!~Official UIUC Class of 2016 Decisions Thread~!

Ascaris
Sat, 18 Feb 2012 02:17:37 +0000

Decision: Accepted!

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (superscored; 750CR/700M/750W)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 700 Math II and 760 Physics but I didn’t send them
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School doesn’t have GPA
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 40/170 or something
AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Toughest in the school
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Self learned Python, PHP, HTML and CSS. Some programming experience. 10 years Carnatic Music. Self learned guitar and drums. Robotics Club head. Debate Club. Random activities.
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: Small events like a science fair and World Earth Hour
Summer Activities: Nothing really
Essays: Pretty good
Teacher Recommendation: Illinois doesn’t see recs
Counselor Rec: See above
Additional Rec: See above
Interview: N/A

Other:

State (if domestic applicant): N/A
Country (if international applicant): UAE
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection:

Strengths: SATs, strongly computer science oriented extra-cirriculars, alright essays
Weaknesses: Rank
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Illinois is my first decision

General Comments: Really glad. Really relieved. At the very least, I know I’ll be going to a really good college.