Admitted Transfers

Dan,
My application status is still “complete ready for review”. What is the latest date in April that I will find out if I’m admitted? Your blogs have been very helpful. Thanks.

Hi Dan,

I am curious, has any applicants from College of Business found out yet? I’ve been waiting oh so long

Thanks,
Chris

Chris,

The College of Business transfer review committee will be meeting very soon. Since the application was not extended for this college, there will be no problem in its meeting the April 15 decision date. You can expect a decision by April 15; it very well may be available earlier.

Dan

Kay,

You are welcome.

If your application status is complete, you are fine. We will do our very best to have all decisions posted by mid-April. Since the deadline was extended for many programs, it may not be possible to meet that target across the board but we will do our best to have decisions posted soon.

Dan

Hi Dan,
Got accepted couple weeks ago! And I received the packet few days ago, there are a few documents with an unofficial transfer report. How do i know which classes are transferable? Because some of the classes i take are given the UIUC course code (like PHET 105, CHEM 102)on the report, but some are just like “LAS 1– 009″ or “TLAS 1–012″ which doesn’t look like a typical uiuc course code, so are they still transferable?

Thanks again Dan!

Vic

Dan,

I am sorry to bother you.

I checked my status online, it seems UIUC hasn’t received my High School transcript and Financial Certification Form yet. I am sorry that the High School transcript is sent out late, it was sent out last week, because I was not careful enough and didn’t realize that I need it. But for the Financial Certification Form, I have sent it out about 1 month ago. Do I need to resend Financial Certification Form and Bank Statement? I am very worried about that. Thanks a lot!

sincerely,
Baishun

Hi Dan,
My “Decision” status reads Pending - Manual Review Req. What does that mean?

Thanks,
Hillary

Hi Dan,

Once I get admitted into College of Business ;), is it possible to major in Finance and minor in Accounting?

Thanks,
Chris

Hello Dan,

I am taking courses at another college this summer. I am doing it in two summer semesters; one early and one late. In the book that was mailed to me it says final transcripts need to be in by the 14th of August, but on the web site it says the 17th. I am not sure if they will be processed by the 14th. Which date is correct?

Dan,

My application status is “committee review”. What does that mean and what percentage of students on committee review are admitted?

Thanks

Dan,

What is the deadline for accepting an offer for transfer admission?

Hi Dan,
I was admitted into College of Engineering (Electrical) and I will most likely accept the offer. I visited the campus, and loved it.
My question is, if I am to take some courses during summer at another institution, what steps do I need to take in order to transfer those credits?

Thank you

Dan,
Do you know if the College of Applied Health Sciences extended it’s deadline, and if so will I still be notified by April 15th?

Thanks,
Kari

Vic,

Congratulations! I hope you will be joining us in the fall.

Often coursework is transferable as college credit, but does not equate exactly to a course on our campus. In that case, we assign the DEPT 1 - - designation. If there is a T at the beginning, that means it is a course that was not in our database and for admission review we assigned a temporary evaluation.

If you have any questions about such coursework or if you believe it should be counted as a specific Illinois course, you are welcome to provide the complete course syllabus for review (or re-review). You most certainly should bring the syllabus from each course that has the T designation.

Dan

Baishun,

I cannot give you a definite answer because this is a forum for general information. Speaking generally, it does take some time for documents to be fully processed and then to be reflected on your status screen. This is particularly true for international documents because the processing is very labor-intensive. The queue is rather long, I am afraid.

Because financial documents are necessary for visa processing after admission but not for academic review, they are generally held to be processed last.

Dan

Hillary and Marc,

Your applications are in the review process. They are complete, so you do not need to worry about supplying other documentation.

Percentages are not possible to give. It would vary quite a bit by major. Most majors will admit all qualified students. You can consult the Transfer Handbook to compare your qualifications against the requirements. For majors that are competitive, such as those in the College of Business, it will depend on the size and relative strength of the applicant pool.

Dan

Chris,

You would be able to discuss that with your advisor at orientation. In our office, we admit students only to the primary major to which you have applied. Discussions of minors and double majors are between the admitted student and the programs involved.

Dan

Jared,

It is not that important that you worry about the detail on that level. Basically, just get us your final transcript as soon as you can (that is, as soon as it’s available). It will be critical that we receive it before classes start.

Dan

Kristie,

We would like all decisions by May 1 for all admitted students who received their offers of admission by mid-April.

For those that are posted later (we will do our best to limit this number, but some applications are coming in and being completed later than the original March 1 deadline), we would like a response by two weeks after you are notified of admission.

Dan

Dan,

I have gotten all required information in and it says that all information is received, but my application is still listed as “Incomplete Items Outstanding”. Is there likely something I am missing, or does it just take time to change? I also received an email from the school reminding me to get any missing info in. In this a generic email as a reminder, or specific to me personally?

I applied to the Department of English as a transfer. Do you have any idea when I should have a decision by?

Thanks much,
Megan

Hi Dan,

I applied to the College of Media well before the deadline of March 1. I submited an application to Media Studies by mistake, and contacted admissions on March 20 to change my program to News-Editorial Journalism. My question is: will this last minute change affect the date I receive my admission notification (will I receive it at a later date than everyone else?) Also, do you have any idea when the College of Media applicants will receive admission notification?

Thanks,
Sandy

TK,

If you were adding classes before the review, I would ask you to submit the details to us to have your file updated. If you were dropping classes, you would need to let us know. But since you have already been admitted and you are only adding, you can just send us the final transcript when your courses are completed and we will update your records.

Dan

Kari,

AHS did extend the deadline. However, I believe they will do their very best to have decisions posted for all applications that were complete before the original deadline very soon.

Dan

Megan,

I am sorry, but I can’t help you because your questions are specific to your application. If you contact Undergraduate Admissions directly, someone will be happy to investigate your application for you.

Dan

Hi Dan,

I just got my decision from the University of Illinois, in which it states the decision “Deny-Lower Division Denial”. I read the description of this on the website but I am still confused. I doubled check to see the college that I applied for, and I do meet all of the requirements. Any help?

Thanks,
Andrew

Dan,

I sent in my application for a fall 2009 sophomore transfer only a few days after the University began accepting transfer applications. I have yet to recieve a decision, but I was wondering if in the instance that I was admitted if I could change my major. I checked the list of Open/Closed Programs, and the Major that I would be switching to is open for transfer.

Would I simply have to wait another year to apply again for the University, Or would you suggest just sticking out my chosen major for a year and switching then?

Thank You

Rachel

Hi Dan.
I’m still waitng for the college of business committee.
Since the big day is coming soon, I’m worried what if I’m denied.
I know this question sounds like stupid.
If admitted students reject their offer, generally, does U of I pick out more students to make up for vacant seats? Wish me luck! Thank you always.

Hi, Dan

I am an admitted International Transfer. Regard to the admission packets, i haven’t received it since i know that i was admitted to the university. I think i was admitted around 7 or 8 March. So, i am wondering why I havent receive anything yet. I am a Malaysia student. Who or which department should i contact to get details for the mailiing of the admission packets?

Thanks

Choon Tian

Dan

Even though I will be a sophomore next year I’ll only have 26 credit hours earned headed into the fall semester. Will I still be able to live off campus?

Hey Dan,
I have been admitted, but I was curious as to when/if transfer students are notified of merit scholarships or admission to the honors program.
Thanks,
Whitney

Hi Dan!

I was wondering if the committee for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has met yet to review transfer applications. I have been “complete” for over a month and a half now and just want to make sure everything is all right with my application/it has not been forgotten.

