University of Illinois Urbana Champaign (UIUC) (2025-2026)

[lament moth]

Despite the name Urbana is not that urban

[elder fulcrum]

i forgot to do sar and got rejected

[vale elbow]

if I apply to mathematics as my first choice major and cs+physics as my second major and get accepted, do i need to go to mathematics major or can i choose to go into the cs+physics major, im asking cuz i wrote a supp for mathematics as my first but want to change mathematics to my second choice major n dont wanna rewrite the entire thing again

[brittle wigeon]

You have to go with math
Unless you get accepted into the cs+physics program (you would first be rejected from math as they evaluate you based on your first choice major first)

additionally you can not transfer into cs+physics later if you choose to attend

[vale elbow]

ok thank you

[brittle wigeon]

wat

[cedar bluff]

for second supplemental if applying cs + x, do i have to avoid saying my future goals/career stuff is just like software engineering

do they expect something super quirky

[cedar bluff]

Makes sense, thanks

[split gulch]

hi

[heady iris]

this schools always intrigued me even though i wanted to move somewhere in the new england area because of their research opportunities... uh as a floridian, how will it be adjusting to this campus life?

[split gulch]

I'm from GA

honestly adjusting to the midwest was chill

The first winter was cold af though lol

[heady iris]

Is it in the middle of no where?

Like everyone claims?

@split gulch

[split gulch]

yes 💀

[heady iris]

LORD

CUZ I DONT WANNS LIVE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWEHRRE MAN

[lament moth]

Class of 2029 UIUC Acceptance Rates

A2C Discord

Early Action (133 applicants)

• Accepted: 74 (56%)
• Deferred: 23 (17%)
• Rejected: 36 (27%)

Regular Decision (81 applicants)

• Accepted: 29 (36%)
• Waitlisted: 19 (23%)
• Rejected: 33 (41%)

UIUC

-# Using 2028 data due to lack of 2029 data availability

All decision types (73,742 applicants)

-# 27,730 in state, 27,575 out of state, 18,347 international

• Accepted: 31,247 (42.37%)
• Waitlisted: 2,794 (3.78%)
  • Admitted off waitlist: 1
    -# Acceptance rates by residency: 15,083 in state (54.39%), 9,983 out of state (36.2%), 6,181 international (33.68%)

[solar linden]

UIUC is one of my top 3 choices but I have a low gpa. Is it worth still trying or should I lean towards a safety instead

[lament moth]

Define low gpa

[solar linden]

3.56 weighted before first quarter grades

In taking 5 aps so it will go up

Im out of state

[solar linden]

Economics or political science

[split gulch]

I think you should be ok

econ and poli sci aren't that competitive

[ocean wolf]

Has anyone applied to chemical engineering on common app

When I type chemical engineering in the place where it says “select your first choice major” it doesn’t exist

[lament moth]

Does it happen to ask which college in the school you’re applying to first

On the myIllini application, all majors are listed alphabetically. However, on the Common app, majors are listed by college so you will find "Chemical Engineering" listed in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. Our program is housed in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences because of its origins in the Department of Chemistry, but our students maintain close ties to The Grainger College of Engineering and benefit from resources, programs, and scholarships in both colleges.

[ocean wolf]

yeah 😭 i was applying to grainger instead of las

[ocean wolf]

ty for the help

[solar linden]

Ok cool tysm

[rapid dune]

hey guys, i’m a senior applying to the statistics + computer science major at uiuc, and according to the university website, i need to demonstrate interest in both cs and stats. uhh, a problem is that i currently don’t have any extracurriculars relating to statistics. would you guys have any recommendations or suggestions as to what i can do before the early action deadline 😭

[sterile badger]

y=mx+b

[vale elbow]

its not like a double major with cs and physics so its acc rate is much much higher than pure cs. in terms of courseload it also less than a double major, close to a major+minor iirc. its less separated than a major and minor so for example cs+physics u will have ur physics be officially inside grainger instead of las.

im doing the same major asw

[vale elbow]

cs+physics

or cs+x

[solar linden]

Does anyone know the stats of people accepted into arts and sciences school out of state

im looking to see if i can get in

[spare storm]

Does early decision helps in UIUC admission?

[lament moth]

Isn’t it only EA

[barren wasp]

i think public institutions don't reveal their out of state vs in state acceptance proportions

I just graduated from UIUC and the only information I got was the acceptance stats broken down by college every year

i think most public schools have a quota requirement for # of in-state students they accept, before they start to accept OOS or international

[barren wasp]

there's also a distinction between pure CS previously being in the college of engineering (ur diploma will also say Bachelor's of Science)

some LAS CS + X programs list that it's a bachelor's of arts

idt it matters that much but it's a bit controversial since CS+X programs pay the same tuition as engineering students even though they're not technically part of the college of engineering

(meaning u pay more since LAS is cheaper by like 1-2k than Eng)

[spare storm]

Yess

[outer stone]

If anyone has questions or wants feedback on anything, feel free to dm me. I'm no expert but hopefully I can provide some insight.

[spare storm]

Sure I appreciate it

[small tendon]

wow thanks, what made you choose cs + x? cuz im thinking abt it but idk

[outer stone]

I would say I really enjoyed Economics in high school, and coding is/was my main hobby so I always like CS. I also wanted to broaden my horizons in case CS became way too oversaturated/AI in the future (I think it should be fine though). CS + X can also help you specialize in a specific concentration which could be useful for some jobs. I guess simultaneously broadening education while narrowing in on one as well

[polar jewel]

Does uiuc offer much oos aid?

[brittle wigeon]

Nah

[lilac cipher]

if ur lowkey cracked u might get considered for merit scholarships

assuming ur applying engineering theres grainger so engineering level and also department level so my case matsci

[polar jewel]

👍 thanks, yes i am applying for engineering

[spare storm]

I enjoy economics too especially how analytical and practical the subject is

[inland otter]

hey all, i applied and i got an email to do like a password reset to gain access to my portal, but like i tried that and it says i have an invalid pin sooo what lol

i dont know if this is due to aws issues rn tho

[inland otter]

nvm its fixed

[cerulean breach]

How to answer the question of experience in the last 4 to 5 years related to major

Any tips for electrical engineering?

[polar jewel]

i did when i switched my computer to linux cause i had nothing else lol

[lament moth]

UIUC Markiplier?

[sterile badger]

does anyone know if doing comp e first choice major and ee second choice major is too similar?

[vale elbow]

are u in state or oos

[sterile badger]

in state

[vale elbow]

ok then i personally wouldnt do it cuz they are so similar

40% for ee and 36% for compe in state according to something im reading but ts could be wrong + they r just similar majors in general, i think if u apply to something easier like physics as ur second choice u can switch into ee i think, im not a 100% sure but ive heard of people doing it. but at the end of the day it comes down to how much u wanna go there

[sterile badger]

i mean id get pretty good aid there cause its in state at least. also imo my ecs are really good for electrical eng so i think i have pretty good odds at it. also wait how can in state be lower than oos

[vale elbow]

i meant compe

36% for compe instate

[sterile badger]

oh ok. thats honestly not bad, i think im like avg/slightly below for gpa/test scores for grainger as a whole but for ecs im well ahead i think

[vale elbow]

how much lower r u from the average in terms of test scores

[sterile badger]

well i cant superscore at uiuc so its unfortunate

so if i dont go test optional itd be like a 780m 660rw cause i want to report the highest math i received i think

[vale elbow]

i see

[sterile badger]

gpa is like top 10% and school doesnt rank though

[vale elbow]

i mean yeah lowk it matters less than ecs n gpa

[sterile badger]

and was max rigor and stuff + multivariable calc, ap physics, blah blah

[vale elbow]

yeah u good then

esp with that instate

but if u really worried u can put down an easy second major from grainger cuz realistically if u dont get into compe ur not getting into ee and vice versa

its up to u in the end but if i were u i would do the easy second major

[sterile badger]

thats true, maybe ill do physics ill have to ponder. only like a week till its due tho

but yeah ill probably end up doing physics i think

[vale elbow]

damn

[sterile badger]

bc worst case i just transfer i think yea

[vale elbow]

i keep forgetting how close it is

[sterile badger]

i know

its lowk cooked

[vale elbow]

hopefully nw takes me for ed

[sterile badger]

oo

whats r u applying for

[vale elbow]

i dont wanna write any more essays

applied math and then maybe second major bio something

depends on school but uiuc im doing cs+physics

[sterile badger]

oh does it come out before rd

[vale elbow]

yeah like 3 weeks before

[sterile badger]

in state too?

