University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) (2023-2024)

[proven haven]

Okay alright

.

[keen ether]

yep

[pine gate]

Is it possible to switch from IS to IS+DS?

[proven haven]

does that also have requirements or it just a choice

[midnight mango]

@keen ether Hii, umm i wanted to ask does UIUC offer cross school double major, like I got in grainger, then can I double major in gies. Cuz I know NYU doesn't allow it for some reason between tandon and stern

[keen ether]

yep, need a 3.67 gpa and there are grade thresholds in classes

[keen ether]

CS minor has requirements you just take the classes

[keen ether]

Yep, its called a dual degree

I think the idea if you get 2 degrees? I'm not 100% sure on the logistics I just know you'll be in gies and grainger at the same time

[midnight mango]

oh alright thanks

[keen ether]

I'm not sure if you can actually dual grainger and gies, there might be restrictions?

I know grainger and LAS is perfectly fine though

[midnight mango]

yea I thought so

[proven haven]

so thats comparatively more easier than switching to CS+Statistics

[midnight mango]

oh nice

[keen ether]

yea, but you'll be taking the classes you need to transfer anyway for the minor so you can try it out anyway

the minor needs CS 124, CS 173, CS 128, CS 225, and 2 upper level cs classes

[proven haven]

ohk ohk

[keen ether]

you need CS 173, CS 128, CS 225 and STAT 400 to apply cs+stats transfer

[midnight mango]

but u can minor in basically anything, u just need to take the classes for it right?

[keen ether]

exactly ye

[midnight mango]

kk got it, thanks

[proven haven]

IS Major with a CS minor does that sound good for Data Science incase I am unable to switch to CS+Stat

[keen ether]

for reference im double minoring

[keen ether]

try a cs and stat minor if you can fit it in

might be tough

[proven haven]

So double minor

[midnight mango]

wow! So apart from your CS + Stats Major, u are doing a double minor?

[keen ether]

yep

[proven haven]

I mean it'll really help career wise so Im willing to put in that effort

[keen ether]

yep im cs+stats and a minor in linguistics and math

[midnight mango]

wow

[keen ether]

then yea go for it if you dont make it into cs+stats

[keen ether]

also there are some cool upper level cs and stats classes you should try to take

they will be hard to get if you arent in cs you just have to be really good at seat sniping

[midnight mango]

@keen ether Idk if you know much about pre-med at UIUC, but I want to it. One of the reasons i took CS + BioEng was because alot of pre-med requisites get covered in it. So my question is, does pre-med get counted as one of the minors?

[keen ether]

uhh I'm not very familiar with pre-med but I thought the whole idea was your major doesn't matter as long as you pass the test? Sorry I'm not very familiar with it lol

Cause I know we don't have like a "pre-med major"

[midnight mango]

yea pre-med is not a major, its just a set of courses which make u elligible for Med school

but thanks anyways 🙂

[keen ether]

yea, I don't think pre-med counts as a minor necessarily but yea

[midnight mango]

Also one last question, on your degree, minors aren't listed right?

[keen ether]

dang pre-med and cs, pop off lol

[keen ether]

uhhh not on the diploma I think but I have em listed on my transcript and university portal stuff

[midnight mango]

right thanks once again 🙂

[midnight mango]

Yea lmao, but I think alot of people will do CS + Bioeng, to get into med school later, cuz alot of pre-med courses get covered in it, just have to take chem, biochem seperately

[keen ether]

yea I agree

I'm guessing a lot of graduates will go on to join lots of biotech companies like J&J, pfizer, any company that deals with CRISPR

I think ya'll will have a good chance at interning with the company epic since they like us so much too

[midnight mango]

Thanks man! makes me feel proud to be joining such a great community

[keen ether]

yea! I think one of the strongest things we got includes our recruiting. I know a lot of freshmen here in CS that got internships. Definetly a strong community here in tech and with lots of coporate connections

[midnight mango]

Oh man, i wish I would get an internship, given that I am familliar with python and java already to a good extent 🙂 fingers crossed

[keen ether]

🤞 yea although the career fairs may seem a bit "useless" to freshmen there are a few companies that hire freshmen from our career fairs

mainly in CS a lot of people go to john deere their freshmen year which is a good way to kick off your career

[midnight mango]

Wow! Thanks looking forward 🙂

[proven haven]

whats seat sniping?

[keen ether]

basically each class has a limited number of seats, and they first open up to CS students cause CS students need those classes to graduate etc. At the end, some people might drop some seats but you have to snip em down before someone else gets them because the classes ar in such high demands

[proven haven]

ohhh okayy

Are you a US citizen or an Intl student?

[keen ether]

us citizen

[midnight mango]

is there a discord server for UIUC students?

[keen ether]

uh yea lemme send in a link

[nova wyvern]

this megathread is still so active

[proven haven]

oh ok, Do you think its comparatively more difficult for Intl students to get jobs?

[midnight mango]

gr8 thanks so much

[keen ether]

Im not in the server but lemme see if I can find the link

[nova wyvern]

also hey guys if I want to send in an LOCI, I just email it to admissions no?

[midnight mango]

oh alright no issue

[nova wyvern]

and would any word count be good? like around 400-500

[sick cloak]

When/how do we find out about merit scholarships? There’s no formal letter of acceptance, which is where I’d assume it might be?

[keen ether]

I'll DM ya the link

[nova wyvern]

?

[keen ether]

I would assume so yea

[nova wyvern]

Jhao you said you were accepted from the waitlist no?

did you send an LOCI, is it really worth it?

[keen ether]

ok so I was accepted normally

[nova wyvern]

oh

[keen ether]

but I was on waitlist 2 weeks before they released the decision

I was a last minute move off the waitlist person

[nova wyvern]

hmmm, would you say its worth sending an LOCI?

[sick cloak]

Is the server for admitted students too even if not committed? If so can I get the link please?

[keen ether]

I don't think it hurts

[keen ether]

yea I'll dm it

[nova wyvern]

they said in the FAQs that they dont consider any additional documents

[covert wedge]

could you DM it to me as well? thanks!

[keen ether]

aighto

[nova wyvern]

what would be a decent word count for it

500 like for purdue ig?

