Are the essays read by separate people or the same?
#University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) (2024-2025)
glad spade
glad spade
Yeah I'm confused about this too because I'm applying for a CS+X major and it's kinda two separate experiences that contributed to that
tired basin
Like I’m a high school student how am I supposed to have all these very specific experiences
vocal socket
Summer clutched up I had a crazy specific experience 🙏
bitter barn
i didn't talk about like really specific experiences tbh
anything that you can draw a parallel to can work tbf
carmine birch
Yeah so for the essays
Should we have one experience for both
Or can we have 2 experiences
That we can relate to each other
glad spade
Or can we have 2 experiences
glad spade
I'm pretty sure
glad spade
If they wanted more, they'd have a separate prompt for the combined majors
carmine birch
True
glad spade
I think I'm gonna do 1 experience and then spend a little time connecting it to my CS+X
carmine birch
But I don’t really have any experiences that have both cs and economics involved lmao
Also for the future goals essa do you think j could include a class that would contribute to my goals
glad spade
If you want, I can dm you what I'm thinking
glad spade
Also for the future goals essa do you think j could include a class that would c...
Yeah prob but I think look more than just a single class cuz they aren't that significant
carmine birch
Yeah prob but I think look more than just a single class cuz they aren't that si...
Yeah I connected the class to my goals
main pendant
wait i have the exact same question
i know i should emphasize the X part but how do i demonstrate my interest in cs in the same experience if i dont have any that combine both
should i just write an experience about my X and then write a couple sentences abt how i would/could integrate cs into that
@glad spade @carmine birch sorry for the ping but did you guys figure it out?
glad spade
<@922261430235975700> <@649067814480510996> sorry for the ping but did you guys ...
yeah kinda
I talked about an experience where i applied cs to something else in research (not my x) and tied it back to x at the end since i want to do research
carmine birch
Yeah i just did that
main pendant
I talked about an experience where i applied cs to something else in research (n...
oh ok so youre doing an experience based on only one or the other and then just adding a few sentences connecting it to the other one?
glad spade
oh ok so youre doing an experience based on only one or the other and then just ...
well it's more about cs+x in general without a particular x
like what inspired me to look at different things through a computer science perspective
main pendant
dont want yall making the same mistake as me D:
hi sorry i read your past msgs a little, how did you know that was the reason you were rejected?
hardy geyser
hi sorry i read your past msgs a little, how did you know that was the reason yo...
i called them
main pendant
i called them
do you think i should just write an experience based on my x and then talk about how id tie it to cs then?
or should i use an experience about cs + x in general like adding cs to other subjects in general and then tie it to my x, my only concern with that is that the other thinsg ive combined cs with seems kinda irrelevant to my x
hardy geyser
so i talked about the cs and the x in my essay, but i stressed a lot more about the cs
so my essay was almost basically a cs essay with a liiiitle bit of x in it
and they said that u didnt emphazise ur x enough, and it was just a cs essay
silent hazel
and they said that u didnt emphazise ur x enough, and it was just a cs essay
wym they? u found out after?
onyx flax
wym they? u found out after?
yeah you could call and ask why you were rejected
silent hazel
damn thats actually the strat
my parents say CS is harder than CS+X, is that true? I think i could yap a bit about cs+stats but idk
uncut pasture
where's the UIUC cs majors acceptance rate spreadsheet?
onyx flax
my parents say CS is harder than CS+X, is that true? I think i could yap a bit a...
kinda
but depends on what x
hardy geyser
wym they? u found out after?
yeag
hollow saddle
my parents say CS is harder than CS+X, is that true? I think i could yap a bit a...
yeah, but make sure you’re actually interested in taking stats classes cause you’ll have to as part of your degree
hardy geyser
How'd you find out
i called them
vocal socket
i called them
You can just call them and ask?
hardy geyser
ik a few other ppl who called
vocal socket
Did you do that at other schools too
vocal socket
Oh okay
bitter barn
yeah you could call and ask why you were rejected
oh my i remember that
that was my full-blown narcissism era so i actually called them to ask what they liked in my app💀
(tbf it was kinda to guess what should i be expecting from other schools tho)
uncut pasture
guys does anyone have the UIUC major admit rates for 2024
sly mesa
uiuc is competitive in any major lol
sly mesa
guys does anyone have the UIUC major admit rates for 2024
common data set doesn’t come out until late october at the earliest
and major admit rates aren’t released
you have to submit a FOIA request to whatever school you want to know about
anyways it literally doesn’t matter what your major is, uiuc has a ~40% acceptance rate so it’s incredibly competitive for out-of-state students
honest trench
does uiuc allow self reporting for sat scores or should i send them
supple cipher
does uiuc allow self reporting for sat scores or should i send them
self report, only send when enrolling
honest trench
self report, only send when enrolling
Ok
Just making sure cuz I almost just sent scores to like 4 schools without checking if they took self reports
uncut pasture
you have to submit a FOIA request to whatever school you want to know about
damn ig ima find last years major acceptance rates
i found them for grainger but does anyone have it for LAS or CS+X majors
uncut pasture
this one?