[vale elbow]

yes

[sterile badger]

thats pretty fire

hey what if we are going to the same school!!

[vale elbow]

yeah its annoying how uiuc comes out p late for ea

[vale elbow]

that would be quite a coincidence

[sterile badger]

ive visited like 20+ schools in illinois so prob good chance ive went to yours for some ec at one point lowk

if you are in the upper half

[vale elbow]

yeah

[sterile badger]

of il

[vale elbow]

southwest suburbs

thats where im from

[sterile badger]

im a suburb too

[vale elbow]

interesting

[sterile badger]

near lake michigan tho

[vale elbow]

r u close to chicago

[sterile badger]

not in chicago but yeah close enough to where i can go whenever

[vale elbow]

i see

[sterile badger]

is urs near chicago

[split gulch]

uc hicago

[vale elbow]

im like half an hour to like 45 mins from the loop

[lofty gull]

.

[cerulean breach]

Can i self report my sat score or no?

[outer stone]

yes you can. submit official scores only if you enroll

https://www.admissions.illinois.edu/apply/freshman/process#application

[cerulean breach]

Ok thanks

[lunar blade]

guys should i submit my SAT score (1390 -- 630 RW & 760 math) to UIUC for major in Finance (Gies School of Business)?

[outer stone]

finance at gies is pretty competitive, the middle 50% SAT is 1430-1520
https://www.admissions.illinois.edu/apply/freshman/profile

That being said, your application will be looked at holistically so other factors such as average test scores of classmates or maybe a compensating GPA can help your case.

[lunar blade]

will they actually consider the score i retake if i apply for EA (due is nov 1)? im retaking it in November 8

[lunar blade]

oooo i see. my grades are quite good. but what if my school has no ranking system? will they still be able to assess the average test scores of classmates?

[outer stone]

Perhaps if you're deferred, though I'm not 100% sure about EA.

[lunar blade]

ohhh i seee, okayy thank you so much!

thank youu sm!

[outer stone]

I guess what I mean by test scores is like the SAT scores of your classmates

for example if your school is competitive, 1390 won't look great

but if 1390 is like top 5% of your class, then it looks better than above example

essentially wealthier school disctricts typically score higher on SAT (resources, tutoring, etc.), so they don't want to discriminate by wealth

[lofty gull]

fake news btw this never happened

[lunar blade]

ohhh i see. so far the highest SAT score in my batch is 1390. but do they know the average score for my school? btw sorry for the late reply!

[outer stone]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Sat/comments/16hub0q/can_colleges_see_how_your_sat_score_compares_to/

There seems to be disagreement about whether or not your school's average SAT matters, but I feel like that could be a factor of the holistic admissions process.

[lunar blade]

ohh i see, thank you so muchh!

[cedar bluff]

is there an extra supplemental for the + x part of cs + x?

[latent peak]

There shouldn't be. Treat the cs+x as "one major"

[lofty gull]

yes, they do, it's viewable in your admissions file

the AOs see it when reviewing ur application as well as average academic rigor score from your school (APs, DE, etc)

and gpa

[lunar blade]

ohh i seee, okayy thank you so much

[dawn bridge]

can anyone read my uiuc EC supp, im kinda lost and need advice

[outer stone]

feel free to send

[potent snow]

can i share mine too?

[outer stone]

For sure

[potent snow]

sent

[polar jewel]

for the SRAR, when I input my semester courses, should I append the "A" or "B"? ie. H English 1A or H English 1B

[outer stone]

however it shows up on your transcript

[polar jewel]

this is what I did, thank you

[torpid cradle]

I hear the engineering programs here are highly rated

Is this true?

[outer stone]

yes

https://grainger.illinois.edu/about/facts-and-rankings

[torpid cradle]

I’m assuming a 3.9 would be enough for their engineering programs correct?

[outer stone]

For sure, though gpa alone isn't nearly enough to get in since there are thousands of applicants with high GPA. It's more of an initial filter, though it's usually never a guaranteed rejection if you have a lower gpa. Factors like ECs and essays are what typically differentiate applicants

[torpid cradle]

So I’d be applying as a transfer student. I’m assuming with the GPA and Essay, the factor of being a collegiate student athlete would also play a massive role as an extracurricular?

[outer stone]

https://grainger.illinois.edu/admissions/undergraduate/transfer
read this

[outer stone]

I think athletics are good as an EC

[potent snow]

i think being a student athlete is a great EC, cuz you can contribute to them outside class
and from what i have heard, gpa for transfers is much more important than gpa for a first-year student

[torpid cradle]

Yeah ACT or SAT is barely as accounted for in transfers as first year apps

[tranquil idol]

submitted

my mother thought it would be a great idea to tell me i should have waited to apply rd AFTER we paid and submitted 💔

[outer stone]

Why wait for RD?

[tranquil idol]

idek anymore

something about the money, which i mentioned to her months ago and she had no response to 😐

[cerulean breach]

Could someone please help me submitt my required documents

https://www.admissions.illinois.edu/self-reported/gcse-gce

From my understanding, this site implies that they dont require my transcript only my final grades

[outer stone]

I believe you only submit official transcripts if you decide to enroll as a first-year student

https://www.admissions.illinois.edu/apply/international

"First year applicants will self-report all academic information including coursework and external exam results. Official materials are not considered or accepted at the time of application."

[cerulean breach]

Ok thanks

[torpid cradle]

Applications for transfers don't open up till 15th of january 😭

[cedar bluff]

Wait I just submitted my self reporting grades, why does it say “complete for rugular decisions, you will find out in March 26th” even though I submitted my app early action before Nov 1 and I submitted all supporting materials?

Did/does it say this for anyone else

[outer stone]

iirc it will update later

see this from last year
https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/1gh065s/why_does_uiuc_portal_say_i_applied_regular/

@cedar bluff

[cedar bluff]

oh ok cool

[cedar bluff]

thanks!

[vagrant scroll]

Hi yall in the Other Academic Information of the SRAR form, if I'm an international student who've been speaking my native language for my whole life and have never taken any foreign language courses in my life (except english), should I still put my native language there with the "4+"?

and btw do I need to report my 2nd trimester courses (we're in the 1st trimester)

[outer stone]

I believe if you didn't take any courses in that native language then you wouldn't say 4+, but I could be wrong. I would email admissions to clear up any confusion though

[outer stone]

yes, there's an in-progress option for later semester/trimesters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcYFzCe1ZD8&list=PLk_H4szzb26lOD19Mgugfvmzzt8wK1ers&index=4

[vagrant scroll]

Thank you so muchhhh

[outer stone]

No worries, good luck with everything!

