Hello, I am currently a sophomore in high school and have gotten very interested in the CS program at UIUC. I love programming as well as this field in general, and live in Illinois. It seems very convenient living in the same state as one of the best engineering and computer science schools in the nation. Anyway, here are some of the things I can share so far about myself, and I’m wondering how I have been doing so far and what I need to do to improve.
-4.3 GPA, 3.7 unweighted
-Planning to take a total of 5 AP classes (all math/science, but I’m considering more)
-Know C++ fluently
-Have a YouTube channel about hacking/programming with 23,000 subscribers (as of right now)
-Leader of Coding Club at my school
Obviously, I haven’t taken the ACT yet, and that is huge. However, being an Illinois resident and having these attributes, how am I doing and what are the chances looking like so far? And what do I need to do to make my chances higher (because I still have time)? I am passionate about this field and would love to be a part of UIUC.