[keen ether]

500 seems fair yea

[proven haven]

is data science also a minor?

[keen ether]

no

we have not released that... yet. Maybe it will come soon

[proven haven]

ohh okay

[vital gull]

@keen ether can u dual degree neural engineering with say, cs+stats

and also thanks for answering so many questions lol

[keen ether]

uhhh I'm not 100% sure on the logistics of that. In theory it should be allowed?

but also that sounds like a terrible time in college 😭

[vital gull]

suffered for 4 years in hs, why stop now? :D

[proven haven]

can I do a dual degree in IS and CS+Stat?

[keen ether]

uh yes technically

[fading kiln]

Yes! If you DM me i will invite you to both CS, Engineering, class of 28 servers!

[keen ether]

but the thing is, I'm not sure what order you do it in cause no one has really done this before. But I think you might need to trasnfer to cs+X and then dual another thing

[fading kiln]

@midnight mango oh i think u are added to class of 28 server ✅

[tepid umbra]

Do you have to commit to uiuc to be in the servers or can accepted students join?

[keen ether]

Nah

[fading kiln]

Nope! If you want to join, DM me!

[tepid umbra]

Hype

[latent shore]

theres a server for engineering in general or one for each stream

[fading kiln]

There is a server for engineering in general and also departmental

[latent shore]

oh could you please share the invite link for that...i dm'd u asw

[proven haven]

ohh okayy

[past widget]

could i have it too

[pure yew]

me too

thanks

[obsidian willow]

send me too

[keen ether]

Aight I DM'd all of you with it

[distant spindle]

Does parkland pathways have like a

Documented acceptance rate

[keen ether]

hmm I think its pretty high from what I remember

might've changed recently though

[distant spindle]

Alright that's good, I'm applying to it and I'm worried I'd somehow get denied from that too

[stable anchor]

hard but doable

[grizzled dagger]

Is it possible to change major from cs + ling to stats + cs before stepping foot on campus? On the LAS website it says you need to wait a semester to change major, but I saw in a reddit post from 9 years ago you could call the dean of admissions

[urban mist]

Can I pls be added

[stable anchor]

ill send u them

[urban mist]

Okok ty

[keen ether]

No

You need to fill the stats req to get into CS + stats

[grizzled dagger]

Is it hard to meet the A- req for cs173 and cs225, and the portfolio req?

[keen ether]

I would say it's not that easy if you don't have any bg knowledge

Also 128 you need an A- at least to be considered

[grizzled dagger]

I see, I’ve taken AP CSA but I guess I’ll do some studying over the summer as well

[radiant charm]

what does the portfolio req entail? just any cs projects/events you may have worked on/worked with during your college years?

[tiny sentinel]

Anyone know what cs+stats acceptance rate was for this cycle?

I thought it was 20% based on the spreadsheets online so I was genuinely surprised by deferral

[radiant charm]

no one will know until around this summer at the earliest, likely next fall it'll come out

[mystic delta]

sorry, can you also DM me the link? thanks!

[dawn ginkgo]

can i please get the link too? i got accepted into comp sci uiuc. sent you a friend request

[stable anchor]

i can send it to you as well if you want

[mystic delta]

sure, thanks!

oh wait nvm I got it

[stable anchor]

oh ok

[stone jolt]

accepted cs+physics, 3.2 UW 1590 superscore, OOS (CA) 🙏

[slender tendon]

3.2 UW wow

congrats tho !!

[stable anchor]

congrats!

[steel geode]

Do they let you know if you get into honors with your acceptance, or do they release that later?

[stone jolt]

tysm

[stone jolt]

appreciate it

[stone jolt]

i didnt get any notification of that im assuming they usually do tho

[little lodge]

how is uiuc's debate team?

active/involved?

[keen ether]

danggg

[keen ether]

I didn't even know we had one 💀

[keen ether]

letter i believe

[little lodge]

oh😭

[steel geode]

acceptance letter?

[keen ether]

mhm

[rocky wraith]

how hard is engineering to get in as international asian male test optional

[ivory dust]

If you applied RD it's kinda hard. But defo possible

[mint iris]

I can’t even find my letter

[nova wyvern]

jhao is the goat

[leaden meadow]

it'll be available soon

[quartz plover]

campus just blew up

[keen ether]

yo what

[keen ether]

what type of engineering?

[keen ether]

it'll come out in like 2 weeks? probably less time

[quartz plover]

did your power flicker? a transformer blew up lmao

[keen ether]

Ah I live off campus

[quartz plover]

so do i but it still flickered lol

[keen ether]

I live like way off campus LOL

[quartz plover]

it was near neil and green

[keen ether]

But I guess I did see a flicker? Idk but my lights always flicker

[quartz plover]

that is way off lmao

[keen ether]

Yea I live far away from there

[quartz plover]

this slowmode is unbearable jesus, and i do too i live closer to isr but i still gotpowaer flickering

[keen ether]

Ikr man

[keen ether]

Like I live off off campus. Next to the highway. Further away than Carle hospital

So maybe it didn't affect me idk I didn't notice anything

[quartz plover]

Oh Jesus fair enough, why so far?

[keen ether]

Lmao rip wassaja

[quartz plover]

Of all dorms lmao

[keen ether]

Got a car

[quartz plover]

Fair enough

[keen ether]

Cheaper outside campus

[quartz plover]

I learned about transformers recently so this is cool to me lmao

[keen ether]

Ah lmao one exploded huh?

[quartz plover]

Ty for turning slow mode off

[quartz plover]

And yeah we learned if one explodes as long as there’s two others nothing will change lmao

[keen ether]

Thank god bro why was it a 10 second slow mode

[quartz plover]

Which is why the lights just flickered

[keen ether]

Oh so like a failsafe

[quartz plover]

Also cause of admissions char was wild

Yeah

[keen ether]

Wait why did it explode

Squirrel got in or smth?