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSnYyb7FtIlpuyfOv9tuGH...
!!
thank u
topaz granite
this one?
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSnYyb7FtIlpuyfOv9tuGH...
is that <3% acceptance rate for cs oos
?
sly mesa
this one?
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSnYyb7FtIlpuyfOv9tuGH...
these are from two years ago
they’ve dropped since then
floral quail
is that <3% acceptance rate for cs oos<:noooo:812070914250375198> ?
yup
silent hazel
im kinda stuck on applying cs or cs + stats
cuz i dont have much to talk about for stats
but i heard cs+ is easier to get into
halp pls
glad spade
im kinda stuck on applying cs or cs + stats
are you interested in stats?
silent hazel
i'm interested but not like as much as cs
supple cipher
but i heard cs+ is easier to get into
cs + x is alot easier
i think oos for cs is like 3%
silent hazel
you're gonna have to do a lot of stats classes
ya ik i dont dislike stats i just dont have much to say
i have a whole-ass story n shi for cs
glad spade
ya ik i dont dislike stats i just dont have much to say
have you taken a class or smth or used stats in a meaninful way
supple cipher
ya ik i dont dislike stats i just dont have much to say
i think if youre doing cs + x its prolly enough to just talk abt cs
silent hazel
or tbh TBH i might just to normal CS
glad spade
wait nvm this looks like a cs degree with like 3 stats classes 💀
glad spade
i think if youre doing cs + x its prolly enough to just talk abt cs
no
you gotta talk about your x
supple cipher
fr?
glad spade
yeah
glad spade
glad spade
who tf has experience with like cs + crop science
bru thats why the acceptance rate so high for those
supple cipher
im doing cs + advertising so its prolly easy to write about
glad spade
cuz like 5 ppl apply to it
supple cipher
bru thats why the acceptance rate so high for those
ok but its easy to change your x
glad spade
not that easy across colleges
silent hazel
hmmmmm
i basically have an essay already written for just cs
i just have to make it shorter
supple cipher
not that easy across colleges
maybe for grainger
glad spade
maybe for grainger
im applying to grainger for both my majors 😭
glad spade
and they said that u didnt emphazise ur x enough, and it was just a cs essay
@supple cipher
supple cipher
i talked abt smth interdisciplinary
yea im prolly gonna talk about using cs + advertising to run businesses or sum shit idfk
my brother went to uiuc and i dont really like the location
silent hazel
ill probably do normal cs then
mint marsh
these supps r not turning out good 😭🙏
idk
they are fine but i feel like they're kinda basic
regal shard
Same
mint marsh
gonna pray a miracle happens
hollow saddle
y’all got this 💯
regal shard
Submitted 🙏
mint marsh
im gonna sleep on the essays
floral quail
and they said that u didnt emphazise ur x enough, and it was just a cs essay
should we talk about the intersection of cs + x or just focus on x
im also having a hard time avoiding redundancies in the basically 3 why major essays
even if you isolate your first choice majors
the overlap here is kind of hard to avoid
silent hazel
2 is basically a why school
supple cipher
should we talk about the intersection of cs + x or just focus on x
cs and x
probably best if its a intersection because you only have 150 words
supple cipher
im also having a hard time avoiding redundancies in the basically 3 why major es...
1 is extracurricular, 2 is aspirations + why school in a way
uncut pasture
is math&cs particularly hard to switch into compared to other CS+X majors?
glad spade
or is more straightforward ok
Straightforward bc you only get 150 words
brittle notch
for #2, is it okay to talk about learning more about a field that's just recently interested me? i don't have any experience in it because i just started learning about it senior year
carmine birch
Would someone be willing to read my UIUC essays?
novel stirrup
Would someone be willing to read my UIUC essays?
don't share your essays. just compare them to these: https://blog.admissions.illinois.edu/apply-like-a-pro-examples-of-short-answer-college-application-questions/
honest trench
don't share your essays. just compare them to these: https://blog.admissions.ill...
damn i submitted my app earlier today but this would have been good
i still think my essays were great tho im not stressed
buoyant cipher
hi how is everyone apps going
tired basin
hi how is everyone apps going
Finally wrote my experience essay and I think it’s good
Now I have to revise the career one
buoyant cipher
Finally wrote my experience essay and I think it’s good
nice nice
crude violet
good luck guys
honest trench
Illinois essays were fun tbh
ngl i thought the opposite was true
i found purdue's much more fun to write
i did those right before the uiuc
tired basin
Neither are fun
honest trench
Neither are fun
i found em both easy
plus i got to research some cool stuff for purdue's
drowsy galleon
is there an SRAR for uiuc?
tired basin
is there an SRAR for uiuc?