[vagrant scroll]

oh and if my final grades includes my final exam scores, should I report that or just the trimester grades?

oh nvm ty

[small tendon]

im so lost on srar

what do u do if ur school uses number grades 1-100 but has letetr grades but the key isnt on transcript

:sob'

[outer stone]

Best thing to do is contact admissions, since every school is different

Also, the "key" should be in your school's profile, not necessarily the transcript

[small tendon]

omg ty first concrete answer i was losing it

[outer stone]

But again, it's case by case

[small tendon]

yes i emailed but idk if theyll get back in time cuz its due in 2 days

[small tendon]

ohhh my gosh bro yes thats what i was thinking

i was like why are they emphasizing it being on the transcript

[outer stone]

Essentially just match the transcript as close as possible

[small tendon]

in their guide video the guy siad "key is directly on the transcript"
-# i take things very literally i hate ambiguoity

[outer stone]

Yeah it's typical but ig not consistently true

They (AO) definitely deal with this all the time so they can usually figure out as long as you match transcript.

[outer stone]

When did you email

[small tendon]

i just dont know whether to choose A-F or choose "other" bc choosing A-F forces me to put a letter but my transcript only shows numbers, and other lets u put numbers

[small tendon]

today....

whoops

like 7 hrs ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckIxRx38ZbE
this video says "for reference. Please make sure to enter courses and grades exactly as they appear
0:13
on your transcript. The lone exception is if your high school uses numerical grades,
0:20
but an A through F conversion is listed directly on the transcript. In this case,
0:25
it's okay to enter converted A through F letter grades rather than numerical grades."

[outer stone]

@small tendon
https://www.admissions.illinois.edu/faq/applicant-freshman
"What should I do if my high school doesn’t follow an A-F grading scale?

After you submit your application through the Common App you will self-report your courses and grades through myIllini, using a link we send you via email.

Within myIllini, Select "Other" as your type of grading scale and enter a grading scale/conversion, even if one does not appear on your transcript. Enter your grades exactly as they appear on your transcript."

Does this help?

[small tendon]

YO

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

I THINK SO ?

THANKS BOBJR

GOAT

bruh i swear i scoured the faq oops ig not

[outer stone]

Haha no worries, good luck!

[small tendon]

ok that makes sm sense

[small tendon]

wait one last thing do i put the course names exactly how they are on my transcript

[outer stone]

yes

[small tendon]

bc like idk they arent gonna know what some of them are 😭 cuz its liek hella abbreviated

oh ok

[outer stone]

thats fine

[small tendon]

🙏

this is the certainty i need

[small tendon]

wait anyone else have an input why are other ppl saying to expand it

so othey know what the class is

bruhhhhhhhh

[small tendon]

what lvl of language is ap chinese

4?

[outer stone]

https://www.reddit.com/r/UIUC/comments/1gf6y34/uiuc_srar_course_names/

[small tendon]

i see that meakes sense yea

[outer stone]

it really shouldn't matter since the admissions officers will know every course available at your school via school profile

[small tendon]

bro i have a genuis idea why doesnt my school just make the course name make senese

[small tendon]

wait DEADSS?

i didntk now that dang

okie

[outer stone]

that's how they can determine courseload/rigor based on what you had available

since rigor is in a sense relative to what is available to you

like one school may offer every AP while another offers none. this info is available to AO

[strange spade]

is anybody else having trouble getting into their myillini account? ive been trying to reset my password but I haven't gotten the email to reset it

[main chasm]

Check spam

[cedar bluff]

i have a friend who had the same issue, hopefully you emailed ASAP

[restive saddle]

Is RD harder than EA

I subbmited my

SRSR too late

and now im in RD

am i cooked?

[outer stone]

ur definitely not cooked

if you get rejected RD you would not have gotten in EA

that doesn't mean there aren't benefits to submitting EA, but in terms of admissions chances it's a minimal difference if any.

[spare storm]

True it's the same with a lot of top public colleges like UT Austin it's better to submit regular decisions if you think you could've gotten a higher test score or better profile and essays. If you got rejected from rd you would've either gotten deferred or rejected from EA

[hot geode]

yo guys

I self-reported all my courses & grades through commonapp when i submitted my application for UIUC, why is uiuc asking to self-report again through their myillini portal?

[hot geode]

is this just what their process is?

[rapid dune]

yeah, you have to fill it out in order for your application to be considered finished

[hot geode]

oh, whens it due?

[outer stone]

"To be eligible for early action admission, you must submit your application by 11:59 p.m. CT on November 1, and all required items must be received by November 7."
https://www.admissions.illinois.edu/apply/freshman/dates

Unfortunately the window has passed for submitting early action items

[hot geode]

oh shoot

wait so I have to self-report on commonapp and myillini portal?

[outer stone]

yeah

[hot geode]

Ok

so ill be considered for RD now that I submitted it late?

[outer stone]

I believe so

On the bright side, you now have more time to refine your essays and EC's

[hot geode]

yeah and im oos anyway

[torpid cradle]

I'm dying for the transfer application window to open

[half blaze]

Anyone have any familiarity with the urban design/planning area ?

[burnt juniper]

https://www.instagram.com/datarail/

[lament moth]

I’m gonna ping people who have mentioned things that imply they’re applying here but haven’t joined this thread bc it seems people aren’t as aware of threads this year

I’m also gonna try to avoid pinging people more than once (although there are a lot so I may accidentally dupe) even if they mentioned multiple schools save for if a thread is fully new just created

So even if this thread isn’t relevant to you take this as a note to go search for threads for other schools you’re applying to

If you want a list of all threaded schools so you know which to search for check this sheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E_ouXTZaSKZIqZiMhrLtxaF_wJfvcXcshWgrKdSZUqs/edit?usp=drivesdk

Or request threads that don’t yet exist here: https://forms.applyingto.college/f/megathread-suggestions

this is by far the least joining group yet (as in i have the most to ping)

UIUC thread + see above @wide apex @thick quarry @gloomy torrent @tribal sky @twin lance @sand compass @earnest shuttle @vale kiln @lavish patrol @atomic sleet @mint zephyr @copper stag @fast oar @kindred nest @true valley @halcyon knot @dreamy furnace @knotty echo @carmine valve @deft meadow @silk thistle @jovial citrus

[copper stag]

ya im applying here EA in state

[atomic sleet]

same

gl

sucks it comes out in January

[wide apex]

tyty

[lavish patrol]

coolio

[lament moth]

i can tell this is an engineering school

none of you talk 🥀

[fast oar]

thank you boss

[kindred nest]

i applied as a finance major 😭 🙏

[hot geode]

damnn

[slow wedge]

i heard yall can drink there at 19 ???

[outer stone]

you can enter bars at 19, but not allowed to drink

[fast oar]

when can we expect to hear our results

[outer stone]

Early Action: January 30
Regular Decision: March 6

[fast oar]

Damn they like taking their time huh

💔

[broken tree]

to be fair they had 83k applicants

[atomic sleet]

WHAT

WHAT

WHAT

im cooked 🥀

[outer stone]

this was last year, which was a huge applicant spike for all colleges. I think it may be less this year due to Trump international policies and birth rate drop in 2008. Either way, don't worry about the numbers too much, you'll end up in the right place 🙂

[atomic sleet]

my school's a UIUC feeder basically but I have a subpar GPA so its just up to fate

[broken tree]

yeah it'll be less (honestly you'll be fine since you're an a2cer and assuming you're not cs 😄 --> im cs im abt to get rolled)

[atomic sleet]

im premed but i decided to hell with it and applied bio..engineering uh.. to grainger... im cooked

[broken tree]

oh damn

we are getting slimed

or maybe we will

gl

[atomic sleet]

yess

slimed together lmao

[broken tree]

bet

[burnt juniper]

urbana is not far from hawkins canonically

slimed by the demogorgons 🙏

[tough quartz]

wait is it true that birth rates dropped for the '26 cohort? cuz if ppl r making babies less during the 2008 financial crisis, wouldn't the impact show 9 months later, i.e. the 2009 kids (the cohort after this)?

im js confused srry 😭

[lament moth]

Oh yeah I should’ve pinned dates we’ve known for a while

UIUC Decision Dates

-# Displayed in your local time zone.
EA: <t:1769810400:F>
RD: <t:1772845200:F>

[outer stone]

Highest number of births ever recorded in us history was 2007, then started decreasing every year after that. My comment was not so much about a significantly low amount in 2008, but rather a significantly high amount in 2007

[atomic sleet]

im a 2007 child applying this cycle lmao the school dates did not line up (october)

[outer stone]

lol yeah i guess 1/3 of 2007 kids are '30

[lament moth]

https://www.kkinstagram.com/reel/DRwBBCNgCYI

[prisma wind]

why are cs + econ admit rates different than the college of liberal arts?