Lmao

[quartz plover]

Most developing countries only have 2 transformers cause they can get away with it

[keen ether]

Ah

[quartz plover]

I wouldn’t be surprised if it was a squirrel

[keen ether]

Lmao neither would i

Fresh grilled meat too

[quartz plover]

i need dinner some how

[keen ether]

yea and the dinner made itself this time

[quartz plover]

exactly

foods expensive

[vestal bloom]

can u dm me the link also

[blissful orchid]

so they take into account that you were deferred?

or does the data just suggest that because the average deferred applicant is better than the average rd applicant

[leaden meadow]

wtf

first yesterday's incident now this

what is up with uiuc

[keen ether]

yep

like they know you applied EA

[blissful orchid]

alr

[blissful orchid]

do you know what the odds are for someone deferred from cs? i guess its hard to tell since they dont publish any of that data for cs specifically

but i might as well ask

[keen ether]

well idk

above 0 is all I can really say

[blissful orchid]

lmao alright

thanks

[vapid veldt]

wait how would I see my UIUC admissions file 💀

i'm lokey curious and wanna see which parts they cared about and which they didn't gaf

[vestal bloom]

same

[willow lichen]

UR HERE

HAHAHAHAHAA

[vestal bloom]

wut

can someone unban me bruh

i ardy apologized

[dawn ginkgo]

whatd u do

[willow lichen]

i think u can only do that once ur enrolled? not sure tho

[vestal bloom]

nth much

[willow lichen]

sure

[vestal bloom]

ye what did i do

i just asked if uiuc students were hot

[dawn ginkgo]

LMFAO

[mint iris]

they are absolutely not

[vestal bloom]

is cmu worse

[mint iris]

probably not

it’s the northeast

[vestal bloom]

hb udub

or notredame

[mint iris]

am i really having this conversation

[vestal bloom]

do u not wanna know also lmao

[mint iris]

i don’t really care

[vestal bloom]

💀

ok

[mint iris]

ima stay in chicago for a solid part of the week

[vestal bloom]

shi i got reject from uchicago

so sad

[vapid veldt]

they ban you for asking the right questions

[mint iris]

I got deferred from uchicago

[vapid veldt]

is the uiuc server worth it or nah malcom

[vestal bloom]

exactly

[vapid veldt]

I didn't apply to uchicago because apparently its a constant academic grind

[vestal bloom]

i was in it for 10 min and they kicked me

cant tell u much

[mint iris]

uchicago is tuff as hell academically

I know super smart kids who had 4.0s and 1500+ in high school who struggle

there’s a family friend I know who goes there and he always seems depressed

[vestal bloom]

personally i go to the toughest hs

so im chilling

[vapid veldt]

ain't no way

my hs is tougher

they have aweful food

so

i win

[vestal bloom]

nah the ppl here literally screw with the teachers to manipulate rec letters

[vapid veldt]

wtf

[vapid veldt]

like emotionally suck their dick?

[mint iris]

as far as ‘hot’ ppl tho they ain’t at UIUC to answer your question

[vestal bloom]

nah like talk bad abt other students

[vapid veldt]

pov you get deffered from umich 💀

[vapid veldt]

and teachers like that???

[mint iris]

I didn’t apply to umich

mans ain’t paying $2929394 per semester in tuition

[vapid veldt]

ohhhhh to screw over OTHER students lor??

[vestal bloom]

same

[vestal bloom]

yea

hella toxic man

plus only 2-3 studnets get an A in each class

[mint iris]

what

[vestal bloom]

at least in english

[mint iris]

how can you not get an A in english

we speak english

[vestal bloom]

bro what 💀

[vapid veldt]

oh rip yall's gpa then

do you to one of those private schools

[vestal bloom]

lmao yea

our gpa is really deflated

4.5 is an A in ap class

5.0 is a+

[keen ether]

Email [email protected]

Yo wtf happened to this chat

[zinc shore]

can someone send me uiuc 28 server

[dawn ginkgo]

add me

ill send it

[hushed forge]

Wait fr???

[vestal bloom]

bro just called the whole school ugly

[hushed forge]

@mint iris pls answer

Bruh it’s like the whole reason I applied

[ivory dust]

Bro is DESPERATE

[hushed forge]

CAN YOY ANSWER?????!!!!! I THINK HE FELL ASLEEPOOO

CAN SOMEONE OLS ANSWER

[vestal bloom]

how tf u not get banned but i got

[keen ether]

💀

[hushed forge]

Cuz i don’t give off creepy vibes

Hopfulyl 🙏🙏🤞🤞

[ivory dust]

What's the link to the server tho I'd like to join lol

Assuming it's worth it

[hushed forge]

Wait so do you know

[vestal bloom]

blud is more thirsty than me

[hushed forge]

I chose UIUC not just for academics but also for a prospective husband 🤷‍♀️

[sonic nebula]

Im worried

[toxic rivet]

uiuc does not have baddies from what ive seen (sample size of 1)

[hushed forge]

Don’t worry UIUC class of 28 is rly fun you’ll love us

[hushed forge]

According to central limit theorem we need n > 30 ☝️🤓

[sonic nebula]

uiuc is like a mini city so based on just chancr theres definitely some good looking people

[toxic rivet]

dont remind me of freshman year ap stats 😔

[hushed forge]

Blud took AP stats when he was 14 💀

[sonic nebula]

This week was the first time ive seen s bus completely full in the US. Not a inch was left for people to stand in including the aisl

[toxic rivet]

its cause i took alg 2 in 8th grade and then new school policy didnt let us move onto pre-calc

had to do a filler year of math lol

[hushed forge]

If y’all so smart just make more ☝️

[hushed forge]

Ohh that makes sense

[sonic nebula]

Lol

[toxic rivet]

???? how are u friends w jacob

am i tripping

[hushed forge]

I’m NGL AP stats made no sense but I got As and a 5 and idk how to feel cuz it was all plug and chug

[hushed forge]

… is this the Jacob I’m thinking of

[toxic rivet]

its the jacob you have friended on discord

[hushed forge]

Oh it is

[toxic rivet]

bro why do i keep encountering random mutuals

[hushed forge]

How r u friends w Jacob

[toxic rivet]

how do u know jacob lmao

[hushed forge]

I bet ur Chinese

LOL

[toxic rivet]

💀

profiled me

i go to his highschool

do not dox me 🙏

[hushed forge]

HAHAHHAHA I JUSF LAUGHED now I’m gonna die

Oh shot

N ur committed to UIUC?

