I was “Offered Waitlist”, does this imply I was offered waitlist for first-choice and second-choice?
Hope that ultimately he will be able to attend. The statistic from this thread seems to offer decent chances: UIUC Class of 2026 Waitlist - #14 by RichInPitt
OOS,
3.92 GPA,
11 APs,
couple of research publications in IEEE conferences,
School club President/Vice President,
Decent Volunteer
Decently good resume, but there are many better-resume students.
I got declined from UT-Austin, but got into Wisconsin, Purdue, Amherst, UMD etc
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DD24 rejected…
4.28 weighted gpa
15/310 class rank
800 math sat
660 English sat
10AP’s
Engineering
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If you were offered Waitlist, Second choice major, it would mean you were not accepted for first choice. This means you’re waitlisted for your first choice.
Ops, Much better things stored for her. Have faith.
OOS DS24 was rejected for college of eng
3.7UW (very advanced, college level coursework in extremely rigorous school)
790 Math SAT
760 English SAT
Multiple international awards in robotics, music; research paper, decent volunteering
Did anyone get accepted into the Honors program? Would it have been included in the offer letter?
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S24 got into BioEngineering (OOS). How is BioEngineering at this school? What will be his options to change to other majors within the school of engineering?
See the FAQs. It appears that it would be possible to change to another engineering major, though transferring to some majors is very competitive and changing to Computer Science is not allowed. I don’t have any knowledge regarding the bioengineering program. Hopefully someone familiar with the program will respond. Your son may want to contact the engineering school directly to ask these questions.
It’s possible to transfer to other engineering program except CS in engineering school, but they can always do bioengineering + CS(minor)
According to the UIUC site, First-Year Application Dates, Undergraduate Admissions, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
“If you’re selected to an honors program or awarded a scholarship, you’ll receive notification after your offer of admission but no later than April 1.”
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Accepted!
College of Media (Waitlisted for the Geis College of Business ig)
Student type: International
Academics: 4.0 GPA, 1440 SAT (730 ERW, 710 Maths), 4/72 Class rank, school offers no AP’s
Honors: Highest scoring student globally in IGCSE English (i.e #1/250,000+ candidates), Best Rapporteur in MUN, 1st Place National Debate Competition, 3x Principal’s Leadership award recipient
ECs: Head Girl, Environmental Youth Ambassador with a sustainability organization, UNICEF panel moderator, Led waste management impact project at HS, Church Youth President, Talk Show host + Script writer for a local television program, Founder + editor-in-chief of a Youth magazine in my local community, Committe rapporteur MUN, Self-started book drive for HS (obtained 80 new books), organizer/judge/sponsor for short story contest for kids in my community.
I guess my essay was pretty decent as well since I got in. Just waiting on scholarships/ honors program decisions now. Good luck everyone!
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Accepted w a 4.7 W and a 1560 SAT
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My daughter just received an email saying she’s been selected a Chancellor’s Scholar with the Campus Honors Program. It says only 125 students are chosen each year. Is that per college? Am I misreading it? I can’t imagine that that she is one of only 125 in the whole applicant class of 2028. Has anyone else received this?
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This is for the whole university (my daughter was selected back in 2020), but I think they actually select more to have a group of 100-125, since not everyone they’ve selected will come to UIUC. Still, it’s very selective, congratulations!
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I agree, but even so, wow. And thank you! Did your daughter participate and how did she like it?
She didn’t end up going to UIUC (she wanted a small LAC if we could afford it), but I know some students who participated. I think they liked their experience. It’s not a lot in terms of merit aid, but it offers other perks.
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Congratulations! I just received my Honors Decision as well. It was for the James Scholar honors Program.
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Congrats! What’s the difference?