(The Center Square) – A bill to raise the age at which Illinois drivers must take a road test is one step closer to becoming law. The Illinois Senate Transportation Committee passed House Bill 1226 by ... My son got admitted to Purdue, UIUC, and UC Irvine for Mechanical Engineering.
Many people around me recommended UIUC over the other two, but their arguments are not super-convincing to me. These are the key factors currently in my equation. Cost: I’m a California resident so UCI is the cheapest (40k), and UIUC the most expensive at 63k. Ranking, Different rankings tell conflicting stories ...
uiuc testing center, UIUC waitlisted me despite solid academics (SAT score of 1560, IB Score of 40) and a solid extra-curricular and leadership portfolio. Got offer from U-Mich, deferred by U-Penn. UIUC is a great school. Yes the acceptance rate it high but that only accounts for the overall acceptance rate. However, some programs, especially College of Engineering, College of Business and anything stem related is highly competitive, almost (if not more) to an ivy league level, hence is why UIUC can be referred to as “public ivy”.
uiuc testing center, Even though it is a huge party school, a many of the ... I agree this late EA notification puts UIUC at a competitive disadvantage. This should be an interesting cycle with two important factors likely to result in a lower acceptance rate…first year on common app, and a 600-800 smaller first year class due to overenrolled class of 2025. UIUC’s decision as to how to allocate the merit funds from the state is disappointing…first off, to tie it to income limits, and second, the allocation of funds to a very small group of students. Instead of say doling out a modest amount to a large number of students, they gave $20,000 scholarships to that small group. At UIUC/Gies there are a lot of opportunities and the competition among business students seems fair/comfortable in my opinion compared to a school like IU.
Both of my kids were very involved in their (co-ed) business frats. I strongly recommend trying to join one first semester. UIUC makes it very affordable by reducing the tuition cost. Likes that Gies has approx.