Yes
tired basin
i found em both easy
What major are you applying to?
honest trench
What major are you applying to?
compE
vocal socket
i found purdue's much more fun to write
I found both of them really nice to write
My major is very easy to write about cuz it’s kinda unique lol
novel stirrup
uiuc essays are short and sweet
chilly shard
how hard is it to swtich majors at uiuc? obv not into comp sci cuz thats impossible
but like form gies to cas
honest trench
uiuc essays are short and sweet
yeah i agree
novel stirrup
how hard is it to drop the "x" part of cs+x if i get in and only wanna do cs
harsh osprey
yea
regal shard
if i put abcdf that would make my grades look not that good if the scale is so different from the us 😭 ig i have no choice tho??
my grading system is 1-5 but i have to convert my gpa to out of 4 right??? it doesnt give me the choice
tired basin
I think they’ll calculate your gpa for you
I’d just do it how it appears on your transcript
visual heron
hye
hey
for SRAR
i already submitted my SRAR for other colleges, so for UIUC
would i be able to add my test scores on to srar?
because once submitted srar u cant make changes right?
sly mesa
you can update the SRAR after its submitted
visual heron
you can update the SRAR after its submitted
for uiuc?
sly mesa
UIUC’s SRAR is done through their app portal, not the SRAR website
visual heron
ok thanks
visual heron
UIUC’s SRAR is done through their app portal, not the SRAR website
so ill be able to edit stuff on their still
visual heron
alr
yeah because for my other unis that used srar didnt have add test score in there
floral quail
how hard is it to drop the "x" part of cs+x if i get in and only wanna do cs
not allowed
btw is srar due nov 1 or 8 i’ll submit in the next day or two but the portal will take time
visual heron
btw is srar due nov 1 or 8 i’ll submit in the next day or two but the portal wil...
submit asap
i already filled out my srar from other colleges
just need to submit my sat scores once i reiceve srar
floral quail
aight yeah but is it due nov1 or nov8
chilly shard
Hi for the SRAR, if it is a summer course but listed as two separate “semester” grades on my transcript
Would I list the term as summer or as a semester
visual heron
Would I list the term as summer or as a semester
i did both
i put it on summer course
from a outside insitution
odd quartz
for some reason it says my app is for RD when i submitted them yesterday
is this a known issue
glad spade
for some reason it says my app is for RD when i submitted them yesterday
I'd email/call them
I just submitted so don't have portal yet :/
chilly shard
i did both
Wait how do u do both
Oh
What if it’s through my school
How would I do that
odd quartz
I'd email/call them
kk
undone hedge
for some reason it says my app is for RD when i submitted them yesterday
it said this for me to
look at the blue box
it'll update in a few days to Early Action
i was lowk panicking to ngl lol
odd quartz
ah
supple relic
sup
steep ravine
Hi im so confused on CS 446 (machine learning) in uiuc - is it an elective? what major do you take it?
hollow saddle
Hi im so confused on CS 446 (machine learning) in uiuc - is it an elective? what...
It’s a technical elective that can count toward completing your degree if you’re a CS or CS+X major
steep ravine
It’s a technical elective that can count toward completing your degree if you’re...
What about misc eng
Or school of information sciences + data science? I think that would be appropriate to take ML and deep learning courses
hollow saddle
Not entirely sure whether or not it’d count as a technical elective, but it’d count as an advanced elective
honest trench
my school just does numerical grades out of 100 so is this what im supposed to put
it doesnt convert to A-F
also what do i put if we dont have a graduation day yet
harsh osprey
my school just does numerical grades out of 100 so is this what im supposed to p...
yes
ruby mountain
hi guys, i did igcse in 9th and 10th grade and im doing IB now, should i report 9th grade coursework? if yes, should i put both 1-7 and A*-U as grading scale?
sharp hill
is this a known issue
yes, ive seen many pple have this issue, dw abt it, it'll change to ea
edgy zinc
for some reason it says my app is for RD when i submitted them yesterday
this is an issue with everyone
i contacted someone ik at UIUC studying engineerinf
he said this happens with mostly everyone
chilly shard
It takes time to update to EA
ruby lodge
But I don’t really have any experiences that have both cs and economics involved...
What did you end up doing for this?
carmine birch
Just talking about my experience the connecting it to my interest in Econ
topaz granite
Just talking about my experience the connecting it to my interest in Econ
Do you mind if i see it? im not applying to cs + econ but another cs + x and im also confused
carmine birch
Do you mind if i see it? im not applying to cs + econ but another cs + x and im ...
So what I did is i talked about an experience related to cs, and then i just bridged econ to that interest in a way that made sense
my essay is pretty shit tho lmao
mint coral
uiuc essays are short and sweet
omg its actually a lifesaver as a kid doing all his essays 3 days before the deadline
honest trench
what do i put on srar if i dont have a grad day yet
i have month and yr
should i just put a random day or just like may 1
onyx flax
should i just put a random day or just like may 1
this could work
honest trench
so does this mean i can paraphrase my course names
honest trench
what do i pick for a dual credit class
this is the srar btw
ive put advanced for now
also for dual credit courses i should put them on both my high school list and the college list right
high school grades for that list and the college grade for the college
cosmic skiff
what should i choose for a 2nd choice major for uiuc
i'm into cs/compE and specifically AI
floral quail
i'm into cs/compE and specifically AI
put cs and compe i guess
fickle eagle
hi does anyone know if you can transfer from cs to math&cs or math&cs to cs ?