[toxic rivet]

no

lmao look at dms

[hushed forge]

Is this objective or prospective

[rocky wraith]

what should yall say the easiest engineering to get into

[hushed forge]

Do you have solid proof aka sampling size >1000 alpha significance of < 0.001 zero sampling bias no selection bias

[hushed forge]

Perhaps mechanical but they posted smth on their website with the acceptance rates of different majors within grainger

[rocky wraith]

mechanical?

[hushed forge]

Yes their acceptance is a bit higher than others but ill find a pic

[keen ether]

Objective

But I am not one of those good looking people

[rocky wraith]

got rejected first major with mechanical

got in with industrial

[keen ether]

Nuclear and industrial

[keen ether]

Yea that

[hushed forge]

Bruh I was gonna send the SS for that exactly u beat me to it

[rocky wraith]

whats oos

[hushed forge]

Out of state

[keen ether]

Ye

Oh shit it's 1:30 I gotta fucking sleep now

[rocky wraith]

o yh

[keen ether]

I'm not ever gonna complete my pile of hw now

[rocky wraith]

can they reject u after u enroll

[hushed forge]

No

[rocky wraith]

if ur senior grades drop n shit

[hushed forge]

But it has to drop to like straight CS

[keen ether]

Uhh just don't get really bad grades or commit any crimes or post racist shit publicly

[rocky wraith]

so just keep it above b

[hushed forge]

I’m getting straight Bs or sum rn it’s ok

[keen ether]

Yea

[rocky wraith]

def possible

[hushed forge]

Failed the last part already

[rocky wraith]

how about ib tho

[hushed forge]

U got this

[keen ether]

💀

[rocky wraith]

do they care about ib final score

[hushed forge]

No

They don’t ask until after u get accepted

For second semester at least

But it’s already started so

[rocky wraith]

man im gonna get like

30 actual score

😭

[hushed forge]

Idk what that is but didn’t you already submit ur app

[rocky wraith]

its like

u submit ur predicted score

[hushed forge]

Ojhhh

Then I think you might actually have to try 💀

[rocky wraith]

so im wonderin if i have to match match my predicted

[hushed forge]

Cuz they’ll prob check up on those

Yeah…

[rocky wraith]

man FUCK

[hushed forge]

Apparently (for me at least) you CAN self report scores to UIUC, but after u get accepted u MUST officially report those scores

But since u only PREDICTED u can prob get away with a LOT more

[rocky wraith]

wym a lot more

o

yh

[hushed forge]

Like when we self report we can’t lie

[rocky wraith]

i got predicted 39

[hushed forge]

But u only had to predict so

[rocky wraith]

im guessin real shit im gonna get like 35 or lower

[hushed forge]

Idk IB talk so idk but I’m just sayin it’s ok

[rocky wraith]

🔥

[toxic rivet]

nah youll prob be fine

i dont think US unis care about predicteds the way UKs do

just dont flunk too hard and keep it semi close to your predicted

also when did u get to input predicted IB scores i never did 😭

[rocky wraith]

only reaason why i didnt bother with uk

[hushed forge]

Bro answered 1/2 of the questions

[toxic rivet]

oh ib score is out of 45 btw

so 30 is like a 5/7 or 4/7 on all 6 tests

which is roughly equivalent to a 3 or 4 on AP tests

cause 4 is passing

or maybe thats 3

[rocky wraith]

on commonapp

i think

or my school just sent the transcript

predicted and gpa

[whole stone]

it isn't really comparable

[whole stone]

30 is an average of 5 on every test assuming the students gets the 0 additional points from the TOK & EE

[willow lichen]

nahh cant be a 4 even if u try comparing

4 is like a 6

maybe a 5

[stable anchor]

mech e is not easy to get into at uiuc lol

it's prolly the most competitive behind ece and cs

[toxic rivet]

whos getting 0 on those 😭

but yeah its mostly 5s

[toxic rivet]

ah right i forgot 7s existed

said it was a 5/7 and then started comparing w 6 as the max 💀

[leaden meadow]

what about a wife 😔

[hushed forge]

I don’t swing that way but platonically yes I have wived many 🙏

[leaden meadow]

W

[rocky wraith]

i need to start ibmaxxing

[whole stone]

i need to start moneymaxxing

im going to be broke bc of uni

[steep flare]

materials science and engineering

[zinc shore]

how is recruiting for non-cs majors

specifically for physics majors

[mint iris]

yeah no I did a campus visit twice and everyone looks regular but maybe I was just around engineers

but I AM THE EXCEPTION

[steep flare]

in the appeal is it advisable to apeal for the og major only or try to appeal for an easier one(second major)

[vestal bloom]

blud nah

i just know you not like that

[modest violet]

saw this applied mech e shud hav applied IE or civil didnt know uiuc was admit by major thought it was admit by college

[slender tendon]

W

[rocky wraith]

@modest violet hello legoman

i am peepeepoopoo

[keen ether]

Not sure but a lot of companies come to our career fair

Tbf though I thought physics was more a research type major

[vestal bloom]

yea its more research but i heard a lot of companies like to recruit hard science majors like phys, math or chem

[mint iris]

6’4”, rich (for my age), impeccable fashion and nice jawline

I am that guy

[vestal bloom]

shi u tryna be friends

[wary beacon]

yay, gonna do applied math there anyways

[fluid sky]

would u guys take uiuc full ride or go to harvard

[gusty pulsar]

uiuc full ride

[fluid sky]

wtf

its harvard tho

[stiff creek]

Depends on the major

[gusty pulsar]

lmfao i dont know anyone I know applied harvard cuz its just prestige name, thats pretty much it

and that too

[fluid sky]

if u do cs, then lets try uiuc full ride vs mit

[stiff creek]

80k a year usually isn't worth it compared to uiuc

I'm not cs but probably UIUC

[gusty pulsar]

academically and rigor id say they are about the same but id take full ride still

[fluid sky]

nah mit cs is def better

did u get in for cs?

