DGS, ICT, and applying in general

Balthezar
Mon, 11 Oct 2010 21:14:17 +0000

Illinois’ goal is to admit the best possible candidates for admission. If an applicant is not admitted to his or her first choice program, the applicant automatically is considered for other programs in the academic community/college where he or she applied. If not accepted in that community, the applicant will be considered for other related majors or for the Division of General Studies. A student admitted to an alternate program is notified in the offer of admission letter, which includes information about how an admitted applicant, after enrolling, may apply to transfer to the applicant’s original first choice.



The above quote is from [U of I Admissions: Freshman Admission Requirements](Page Not Found, Illinois Undergraduate Admissions).

The webpage is quite easy to find on the admissions website, and very important to read and understand.

The middle 50% of applicants admitted to the College of Business had an ACT in the range of 28-32, so your 30 places you comfortably within that range. High school rank is very important too. You don’t mention that. You don’t mention whether the course rigor that you’ve taken are among the most challenging your high school offers. That too is an important consideration. Some programs within the CoB have more stringent requirements than others and are thus more difficult to get into. You don’t mention your program of interest within the College of Business. You don’t apply to a College per se, but to one of the programs that they offer.

Without those additional pieces of information, I can’t say what your chances of being admitted are. I can only say, as I previously stated, that you should apply to your program of choice. There is no penalty for doing so.