and if it is possible, how difficult would it be
crude violet
put cs and compe i guess
you are not allowed to put compE as a second choice for uiuc
crude violet
hi does anyone know if you can transfer from cs to math&cs or math&cs to cs ?
internal tranfers into cs are not allowed
math&cs is allowed though
floral quail
you are not allowed to put compE as a second choice for uiuc
ah
floral quail
hi does anyone know if you can transfer from cs to math&cs or math&cs to cs ?
no mathcs to cs
probably cs to mathcs
crude violet
and if it is possible, how difficult would it be
should not be hard to transfer from cs to math&cs
crude violet
what should i choose for a 2nd choice major for uiuc
stats or math i think
crude violet
Stats is math
they are different degrees here
cosmic skiff
Huh
cosmic skiff
Idk if it's worth applying I'm already cooked
My essays sound dry because it's how I am normally but it makes me seen less passionate which sucks
uncut pasture
stats or math i think
yeah i did that
do yall know if i can get kinda specific in my EC essay
like im mentioning some CS theory stuff
i assume AOs have a bit more than layman knowledge but idk i feel like not mentioning the specifics/technicals is kinda saying a whole lotta nothing
uncut pasture
like im mentioning some CS theory stuff
by this i mean stuff like "functional programming" "memory management" "type system"
crude violet
honestly idk anything CS related but if you can explain it well i think you are good
carmine birch
just submitted
crude violet
just submitted
good luck
novel stirrup
also tip for the first essay: be technical
the uiuc rep who came to my school told us to use jargon and stuff to show what we know
regal shard
just submitted
Yayy
sharp hill
the uiuc rep who came to my school told us to use jargon and stuff to show what ...
its 150 words 😭
all i could put in was intro how my interest in that subject led me to perform that particular activity and the some bs abt that activity
visual heron
THEY WANT MY BRAIN
brittle notch
FR
carmine birch
THEY WANT MY BRAIN
Fr
sharp hill
am i considered for ea if i submit appli in time
or do they gotta download everything and send me that email
humble goblet
i have a college transcript (11th 12th grade) and hs transcript which transcript would the aos find more valuable
visual heron
am i considered for ea if i submit appli in time
ur ea if u submit in time
visual heron
or do they gotta download everything and send me that email
they dont need to download
sharp hill
ur ea if u submit in time
alr cool, thanks for letting me know
silent hazel
bro i got that email too
swift mica
also tip for the first essay: be technical
thank god cuz i thought my opening line was going to confuse tf out the AOs
novel stirrup
obviously dont make it extremely technical but using some big words is fine
swift mica
i did it like a fun way
novel stirrup
the guy told me that he had to sit through extensive training sessions 😭
and wouldnt want those to go to waste
swift mica
like Whats (blank stuff) and (blank stuff) have in common? and then a short explanation
and then transitioning to the summer camp where i learned this
its like the only actual "hook" i have 💀
but my other 2 essays are questionable
swift mica
so like career goals and alt major
my career goals was just "i wanna go to grad school"
and do something with that, maybe research, who knows
and my secondary is just one of those generic why major essays
tired basin
Just submitted!
silent hazel
yo need more info should i do cs+ or jus cs
supple cipher
yo need more info should i do cs+ or jus cs
up to you
but obv just cs is a lot harder
supple cipher
if thats whats stopping you then idk 😭 you dont relate to any of them?
silent hazel
i was only considering cs+stats or stats+cs or whatever its called
but ehh not really
supple cipher
well tbh its fully up to you
but i think cs+x is great cus the job opportunities the same too
theres no cs + stats?
vocal socket
Don't do CS
silent hazel
ya but stats is the only one i KINDA have an interest in but its like special
silent hazel
cuz its older or something and its weird
supple cipher
ya but stats is the only one i KINDA have an interest in but its like special
no stats
glad spade
i have nothing i can write about for +x
Then yeah it's gonna be hard to get into CS+x unless you do some very niche CS+x
silent hazel
its not in the basic cs+ program
glad spade
ya but stats is the only one i KINDA have an interest in but its like special
It's the same thing, just semantics
Stats+CS, CS+stats same thing
silent hazel
arghh ok
my experience doesnt rly relate to stats
do i just spin it someway or do i need one that combines the two
supple cipher
do i just spin it someway or do i need one that combines the two
it doesnt have to be one experience that shows both
tired basin
No
I did mine about my x and connected it to cs
But my x is good for cs
So it way easy
supple cipher
so the experience is the same i just yap it into my X
yea i just did a lot of yap to connect
silent hazel
150 is so short tho not much yappin space
tired basin
I’m worried I yapped too much and didn’t have enough experience
upper lotus
also tip for the first essay: be technical
lucky me that's what i was nervous about
supple cipher
I’m worried I yapped too much and didn’t have enough experience
the experience doesnt have to be major, just show how it impacted you and your passion for it ig
silent hazel
alr lemme go cook 🗣️ 🔥
supple cipher
like my shit was barely about advertising but I was able to make it work
silent hazel
are there any good UIUC essay advice sites that i should avoid
cuz i feel like the ones on their website are kinda euhh
mint marsh
does any1 know the econ acc rate
silent hazel
yo guys if im writing for cs+x i should focus more on the x or what how does it work
silent hazel
also how does the 2nd one work
unique axle
yo guys if im writing for cs+x i should focus more on the x or what how does it ...