[gusty pulsar]

nah

[stiff creek]

Not enough to justify 80k a year

Both are very good

[gusty pulsar]

would you do uiuc or purdue full ride

[fluid sky]

eh

i dont know much abt purdue

but uiuc

[mint iris]

uiuc is better than purdue in most things engineering

definitely for cs

[gusty pulsar]

what about uiuc and uw seattle full ride

[mint iris]

uiuc

[gusty pulsar]

makes sense

[fluid sky]

nah

uw seattle

id take

for cs

[gusty pulsar]

ur alr committed uiuc?

[mint iris]

ye I am

[gusty pulsar]

damn grats to you

good luck 🫂

[urban mist]

Since senioritis is hitting hard

Do u guys know what’s the lowest grade I can have

To not get rescinded

[fluid sky]

B-

if u get a C ur probably fucked depneding on other factors

[urban mist]

Uhhh our school doesn’t do - and +

Rip

Was planning to flunk the class and get C

[fluid sky]

how is entrepreneurship like at uiuc

as a cs major

[dawn ginkgo]

does anyone know when urbana releases their financial aid packages for students that were accepted?

[stiff creek]

The FAFSA hasn't sent yet so it will be a few weeks

[toxic rivet]

This isn't true

Ik ppl who have gotten Cs and had no issue w ivies

Just don't get too many or get a D

[fathom raft]

does uiuc typically offer merit scholarships for oos students?

[blissful orchid]

is transferring from cs + education to some other cs + x in las trivial? asking since cs + education technically isn't in las

[fluid sky]

oh yeah i wanna know this too

can u transfer from a cs+x to another cs+x

[stable anchor]

nope

[blissful orchid]

i know its easy if both are in las

im just wondering if the one you're transferring out of isn't in las

[slender tendon]

don't ivy's try to match financial aid from other colleges

[fluid sky]

AYO I KNOW U

from usaco college apps

ok u dont know me cuz im on my alt 😔

[slender tendon]

waohh I'm relevent

let's go

[fluid sky]

i saw uh

whats his name again

franktenpech or smth

[slender tendon]

irl ??

the yale guy ?

[fluid sky]

ya

not irl

in this server

hes sometimes active lol

[slender tendon]

oh wut wow

orz guy fr

[keen ether]

for cs we are better bros

[keen ether]

its not too hard

you gotta ICT, but just meet LAS reqs and meet with the dean

[mint iris]

uiuc >>>>>> harvard for engineering

uiuc beats all ivies for cs and ce i believe

[blissful orchid]

is it "guaranteed" assuming you meet the grade requirements and stuff

[keen ether]

essentially I believe

[blissful orchid]

im assuming since ur already in a cs+x program they make it easy

alr thanks

[hushed forge]

R u Chinese

[steel geode]

where are yall going to find roommates or what not

[hushed forge]

On the dorming contract website

[tardy sundial]

does uiuc give anything for admitted students

[keen ether]

stickers if ur not intl

[keen ether]

yep

[keen ether]

dont go random

[tardy sundial]

oh wonderful

[keen ether]

I learned my lesson the hardway

[tardy sundial]

in the mail?

[keen ether]

yea

[elder crystal]

do people actually think this

most people i know, many of them who got that situation chose harvard

[fluid sky]

most ppl would choose harvard

harvard is just better

im willing to bet my life that most ppl will choose harvard if u send out a survey 😂

[hushed forge]

But what if u send survey out to only engineering major people

[slender tendon]

I would choose harvard ngl

in terms of rankings uiuc is prob better but the connections at any ivy is >>>

either way ur not gonna struggle getting a job so it's just about getting the most out of it at that point

[hushed forge]

Blyat

[slender tendon]

huh

[hushed forge]

I’m like totally Russian or whatever

[slender tendon]

russian profanity

I see

[fluid sky]

ye exactly

[hushed forge]

Dude tf is ur name

[fluid sky]

i love my name whats wrong with my name

[slender tendon]

dont' tell me it's something else in russian

[fluid sky]

👦scrge🧒🏿👶🏻

[slender tendon]

guys what are my chances of finding Jihyo at uiuc

[hushed forge]

Bro 💀

[slender tendon]

it's gotta be pretty high

[elder crystal]

in what cases does uiuc decide to defer vs. admit to second choice major

cuz i got second choice majors, others were deferred but they couldve just given them their second choice major

[ivory ingot]

i think its department wise

like your application goes to your first choice major department - if they say no it goes to second choice major department , but if they say defer its not reviewed for second choice and u are deferred to RD

its just my opinon tho not confirmed

[hot sierra]

Anyone have the discord server?

[stable anchor]

ill send you some of the uiuc servers if you want

[hot sierra]

thanks!

[stable anchor]

no problem

[karmic minnow]

I thought they don't properly consider second choices in general but I might be wrong

usually it's like ehh we aren't sure about your 1st then they pass you down

[elder crystal]

yeah my 1st was stats&cs but i was admitted to my 2nd choice which was EE

[karmic minnow]

that probably means you were close for your 1st choice, I didn't have a 2nd choice because every cs was 1st choice only

[vestal bloom]

what percent of uiuc is chinese or korean or japanese

[stable anchor]

a lot lmao

UIUC is 17.6% asian

[rocky wraith]

give me sum

do u have engineering

chat

[stable anchor]

ok

[nova wyvern]

uiuc full ride ANY DAY

is that even a question

[gusty pulsar]

another harvard rejection 🔥

[toxic rivet]

Only other ivies

• a few schools they consider their level like MIT, stanford, duke

That's pretty much jt

[elder crystal]

why does that mean i was close

according to the numbers ee is a lot less selective than stats&cs

i couldve been far from admission

[karmic minnow]

so you're good for UIUC but not there yet for 1st choice option

at least I heard it somewhere

[fluid sky]

ok bud

[tall jasper]

fr

guys yapping

[mint iris]

no

[mint iris]

yes because it’s true

there are people who graduate from ivies who live regular lives post-graduation (and that’s actually the majority)

if you want to do purely engineering UIUC is the better choice especially for the connections in research park

but being a ‘harvard man’ is pretty cool if you care about that kind of thing

[nova wyvern]

I said 8 words dude

[spring berry]

how successful are the appeals

if you are appealing for a new major

[wary beacon]

reminds me of jfk lmao

are there any uiuc las servers?