[outer stone]

UIUC admits by major, rather than college. So all majors will have differing acceptance rates.

[prisma wind]

Got it

uw gpa

[outer stone]

that's a good start, other important factors include course rigor and essays

are you in-state?

[prisma wind]

no

790 math

[prisma wind]

I think essays are 10s ngl for uiuc

[prisma wind]

what are average cs + econ stats applying

[outer stone]

not sure what you mean. Like stats?

[prisma wind]

yeah

Like how comp is cs + econ

Avg sat?

For that major

what were ur stats

[outer stone]

i don't think they release per major

[prisma wind]

Yeah but is cs + econ more comp

[outer stone]

Grainger College of Engineering

GPA*: 3.89-4.00

SAT Score (no writing): 1480-1550

ACT Score: 33-35

I'd imagine it's similar to grainger average stats, perhaps on the lower end

[prisma wind]

alright

[outer stone]

if you're interested I can dm you about my application, but imo it's not super useful, especially since you've applied already.

[outer stone]

it's within this range

[lilac cipher]

i did the ferpa thing leme see my application records

they do have computer generated scores that "autoadmit" kind of

even for oos

and engineering

i was lowkey dissapointed cuz i wanted to see comments on my essays and shit

[iron jungle]

No chance mes allowed, please read the tules

Rules*

Bro deleted it real quick

[outer stone]

i did ferpa and got to see comments

this semester

did you meet with a person or was it online?

[lilac cipher]

in person

i got some "code 097" on my file and that was it

[outer stone]

huh that's weird

[lament moth]

https://www.rxddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/s/XDQsYpzOwL

[lofty gull]

some AOs just dont write a lot

had a couple comments on my file and that was abt it

[lilac cipher]

no like mine actually was no comments

that whatever person just said the computer determined that u were code 097

[lofty gull]

[lilac cipher]

and somehow that translated to admit

[lofty gull]

97 means admit ig but the AOs have to code u that

[lilac cipher]

idk lol i didnt think this was an actual thing

[lofty gull]

65 is like 2nd major or smtn and 90 is reject

[lilac cipher]

huh

just thought it was interesting that they have like a computer system that kinda makes decisions

maybe for outliers in the pool or smth

[lofty gull]

i dont think they have an alg for it, i think it still gets reviewed

also i got a 98 if thats notable, idk what 97 means

[iron jungle]

uiuc has an autoadmit program?

[outer stone]

no

[proud aspen]

STOP LMAOOO

[rapid dune]

oh, based on two a2c reddit posts i've read before, uiuc does compute an index from 0-100 (i think, not sure what the max is) by using an algorithm to compare you to all other applicants in your school, major, and college school (e.g. Grainger) regarding your average GPA and SAT.

(one of the posts states that the range is 0-95, but since some people here have 97 and 98, that's obviously not the case)

here are the two posts i read:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/yek9ox/i_read_my_uiuc_grainger_cs_admissions_file/
https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/x95dlk/i_viewed_my_uiuc_csstat_admission_file/

[rapid dune]

not sure if this is talking about the same thing tho

[lilac cipher]

that would be even funnier because compared to other ppl in my school my score would have been signifigantly worse

[lavish patrol]

when is ea coming out?

[rapid dune]

January 30th

[rapid dune]

lol, could it be that your scores were also significantly higher than other applicants in the same major then

[lavish patrol]

y muts i wait that long

[lilac cipher]

idts then it would lowkey be a really useless metric

in comparison to other shit that they could look at

[rapid dune]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[tough quartz]

holy crap why are uiuc aos so harsh 😭

"don't like [their] writing style" as a grounds for non-acceptance is crazy

wait also do yall know if there's a difference between As and A+s for UIUC?

in HS transcripts

[rapid dune]

it is what it is lol

[rapid dune]

iirc, i don’t think the uiuc srar (self-reported academic record) differentiated As and A+s when entering grades, at least for me.

my school doesn’t have A+s in the first place

[rapid dune]

i lied, you are allowed to enter A+s on the srar if your school has that. i don't think that the difference between one A and one A+ would be the determining factor in whether you get into UIUC tho

[outer stone]

It is more likely that As and A+ would be more for differentiating grades among students from your own school, since different schools have alternate grading scales.

[mystic stirrup]

What if I’m the only one applying from my school?

And no historical applications there either

[outer stone]

Unlikely that any non-AO would know, but I would assume they would compare you to your school's profile.
https://counselors.collegeboard.org/counseling/advising/school-profiles/sample

[lofty gull]

who has 97? 97 is the internal code for admit (not related to index) so maybe it got mixed

i got a 95 so im p sure thats the max but maybe it goes higher

[lunar blade]

hi is this confirmed already?

[rapid dune]

ohh, yea i just misread lol, i assumed you guys were talking about the index too

[rapid dune]

it’s probably 95 since the reddit poster also said 95 was the max, they were probably given the range by an AO

[rapid dune]

yup

[lunar blade]

okii thanku sm!

[rapid dune]

np

[lilac cipher]

i was the one with 097

idk bru i wanted SOME kind of comments on my essays or whatever bru

gl yall

im suffering here

but i think thats just bc grainger

[lofty gull]

idt they comment much on essays, i didnt get anything on my essay rather just on my general application

[lofty gull]

yeah just checked my notes and the range was 0-95 for AI, idk if you could get 0 though so there's probably some minimum but thats not as important

[rapid dune]

ohh, so the 0-95 range doesn’t have anything to do with your high school stats, but rather measures how much you used AI in your essays?

[small tendon]

what

[rapid dune]

what’s does the 98 here represent then?

[rapid dune]

and the 097? 😂 i assume the 0 in front of the 97 is intentional. 97 is also greater than 95

[lilac cipher]

What the ao told me was the 097 is a computer generated score which was reccomended admit or smth
And someone just pressed yes

[rapid dune]

thank you, fingers crossed🤞

[rapid dune]

ohh okay

[lofty gull]

academic index in this context

[lofty gull]

status (98 is accept)

[rapid dune]

so the 98 and 097 are separate from the academic index?

would they be separately generated scores for admission recommendation?

[lilac cipher]

who knows

its not like we work there

[sand compass]

i didnt know what uiuc was and applied for fun

😓 i should have worked more on my application oopsie

[opal jewel]

can they hurry up 💔💔💔 omg

[grave marlin]

for cs+education is the application reviewed by the college of education or engineering?

[tough quartz]

any current grainger students here? how's the gender ratio? i can't find a clear percentage, but it's not looking great from what i'm reading online 😭

is it as bad as (or even worse than) purdue

[outer stone]

CS + X is a degree from your X's college, so Education

[outer stone]

Seems like 3:1 for Grainger
https://www.dmi.illinois.edu/stuenr/#race

[fossil nebula]

how cooked am i for grainger if i didnt apply ea 😔

[sterile badger]

prob a lot cooked if being honest

[fossil nebula]

fair enough

[valid frost]

how hard is it to get into UIUC for RD as an oos… also, I think my major (physics) is in CoE, so idk if that makes it even more difficult or if it’s fine since it’s not explicitly engineering

[polar jewel]

yeah lowkey CoE is pretty heard, but lowkey i'd say it's not that much different than EA

[sterile badger]

should be fine for physics cause not crazy competitive compared to some of the other engineering majors

[outer stone]

Grainger is very competitive regardless, but if you get rejected RD then it's unlikely you would have gotten accepted EA, and vice-versa. If you're a very strong applicant I wouldn't stress it too much.