I would say both so like say how you can combine the x + cs to do blank etc etc
unique axle
Yeah it’s a bit hard you need to sort compress everything
unique axle
That’s honestly pretty good
Just keep reading it out load and get rid of what you think isn’t needed
Or any filler
supple cipher
i will do the 2nd essay tommorrow morning
pushing it for the last day, me too!
silent hazel
thought uiuc was short but im cooked anyway
unique axle
thought uiuc was short but im cooked anyway
It’s hard to be statisfed with an essay esp when it’s 150 words
I remember I submitted mine thinking I’m cooked
But it wasn’t to bad
visual heron
thought uiuc was short but im cooked anyway
it is kind of short
silent hazel
I meant short and ez
supple cipher
thought uiuc was short but im cooked anyway
yea seems tough if you dont have a ec that fits cs and x
low hazel
hmm
silent hazel
Yo uiuc u got tips for the second one?
visual heron
Yo uiuc u got tips for the second one?
i talked about why i chose the major and waht impact i want to have in the community w the said major
i mentioned like a program of UIUC and how that will help me learn x which i can use towards my career
smt like that
silent hazel
im submitting in like a couple min
visual heron
yeah bet
gl
i still need to finalize my umd and wisconsin essays
and im done w nov 1 deadlines
then nov 15 🙏
silent hazel
virginia techhhh
supple cipher
Wdym
silent hazel
it forces me to choose one
supple cipher
Can you not choose like a similar major to ur first
silent hazel
it makes u write another essay
silent hazel
BRO UNDECLARED MAKES ME TOO
supple cipher
Lmfaoo
silent hazel
@visual heron how did u do urs
silent hazel
common app wont let me just not select a second major
even undeclared makes me write another essay
hardy geyser
lemme check my app rq
i didnt pick a second choice major
click the x next to division of exploratory studies
cuz that doesnt seem mandatory, maybe the second one is dependent on that?
visual heron
oh clicking the x fixes it
whats ur primary majpr?
silent hazel
going stats+cs or cs+stats or whatver its called
hardy geyser
oh clicking the x fixes it
hell yeah :D
silent hazel
i ccan just click x
silent hazel
should i say "statistics + cs major" or "statistics + computer science program" or "statistics + computer science major"
or any variation of those which one is appropriate
ok
visual heron
how?
I wrote mechanicsal engineering in essay but selected engineering mechanics for my alternate major
💀 💀
i mean those two discplines are very very similar
but
like
hardy geyser
ehh dw bout it
visual heron
ehh dw bout it
alr
hardy geyser
im sure they wont care that much
hardy geyser
and its beyond ur hands now lol
visual heron
aother thing
Apparently for the two applications I submitted today in the writing section the, Prompt was selected as "Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you've already written, one that responds to a different prompt, or one of your own design." Somehow.
But my essay answers this prompt:
Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.
@hardy geyser
i have no clue how the prompt switched 💀
common app is tweaking
hardy geyser
what 2 colleges?
visual heron
purdue and uiuc
visual heron
i mean my essay is very broad in terms of learning
and growth
cause the essay fits prompt 2 and prompt 4
silent hazel
doneeeee
visual heron
u can email them i would suppose
alr
visual heron
and its beyond ur hands now lol
yeah i mean both r pretty much similar dispcines and admissions read it fast
vocal socket
What’s good Illini
visual heron
so i doubt they will
unique axle
Yo uiuc u got tips for the second one?
Second essay
hardy geyser
Second essay
hallo killah
unique axle
Hey
hardy geyser
how was halloweeked lol
unique axle
Decent ngl
hardy geyser
campus was abandoned here cuz everyone went to u guys
unique axle
💀
glad spade
campus was abandoned here cuz everyone went to u guys
UIUC and Purdue are close by wtf?
unique axle
There's a srar
You’ll get it in my Illini
glad spade
It's their own srar thing
glad spade
1 hour drive
I have no frame of reference for the northern states 😭
hardy geyser
UIUC and Purdue are close by wtf?
yea only like an hour and a half on the worst days
humble goblet
i just submitted my self reported academic thing just now, and my common app on the 20th. i was applying for early action and it says regular decision
glad spade
i just submitted my self reported academic thing just now, and my common app on ...
Yeah it does that, just wait like a day and it changes to early
humble goblet
Yeah it does that, just wait like a day and it changes to early
i wasn’t able to report my academic record bc i’m in a full time college program for high schoolers and i wasn’t able to get my spring semester schedule until today
humble goblet
I was about to crash out
me too 😭😭 these portals have me TWEAKING
glad spade
i wasn’t able to report my academic record bc i’m in a full time college program...