Thank you!

Erin

Dan,

Do you know when English majors should have their acceptance/rejection letters by? I know it says by Mid-April, but do you know of a more specific date that I should expect an answer by?

Thanks!
Megan

Hi Dan,

I’m excited about the admission I was offered from college of engineering, and would love to attend next fall.

However, when I check my financial award online, there is none. It says, “You do not currently have a financial letter”. However, I submitted my FAFSA and the university received it. Does this mean I won’t receive any aid? Or are they still working on my award letter?
I always thought the award letter and acceptance letter comes together.

Thank you
TK

Hi, Dan.

Some of my friends are admitted to UIUC for Electrical engineering and some of are not. They already got their decisions on mid March. We applied on similar date. I suppose, commitee of Engineering (Electrical) already made their decision.

And this might considered as a silly question, it is true, I am on some kind of “waiting list”? meaning that commitees made their decision as “denied” ,but don’t they(commitees) notify decision right after the decision has made? or do they hold the decision for some reason?

Just can’t wait.

Thank you

SK

Hi, Dan
I am the father of a student who has received your admission for math & computer science in college of LAS. but he interests actually in computer engineering. Is it easy to switch to college of Engineering after he comes to UIUC? As a father, I am urgently waiting for your answer to decide the choosing.
thank you in advance
Li, Xueping
from China

I received something in my packet about my medical records or an examination (I can’t quite remember what exactly was in it at this moment). I do not have health insurance or a regular healthcare provider. However, I don’t want these things to get in the way of my going to U of I. What is the best thing for me to do in this situation?

Hi Dan

I am so so looking forward to studying in UIUC. I’d love to accept the offer to attend your college!!!

Thank you so much!!!

Sandy,

The change you made would have taken a day or two to process. After that, your file will be complete and ready for review along with any others awaiting decisions.

I cannot tell you when the Media committee meets or when decisions will be entered. I am sorry, but I just don’t know for each program what the timeline is. We are doing our best to get decisions posted, although having extended the application period means some will be later than mid-April.

Dan

Andrew,

I am sorry about the news!

Please check out my other blogs; I have talked about this particular denial decision fairly extensively. Basically, it means you did not have enough graded hours for us to evaluate your application based on college performance, so we used the very high freshman admission standards and your high school performance in making our decision.

Please try again after you have earned more college credit so your evaluation will be based on your college work rather than on your high school credentials.

Dan

Rachel,

It may still be possible to make a change. It depends on the program you would switch to. You can call Admissions for personal assistance.

Alternatively, you could wait and apply for spring 2010 admission (to some programs–many are open fall only) or fall 2010 admission.

Dan

Young,

No. Yield for transfers is extremely high. For the few programs that have transfer caps and, thus, have competitive admission, the number of offers is made based on the knowledge that some admitted students will decide not to accept the offer.

Dan

Choon Tian,

You should contact Undergraduate Admissions. See the “Contact Us” link at the bottom of this page.

Dan

Marc,

Generally, the rule is that sophomore and beyond students are allowed to live off campus. Sophomore is defined as 30 to 59 hours, so you would, in fact, be a freshman still (even though you may be a second-year student).

Dan

Whitney,

Congratulations!

Transfer students are not notified of scholarships or honors programs. You will want to discuss these things with your advisor at orientation. All honors programs have self-nomination processes, but the window of opportunity may be quite narrow. You can see the Financial Aid web page for information about scholarships.

Dan

Erin,

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is the largest on campus. They actually have multiple committees reviewing for different majors. I know they are doing their best to make decisions in a timely manner. I hope you will hear soon!

Dan

Megan,

You can see discussion of this in other blogs. I cannot tell you more than we are working toward a mid-April goal. However, since the application was held open for an extra three weeks, some decisions will be coming later.

Dan

TK,

The acceptance letter and the financial aid information do not come together. You should contact Office of Student Financial Aid for help.

Dan

SK,

All applications are unique and require different levels of work to process and review. We do not have a transfer waiting list. You should hold tight and keep checking. I cannot tell you when your decision will be posted. I hope it is soon.

Dan

Li,

Changes from one college to another are generally possible, but whether or not such a request would be approved depends on too many factors for me to be able to predict for you the outcome in your son’s case.

If he would like to be considered for the other major, he is welcome to contact our office and make the request. (See “Contact Us” link below.) It would mean giving up the offer of admission and going into review once again, but it would be best for him to be in the major he wants to study.

Dan

Michele,

In order to study on our campus, each and every student must furnish proof of immunization. That is the form you received. If you cannot provide the proof, it may mean that once you arrive on campus you will need to go to McKinley (our excellent health center) and receive the required shots. We want to ensure a safe campus for all.

All students are required to have health insurance. University of Illinois offers a wonderful and very economical package. Once you are a student, you will be covered. There will, of course, be fees involved.

You might want to see the “Health” section of our online admitted students checklist and the links there for more information.

Dan

Sujin,

Great! Please see the online form to complete this process. Contact our office directly if you encounter any problems.

Dan

Hey Dan,

This question may have already been answered, but just in case it hasn’t I’ll ask it again. I have been recently admitted (yay!) and I would like to get my financial aid in order asap. Do I have to accept the offer of admission before I can see my aid reward letter? And also, I have not received anything in the mail yet (acceptance letter etc.), should I wait for that information to come?

Thanks.

Dan,

My app to the College of Media was submitted by March 1, and I’ve been checking online everyday since. Today I noticed a change in that I had originally applied as a “transfer junior” but that status has been changed to “transfer sophomore.” I’m not wondering why it changed (I’m assuming it’s related to # of transfer units) but does the change affect my odds of getting accepted? Can I transfer as a sophomore?

I got in!!
whoo!!!!Yaeah!!!!
I hold tight and keep checking like you told me and I checked it today in the morning!!!

I appreciate all your help!
Thank you so much, DAN!!!

Dan,

I am not an IU transfer candidate, but recently informed my transfer schools that I have withdrawn from a spring semester class. I am a freshman with 16 credits from the fall, and with 8 AP credits will still finish the year with 36 credits. My question: Should I write the schools a letter explaining that I dropped the class because after browsing through X school’s course catalog, I could not find a course with similar content and believed that it wouldn’t transfer over. How do you think this will change my chances at my transfer schools? Of note, I am playing on my school’s Varsity Baseball Team (D3) this semester. Thank you for the feedback even though I am not an IU candidate!

I GOT INNNNNNNN!! THANKS U OF I!!! AND I’M COMING!! THAAAAAANK YOU!!!!! LOVE YOU!! Thank God!

Dan,

I have applied to the University of Illinois as an electrical engineering major. I have submitted everything, save my previous college’s transcripts, which i am currently unable to produce due to an academic hold in lieu of tuition (I have a strange tuition payment plan). Is there anything I should/should have submitted instead of those documents?

I was told that they would be able to wait until I am able to produce said grades, and that I would be admitted regardless due to the total furnishing of everything else, however, I find myself up late at night pondering and worrying about such a delicate situation where my admission depends on something I am currently unable to procure.

Thank you very much for your postings, they have been more helpful than you know! Thanks!

Thomas

Hello Dan,
I am an admitted (early action) out of state student but as of 4/5/09, I haven’t yet received any notification of merit scholarship. When will decisions be mailed? Do I have to accept the offer of admission first? Thanks.
Terence

Hi Dan.