[outer stone]

Same thing ^

Technically I'm not in Grainger, but I did get in during RD round if that gives you some hope

[brittle wigeon]

I think this is generally true for a lot of schools but I don’t think for uiuc

EA is like a huge advantage for engineering here

[outer stone]

hmm ok nevermind then

[valid frost]

Why does my major have to be in the engineering college 😭

[valid frost]

I’ll try to have some hope 🙏

[dreamy furnace]

I hope I get into Grainger for aerospace bro 🙏🙏🙏

[valid frost]

You’ll get in fr, trust 🙏

[sterile badger]

nah grainger SIGNIFICANT edge to ea

[restive saddle]

fuck

then im coojed

im in rd

[somber star]

Guys what’s the standard or minimum UW Gpa for Eng OOS at uiuc

I’m worried but I’m full pay good ecs and good essays so idk what I should expect for ea

[outer stone]

3.89 is the 25th percentile for all of Grainger so likely a bit higher for OOS
https://www.admissions.illinois.edu/apply/freshman/profile

[dreamy furnace]

Does UIUC superscore or no? I’m still confused by their sat policy

They say they consider the highest subscores but isn’t that technically a superscore

[outer stone]

Got this off of reddit which explains pretty well:

"What that means is that they will see…

1520 (best single sitting score)
790 (best math)
750 (best english)"

https://www.reddit.com/r/UIUC/comments/1gat05y/confusion_with_sat_policy_suggest_which_sat/

They won't count it as a 1540 composite, but will consider your highest sub scores for other matters (ex. Grainger may care more about math than English)

[dreamy furnace]

Ah okay that makes a lot of sense

Thank you! I’m mainly more nervous for my English cuz it’s a 730 lol my math is good tho

[copper stag]

so my highest single sitting is a 1500 with a 760 math but on another test which was a 1460 i got a 770 math

in terms of admissions would that mean they will consider a 1500 composite and a 770 math?

cuz my superscore is 1510

[topaz pulsar]

im so fried for uiuc biology + undecided second choice when i see these stats

[outer stone]

Yes

[outer stone]

Note that biology has lower average stats than Grainger mentioned above, so it's not over

[somber star]

Who went test opt and got in?

[tough quartz]

does anyone here know what the hypixel ping at uiuc is like? 😭

[silk thistle]

I lowk need to know this

[tough quartz]

heard the hypixel servers are located in chicago ts is very pressing information i need to know

#1 "why uiuc" reason ngl

[main chasm]

This is such a valid question

You play bedwars?

[tough quartz]

yeah lmao

does uiuc have that sweet succulent single digit ping 🥺 👉 👈

[copper stag]

as somebody who lives downtown chicago (about 90 minutes away from urbana) here is a graph of my ping

[tough quartz]

54ms max and avg single digit is the typa shit i see in my wet dreams 😩

[main chasm]

How many stars you on?

[lofty gull]

depends if ur ethernet or not

my friends have 7 ping league if that helps, i think i got like 20-30 or something but i dont use ethernet

also playing hypixel in almost 2026 is generational aura loss

[waxen hill]

bro can they just release ts now

[lofty gull]

just aura farming

[tough quartz]

would they alr have been done reading our apps and making decisions atp?

[waxen hill]

"our" i meant just my application bro

[lilac cipher]

dam i get 8 i want that 1 extra ms 💀

1ms is why i feed

idk what hypixel uses but if they use AWS u can prob expect it to be somewhere around 6-8 cuz league also uses AWS chicago

some dorms have ethernet ports that you can request to activate but idt they r much better than wifi

[lofty gull]

inap i think

yeah idk i couldnt find my ethernet port

prob behind a desk or smtn

[lilac cipher]

i have one in wassaja but i need to put in a request to get it activated or smth

[lofty gull]

uhh yeah

i live in one of the old ike dorms so

[lilac cipher]

rip

but wifi is fast

i get like 300-500 sometimes

[left scarab]

if i took CC courses not on my hs transcript, do i have to send them through parchment to UIUC while applying or after getting in and enrolling? im so confused at these policies

[main chasm]

UIUC wants you to self report scores

So I'd assume they'd request the official transcript only after getting in

[lofty gull]

yes, what ayman said

[gusty spire]

dd

[late anvil]

UIUC wished me a happy birthday xd. I'm putting extra effort into their supplementals

[queen steppe]

how catastrophic to my application would it be to include this

[main chasm]

It wouldn't do any good

If your grades are bad, they can see that you struggled to get good grades in that class

[queen steppe]

would it make the AO chuckle a little bit at least

[queen steppe]

i feel like a lot of aos dont look very carefully at what grade corresponds with what class

[main chasm]

Idk i'm not the person reading ur application

[queen steppe]

did you chuckle or were you unamused

[main chasm]

The AOs are short on time if anything they wouldn't care

[main chasm]

Eh

[queen steppe]

i'll delete it

[main chasm]

Its a good pun, just not useful ykwim

[main chasm]

If you have a bad grade that stands out, they definitely look at that

[queen steppe]

i dont have anything below a B-

i have a B-/B average in my history classes

[main chasm]

Then there's not even a point to mention it

Would just be shining light on a grade that normally probably wouldn't get looked at much anyway

[silk fox]

does uiuc admit by major or school

[gusty spire]

major, atleast the case in 2021

[silk fox]

so once you get in it's kind of hard to switch major?

like do you recomend choosing something so you have a higher chance of getting in that still works with your application profile?

[outer stone]

Yeah it's major

[outer stone]

Do what you want to study the most. Switching difficulty depends on your current major and the one you're switching into, so difficulty varies

Usually not too bad if you're already in the school of your new major

Harder to switch into Grainger from non-Grainger for example

[silk fox]

so say i wanted to do computer engineering should i do an engineering same school i think no one would pick?

[outer stone]

I would advise you to apply computer engineering since that's what you want. There's never a guarentee that you can switch into CompE, especially since it's one of the most competitive within Grainger

[silk fox]

what would you say is not that competitive. i'm open to a lot like nuclear and i know uiuc business is good

[lofty gull]

the good programs are typically the most competitive

you could do like engineering undeclared and then declare computer engineering?

but the thing is, both with switching between majors and doing undeclared is that you're wasting a lot of time on stuff thats not your intended major

so i would just recommend applying to what you are interested in

[silk fox]

i thought your chances decrease if you do undeclared

[silk fox]

okay i will do this, thanks

[lofty gull]