I didn't put one of my spring classes bc I'm not sure if I'm gonna take it 100%
Prob fine right?
humble goblet
yeah i hope so
edgy zinc
UIUC
Does UIUC look at IB predicted grades for international students?
humble goblet
i wish i was able to choose my classes in the program i was in so i could look better for the app 😭
unique axle
I have no frame of reference for the northern states 😭
same
vocal socket
Okay that's chill
unique axle
Where are you from
Texas
unique axle
Oh I'm sorry
Sorry about what 😭
unique axle
Nah don’t be best state
unique axle
Florida better
I won’t say much about Florida but sure
glad spade
Texas is fire
Maybe temperature wise
glad spade
im so sorry for your loss
Blud is currently in Indiana 😭
hardy geyser
Blud is currently in Indiana 😭
better than the american equivalent of the ugly duckling 
vocal socket
Indiana can't be that bad
hardy geyser
Indiana can't be that bad
its just a loooooot of corn
vocal socket
My counselor was telling me how it's all cornfields
But
Yo LOL
Is it really just corn??????
unique axle
better than the american equivalent of the ugly duckling <:smile:114065381522643...
Aren’t they banning some ap classes in Florida
glad spade
Bro Purdue gets insane hate for being in Indiana
hardy geyser
its corn, indianapolis, and purdue
hardy geyser
Bro Purdue gets insane hate for being in Indiana
unique axle
Uneducated individuals down there
glad spade
Aren’t they banning some ap classes in Florida
AP psych and AP African American studies are banned here
hardy geyser
yea im not from indiana, id rather be back home
glad spade
Actually
hardy geyser
but its fine for purdue
vocal socket
I don't think those two courses are making kids any less intelligent tbh
Kinda weird to ban them but like be fr who is taking APAAS 😭
glad spade
APAAS looks like APUSH but with more specific content and easier exam
glad spade
What about AP Italian
vocal socket
That's quite a few
unique axle
Now search up AP psych
hardy geyser
What about AP Italian
vocal socket
AP psych must be tons
unique axle
Crazy they banned that
glad spade
I mean AP psych was only gone for a year
unique axle
Florida is dumb
vocal socket
Yeah it's unbanned now right?
hardy geyser
Now search up AP psych
glad spade
Yeah it's unbanned now right?
Well they kinda accidentally banned it
They made this law that technically banned AP psych
But they didn't intend so like all the districts removed it to be safe
vocal socket
Oh really
vocal socket
Yeah CB was probably just trying to be political
glad spade
Well not really
The course has included gender since like the 80s
And it's like a really small unit too
hardy geyser
Wait why did they ban ap African American studies again
vocal socket
CRT probably?
glad spade
Yeah I have some opinions about the govt
tired basin
For CS+X, who’s more likely to be admitted? Someone with a strong academic profile who obviously has no interest in the X and only applied because of the higher acceptance rate (than CS), or someone with a weaker academic profile but who has a genuine interest in both CS and the X?
uncut pasture
I just found this pic I took a year ago 💀💀💀
"stop playing games" oh they getting messy...
uncut pasture
For CS+X, who’s more likely to be admitted? Someone with a strong academic profi...
the latter
ruby kindle
self report>>
sly mesa
For CS+X, who’s more likely to be admitted? Someone with a strong academic profi...
there’s not any specific formula and also since the situation you’re describing is incredibly vague lol
apply for the major you want, there’s no point in spending four years studying something you don’t care about just because you thought it’d be easier to get in that way
tired basin
apply for the major you want, there’s no point in spending four years studying s...
I’m the second one actually
edgy zinc
does UIUC not link from SRAR theirself
no lol
you need to fill out their own version of the SRAR
edgy zinc
yup
subtle venture
For CS+X, who’s more likely to be admitted? Someone with a strong academic profi...
yeah this question
my academic profile is weaker than my peers
but i have a really strong interest in my X
i made sure to communicate that loud and clear in my common app and my supplementals
and i got really good grades in all the cs classes i took
tired basin
Yeah
visual heron
you fill out the srar after you get the portal right
yeah
subtle venture
yeah
alr
i sent my sat scores yesterday
dyt they'll get to uiuc in time
before nov 7th
or on nov 7th
tired basin
You can self report I think
subtle venture
You can self report I think
i self reported on common app
also i didnt get the portal yet
tired basin
also i didnt get the portal yet
It takes a couple days, I submitted Thursday night and got it this morning
subtle venture
It takes a couple days, I submitted Thursday night and got it this morning
aight
slate socket
It takes a couple days, I submitted Thursday night and got it this morning
Yeah same
I'll fill it out on Monday
There's some stuff I gotta sort out with my counselor
subtle venture
and its on my portal
the sat score?
visual heron
the sat score?