First of all, thank you for your blogs! They helped me throughout the process very much.
I was thrilled when I received the acceptance letter!!

However, I am having a hard time deciding whether to accept or decline the offer of admission due to the out of state tuition and some family issues.
If I decline the offer this time around, will I still be capable of applying the following year without penalty?

Thank you
Gen

Hey Dan
I am a transfer student from China and I have received the admission. But I have some qusetion about the admission letter. In this letter, it says that “Admission is provisional pending receipt before beginning classes of final official college transcript(s) showing grades for all courses in progress or planned to be taken….Schedule changes could affect your admission status.”
What dose it means? Does it means I’m not sure to be admitted by UIUC?

Hey, Dan. I have a question. I have checked my application since Febuary. It is always complete ready for review. Since you said April 15 is the last day for College of Business to make decision. I got worried about my application. There is nothing change now. Does that mean less chance to get the admission??

Megan,

Congratulations!

Financial Aid will contact you before you have accepted your offer of admission. You can contact them for more information.

Dan

Sofia,

Sophomore transfer applicants are considered for admission. The designation is based on the number of hours. All applicants are initially classified junior by default. You can read more about this in other blogs I have posted.

Dan

SK,

Great news! Congratulations.

Dan

Billy,

I’m sorry, you are not considering applying to Illinois? (Or is it Indiana University you are not considering?) If you are not going to apply here, my best advice is to contact the school(s) to which you may apply.

In general, explaining anything that you think may look odd to a transfer review committee is a good idea. For this university, we have an optional essay question that would be good for that purpose.

Dan

Ruth,

Congratulations to you, too!

Dan

Thomas,

Official transcripts are required for your application to Illinois directly from each and every college and/or university you have attended.

Dan

Terence,

This blog isn’t the best place for questions about freshman admission. I certainly congratulate you on your offer of admission, but suggest you contact the office directly or ask your question on a different blog, such as Kristin’s.

Congratulations, again, and best wishes.

Dan

Gen,

Congratulations! I am sorry to hear about the financial issues. Declining your offer of admission now will not put you at the least disadvantage later. Provided you continue to make good grades should you continue to study, and also, if you continue elsewhere, you realize that you will need to complete at least 60 hours here should you eventually matriculate, you do not need to worry.

Dan

Yiming Li,

Congratulations on your admission!

The letter you received means you WERE offered admission. However, this offer was based, in part, on the work you are currently doing (and perhaps summer work you indicated on your application). If you do not complete the work you indicated when you applied or if your grades fall dramatically, we have the right to rescind the offer. Basically, you do not need to worry as long as you simply keep doing what you have been doing.

If you do drop or if you may fail any class(es), you must let us know immediately. If you are going to complete what you said you would on your application, you simply need to send us final transcripts after your grades are posted.

Dan

Xiaoxi,

You do not need to worry until April 15. The College of Business is still in the evaluation process.

Dan

Hi,Dan
I have been accepted as a sophomore transfer student. My current university is University of Denver which is a quarterly university.I’m worrying about my credits earned in university of Denver. I heard from my friends that if I transfer from a quarterly university,none of my courses can be transferd as a requirement of UIUC. Is that true?

Dan,
I was recently accepted to the college of enginnering and was wondering how grades are transfered. At my current school, (University of Massachusetts)transfer gpa is not carried over and all courses are marked with a “T.” However i could not find any explanation of this on the website. Could you please clarify this?

Thank You,
Josh

Hi Dan,

I noticed a previous poster was inquiring about AHS. I still have not received a decision, and was wondering if the deadline of mid-April will be met? When do you expect my decision to arrive?

Thanks!

Dan
In the admittion letter, it says there is a exam before the new term. I have no idea of the exam. What should I review for the exam? Is it only a test for our english? Does it matter if the student cannot pass the exam?
Thanks.

Dan,

Ughhhhhh do you have any word on College of Business yet? it is killing me :(.

Waiting Patiently,
Scott

Hey Dan I was just admitted a couple of days ago YEA!! Now i’m planning for housing. I visited the websites but I really wanted to go and check out the dorms myself. When I called for transfer visits, someone told me that it wont be possible until April 24th? When the online site says I could go anytime Mond.-Fri., with some exceptional dates. So I’m confused. All I want to do is meet with an Admission counselor and see some dorms. So.. what should I do?

Hey Dan,
I wanted to apply for change in my permanent mailing address. Can you help me with it?
I also wanted to ask, how many students are accepted by UIUC every FALL as international transfer students in College of Engineering?And how many seats are left?
Thank You

Sincerely
Kevin

Xiaoxiao,

Congratulations on your admission!

You have heard incorrect information. Quarter credits are not automatically ineligible for transfer. You will receive an evaluation of your coursework in your admission package.

Dan

Josh,

Congratulations on your admission!

All transferable coursework contributes to your GPA. You will actually have three GPAs. The most important is your cumulative average which includes all the work at Illinois and all transferable credit. You will also have a transfer GPA with just your external credits, and your Illinois GPA just including your work at Illinois.

Dan

Alex,

We will try to post decisions as soon as possible. Because our application deadline was extended, it may not be possible to post everyone’s decision by the 15th, but we will do the best we can to post decisions as soon as possible.

Dan

Yiming Li,

I am sorry, but I do not understand your question. You might consult our web page for information about exams. You are welcome to call if you have further questions.

Dan

Scott,

I am sorry, but you will need to continue to be patient. I am expecting all decisions to be posted soon.

Dan

Lauri,

Congratulations!

I think a visit is a great idea. I am sorry about the difficulty. It is possible to come to the office as a walk-in and talk to a counselor. However, arranging visits does mean some planning in advance. With well over 10,000 students having been offered admission (freshman and transfer), and with thousands of high school juniors and first-year community college students considering applying in just a few months, the number of interested visitors is very high.

If you would like to try the Campus Visitor Center again and see if there is some way they can help you sooner, you can try, but I do not know what the prospects are. If you let them know you want to join one of the daily campus tours, which include a look at our residence halls, that would be the only part you would need to make a reservation for.

Dan

Dan,

I just found out that the Physics Class I am taking at UIC is equivalent to PHYS211 at U of I. This would mean I would be on a more advanced 4 class track (of my MCB major) as opposed to the 2 class track of PHYS101 and 102 that i was planning on doing. My question is: can i use my PHYS211 credit toward PHYS101, and then continue on that track and take 102 next semester? Or am I forced to now continue down the advanced track?

Thanks,
Ted

Dan I was wondering if the School of Music had made their decisions regarding transfer applicants? I have been waiting nervously out in California. Thanks!

Dan,

Since I have to wait, would making me a club President of an school organization boost my admission chances greatly?

Thanks,
Chris

In addition to my last post, for the College of Business.

Hello Dan,

I am planning to transfer to U of I as a sophomore.
U of I just gives 6 credit hours for Chemistry Ap credit, which means excluding Chemistry lab. If such is the case , Do I have to take Chemistry ( 4 credits including lab)again at my current university because my university does not provide a seperate lab course?

Hi, Dan:

I have several questions about the admission decision.

1. Some of applicants have already gotten the admission decisions while some of applicants have not, especially applicants in same major. Why there is a time difference?

2. You have said at the beginnning of this message that “many of you have already gotten the decisions, and most of you will be receiving a decision soon.” For the term “many of you”, what is the percentage of this amount of applicants get early decision?

