Asian Male for CS - ED Schools? Reverse Chance? Chances?

  1. I don't agree with your categorization of UIUC as a target, as compared to your categorization of UW-Madison and Purdue as reaches. I think of UIUC's CS major at least on par with, if not more difficult to get into than, Madison and Purdue.
  2. On UIUC's application, one has an opportunity to apply for a first-choice major and a second-choice major. Certain majors (including CS and CS+X) are so popular that they are available only as first-choice majors. While I agree that your stats thus far are great and your EC's are laying a nice groundwork to support CS+Geography as your first-choice major, I wouldn't make the mistake of assuming that admission to UIUC is a slam-dunk for any variant of a CS major, especially for out-of-state applicants.