yeah
silent hazel
you need to fill out their own version of the SRAR
no shot not again
i did this shi twoce already
subtle venture
yeah
oh alright
im lowkey worried bc college board shows pending
for my sat scores
idk if they'll reach in time
for umd it might be over
visual heron
im lowkey worried bc college board shows pending
u dont send officals
u self report
visual heron
did i just waste 14 dollars
yeah 😭
subtle venture
what the hell
visual heron
what the hell
u should research
i researched all my colleges im applying to and sent sat scores last to last monday
subtle venture
will they still take it
visual heron
they all got it by this wed
visual heron
will they still take it
yeah they will take it
subtle venture
oh alright
visual heron
will they still take it
either way if u got into uiuc and committed here
u would need to send offical scores to them
visual heron
yeah so if uiuc ur dream and u hv good chance of getting in u didnt waste
subtle venture
yeah so if uiuc ur dream and u hv good chance of getting in u didnt waste
not necessarily my dream but i do believe i have a strong shot at it
visual heron
not necessarily my dream but i do believe i have a strong shot at it
fair fair
lemme reword: if its the school ull most likely commit too
subtle venture
its among my top 3 choices as of rn
of the schools i'll predict an acceptance for
visual heron
does it not show here?
visual heron
its among my top 3 choices as of rn
ohh nice
uiuc is like a reach cause eng and oos
💀 💀 💀
subtle venture
uiuc is like a reach cause eng and oos
im doing cs+x
one of the niche cs+x majors
subtle venture
yeah
visual heron
cs appplied math or what?
subtle venture
cs+geo/geo info sci
subtle venture
yeah lmfao
visual heron
its either stats physics or applied math here
geo sci?
is that like geography science or what
visual heron
oh
subtle venture
its either stats physics or applied math here
id imagine econ and bioeng are popular too?
visual heron
im not sure abt bio eng
maybe
in my group i havent heard anyone mention bio eng or econ
subtle venture
oh ok
visual heron
mostly stats physics or applied math
i think cs and eng is a deadly combo or some right
cause like two of the hardest branches
😭 😭 😭
glad spade
in my group i havent heard anyone mention bio eng or econ
I applied bio eng
subtle venture
yeah fuck i wasted 14 dollars
visual heron
I applied bio eng
o
subtle venture
i hope they'll still take it and use it for review
glad spade
o
I feel like it should be popular
CS+BioE is one of the only 3 CS majors in Grainger
subtle venture
i hope they'll still take it and use it for review
will they? @visual heron
visual heron
i hope they'll still take it and use it for review
yeah they'll take it
they dont mind if its offical/self
subtle venture
yeah they'll take it
alright
subtle venture
they dont mind if its offical/self
ok
i think i'll get uiuc tho so i dont think the 14 dollars are truly wasted
why does college board charge 14 dollars just to send scores 💀
visual heron
why does college board charge 14 dollars just to send scores 💀
money scandal
its not even work for them bruh
its all online
subtle venture
exactly
visual heron
they just need to find our scores and send it to the university
probably for the labor 💀
subtle venture
why does ti even take that long to send
visual heron
but like they making almost million+
subtle venture
whats so hard about electronically sending scores
visual heron
why does ti even take that long to send
ok well thats cause everyone req
subtle venture
ok well thats cause everyone req
fair
visual heron
whats so hard about electronically sending scores
they get thousands of students
esp in these final few weeks o
so that i can understand
but like the fees are outrageous
subtle venture
yeah
also i mightve sent all my scores but they'll only look at highest right
i took 3 attempts and got a higher score each time so theres that too
subtle venture
wait you're doing cs+ggis right
yeah
subtle venture
lol thanks
glad spade
how did u even find out abt it 💀
subtle venture
also i mightve sent all my scores but they'll only look at highest right
dyk the answer to this
glad spade
i only found out it was a thing because of uiuc offering it as a major
subtle venture
how did u even find out abt it 💀
dude i had no idea it just randomly occurred to me to look into uiuc more when i was revising my supps
the original plan was to shotgun grainger cs and accept the result no matter what
but i realized i had a much better chance at this
glad spade
but i realized i had a much better chance at this
ah ok
tbh im not really interested in plain cs
sounds boring idk
subtle venture
they consider both highest one-time and super score it looks like
ok bc i sent all three of my scores
glad spade
i think ull be fine
slate socket
I'm just submitting the 1580 non superscored I have
glad spade
same
glad spade
what r u applying for
cs+bioe
glad spade
dw about it lol
subtle venture
alr
slate socket
I'm hoping to snag this georgia tech and mich
slate socket
my life will be a lot easier if I do
subtle venture
i don't even remember sending mine
is that your uiuc portal
glad spade
yeah
subtle venture
for sat scores it has a check right?
glad spade
no
subtle venture
oh
glad spade
it doesn't have any checks or anything
subtle venture
but it indicates that they got your score right
glad spade
yes
subtle venture
got it
subtle venture
and you only self-reported right?