+-------------------+-----------------+---------------------+----------------------+--+
| Major             | Resident (M, F) | Non-Resident (M, F) | International (M, F) |  |
+-------------------+-----------------+---------------------+----------------------+--+
| Aerospace         | (42%, 53%)      | (32%, 44%)          | (23%, 26%)           |  |
+-------------------+-----------------+---------------------+----------------------+--+
| Civil             | (38%, 48%)      | (48%, 59%)          | (40%, 48%)           |  |
+-------------------+-----------------+---------------------+----------------------+--+
| Computer          | (24%, 35%)      | (22%, 21%)          | (22%, 18%)           |  |
+-------------------+-----------------+---------------------+----------------------+--+
| CS                | (13%, 29%)      | (3.75%, 8.5%)       | (5%, 8.45%)          |  |
+-------------------+-----------------+---------------------+----------------------+--+
| Electrical        | (32%, 45%)      | (41%, 45%)          | (29%, 37%)           |  |
+-------------------+-----------------+---------------------+----------------------+--+
| Mechanical        | (19%, 34%)      | (17%, 27%)          | (18%, 29%)           |  |
+-------------------+-----------------+---------------------+----------------------+--+
| Physics           | (55%, 68%)      | (63%, 59%)          | (52%, 61%)           |  |
+-------------------+-----------------+---------------------+----------------------+--+
| Environmental     | (42%, 57%)      | (32%, 39%)          | (40%, 43%)           |  |
+-------------------+-----------------+---------------------+----------------------+--+
| Undeclared        | (26%, 45%)      | (24%, 28%)          | (25%, 33%)           |  |
+-------------------+-----------------+---------------------+----------------------+--+
| Industrial        | (44%, 55%)      | (50%, 60%)          | (41%, 35%)           |  |
+-------------------+-----------------+---------------------+----------------------+--+
| Materials Science | (55%, 73%)      | (61%, 77%)          | (49%, 56%)           |  |
+-------------------+-----------------+---------------------+----------------------+--+
| Neural            | (50%, 59%)      | (29%, 50%)          | (NA, 67%)            |  |
+-------------------+-----------------+---------------------+----------------------+--+
| CS+Physics        | (26%, 63%)      | (14%, 30%)          | (31%, NA)            |  |
+-------------------+-----------------+---------------------+----------------------+--+
| Bioengineering    | (41%, 52%)      | (34%, 33%)          | (24%, 26%)           |  |
+-------------------+-----------------+---------------------+----------------------+--+
| CS+Bioengineering | (17%, 34%)      | (26%, 29%)          | (56%, 20%)           |  |
+-------------------+-----------------+---------------------+----------------------+--+

acceptance rates for different engineering majors

hope this helps

[silk fox]

is non resident out of state?

[lofty gull]

yes

[silk fox]

okay thanks

[lofty gull]

eh, probably not, i also think just looking at numbers wise it looks that way but a lot of undeclared applicants have weaker profiles as well which may explain the lower acceptance rate

[silk fox]

ohh

yea that makes sense

should i just put the highest acceptance rate as second choice then

[lofty gull]

just put something you wouldnt mind doing in the event you cant switch

[silk fox]

okay ill do this thank you

[somber star]

What abt chemical engineering since its in a different school?

[lofty gull]

CHBE has admit rate probably similar to those majors

[desert tiger]

Did anyone get their portal

I still havent got it for RD

@restive saddle

[silk fox]

i didn't get it yet they sent me an email saying it will come in the next few days

[topaz pulsar]

son we all getting in

trust

ngl i kinda wanna bring back yeild protection cuz yall see the accepted vs attending?

[desert tiger]

😭😭😭😭😭

No bro

Not the move

[restive saddle]

i did

[proud aspen]

when is uiuc ea descions coming out again?

[valid frost]

hm?

[topaz pulsar]

jan 30

[topaz pulsar]

% that got in and out of that % how many actually go

basically bring ED to uiuc

[desert tiger]

Did u email them or smth

[silk fox]

no they sent an email to me this morning i didn't send anything

it basically just said they have my application and file and they will give portal soon and make sure to do financial aid

[desert tiger]

I didnt get anything like this wtf

[silk fox]

do you want me to copy paste the email

[desert tiger]

Yes

[silk fox]

Thank you for applying to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign! We've just received your application from Common App.
Note that it may take a few business days to load into our system. As soon as it does, we’ll email you with details on how to submit your Self-Reported Academic Record (SRAR) to complete your application. Be sure not to create a new application; you'll just need to enter your coursework and grades directly into our SRAR.
In the meantime, we encourage you to review our application process to make sure you've given us everything else we need. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to our office.
Thanks again for applying to Illinois!

oh it wasn't about financial aid it was about srar 😭

[desert tiger]

Bro

Indidnt get this

[desert tiger]

I might have to email them

Still show's submitted

[silk fox]

ill check what it shows for me tmrw

[queen steppe]

what happens if i only have 1 year of foreign language courses but i speak chinese fluently at home-

theres a 2 year foreign language requirement

[topaz pulsar]

i dont think it applies because it isn't a class credit

[split gulch]

there is a proficiency exam you can take

https://ealc.illinois.edu/academics/programs/chinese/placement

[lofty gull]

^^^

make sure you do the proficiency test and not the placement test because they're two separate things

[gaunt ether]

its on your portal a button to do srar

[desert tiger]

I dont have my portal bro

[gaunt ether]

do oyu have other majors?

[gaunt ether]

then just chill, it takes time

[desert tiger]

I finally got it bro im so hapy

[silk fox]

i still didn't get it 😭

when did you submit ur app

[small tendon]

3 wks till EA

[silk fox]

isn't it 2?

[small tendon]

idk jan 30

[silk fox]

oops your right sorry

[silk fox]

ohh i was thinking of uf

[topaz pulsar]

soon

[late anvil]

hurr durr i am uiuc admissions i can't read the commonapp i need to be told the grades again

[silk fox]

and they could at least accept stars 💔

[lofty gull]

the humble northeastern:

[rigid vine]

if i have a course that is seperated into first and second semester but I took it over the summer what should i put

[small tendon]

i just put it as 1st and 2nd

oh wait no i put it as summer

but just duplicated it

as long as it sorta matches

[rigid vine]

ah okok

[tall locust]

what course type do I put for PE and Sports

[silk fox]

is technical just like stem classes?

[small tendon]

like cs

emg

eng

[silk fox]

oh ok

[balmy raven]

how hard is it to get accepted into uiuc?

like besides acceptance rate is it like you gotta have cracked ecs or cracked academics?

[small tendon]

any point suvmitting upsdate

[lofty gull]

depends on major

well acceptance rate is more or less tied to what you said

[split gulch]

both

[lofty gull]

in their internal tool, they compare you to average stats of others from your major/school/chosen college

[left scarab]

for the courses section, are summer courses considered from the grade before? (for example, is the summer after 10th grade 10th summer or 11th?)

[proud aspen]

does uiuc have a priority for instate applicants??

[main chasm]

Yes

[proud aspen]

aw man

[sterile badger]

its lowk not even a big advantage

im in state but i think for some majors oos is literally higher acceptance rate

[sterile badger]

does uiuc care a lot about stats more than like essays/ecs then?

if theyre using a calc

[lofty gull]

kinda? it's hard to say really cause im not an ao

[sterile badger]

i heard like the aerospace AO said they barely use sat scores in admissions, and if they do then they only care about the math part for grainger

[lofty gull]

they didnt write anything about my essay in my admission file, and said like basically my academics were good enough to be admitted

[sterile badger]

yeah

[lofty gull]

the advantage is pretty big

[sterile badger]

they also said essays they only really check to see if you know what youre talking about (like you actually can tie yourself to the major)

[lofty gull]

x

[sterile badger]

why are majors like electrical higher oos though

[lofty gull]

theres other confounding factors

like if you're oos you're less likely to have heard about uiuc unless you've researched your colleges

whereas if ur instate pretty much everyone applies regardless of app strength

[sterile badger]

oh so in state just a lot of people that apply with low stats or something?

and oos just higher stats people

or sm

i mean ik some poeple from my school that applied to electrical taking like precalc rn so thats seems kidna cooked icl

[lofty gull]

probably

[sterile badger]

i just wanna get into uiuc 😭

its like my only viable financial option

[silk fox]

what state r u from

[sterile badger]

il

[silk fox]

oh

[sterile badger]

yea

[silk fox]

then yea

[sterile badger]

privates arent gonna give me aid cause my scenario is weird

[lofty gull]

yeah, instate tuition + finaid is good

[lofty gull]

divorced parents?

