<p>@quiver, thanks for your input but I have to say I too disagree. I think, base don what they told me at an open house, that essays play a BIG part in the admissions process. I’m going to appeal under DGS and cross my fingers. Btw, I was speaking to several people and they said while i was udnerqualifid for Compuer Eng, UIUC employs the practice of denying people who they thinks re overqualified for DGS. Is there any truth in this? Maui have been too low for engineering but too high for DGS? They said that the assumption is I’ll go to another school that’ll take me for engineering and blow DGS off.</p>