3. Does interantional students go through some special processes?

4. You mentioned that some of the major was still open for several days after deadline, and this might be the reason for admission process slow down. You also said we will be hearing decisions by mid April. So, are those majors that opened longer likely going to dalay the bottom line of admission decision issue day, which is mid April? Is electrical engineering major one of them?

5. If applicant received a denial with reasons such as “due to the student number limit” or “due to the student quote of engineering department” , but statistically and theoretically meet all requirements, even way above what are listed, can that applicant appeal on this case? Can that applicant get admitted eventually?

6. Is there seriously a quota of enrolled transfer students? Should each department list the available space before applicants apply for transfer?

Thank you very much Dan. Look forward hearing from you.

haiquan

Ted,

I am sorry, but that is an academic advising question rather than an admission question. I am not qualified to answer it, but if you contact the department they may be able to help you. You will certainly be able to discuss this at your orientation meeting when you register for classes.

Dan

Chelsea,

As soon as decisions are entered, you can see them when you check your status online. We will also put an official letter in the mail.

Dan

Kevin,

I’m sorry, but no, I cannot help you with an address change in this forum. That is the kind of issue that needs specific attention from an Admissions counselor. You can request help by contacting our office using the link at the bottom of this page.

I can’t give specific numbers of international students admitted to any given program.

All I can do is make the following general comments about Engineering. As I have noted in other blogs and as we have published on our web pages, Engineering is tight in two majors, Mechanical and Aerospace, and may not be able to admit all qualified students to those programs. However, they will do their very best to admit students to the college, and typically will have space for all qualified transfer applicants.

Dan

Hi Dan,
Are decisions entered throughout the day or are they entered at one time each day? Specifically, I’m waiting for a decision from the College of Applied Health Sciences, Speech and Hearing Science. Thank-you.

Chris,

If you would like to add information about your activities, you may do so. At this point in the review process, I do not know that the information will be helpful. If you email Admissions, we will add the information for you.

Dan

Haiquan,

1. It is highly individual. I cannot list the number of factors across our 150 majors.

2. That figure is not available. Decisions are constantly being posted as colleges work through their different review processes.

3. Review is the same for international students. Processing does very often take quite a bit longer because working with international documents is much more labor-intensive.

4. Decisions are being posted. Yes, Engineering was open later than the originally posted deadline. Yes, that means it may take longer for some students to receive decisions.

5. No such denials are issued.

6. No.

Dan

Kay,

Decisions might be posted at any time during the day. Typically they are not entered outside the standard work day unless a hard-working Admissions staff member puts in longer hours.

Dan

Hyun,

If you want to have completed the equivalent of our Gen. Chem. 1 & 2 with lab, it sounds like you will need to take the whole classes at your current institution.

Dan

Hi Dan,

I have contacted volunteer coordinators of undergraduate office to ask about information of transferable credits. But, seems like I cannot my answer through their reply. Till now, I still haven’t receive my admission packet. Actually, I only want to know how many credits that are transferable, but not actually receiving the packet. Do u have any idea of which department or who I can directly contact with to get the information of transferable credits aside from undergraduate office? I really need this information to help me make decision. hopefully there is a person I can directly contact. Eagerly waiting for your reply.

Thanks

Choon Tian

Hi, Dan:

I received a decision as this : Pending - Manual Review Req

What does it mean? What does it require?

Thank you very much

haiquan

Do i have to pay a deposit if i accept the offer?

thanks

Choon Tian,

The Admissions office is the unit you should contact.

Dan

Haiquan,

Your application is in the review process. I have explained this in some detail in other blog posts. You might want to browse those for more information. You can let me know if you have questions.

Dan

Kishen,

No. If you want to sign a contract with Housing, there is a deposit for that. We do not have a deposit for accepting the offer of admission. (We do urge students to accept or decline the offer after careful consideration and to honor the commitment they are making to us and to the other institutions from which they are considering offers.)

Dan

My application status is still “complete ready for review”. And my decision is “Committee Review” What is the latest date in April that I will find out if I’m admitted for Electrical Engineering?

Hey Dan! I was admitted =]! Now my question is, the Health Center at U of I mailed me a paper to fill out to give to them but I already have my Immunization records on a seperate sheet from my high school. Is it okay just to turn those in?

Hi, Dan:

After I received a decision as Pending - Manual Review Req, what should I do ? I have not received any email requesting materials. What should I do?
By the way, I wrote you an email about this, hope you can email back me soon.

Thank you Dan.

Hyun Cheoul Kim,

I’m sorry, but there is nothing more I can tell you than I’ve already said. Your application is moving through the review process. Because the application period was extended, we are not going to meet the mid-April decision date for all applicants. We will post a decision as soon as possible.

Dan

Jayci,

Congratulations!

I am not sure precisely what is acceptable for those documents. If it is not clear from the printed directions, you should probably contact McKinley and ask them.

Dan

I was admitted!! Thanks for all your help Dan!!

Megan

Hey Dan,

I read that the deadline to accept the offer is May 1st. What is exactly the due time? Is that the midnight over April 30 and May 1? or it’s the end of May 1?

I just found that the day I will hear back from another school is the night of April 30, which makes things so complicated…

Thanks!
Cathy

haiquan,

I have explained the different decision codes elsewhere. If you would like details, you can explore my other blog posts.

If your application is complete, you do not need to do anything. An admit or deny decision will be posted soon.

Dan

Congratulations, Megan!

Dan

Cathy,

If at all possible, we would like your decision by the end of the day on May 1.

For students who do not get their decision until after April 15, we would like to hear back from you within two weeks.

Dan

Thanks Dan! Your so helpful!

Dan,

I have been accepted to the College of Engineering as an incoming sophomore transfer student. When do you think I will have access to my Illinois email account?

Thanks,
John

You are welcome, Jayci.

Dan

John,

After you accept your offer of admission and then claim your NetID, and set your passwords, you can begin using your @illinois.edu email account. It can be accessed via the Web, so you will be able to use it anywhere.

Please see the “IDs and Computing” section of Fall 2009 Admitted Checklist.

CITES is the unit that supports email and computing. You can contact them for help if you have any problems.

Dan

Hi Dan, I have been accepted to college of Business for Info. Sys major.
Thanks for all your help!

As for the email, we will only be able to start using it on may 21st.

Also you wouldn’t happen to know when is the tuition payment due, and if I can register for classes before attending the registration session?
Cheers
-Greg.

Thank you, Greg. I appreciate the correction! As I said, it’s CITES that manages that service; not something about which I know all the details, apparently.

Tuition is due in September. University Student Financial Services & Cashier Operations (USFSCO) does billing and has more information on their web pages.

You will need to wait until Orientation to register for classes.

Also, congratulations on your admission!

Dan

Hi, Dan
I have a question about regitration. The summer registration program which menthion in the ” what’sin next” recieved in the package, is a optional or New coming student must attend it?
Because I am a international studetn, and I am going to come back to our country this summer, is that ok for coming to campus on Aug.19th? Do the univeristy have any activities hold on before AUG. 19th?
Thank you so much

Dan,
I am reading the blog and I see Gregory has been accepted to the College of Business (congrats!) but I am curious do certain majors find out before other majors or is it all at one time? Should I be worried I have not heard yet?

Thanks,
Chris

Long,

New students must attend orientation, at which registration for fall courses will occur. International students are generally assigned orientation sessions during the week immediately before classes begin in August. You should work with New Student Programs on your arrangements.

Dan

Chris,

Different review committees work very differently. I have covered this in some of the other blog posts. You might want to look through them for more information.

If your application status says it is in review, you do not need to worry about submitting additional information. We are doing our best to post all decisions as quickly as possible.