subtle venture
ohh
glad spade
i self reported act tho
subtle venture
i self reported act tho
does it show
glad spade
yea
glad spade
yea
glad spade
idek
visual heron
people are here fucking crying about 1570s bro
dudes like 1570 is too low
tf u mean 😭
visual heron
shi
glad spade
its a fact that scores divisible by 20 are more favored
visual heron
its a fact that scores divisible by 20 are more favored
aw man
so getting a 1430 was better than a 1440
wait whatd i say
1440 is divisble by 20
💀 💀 💀
glad spade
💀
visual heron
oh my god im tweaking
glad spade
don't apply for math maybe
visual heron
i cant do elementary math
visual heron
don't apply for math maybe
guess what my major is
glad spade
NO WAY
visual heron
guess
glad spade
idk
visual heron
😄 😄 😄
glad spade
math+cs
glad spade
what engineering
visual heron
mech or aero
glad spade
wdym or
visual heron
or ce some places
glad spade
oh like first and second
glad spade
but like for uiuc
visual heron
well basiaclly the math demanding engineering majors
glad spade
whats engineering mechanics
subtle venture
thats good
thanks
subtle venture
i like the name Grainger
i didnt pick a second choice
glad spade
but i feel like its popular
subtle venture
but i feel like its popular
same
glad spade
like surely it has to be right
subtle venture
i feel like out of the cs+x math, stats, econ, physics, and bioeng are popular
subtle venture
cs+cropsci is almost guaranteed if you win something in FFA or do a gardening EC bc no one ever applies there
glad spade
a lot of ppl are applying like astronomy or philosophy
subtle venture
fr?
subtle venture
that wont work
glad spade
yeah
subtle venture
they need to have a genuine interest in the X
subtle venture
yeah
glad spade
cs+cropsci is almost guaranteed if you win something in FFA or do a gardening EC...
but like
what you gonna do afterwards
glad spade
theres very limited jobs in that field
i feel like most do that and then go to swe
💀
subtle venture
yeah thats my plan with cs+ggis too tbh
subtle venture
google def has a gis department
and maybe apple too
but gis kinda doesnt pay well
and bc im getting a cs degree anyway swe is a safer option
visual heron
whats engineering mechanics
its just basically mehcanical engineering
but slightly diff
they cover the same topics and all
but engineering mehcanics focuses heavy on aero ee and all fields
visual heron
ya
edgy zinc
idk why chemical engineering is in the college of arts and sciences
but when i spoke to the AO she said its al good
subtle venture
idk why chemical engineering is in the college of arts and sciences
tf
edgy zinc
tf
yeah lol
Housed in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences because of its origins in the Department of Chemistry, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering maintains close ties to The Grainger College of Engineering. Learn more about this diverse and exciting field.
tired basin
How much does instate help?
visual heron
How much does instate help?
hella
uncut pasture
i was considering linguistics
i did CS+Ling bc of my ecs (ling club president, research projects, etc) and my interest in shit like natural language processing and stuff
i'll probably double in math and maybe physics tho
novel stirrup
cs+geo/geo info sci
yo same
olive abyss
Anyone doing uiuc’s srar rn?
vocal socket
Didnt get it yet
tired basin
Anyone doing uiuc’s srar rn?
Did it earlier
mint marsh
why is it so painful
harsh osprey
yeah it sucks
olive abyss
Did it earlier
Do u have any idea what subj business would go into?
tired basin
Do u have any idea what subj business would go into?
Probably other
That’s where I put CS as well
olive abyss
That’s where I put CS as well
I think cs is supposed to go into math ..
novel stirrup
yup
i originally wanted to apply plain cs but realized that cs+gis at a t5 cs school wouldnt be a bad option either lmao
subtle venture
i was a huge geobee kid so im actually gonna be really mad if i dont get it
novel stirrup
i used like gis stuff for a research project and half my ecs are enviro sci so i will also be mad if i dont get in lmao
silent hazel
i still dont have the uiuc portal sad
subtle venture
i originally wanted to apply plain cs but realized that cs+gis at a t5 cs school...
legitimately an op backdoor
into a t5 cs school
i looked at the curriculum
cs+x is literally grainger cs minus an ethics class and a math class
supple cipher
Did it earlier
is it hard to do? why are ppl saying it sucks
novel stirrup
cs+x is literally grainger cs minus an ethics class and a math class
there are a bunch of random requirements tho
like non-engineering ones
subtle venture
like non-engineering ones
yeah obv
novel stirrup
i dont really like those but i take classes i dont want to take all the time anyway
subtle venture
but i'd do fine without those seeing as i struggled in physics and chem
subtle venture
i used like gis stuff for a research project and half my ecs are enviro sci so i...
the top 5 of my ecs are cs related and i got all A's in my cs classes minus one (A-)
onyx flax
yeah it sucks
did you get in uiuc cs
onyx flax
i did neural engineering first choice
did you get in
onyx flax
also wtf is neural engineering
subtle venture
whats neural engineering
brain
harsh osprey
did you get in
ya
mint coral
SRAR counts as a "supporting material" right
onyx flax
why didnt you go
harsh osprey
hardy geyser
i was about to be very upset
harsh osprey
why didnt you go
cold af
onyx flax
eugh