[sterile badger]

nah

i have a twin that will be in college which helps a little bit but

[lofty gull]

oh idt uiuc considers it

[sterile badger]

my parents are both retired and they have a super low income which seems good but kinda high investment

[lofty gull]

i see

[sterile badger]

oh rip

why not tho damn

[lofty gull]

it's just whats on the fafsa

[sterile badger]

wait after you get in uiuc asks for more forms before final finacial offer right

cause i dont think fafsa asked for everything from me

and uiuc didnt ask for css

[lofty gull]

i didnt need to submit anything extra

https://www.reddit.com/r/FAFSA/comments/1inr7xz/siblings_no_longer_considered/

[sterile badger]

fafsa literally didnt ask me for investments information i have 0 idea why

maybe cause low income

[lofty gull]

o

hmm

[sterile badger]

im sure theyll ask for more official forms after though

[lofty gull]

i mean

idts

idk how the fafsa works but uiuc isnt gonna ask for anything more than the fafsa

[sterile badger]

hm ok

well i mean i didnt lie on the fafsa or anything

but it just didnt ask me that question

[lofty gull]

you're in a good spot then

guessing that makes you qualify for illinois commitment/promise

[sterile badger]

but then itd be super low cost cause it doesnt show investments though

[sterile badger]

yeah it would

idk that seems a lil weird but we'll see i guess

like i think if investments were factored in itd be almost full or close to in state cost

[lofty gull]

if you get either it's really worth going lol

[sterile badger]

yeah true

i mean even at the price i was expecting its still worth it

so worst/best case its fine

[lofty gull]

last sem i paid like $800 for everything

[sterile badger]

damnn

with il commitment?

[lofty gull]

yeah

i had scholarships on top tho but even without the number is prolly like

pretty low across everything

the actual cost of attendance is inflated by like other stuff they account for

[sterile badger]

makes sense

[lofty gull]

like they factor in that you'll get the most expensive meal plan +$1400, $1200 of books and supplies (have yet to pay for anything), miscellaneous expenses

[sterile badger]

oh wow

bro $1200 in books 💀

whos even using books now

i thought uiuc uses like online ones

and ones that they own on their website

smart illinois program as well

[lofty gull]

kinda but some classes have um

they make you buy the textbook and use the exclusive online code that comes with the textbook

😭

[sterile badger]

bruh what

💀

are the textbooks by the professors

[lofty gull]

professor gets a pretty penny i guess lmao

i dont remember lol

though im pretty sure theres some incentive there

[sterile badger]

they prolly are if they doin allat

[lofty gull]

otherwise most professors will just give you the textbook as a pdf for free

[sterile badger]

yeah

wait also is it true that some classes

you ask questions to professors through discord

thats what ive heard

[lofty gull]

yeah, thats pretty much my classes

[sterile badger]

lmao what

[lofty gull]

in cs225 at least (dsa) theres a #lecture channel and you can even ask questions live as the prof is lecturing

[sterile badger]

is it cause big lecture halls or no one wants to speak

[lofty gull]

both lol

[sterile badger]

damn

[lofty gull]

oh idk the lecture hall is def big, cs225 is a class with over 1000 students so

[sterile badger]

thats crazy what 1000 people

[lofty gull]

introductory cs classes have even more ppl

[sterile badger]

i thought a couple hundred or smth i didnt even know

max

[lofty gull]

doesnt fit into a lecture hall so the class is like entirely prerecorded online

[sterile badger]

r u taking any non cs things rn ?

[lofty gull]

yeah, it gets smaller as you get more into it

[lofty gull]

i have like 1 non cs class this sem

some honors gened i have to take

[sterile badger]

oh alright

are you doign the cs accelerated masters thing

[lofty gull]

uhhh probably

i should be set to get my bachelors in two years total

then i might stick around for my masters

[sterile badger]

wait so 3 years total?

[lofty gull]

smtn like that

[sterile badger]

how wtf

did u have a lot of credit going in or something

[lofty gull]

uiuc is pretty kind about credits and lower grad reqs

yea

[sterile badger]

from aps or dual enroll

[lofty gull]

both

[sterile badger]

damn thats pretty cool

[lofty gull]

also nobody will tell you this but if you have a lot of credits you can get more federal sub/unsub loans you just have to ask finaid for adjustment

[sterile badger]

idk how much credit im gonna get from mine cause only took aps but theyre mostttly stem related so

[lofty gull]

should prob check the ap transfer policy

[sterile badger]

oh damn is it a lot

[sterile badger]

most of them just say i can skip to a different class or smth

or get out of an intro course i think

[lofty gull]

i got an extra like

57% in federal sub loan $3500 -> $5500

[sterile badger]

thats op

i wonder if other colleges do that too

ill try to remember that tho thx

[lofty gull]

mhm

[sterile badger]

wait so should i wait until like after ap exams this year though

to do that

[lofty gull]

yeah

[sterile badger]

aight

[lofty gull]

well youll just have to know how many credit hours youre transferring in

[sterile badger]

thats prob gonna be like july or whatever but yea

[lofty gull]

0-29 is freshman
30-59 is sophomore
60-89 is junior
90+ is senior or smtn like that

and the loan amounts increase as you go up in the credit standing

[sterile badger]

theres no max you can transfer in?

from aps?

[lofty gull]

no

!!

:)

[sterile badger]

thats awesome damn

calc bc 8 credit hours wow

[lofty gull]

also aps can fill in a lot of ur gened grad reqs

which means all in all you can basically then have the liberty to take whatever u want

[sterile badger]

so every single ap i have taken counts though?

towards credit hours?

[lofty gull]

uhh

prob not if u got a 2

or smtn

i think even if it doesnt count towards graduation it counts towards class standing

[sterile badger]

well like according to https://citl.illinois.edu/advanced-placement-ap-credit-2025

[lofty gull]

yea

if you uh got credit for it then

[sterile badger]

i think i should have like 40 or something then

[lofty gull]

p good

also means u get an earlier registration time ticket

[sterile badger]

so i would start as a sophomore?

[lofty gull]

in standing

[sterile badger]

wdym

[lofty gull]

well like, if you had to take freshman intro classes because you didnt credit out

then you still need to take freshman intro classes!

[sterile badger]

oh ok

but like in theory youd graduate in 3 yrs

[lofty gull]

eh, it depends on your program

you need to fulfil your graduation requirements

and that depends on like what credits you transfer in and how they relate to satisfying those

like for an engineer having ap physics c + calc bc + etc is more useful than like

apush (transfers for nothing) + ap seminar/research (transfers for nothing)

[sterile badger]

true

[lofty gull]

from my understanding for cs/cs+x which is my field you can reasonably graduate in 3 (which is the only major i have info on)

[sterile badger]

is there also a way to test out of stuff

[lofty gull]

yes

[sterile badger]

like im taking mvc rn

[lofty gull]

you can take proficiency tests

[sterile badger]

but its only thru my school not dual enroll

[lofty gull]

incl. stuff like calc 3 (multivar)

[sterile badger]

oh cool

is that like at the start of the school year though

[lofty gull]

yeah

[sterile badger]

does that mean i need to remember everything over summer

[lofty gull]

it's scheduled like

[sterile badger]

cooked

[lofty gull]

at the start of sems both fall/spring

[lofty gull]

i guess specifically idt the test was that hard

you need an 80% i think to pass?

i broke my foot in like mid-july so i just studied calc 3 for fun in like 20 days and i got a pretty good score on the prof test

[sterile badger]

yeah i mean idk what their mvc covers that my school's wouldnt so prob would require a bit of studying either way but ill def try for that

[sterile badger]

lmao

r u doing lalg rn?