Dan

Dan,

I saw that you told Greg he had to wait until orientation to register for classes. Does that go for all transfer students, because I live in Champaign and so I do not need to get any more familiar with campus, so is it required?

I have signed up for the date of the 26th for the orientation day just incase, but need to speak with an academic advisor as how to proceed. Can I do that now, or have I done as much as I can until the 26th?

I also am coming in on the veterans grant and the GI Bill, so am I able to speak with a financial counselor before I register? I need to make sure everything is in properly in place and all paperwork required is completed.

Also, I sent in my exiting papers form the military, so how do I find out if/when I get 4 hours of military credit?

Thanks-Jared

Dan,

I was just accepted as was wondering whether the majority of students live in apartements or dorms. I’ll be a junior so I think it would be weird to live in the dorms, are there a lot of apartment complexes around campus?

Jared,

All new students register at orientation. That is when you will meet with an advisor. You can contact New Student Programs for more information.

You can contact Financial Aid before orientation.

If you have submitted the necessary paperwork for transfer of credit, you should see that reflected on your degree audit at orientation.

Dan

Zach,

Congratulations!

Many transfer students live in the residence halls, and many live off campus. You can see more about this in an older blog I posted.

Dan

Hello,
As you stated in previous post, April 15th is the decision day. As we all know, today is the 15th. What are the odds of getting the College of Business decision today?

Kristina

Hi, Dan:

I am very worried about my application process at this point of time. I have been reading other bloggers’ topics regarding admission and seems like most of the applicants have already gotten a decision or something up to mid-April, but I am still in pending for manual review. For now, my concern is straightforward: “when will I get a decision?” The last day of accepting offer is May 1st. The later the decision arrives, the shorter the time to make changes regarding my personal affairs.

Even though the admission decision is delayed after mid-April, the last day of accepting offer is not delayed, is it?

I Look forward to hearing from you
Thanks a lot!

haiquan

Hi, Dan.

My application status says “Pending - Manual Review Req.” I suppose that’s because I’m missing some of the required coursework, and I did not write the third essay to explaining this situation.
I called the admission office today, and I was told that my status means I should wait until end of the month. I was wondering if I can do anything for the time being.
Thanks!

Sincerely,
Kyungsue

Hey, Dan

Is there any chance that I can know what courses would be transfered to UIUC before I made a decision? (besides transfer.org, will there be any official document, I mean, the individual evaluation for my courses) Do we have to wait until we arrive to campus in fall?

Thanks!

Hi Dan,
I know you are getting bombarded with these questions, but I am starting to get a little nervous about the status of my application. I applied as soon as I could and have been on “Complete and Ready for Review” since early February. I know some majors were kept open beyond the posted deadline (I’m a psychology major), but I was under the impression that admissions were on a rolling basis. Can you offer me any insight into why I haven’t received a decision yet?
Thanks so much,
Jennifer

Haiquan,

Because we extended the application period, not all applicants will receive decisions by mid April. Students receiving their decisions later have two weeks to accept or decline the offer, even if that is later than May 1.

Dan

Kristina,

The College of Business is nearly done entering admission decisions. They will be entered this week. I know that today is the 15th. Some of the last decisions are going to be a day or two later than the 15th, but will be entered by the mid-April target time we have been working toward.

Dan

Dear Dan,
I know you have been getting a lot of these, and I apologize in advance for being redundant. Do you know whether or not the psychology department has finished their applications or are near finished? I have been on complete for over two months now and thought that it is rolling admission. Is the department done? Has my application been forgotten or misplaced?

Thank you,

Erin

Hi. Dan. I got the decision today. But unfortunately, I am not accepted by College of Business. However, the Economics Program give me an offer. I am very happy with that too. But I still have a dream to become an accountant. Is there any possible that I can get a double major in Accounting if I get in the UIUC by accepting the Economics Program offer??

Hope to hear from you soon

Best Regards

Xiaoxi Fan

Hi Dan,

I got admitted! Since I’ll have taken two years worth of courses by June, I want to apply for credit transfer.

1. How can I do that? Is there an application I can submit online?

2. How long does it usually take for the school to evaluate my courses?

3. What should I do if I decide I can’t come after accepting my offer?

Thanks!

I’m an international trasfer-junior student.
I have some questions.

I found that the ESL placement test was required for me.
Is there anything instead of this?
Such as proving that I don’t need to do it through something;

In addition, I found that there were about four placement tests.
Math, chemistry, foreign language, ?
I already took classes over than calculus level.
I took Chemistry 1,2 in the previous university and I won’t take any classes related to chemistry in UIUC.
Do I need to take Math and Chemistry tests?

Thanks~

Hi,Dan,
I’ve been admited to the business school.
I just reseived a letter from the financial aid office asking for some supporting documents of my financial situation. It also said these documents should be signed by my parents, but my paents are currently not in the U.S. what can I do now?
The other thing is if I need to make a deposit to keep my seat?

Thank You.

Do you know when the latest descisions will arrive?

Hi Dan,

I’ve been following this blog for a while to see if there’d be any news on my decision. I’m applying to Art+Design for graphic design, and even though graphic design has accepted me, I’m still waiting on the general admissions decision. Mark Avery told me that admissions was meeting on April 15th to discuss art students, but I’ve still not received a decision. As you told Kristina, I was just wondering how close admissions is to making a decision for art students because the wait is just killing me! I want to make sure that all is going to plan!

Thanks so much for all your help!

Vanessa

Hey Dan!!
Hurray! I got admitted!
Now that I have been admitted, there are several questions in mind which I would like to resolve. I have received the UIN and have accepted the offer. I am a International Student and have got admission in FALL’09 Computer Engineering. Some questions unsolved so far are as follows:-

1. When do i have to pay the tuition fees and when will I know the exact amount?
2. What are different part time jobs available? Is there any way to make a head start for them?
3.When shall I know how many credits are transferred?
4. Do I have to take any examinations before the beginning of the session?
5. And lastly, when does the session begin and how soon before that am I advised to come to University?

I know those are a lot of questions and lot many may be very idiotic too but I shall be highly grateful if you could help me with them.
Thanks a lot for your help.
Sincerely,
Kevin

Hi Dan,

I’m currently a second year student at the university. I got admitted to Illinois and I want to apply for transfer credits. How can I do that? I was looking for an online application but couldn’t find one. Also, how long does it take for Illinois to evaluate my courses?

Thanks!

Annie

Hey, Dan

I didn’t see any scholarship offer along with my admission letter, so I assume there will be no scholarship for me… right?

Thanks a lot!!

Kyungsue, Erin, Steph, Vanessa, Jennifer:

Applications that are complete do not need further attention. Pending manual review or college review or other versions of the different possibilities for a complete file do not mean anything is wrong with your application. Those decisions only mean that your application has moved into the stage that review committee uses for completed files. This is all covered in detail in other blogs if you would like to look at my other entries and responses for more details.

No Psyc application that was complete and ready for review for two months should still be pending. If you wish to learn more about your application, it would be a good idea to contact our office directly.

I’m sorry, but there’s just nothing more I can tell you. Because our application was open longer, we are working toward the end of April as a target rather than the middle of April. Some programs like Art that require additional review processes may take longer.

Dan

Xiaoxi,

I am sorry about Business. It was a very competitive pool. Congratulations on the offer from Economics!

You should consider a double major or otherwise studying in the College of Business to not be an option. I hope you will accept the offer of admission to Econ, but if you truly wish to study accounting you should know that that will not be an option here.