[wary beacon]

can you please send me?

[quartz plover]

Uiuc easily

A2C has some weird ivy/ top school glazing

[mint iris]

most people here are too concerned about prestige and don’t live in reality

[nova wyvern]

fr

too concerned about the prestige

[toxic rivet]

detached from reality mfs

(plz accept me stanford)

[stable anchor]

sure

[gleaming lake]

is there a class of 2028 admitted one

[stable anchor]

yes

i can send that to you

[gleaming lake]

yes pls

[keen ether]

I mean the thing is the ivy closed off environment ain't for everyone

But recruiting at Harvard and uiuc CS should be similar enough

Maybe Harvard better for some things tho

Mostly business tech and consulting maybe?

[compact trellis]

@keen ether I have some questions. Can I DM you?

[vapid veldt]

for cs? Ain't no way lolz

I feel like people underestimate the ivy's when it comes to STEM

unless you have something very specific in mind I feel like ivy's are generally better for cs

[midnight mango]

I agree

[midnight mango]

yeas

i mean how many ppl would really pick UIUC over any IVY league school?(If money is not an issue)

[unique geode]

UIUC is extremely attractive financially though

[midnight mango]

yea

[unique geode]

Even if money wasnt an issue its still better to pay like 1/5th of tuition price and probably lower rent too

[midnight mango]

idk, I didn't apply to any IVIES, but I would choose Ivies over UIUc any day, but I didn't get in so no point in talking about it

ppl who get into ivies based on merit are truly extraordinary individuals

when I say Ivies I also mean Stanford/MIT/UCLA/UCBerkley/Gatech included

but not NYU lol

[hallow rapids]

Hi guys, those who applied to UIUC is it an automatic thing to be considered for scholarship?and where can i check

[leaden meadow]

It is yes. Scholarship info comes out mid Feb (found this on their website somewhere, don't have the link)

[hallow rapids]

Oh so it’s not in the acceptance letter right?

[leaden meadow]

No

Did you even get a proper acceptance letter?

[hallow rapids]

Yeah i did

[leaden meadow]

where/when?

[hallow rapids]

it s in the additional information part of the portal

then i clicked view letter

[leaden meadow]

Could you show if you don't mind me asking?

also when?

[hallow rapids]

I just checked it 40 minutes ago i think it got updated recently

[hallow rapids]

The server doesnt allow me to send pictures

So you just scroll down

After the welcome video

and press lets go

Then go down to additional information

And click “notice of admission letter”

[willow lichen]

oh yeah

for me it says it hasnt come yet

[leaden meadow]

ohhhhhh

[willow lichen]

but this is what it looks like

[leaden meadow]

okay yeah the least i checked it said didn't come

[leaden meadow]

ty tho!

[hallow rapids]

Noprob

[mint iris]

it does

only ivies in the top 10 for CS are princeton and cornell

for compE it’s the same

but uiuc beats both in terms of program and resources

[keen ether]

Eh I mean

Ivies have a different prestige

Just cause we rank higher in CS doesn't always mean we are the right choice

Ivies provide things our school provides and vice versa

I don't think you could go wrong with either

Tbh

[vapid veldt]

okay maybe not dartmouth

[vapid veldt]

using "us news top cs colleges" is a horrible way to rank colleges for whether you should go cs undergrad

[vapid veldt]

arguably pton undergrad cs is much better than uiuc cs undergrad

even when it comes to yale vs uiuc, a good amount of people choose yale over uiuc for cs. Just because the grad school for yale cs is shit doesn't mean its undergrad is bad

honestly this is something I wished I realized earlier when I made my list of colleges to apply too

loky shoulda applied to brown 💀

[slender tendon]

Ok LA over uiuc is idk

[midnight mango]

Nah man even Dartmouth

Ivies and these additional schools which I listed have not only prestige but the highest number of applicants

hence getting into UIUC is easier than getting into these

But after these UIUC comes

so I am happy

[mint iris]

are you two delusional

[midnight mango]

I am willing to exchange

lol

but UIUC is really good, it was my dream school, so I am happy

[mint iris]

i’m not understanding the ivy glazing

i’d love to get into an ivy sure but if you want to be an engineer and nothing else no ivy beats uiuc except maybe pton

also uiuc cs is not ‘easy’ to get into by any stretch of the imagination

[midnight mango]

I didn't say it is easy, saying its easier to get into than Stanford/Mit/Ivies

[mint iris]

ok i’ll be objective then:

UIUC has one of the only microchip fabrication labs in the country, the national center for supercomputing, research park where 150+ companies work out of and recruit students from the university, accelerators and competitions for startups, one if the best mechanical engineering facilities in the world, a huge alumni network etc

[midnight mango]

Yea

its really good

[mint iris]

this is crazy

[midnight mango]

I am not arguing

[midnight mango]

I would kill to go DartMouth

[mint iris]

yeah but saying dartmouth is good for engineering as compared to uiuc is hilarious

[midnight mango]

So u think I should have applied to the IVIES, stanforf, MIT, UCLA, UCBerkley?

just cuz I got into UIUC?

[mint iris]

if you want to but the truth is it doesn’t matter at this point

[midnight mango]

Yea

lol

[mint iris]

UIUC is close to or on the same level as any one of those schools so now it comes down to whatever you do in college

[midnight mango]

I agree w u

[mint iris]

there are people who graduate from ivies who make an average salary the rest of their lives

so it doesn’t matter

[midnight mango]

kk

I love UIUC now(I even commited), so for me its the best in the world

🙂

[quartz plover]

I would regardless

People don’t realize that since Illinois is a huge public school, we often have a lot more resources at our disposal

Like I was talking to a professor about how he didn’t want to teach at the ivies or top CE/EE Schools besides Illinois because our school invests a lot more per person

We just simply have more equipment and class variety

Also “prestige” is kinda stupid uiuc has prestige for engineering so point is moot

[leaden meadow]

What did they say💀

[midnight mango]

?

