

[tame nova]

hi meh inc
it's been a while lol

[pure spire]

Don’t ping me it drags me back here 😭

[tired robin]

omg

BRUh

i didnt realize for a sec

instead of

doing unofficial

i am

setting up a monorepo

fml

[tame nova]

rip

im doing hw rn lol

[tired robin]

no amount of vodka can

help me witht his

[strong fox]

Not enough frats threw todnight

[tired robin]

yeah

they prob shifted to tmrw

[tame nova]

rip

[tired robin]

who tf wants to go out now

everything is a grey slushie

[strong fox]

I’m going out tmrw

Today wasn’t the move

[tired robin]

good choice

[tame nova]

im not gonna go out
too much hw :(

[tired robin]

rip

speedrun

then go kill it

[tame nova]

👍

[strong fox]

210?

[glad latch]

https://uofi.app.box.com/s/nl8a76kv0vpn97mwo3wamjc6sj93cfcv

found this

data for graduates i think

[tame nova]

interesting

[tired robin]

oh yeah

mainly salary and post-grad outcome percentiles by major

basically says grainger is OP lol

[tame nova]

lol

[tired robin]

or at least, somewhat worth its salt

[strong fox]

Average CE starting salary is 100K, EE is like 80

[tired robin]

both riduclous

[strong fox]

True

[tame nova]

that's cause a lot of CEs go into SWE

[tired robin]

yeah a fair few do, but wtv

[strong fox]

That’s true

[empty scroll]

they sent this in a email weeks ago

[tired robin]

im sure some EEs do, but i have a feeling that crowd obv prefers not software

[strong fox]

No justification is needed lol

[glad latch]

really?

[tired robin]

xd

[glad latch]

i never got that email

[tame nova]

many EEs i know are planning on going into SWE
most are switching to CompE because of that

[tired robin]

sigh

[empty scroll]

sigh

[tired robin]

this is never gonna stop huh

[harsh verge]

I applied ce because I thought it would be less competitive

[tired robin]

this will forever stand

[harsh verge]

but I’m also interested in embedded systems stuff

[tame nova]

honestly as an EE here it's annoying seeing people use EE as a sidedoor to CompE so they can do CS stuff

[glad latch]

it is more competitive according to the data

[harsh verge]

Fr?

[glad latch]

yea

[harsh verge]

damn

[strong fox]

But also

[lilac nest]

Cs+sleeping

[glad latch]

20% ce 60% ee

[strong fox]

EE usually can take SWE jobs too

[tired robin]

i mean, it arguably is if you're plainly correlating acc rates inversely with competition

[strong fox]

That’s the funny thing

[tame nova]

true

[tired robin]

me

[tame nova]

CompE is better for SWE imo though

[tired robin]

perhaps but trivial imo

[strong fox]

EE is only less competitive because nobody unqualified will apply

CE has CS copium

[tame nova]

yeah

[tired robin]

im not cut out for FGPA or embedded

theres a good market for that

intel and nvidia will love you

[strong fox]

If MIT only had 200 applicants for some reason, and they accepted 100, they would have a 50% acceptance rate

It’s just cause not a lot apply

[fiery jetty]

is poli sci at uiuc competitive

[tired robin]

not regarded by my impressions from others but so what

[fiery jetty]

just wondering

i got in

[tired robin]

i have no clue how the dept is so go hunt down some poli scis:D

woo!

ive emailed profs before as prospectives, they were happy to answer my Qs

[lilac nest]

Congrats on getting in!

[tame nova]

congrats

[lilac nest]

I have no idea why I’m on this channel rn tbh

[tired robin]

y r u

[lilac nest]

I got rejected from cs last year

[tame nova]

rip

[tired robin]

do u go here

[lilac nest]

Just curious since one of my friends got in for cs+stats today

[lilac nest]

I go to gt

[tired robin]

fun

ah

[tame nova]

nice

[tired robin]

ur lin alg textbook is sweet lol

[tame nova]

i have many friends at GT since im from GA

[lilac nest]

Oh nice

[fair zealot]

omg a ga resident

what made u pick uiuc over tech

[glad latch]

did u get into gtech then

[tame nova]

i didn't get into tech

[glad latch]

oh

[tame nova]

that's why i went to uiuc

[harsh verge]

what do those % refer to

[glad latch]

the acceptance rate

[lilac nest]

Do you guys have the same linear textbook?

[glad latch]

according to data

[fair zealot]

oh dang unlucky

[tired robin]

no, i just used it

[fair zealot]

how is uiuc's vibe and stuff

[tired robin]

interactive linalg, right?

[fair zealot]

im chem major so im conflicted

[tired robin]

i cant speak formally about the chem dept itself

[harsh verge]

What is cs acceptance rate

[tired robin]

and vibe varies hella, theres 50k ppl here

[tired robin]

depends, does it matter?

[tame nova]

^

[fair zealot]

whole ass city

[tired robin]

lol

[harsh verge]

probably doesn’t

[tired robin]

you dont see all 50k ppl but its notcieably a big school

not overwhelmign imo, but i came from a suburbia

my HS was ~2K students

[lilac nest]

Ah I see I know what you’re talking about, i used a different textbook when talking linear last semester

Linear is pain

[tired robin]

rip

linalg is so useful tho

its everywhere

[lilac nest]

True

[fair zealot]

is the social popping?

[tired robin]

markov chains show up in my music classes kill me

[fair zealot]

im right next to uga, the "ivy of alcoholism"

[tired robin]

if u like what u find yes

ahaha

the bars are 19+, some dont card you usually, and we have an alc store that doesnt card usually

[tame nova]

lol
all my of friends at uga have told me that it's wild there

[tired robin]

so take what you will

follow @illinibarstool for more

[fair zealot]

YO ok that's what im talking about

they got the insta 😭

[tired robin]

lmao yes

FK i committed 235 files

forgot to gitignore the cache lmao

[glad latch]

how do people have pets as a college student

like i see people have dogs

[tame nova]

they dont allow pets at dorms

apartments yes

[glad latch]

ok but at another unis yes

how they manage to take care of dogs

[tired robin]

some ppl get a waiver for health-related reasons

i believe its possible to foster pets here in apt, assuming landlord allows

[tame nova]

some people can manage their time in order to take care of one

[mystic pewter]

dude

how competitive is this year

people ik with insnae stats got rejected

[glad latch]

but when they are taking classes, the dog is just locked in the apartment