Dan

Annie,

Congratulations on your admission!

You do not need to apply for the acceptance of your transfer credit. We will award credit based on your official transcripts. You will receive or you should have received an evaluation report with your admission letter. You are welcome to discuss any questions about the articulation of any given course with the college offering that course. It is essential that you provide the complete syllabus of record in those cases.

We ask that students accept the offer of admission if they are ready to commit to coming to Illinois. Anyone who needs to change that decision should notify our office as soon as possible.

Dan

Eunki Kim,

You have very specific questions. This is not a good forum for questions about your particular application. You should contact the office of New Student Programs for the answers to most of your questions.

Dan

Keepgoing,

Congratulations on your admission!

Please direct questions about financial aid to the Office of Student Financial Aid.

A deposit is not required to accept your offer of admission. We request that you only accept your offer if you are ready to commit to coming to Illinois.

Dan

Kevin,

Congratulations on your admission!

Tuition will be due in September.

Unfortunately, the University has not yet set the final tuition and fees figures for next year because we are still waiting for state budget outcomes.

A report on your courses is included in the admission packet.

The University academic calendar is on the University web page.

New Student Programs will provide information about examinations you will need.

Your questions certainly are not idiotic.

Let us know if you have additional questions any time. I will say that it’s sometimes easier and faster if you just search the University web page. There is a convenient search tool on the home page.

Dan

Cathy,

Financial aid is typically need based. Students wishing to apply for scholarships should use the searchable database on the Financial Aid web page.

A report on how your courses transfer is included in the admission packet.

Dan

All applicants still on pins and needles,

I am sorry if I appear impatient with the questions about decision dates. I understand it is difficult for you to wait for your decision. However, asking in this blog when you are going to hear your decision will not be fruitful. I know you want to know. I want you to know. We are hard at work. We thank you for your patience and we certainly appreciate your interest in and application to Illinois! But… we have a large number of files and we are doing our best to work through them to give each of you the answer you are waiting for.

If your file is complete and under review, please keep waiting a bit longer. If you believe there may be a problem with your application and you want someone to check on it, you need to contact the office directly–I won’t be able to help you based on a post here.

Again, thank you for your patience. We did hold the application open a few weeks longer in order to give more opportunities to more students. This did cause delays, though, so although we have posted many hundreds of decisions already, some applicants are needing to wait until late April. We are doing the best we can to make sure all decisions are made and all applicants are informed before this month ends.

Dan

Dan,

I have been admitted and am was wondering how I should go about credit transfer. I checked out the u.select website and found that most of my classes were compatible. However, I couldn’t find a few classes that I am taking at my current school listed on the site to even check if they were compatible. Also, some classes came up on the Illinois side as Las-1 which I was confused about as well. Lastly, is there anything I can do about courses that are listed as non-transferrable, such as printing out a course description and going over the class with my advisor at orientation to see if there really is an applicable course? Thank You!

Zach,

Your credits will be transfered automatically upon submission of your final transcript.

If you do not see a course you have taken in the database accessible through u.select, it has likely not been evaluated. You will want to bring your course syllabus to campus when you come for orientation. (A course description is not sufficient–the syllabus of record is required.)

Any course that has been evaluated and the faculty have determined to be transferable but not directly equivalent to a course we offer is designated with the format DEPT 1 - -. LAS 1 - - indicates that the course is transferable as 100-level LAS credit.

If you see in u.select that the course has been deemed nontransferable, that means it has been evaluated and is not considered to be similar in level, scope and content to what we teach at Illinois.
You can request re-review, but since faculty have already determined the course will not transfer, it is likely that will remain the case. Certain categories of work are always nontransferable. This includes pre-college coursework, applied or vocational coursework, and any special-topics seminar course.

Dan

Hi, Dan:

I currently looked through the U.select credit transfer system and I found out that some English courses from my university listed on U.Select have already changed names or no longer exist. For instance, freshman composition ENGl(RHET)104 & 105 have changed names into freshman composition ENGL 150 & 250, which is equivalent to RHET 105 PRIN OF COMPOSITION offered by UIUC. However, in the current database freshman composition ENGL 150 & 250 are not equivalent to RHET 105.

If this is the case that I cannot transfer my ENGL credits, should I let my university write an explanation about this?

If this is the case that the application review committee think that I have insufficient transferrable credits and denied me, should I appeal on this?

Thank you very much Dan!

Haiquans,

Articulation agreements are date ranged. You can see the dates in u.select for when any particular equivalency is valid. Whenever you took any given class is what matters in figuring out how or if it will transfer.

Dan

Hi Dan.
I got an email and it said I was denied to the College of Business but it gave me a chance getting into Economics. So I emailed back with saying ‘Yes’ a couple of days ago. But I have not received any response since then. I’m wondering whether I should call them to make it sure or not.

Hi Dan,

This semester is about to end and I’m going to take Spring courses in May and June. If I want UI to evaluate these courses as well, do I just simply send UI the official transcripts?

Thanks!

Annie

Young,

Sorry to hear about Business. Congratulations on the Economics decision!

You should check your status online and see if your program was changed to Economics and the decision entered. If not, you should call.

Dan

Annie,

You can send additional information if you want, but I cannot say whether it will be used in evaluation if you are still under review because the last applications are being reviewed in the next few days.

If you have already been admitted, you should send updated transcripts as soon as grades are in.

Dan

Hi Dan,

My application status says Admit- College Reviewed
Am i supposed to be waiting for the admission letter now?
Can i accept the offer later than 1st of May? Can i do that?

Hi, Dan:

I got this information: Admit - College Reviewed. So, I am admitted. Now, I am rest assured. Thank you very much for your assistance in answering questions. I appreciate the decision made by UIUC.

Haiquan Sun

Justin,

Congratulations!

You should be receiving a letter very soon. In the meantime, you can check out a blog I put a year ago. See the second paragraph of this blog post.

If you need any help, you can call Undergraduate Admissions.

Dan

Haiquan Sun,

You’re welcome, and congratulations!

Dan

Hey Dan,

I have currently been accepted into U of I! I have been attending Parkland College this semester and so I rushed a Fraternity house that I will be living in next year. So my question is how should I document this for the University?

Jordan

Congratulations, Jordan!

I am not sure what your question is. Do you mean how do you update your address when you move? That can be done through Banner, the student information system that has all your records.

Dan

Hi Dan:
I have been admited to the College of Liberal Art and Science, and i will major in Math. Now I have a question, is it possible for me to change major in UIUC? I have 46 transfered credit and I have not exactly dicided what I really want to major in. Is it hard to change major inside the college or art and science? What will be the requirement for changing major? Thank you

Siqi,

Students can change majors. Some changes are easier to make than others. Changing from Math to Actuarial Science would not be very difficult. Changing from Math to Sociology would be fairly easy to arrange provided your performance is good, but might make timely graduation challenging because the degree requirements overlap less. Changing from Math to Architecture would be extremely difficult, would lengthen time to degree considerably, and would likely not be approved because of space limitations in the program. Changing to Business would not be possible (only rising sophomores can apply to change into Business). So… some changes would be simple to arrange, others less so.

Students wishing to change majors need to seek permission from the college or department offering the program into which they would like to move. Undergraduate Admissions is not involved.

In general, the later in a students’ studies a change is made, the higher the likelihood time to degree will be extended.