Yea

u are right

UIUC is gr8

so happy and thankful for it 🙂

[spiral kite]

wasnt good fit for first choice and second choice i didnt take any science courses my junior year

[midnight mango]

don't worry, I am sure u will get in some where else

[leaden meadow]

Oh damn they actually told

[proven haven]

Hey guys

So I need some help

With an extremely stupid question

Soo

If I applied for IS and got in but I email UIUC to take me in for my second choice major for which I wrote the essays and everything will I get in?

[gloomy widget]

💀

[proven haven]

@keen ether @quartz plover

[proven haven]

Like will they consider me at least for it

[keen ether]

You could try

They probably will consider it

[proven haven]

Okay alright thank you

I applied for undeclared engineering as my second choice major

And I have a 1490 SAT score with 790 in math

Realistically what are my chances?

[keen ether]

Pretty high

[keen ether]

Tbf Dartmouth has made many innovations in the field of cs

Ivies might be lower ranked for CS and stuff cause they don't have as much faculty as us

Like Caltech should totally be a top 1 CS school but they are ranked even lower than us in US news which doesn't make sense

[keen ether]

Cornell is on par with us, if not better

[charred grove]

i think their small size rly holds them back in rankings

[keen ether]

Yes

[errant iron]

ooh, what'd you say when you called them?

[quartz plover]

I agree size matters

I mean why invest a shit ton in labs when you have 50 people a year in your ece department vs 2000

[proven haven]

Dear Sir/Ma'am,

Application Information:

Name: 
UIN: 
Course: Information Science

Firstly I would like to thank UIUC for giving me the opportunity to study at this established and renowned institution by giving me admission into UIUC's School of information.

However as I review my future plans and aspirations I feel the major which I applied to as my second choice major of "undeclared engineering" would be a better suit for me.

I am writing this mail to ask for a transfer from my first choice major to second choice major.

[proven haven]

@keen ether @quartz plover is this email okay?

[proven haven]

for this purpose

[keen ether]

Sure

[quartz plover]

If you transfer majors will you go here?

[proven haven]

Yes 100%

I’ve really wanted to go to UIUC for the past 3 years it’s just that my purdue course is a bit better then IS so parents and I also feel that it’ll be a better choice but im doing everything to make UIUC my final choice

[proven haven]

Should I mention this in the email?

[nova wyvern]

wouldn't this mean

they would consider it as a new application?

[nova wyvern]

hey jhao

if ur comparing colleges to pick

would you value CS+X lower than CS at UIUC?

[wind depot]

ooh could i have it too

[keen ether]

nope

I would value them equivalently

[nova wyvern]

alr

[keen ether]

unless you hate the X subject

[nova wyvern]

im gonna send in my LOCI today

[keen ether]

then its different

aight

gluck!

[nova wyvern]

i picked econ

because I like finance

so

pretty interested in it

[keen ether]

yep that sounds good

[nova wyvern]

sounds so weird 💀

also

[keen ether]

lmaooo

[nova wyvern]

do decisions only come in early march

or is there a possibility

that they come earlier

like purdue sends out on fridays

[nova wyvern]

thanks tho UIUC is the only defer im excited about

they accept a lot of deferred so i think i have a decent chance

[keen ether]

uhhh usually it will be the admissions day

so early march some day

[nova wyvern]

for RD?

[keen ether]

yea

[nova wyvern]

oh alright

[keen ether]

yea uiuc doesn't often release earlier than their expected date

[nova wyvern]

I just email it to the admissions office no? the loci

[keen ether]

they often still making decisions a week before their deadline

[nova wyvern]

hmmm alright

[keen ether]

yea I would email the admissions office it

[nova wyvern]

alright

[unique geode]

Do undecided engineering majors usually take longer to graduatw

[nova wyvern]

i heard theye do

[unique geode]

I put it as 1st choice for some reason

But at least im in

[nova wyvern]

yea

[keen ether]

well yea if you dont follow the sequence of the other engineering majors

if you know like you want to do meche and follow the meche course structure

then you should still be ok

[fluid sky]

but isnt it expensive for oos

[unique geode]

Its relatively expensive but compared to ivies its still pretty cheap

[proven haven]

I mean

Maybe

Let’s see

[nova wyvern]

probably

[vapid veldt]

I was talking about from the perspective of a CS major. Microchip fabrication doesn't really mean much. Its great it has a nice mechanical engineering facility. I was talking about it from the perspective of a CS Major. lol

[vapid veldt]

cornell eng goes pretty hard tbh

[keen ether]

Once again depends

I think if you like systems and embedded you should heavily consider uiuc

If you wanna do maybe more consulting work the ivies might be better

[summer cobalt]

interesting im lowk heavy into this might have to consider uiuc more

[keen ether]

Yea we have the strongest systems in the nation

Our systems classes are taught by our best professors

[summer cobalt]

dope

[stable anchor]

embedded is a bit weak here ngl
we only offer one undergrad class in that area

[mint iris]

I see. I’m computer engineering so i’m biased

[vapid veldt]

for something like engineering, I would def agree that the split is more contentious

but for comp sci, startups / prestige can be important

[keen ether]

Oh then maybe just systems

[keen ether]

Uhhh I actually argue the opposite

For CS prestige matters less than other fields

Like you could go to whatever bum ass school for CS and still make it to Google or whatever

Like CS prestige is very overrated

[vapid veldt]

i thought bay area startups care about pedigree?

[keen ether]

Most tech companies only care if you got the skills

Nothing else

CS has always been that way

your school's prestige for cs has marginal benefits

[stable anchor]

the OS course for CompEs is one of the hardest ECE courses here lol
but it's very beneficial and provides you a lot of knowledge

[keen ether]

391

you make ur own operating system right?

in that class

I heard

[stable anchor]

yeah

[keen ether]

the CS version of the class its easier but still very difficult compared to other systems classes in the nation

you made your own shell

own malloc

and own networking thing

so yea uiuc systems worth it

[stable anchor]

the worst part about 391 is hearing all of CompE friends complain about it lmao

[keen ether]

lmaooo

[stable anchor]

i don't hate my fellow ECEs but some people in the program complain too much lol

[keen ether]

lmao I think its a very stem thing to complain

[stable anchor]

true

[vapid veldt]

yo wtf

wait so should I do the ECE OS course instead of the CS OS course?