[lofty gull]

nah, next sem

i have some classes stacked up this sem + other commitments so i wanna take an easier schedule

[sterile badger]

fair

btw dyk if changing majors is hard in grainger

[lofty gull]

i'd like to say... it depends?

like you cant switch into cs for instance

and like

[sterile badger]

right

[lofty gull]

switching into popular majors like ce might be a lil competitive

[sterile badger]

i applied ee but i might wanna change

to like meche honestly

or aero

idk yet

id wanna see after first year ofc

well idk

[lofty gull]

i think you'll be fine

[sterile badger]

maybe not after first year

[sterile badger]

but like is the process like reapplying kinda

[lofty gull]

like usually from lower->higher acceptance rate is easier

nah not really but u can be rejected

[stray totem]

is it easy to switch from one cs+x to another cs+x

[sterile badger]

meche gotta be lower acceptance rate than ee

[lofty gull]

ik people who have done that reasonably easy but prolly just depends on your situation

[stray totem]

alr

[lofty gull]

admittedly idk much about the process, ik that cs -> cs+x is pretty easy tho (like you basically just have to email the department)

[stray totem]

ofc thats easy cause

cs is like the most comp

[sterile badger]

yeah cause theres probably like 50 people that wanna go from cs+x to cs 💀

[stray totem]

ig should be easy cause its all in las

[stray totem]

not me

[lofty gull]

cs+x is an easier program in terms of satisfying reqs so it's nice in that regard ig

[stray totem]

cs+x has more x

than cs

[sterile badger]

im not doing cs but if i did i feel like id want expertise in some other area imo

[lofty gull]

yeah

you basically just take the core in cs and then just some amt of x

[stray totem]

can you not take more cs

[lofty gull]

you can

you just dont have to, which is useful if you dont really want to do a bunch of random stuff

[stray totem]

ah ok

[frank solar]

how do i list CS courses in SRAR

[split gulch]

ee to ce is easy cause both are in the ece department

[split gulch]

not super hard from what ive seen, it's doable if you pull the grades

[lofty gull]

noted ty

[ocean hawk]

Uiuc ee got so much aura holy

I applied hopefully I get in

[lofty gull]

it's all because of the ece120 lead ta

[split gulch]

good luck

[split gulch]

120 is a ce class

[lofty gull]

👹

[sterile badger]

me too

[molten rapids]

how hard is mech eng to get into as international

[frank solar]

bump

[small tendon]

yechnical

[topaz pulsar]

usually very hard compared to in the us or in state, since uiuc (i think) prefer in-state

doesnt mean that you shouldn't

[twin lantern]

Stupid question but is swapping between the UIUC CS+Xs easy? (as in youre alr in one CSX but want to switch to another)
Applied for CS + Bioengineering

Im just not sure about bio after a recent exam 😭

[lofty gull]

should be fine from cs+x to another cs+x provided u meet reqs

[pseudo prism]

sup

how easy is it to transfer from undeclared engineering to cs

[lofty gull]

you cant

you cant declare cs or cs+grainger from eu

[sterile badger]

bro dont let a single bio exam dictate your major

if u applied for bio u probably like bio for many other reasons aside from that one exam topic

[twin lantern]

I mean yeah fs but I want the option to decide yk
Most of my ECs are bio/med related

[twin lantern]

Cool but are there any problems bc cs+bioengineering is in grainger while the rest are LAS

I think cs + phys is also grainger

[stray totem]

it’s much easier to switch from grainger to LAS than the other way round

[dreamy quartz]

this is cooked

[pseudo prism]

ya ik

said the same thing for me too

[dreamy quartz]

now we wait ahah

[pseudo prism]

did u apply for cs

bruh i shouldve applied as a cs+x but i did undeclared engineering

[dreamy quartz]

no i usually dont apply cs

[dreamy quartz]

shit i did that too

undeclared engineering 😭

[pseudo prism]

undeclared eng?

the acceptance rate is much higher tho

[dreamy quartz]

u sure?

[pseudo prism]

yeah

[dreamy quartz]

also i have like 0 engineering ECs

[pseudo prism]

i think 40%

[dreamy quartz]

essays were good tho

[pseudo prism]

compared to like 20% or less than that for a specific engineering major

cs+x is like 15% i think

[dreamy quartz]

i mean if everyone thinks that

[pseudo prism]

and pure cs is like 5%

bruh i didnt even know they had cs+x

[dreamy quartz]

i have only applied CS to my state school

[pseudo prism]

where r u from

[dreamy quartz]

washington state

so UW-Seattle

[pseudo prism]

o u dub?

[dreamy quartz]

yeah

[pseudo prism]

they have a rlly good cs program

[dreamy quartz]

yeah thats why i applied

you're doing cs as well?

[pseudo prism]

nah

[dreamy quartz]

eng?

[pseudo prism]

im doing like

well im trying to do a double major in HOD+CS at vandy

[dreamy quartz]

whats HOD

[pseudo prism]

something management+engineering related

it's basically penn m&t but at vanderbilt

[dreamy quartz]

oh ok

[pseudo prism]

and it's not a special program

i applied ed2 there 🙏

[dreamy quartz]

i mainly applied statistics everywhere

[pseudo prism]

yeah good choice

cs is way too competitive

i applied as a physics major

[dreamy quartz]

im not doing CS tho i like stats a lot

[pseudo prism]

for all the t20s

[dreamy quartz]

i might minor

in cs

[pseudo prism]

usually at private schools u can change asw

[dreamy quartz]

yeah for sure

[pseudo prism]

it's not that hard to switch out unless it's a state school

[dreamy quartz]

how many t20s did you apply to?

[pseudo prism]

i think 16

[dreamy quartz]

oh wow thats a lot

[pseudo prism]

yeah im hoping at least one lands 😭

[dreamy quartz]

i hope one of my bottom two rows lands

[pseudo prism]

🙏

how did u make that portal thing

[dreamy quartz]

its just a startpage website

start.me

[pseudo prism]

ohh

[pseudo prism]

wtf

how do u have 31 schools

[dreamy quartz]

a bunch of fee waivers + some i just applied on website

[small tendon]

oh no updates? ok thx i wont bother

[dreamy quartz]

yeah unfortunately

i did update umich and gt, but they haven't responded to me

[small tendon]

ah ok lmk pls im planning doing that this weekend maybe

or lowkey is that too late

[polar jewel]

why are so many decisions coming out jan 30th lol

[dreamy quartz]

michigan coming out maybe 24th ish... still worth it imo if you can. GT comes out the 30th so maybe you can try? not sure if either take LOCI's after deferral

[polar jewel]

huh? UMich?

wasn't it jan 31st?

[dreamy quartz]

by jan 30th, historically, it has come out before

[polar jewel]

oh dang. they gotta commit to one date lol

[dreamy quartz]

yeah its rough ahaha

[polar jewel]

did u do UMich EA or ED?

[dreamy quartz]

I did EA

[polar jewel]

i just scrolled up and saw that on ur list lol. Good luck!

wait does ur school not cap how many schools u apply to?

[dreamy quartz]

Thanks 😄 hoping for the best

[dreamy quartz]

no it doesnt

[polar jewel]

oh damn

[dreamy quartz]

my counselor just send all the transcripts and recs at once

sent*

[twin lantern]

Pretty sure that's their last deciding factor
Big publics j don't have the same time

[twin lantern]

Higher for EA

[twin lantern]

I applied asw j for a reach its like sub 2% for intls 😭

[stray totem]

[twin lantern]

Does anyone know how hard getting honors college and scholarships are

kinda stupid that theres no honors essay

[tough quartz]

didnt get in, but the purdue honors essay was a nightmare tho tfym 1000 words

[lofty gull]

james scholar is like pretty non-selective i think, you can either be selected, or if your gpa is 3.5+ or higher during ur time at uiuc u can elect to join