Dan

Hi Dan,

I have a question about my admission type.
Currently it says my type is “Transfer Junior,” although I was hoping to transfer as a sophomore. I guess that’s because I’ve earned too many credits at current university.
There are almost 30 credits that are not relevant anymore because I earned those from business school before I changed my major from business to physics. So actual credits that are relevant are much less than what it’s shown on my transcript.
I was wondering if I could transfer as a sophomore and also take some of the courses that related to my major again at Illinois.
I’ve taken some of the advances physics course since my academic adviser recommended me to take, and at the time I didn’t consider transferring until a couple of professors suggested me to. That’s why I don’t quite meet the required course work. Although I got good grades, I want to take some of the advance physics courses again at Illinois but I’m not sure if the school allows it after the credits are transferred.

Thank you.

Hello Dan,
I’ve been admitted into the College of Engineering for a major in Computer Engineering. However, I haven’t received the admission letter by mail yet. My mailing address is in India and I checked my application status only today, so I have no idea of when the decision came out. When can I expect it to arrive and what is the latest date by which I will have to accept the admission offer?
Also, is it possible to defer my admission by a semester in case of difficulties? If I can, what is the procedure?
Thanks in advance.

Kyungsue,

Each student’s standing is determined based on the number of hours. It is not possible for students to select their own standing. If you have between 60 and 89 hours, your standing is junior. All transferable credits count; you cannot pick and choose the courses you wish for us to consider. I have explained this in more detail in other blog posts if you wish to explore those and maybe get a bit more information.

Dan

Saiganu,

Congratulations on your admission!

Your question about when your letter will come is too specific for me to answer here. All I can tell you is that generally letters are mailed the next business day after the decision is entered.

Students have until May 1 to accept or decline an offer of admission if the decision was posted before April 15. For those posted after that date, we would like to hear your decision within two weeks.

Admitted students can only deffer an offer in special circumstances. The general rule is that the offer of admission is for the term for which you applied only.

Dan

Dan,
April almost passes by. My application to the College of Engineering was declared complete ready for review since mid February. Ever since there has been no significant progress towards my application, but pending - manual review req. I am getting tired and worried Dan. In case, until May 1, there is no decision and notification, does it mean uiuc denies my admission. Your clarification and early response will be highly appreciated.
Indra

Hi Dan,
I got admission from engineering college.I am very happy about that! Now I wonder when it is the deadline for me to make a decision whether accept offer or not? (I Saw my status changing to admit on about 21,April.I received an admission email on 22,April.) What time can I expect to receive the admision packet from UIUC?(mine is an international mailing address) And what time will the credit transfer work begin? Thanks a lot for you help!

Regards,
Ran

Indra,

I am sorry this process has been extended. I hope you will hear your decision soon. There is nothing more than that that I can tell you here. If you want more information about your specific application, you should contact Admissions directly.

If you do not have a decision by May 1 that does not equal a denial. It is highly unlikely that you will not have a decision by May 1.

Dan

Ran,

Congratulations!

Please accept or decline the offer of admission within two weeks of the decision.

Generally, admission packets are sent the business day after the decision is entered or fairly soon after that. An evaluation of coursework is included in the packet.

Dan

Hi Dan,
I got the admission from CAS!
I really appreciate your patient and help!
Thank you. I hope you have a great day too!

Kyungsue

Congratulations, Kyungsue!

Dan

Dan..
I’m so worried..
I got rejected for last fall
and i worked so hard this year
however, my application is still pending…..
i can’t fall asleep…
help..

Dan-Fans

Hi Dan,

I got admission to LAS.

Your patient answers really help us and appease our anxiety.

Thank you very much!

Adam

Dan-Fans,

I am afraid I really can’t offer any help. However, if you would like to contact Admissions directly, we will gladly give you whatever information we can.

Note that virtually all decisions are entered. We are beginning to enter denial decisions for applications that were never completed. Any that were completed and pending review should have decisions by now. If not I would recommend contacting our office.

Dan

You’re welcome, Adam. Congratulations on the admission!

Dan

Hi Dan,

So,does it mean that if i do not have the offer now, i am denied?

Issac

Issac,

If you have received a denial decision, you are denied. If you have not heard, you may still be offered admission. The vast majority of decisions have been made, but there are the few loose ends that need attention still, for whatever reason. Incomplete files are receiving denials. No one will have to wonder if this is the case–any applicant who is offered admission or who is denied, for whatever reason, receives an official letter indicating the decision. No one, every, is simply denied by default because a decisions is never made.

Dan

Dan

Hi,Dan
Do I need to pay after I accept the offer?I have already accepted the offer,but I didn’t see any link which required me to pay. Thank you so much.

Best wishes,
Xiaoxiao

Hi Dan
Does Il require a monetary deposit when you accept admissions? We accepted but were not requested to pay a deposit.

How can we confirm my son’s acceptance of IL has been correctly done?

He did, however, already sign up for a registration day.

Sorry for being a worrying mom.
Mary Beth

Xiaoxiao,

Illinois does not require a deposit at the time of acceptance of the offer of admission. There is a deposit required in signing a Housing contract, and there is an Orientation fee, but no admission fee. The first tuition bill is posted after the beginning of the semester.

Dan

Hi Dan,

It’s me again. May 1 is looming near but i’ve yet to receive the admission packet. I’m an international student here. I think i got the admit status at/ before 15th of April.

Regards,

Mary Beth,

I see your post was made before I answered Xiaoxiao, but I didn’t see it until it was approved after I posted my response. I think that will answer most of your question.

I’m actually not clear on what else you are asking. If he was able to accept his offer of admission and sign up for Orientation, his acceptance must have been correctly done.

If you still have questions, please let me know.

Dan

Justin,

I am not sure what you are asking. If you would like us to send a new admission package, you will have to contact the office directly. I can’t arrange that from this forum. It may take some time for post to arrive at destinations outside the US. If you would like specific information about when you package was sent and to where, or if it seems you need a new one, you can contact our office.

Most of what is in the package is actually online. In my blog post at the top of this page I provide information and links to pages that will allow you to do everything you need to do. If you need help with any process, it would be best to contact our office and request assistance.

Dan

Hi Dan.

I’m attending community college at Chicago, and soon I’m gonna transfer my I-20 to UIUC. So, my qustion is how long it will take to get a new I-20 from UIUC after I transfer it.
Thank you!

Hi,Dan

I’m in the same situation with Justin. As international transfer students, the TRANSFERABLE CREDITS EVALUATION is an important factor when we make an accept decision. But it seems hopeless for me to receive my admission package before May.1. So could I confirm the admission later than May.1?

Kind Regards

Yes,

After you request the transfer of your I20 from your current school and it is released by them, it will take about two weeks for us to issue you the new one.

Dan

Jinlong,

Students were are notified of admission after April 15 have up to two weeks from the time they receive their admission decision letter to accept or decline the offer of admission.

Dan

Hi, Dan
I’m not a transfer student but a newly admitted 2009 freshman.
It’s so hard to make a decision by 5/1.
Could the deadline be delayed?

Thanks and sorry to bother you.

Yating,

May 1 is a standard date across the United States. I am sure the applicants on the waiting list at Illinois and other institutions greatly appreciate all admitted applicants honoring the May 1 deadline across the country.

Dan

Hi Dan
i saw my admit status online last friday but i still have not received the admission package. Is it sent to the permanent address or mailing address? because my permanent address is an international one and i m not in my home country right now.

Thanks for answering my question =)
Regards,

Tiff,

Congratulations on the admission!

Admission packets are sent to the mailing address we have on file for you.