[stable anchor]

The ECE OS course is hard af
Depends on how much you want to learn

[keen ether]

If you want you can substitute them

Some people do that if they really like systems

[vapid veldt]

hmm bet

[keen ether]

Yea rn I'm in the computer architecture class

[vapid veldt]

how is it?

[keen ether]

We are using verilog to build a 32 bit MIPs processor

To run assembly code

[vapid veldt]

💀

[keen ether]

Lmao

[fluid sky]

how about startup? afaik the ppl surrounding u can make a drastic difference in the quality of ur startup due to connections. is uiuc top tier for this or would it lag behind a lot of the ivy+s?

[keen ether]

uhh well we have a lot of smart people

I mean the low admissions rate kinda gives that a way

you'll find any kind of people here

I'll just say that

[fluid sky]

how much does uiuc's rural location affect its startup scene? the only thing stopping me from full committing uiuc rn is bc of its location tbh, schools like berkeley located at silicon valley feels like have a huge leg up due to the location

[keen ether]

we have an incubator and research park

it doesn't really imapct us

I think we are on the list of top places for startups?

theres a forbes article on it

[fluid sky]

oh interesting

yeah i read the article, pretty cool stuff

tho i wonder why uiuc does not top the list for pitchbook's best universities for startups

[nova wyvern]

@keen ether hey dude

for CS+X

courses like CS + Econ and Stats + CS

are they diff in terms of which subject is the core

like in Stats + CS is stats the core?

is the structure of the degree diff compared to smth like CS +ECON

[keen ether]

Ye

Like the CS core is similar

Stats and CS takes like one extra CS class on numerical optimization

But all the CS cores are the same basically

The X courses differ in that they are the X core

[fallow inlet]

Is UIUC Grangier or Georgia Tech better for Bioengineering?

[hushed forge]

UIUC

We have corn

[stable anchor]

i would say UIUC

GT has made some changes to BioE which aren't that good

https://www.reddit.com/r/gatech/comments/183rujj/why_is_our_biomedical_engineering_department/

[timber hare]

guys wtf acceptance rate for uiuc eng is like 22.3% according to their school website, so everyone at my hs calling this a safety school is bsing??

[alpine bramble]

bros from bay area

[timber hare]

i wish lmao from the middle east

[hot sierra]

this was a reach for me fs

[obsidian willow]

yes

[obsidian willow]

isn't it higher

like

30

oh nvm

they updated it

[timber hare]

yeaa thats what i heard but their website says 22 so idk whose accurate

[timber hare]

wait so the ones on their website are for ea or last year rd?

[obsidian willow]

well 30 was last year

[timber hare]

its crazy how harder its getting to get into these schools

[obsidian willow]

Following are our first-year admit rates for 2023. Admit rates include the percentage of students we admitted from our applicant pool, both to the university overall and by academic community.

so it is 2023

i swear i saw 30

[timber hare]

berkeley was fr 20 5 years ago now 11 last year so prolly 8 this year

gotchu

[obsidian willow]

did u get in?

[timber hare]

yeaa

[obsidian willow]

gg

what major

[timber hare]

tyty

industrial engineeringg

[obsidian willow]

nice

[timber hare]

basically propped up business major lmao

[obsidian willow]

is uiuc buisness good

[timber hare]

yeaa i heard

i wont go to this school anyways i wanna be in cal or boston honestly since im oos

[obsidian willow]

debating between uiuc and prudue

both oos

[timber hare]

depends on major honestly

[obsidian willow]

aerospace

[timber hare]

they are soo close tho

[obsidian willow]

uiuc is direct admit but costlier

purdue is fye but cheaper

if i fuck up fye its over for me

jk but still

[timber hare]

purdue is 6th and uiuc is 7th for aerospace btw

[obsidian willow]

rankings dont really matter for t10

plus

those are 2023 rankings

[timber hare]

truee

if cost is a deciding factor id go with purdue

[obsidian willow]

i wanna specialize in propulsion so im kinda leaning towards purdue

but uiuc has a better enviornment i heard

socially

[timber hare]

yeaa and tbh ur pfp is giving off purdue vibes so yea go with purdue

[obsidian willow]

do purduians smoke a lot

[timber hare]

only reason i wont attend uiuc is cuz of chicago and crime

[timber hare]

yeaa

[obsidian willow]

i dont even smoke

this emoji was unironically hard

is*

[timber hare]

oopsssssss

[obsidian willow]

its far tho

[frozen holly]

Are u worried about being too close to chicago or smth? Cause its multiple hours away.

[obsidian willow]

2 hr drive to chic

[timber hare]

oh waittt i just realized its like more of a suburb

my bad lmao

[obsidian willow]

not even

urbana in the middle of nowhere

[stable anchor]

it's not even a suburb lmao

[timber hare]

whaat

[obsidian willow]

as well as WL

[timber hare]

thats wild

[stable anchor]

this

[timber hare]

yea hard pass on urbana then i wont survive

[obsidian willow]

u apply to purdue?

[obsidian willow]

its a college town tho i heard

most college towns are in the middle of nowhere

[stable anchor]

urbana-champaign is its own area

[stable anchor]

it is

[timber hare]

not approved anymore by my country

[obsidian willow]

tf they do

[timber hare]

ahh makes sense

[timber hare]

too many people from my country there so they wanna spread us out lmao

[obsidian willow]

they banned ur country
?

[timber hare]

we can attend purdue but we gotta pay out of pocket lmao

[obsidian willow]

💀

[timber hare]

nooo lmaoo our country wont send people to purdue basically

[obsidian willow]

but ur the one applying

or are u talking about student visas and all

[timber hare]

95% of people from my country (no matter poor or filthy rich) get their college tuition payed and fully covered by our government we just need a 2.0 gpa in highschool to be elligble lol

[obsidian willow]

wtf

[dense bridge]

wtf

[timber hare]

thats why we dont apply for fin aid or scholarships

[obsidian willow]

are you in UAE

[frozen holly]

damn thats cool af

[timber hare]

nahh kuwait

[obsidian willow]

is dubye in there

dubye

dubay

[dense bridge]

dubai