You would probably be best off calling Admissions check on precisely where the mail was sent if it hasn’t arrived by late next week.

Dan

Hi Dan,

I am wondering if my GPA will transfer to Illinois or if only credit hours transfer.

Thanks!

Caity

Caity,

Grades for transfer work also come over, along with the hours and the credit for the class. The Illinois transcript includes three GPAs:

1. The Illinois GPA includes all graded coursework taken at Illinois.

2. The transfer GPA includes all graded transferable coursework taken elsewhere.

3. The most important, is the cumulative GPA that includes all coursework in 1 and 2.

Note that the exception is for international work. Because grading systems are so varied, the credit comes in without the grades for courses taken outside the U.S.

Dan

Hi Dan!

Hi, If I fail one of the classes i am currently taking(Eng101) and i have been admitted for the summer 09 as a transfer.
Would the fail course affect my admission decision?
Will it cause me not able to attend the UIUC?

Thanks

Issac

Hi Dan!

I’ve applied for summer 09 as a transfer and i got admitted
however,when i try to find some information about when i should register or what i should do, i cannot find any information that is for students who want to start at summer
are students who start the life in u of i at summer the minority?
and if i applied summer 09, am i neccessary to take classes on the summer,or am i able to start at fall?
thanks

momo

Issac,

Please consult your letter of admission. You will see that the admission offer is contingent upon successful completion of the work in progress. All admission decisions are based on the assumption that work that the applicant stated s/he is engaged in (and/or has planned for the summer) will be completed and that grades will not drop precipitously.

We seldom rescind offers of admission, but it does happen (for both transfer and freshman applicants). Decisions are made on a case-by-case basis. You can contact Admissions for more information or to discuss your particular situation. This is advisable since you can sort the situation out earlier than if you wait until we receive the final transcripts.

Try not to fail any classes! That obvious advice aside, do call us and let us help you sort this out.

Dan

Momo,

Most students start fall, so that is what all the general information is geared toward. However, New Student Programs knows what students are admitted for summer and will work with you accordingly. You can check with them if you have any questions about registration.

It would be fine if you want to change your matriculation to fall. If you will do that, you need to let us know ASAP. Please send an email from the email account associated with your application to Admissions requesting the change. It is generally not a problem to make that change, but New Student Programs and your college need to know when you will be arriving on campus, so it needs to be done right away.

Dan

Dan,
I was admitted, but i was wondering how to get onto my UIUC email? Also I was trying to buy block I tickets.. and its saying my UIN isnt working? What should I do?

Courtney,

You should consult the CITES page for new students for all the information you need regarding computing on campus. You can learn more about email here. You can begin using your Illinois email June 1. Remember to check it regularly–billing information comes via your Illinois email, professors will use it, and all sorts of vital information will flow through that channel.

For information about tickets for athletics, you can see the Fighting Illini Tickets web page. Contact information is included on the page.

Dan

Hi

does international transfer student who start at summer term have to attend the summer orientation?
I found difficulty in registering the oreitentation in istart as there is no webpage for me to register it, my istart only has the welcome page and that’s all

Momo,

All incoming students must register for classes at Orientation. You can work with New Student Programs to arrange your session. If you are having problems with I-Start, you should contact them for assistance.

Dan

Hi Dan!

I am planing to transfer to U of I in two years and I am interested to know, does Math 112 count as a transferable credit?

Jacob,

It’s great that you are interested in Illinois and that you are planning from the beginning. Early planning is very smart.

I can’t answer your question because it depends the college or university where you’ll be taking classes. You should use the u.select system to look up transferability of courses. It’s a great tool for looking up equivalencies and for creating program-specific plans. Those studying at Illinois community colleges can enter their courses into their account and create unofficial degree audits to do the best planning.

Dan

Hi, Dan:

I am just curious that is there a deadline for declination of accepted offer?

thanks

Hi Dan,

I will be a new international transfer student this fall.But all of my MATH courses(each of them is worth 2 credits) are not transferable because UIUC doesn’t transfer any international course which is less than 3 credits.However, I believe I master them pretty well and the syllabi are very much the same with some equivalent courses offered in UIUC. So my question is:can I provide the relevant syllabi and request review of these MATH courses again?Do you think this is possible to be successful? Thanks so much for your help!

Best,
Ran

Haiquan,

The deadline was May 1. For any admitted student who did not receive the offer of admission until after April 15, the deadline was two weeks after receipt of the admission letter.

If you have not yet notified us of your decision, you should do so now. It is time to sign up for summer orientation, arrange for housing, and so forth. We also need to know the composition of our incoming class to arrange the appropriate number of course sections.

Dan

Ran,

It is not possible to transfer international coursework that is under three credit hours. Your best course of action is to talk with your advisor about taking proficiency exams.

Dan

hi, Dan:

I still see there is a “decline” option in the admitted checklist. I am curious whethet it means that it is possible to decline the accepted offer.

Haiquan,

The system is still up because a few people have only gotten decisions recently. Admitted students have two weeks to accept or decline the offer of admission.

Dan

Hi

I wonder where I should send my final transcript

Thanks

Momo

Momo,

Please send official final transcripts to:

Office of Undergraduate Admissions
901 W. Illinois Street
Urbana, IL 61801

Dan

Hi

I am an international transfer student coming from michigan, i’ve accepted the offer and have received the i-20 from Uof I already.However, I may not be able to attend the U of I as I received an offer from another school which previously put me on the wait list. Is it still possible for me to cancel the registration here? I didnt register for classes yet. What procedures do i have to do?Thanks

Nuri

Nuri,

We expect admitted students to make their commitments by May 1 (the nation standard) or within two weeks of notification of admission for those students admitted after April 15. However, if you need to make a change, you should contact our office directly. I cannot help you through the blog, but you can email or call Admissions.

Dan

hi dan
i was accepted into the college of engineering however due to financial constraints i will not be able to attend come fall. my question is, will i have to re-apply come next spring or fall or will i be able to transfer my application to those academic terms.

Samuel,

Congratulations on your acceptance. I am sorry to hear that you will be unable to attend Illinois. I do hope you will be able to come here in the future.

I am afraid you are going to have to complete a new application should you wish to attend Illinois in the future. Your offer of admission was only good for the term for which you applied. In rare instances, we do grant deferrals for students who are unable to matriculate, but the reasons for such deferrals include only unexpected circumstances outside the student’s control (for example, if a student is hurt in an accident and needs to be in rehabilitation or if a military member’s discharge is delayed). Financial issues are certainly unfortunate (and it could be argued out of your control), but they are not sufficient cause for a deferral.

If you were admissible this term, if you continue to perform well, if your credit hours are not going to be advancing too far (remember, you will need to complete at least 60 hours at Illinois no matter how many transfer hours you bring in), and if your program is open (I do not expect any Engineering majors that were open this fall to be closed in a future fall or spring transfer application period), you should be in good shape for receiving another offer of admission. You will, though, need to apply once again.

Dan

Hi!

are the tuition and fee for out of state student and that of the international student the same?
I wonder what is the base rate tuition for the international student for the summer,but i can only find the rate for out of state,but not specifically international student on the webstie

maki

Maki,

Tuition is the same for out-of-state and international students. Fees are the same for all students.

Dan

Hi

I am a junior transfer student admitted last spring,
and now i would like to switch my major,
is it possible for a transfer student to change the major?
What do i have to be reminded?
Thanks

Nu

Nu,

You will need to talk with your academic advisor about the possibility of making a change.

Dan