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Application Year:
2024/2025
You have selected a second-choice major. Please explain your interest in that major or your overall academic or career goals.
Explain, in detail, an experience you've had in the past 3 to 4 years related to your first-choice major. This can be an experience from an extracurricular activity, in a class you’ve taken, or through something else.
Describe your personal and/or career goals after graduating from UIUC and how your selected first-choice major will help you achieve them.
Explain any challenges (outside of COVID-related) you have faced throughout your academic career, including the dates or timeline below.
Application Year:
2023/2024
You have selected a second-choice major. Please explain your interest in that major or your overall academic or career goals.
Explain, in detail, an experience you've had in the past 3 to 4 years related to your first-choice major. This can be an experience from an extracurricular activity, in a class you’ve taken, or through something else.
Describe your personal and/or career goals after graduating from UIUC and how your selected first-choice major will help you achieve them.
Application Year:
2023/2024
Explain, in detail, an experience you've had in the past 3 to 4 years related to your first-choice major. This can be an experience from an extracurricular activity, in a class you’ve taken, or through something else.
Describe your personal and/or career goals after graduating from UIUC and how your selected first-choice major will help you achieve them.
Application Year:
2022/2023
Describe your personal and/or career goals after graduating from UIUC and how your selected first-choice major will help you achieve them.
Explain, in detail, an experience you've had in the past 3 to 4 years related to your first-choice major. This can be an experience from an extracurricular activity, in a class you’ve taken, or through something else.
You have selected a second-choice major. Please explain your interest in that major or your overall academic or career goals.
Application Year:
2024/2025
Describe your personal and/or career goals after graduating from UIUC and how your selected first-choice major will help you achieve them.
Explain, in detail, an experience you've had in the past 3 to 4 years related to your first-choice major. This can be an experience from an extracurricular activity, in a class you’ve taken, or through something else.
Application Year:
2024/2025
Describe your personal and/or career goals after graduating from UIUC and how your selected first-choice major will help you achieve them.
Explain, in detail, an experience you've had in the past 3 to 4 years related to your first-choice major. This can be an experience from an extracurricular activity, in a class you’ve taken, or through something else.
Application Year:
2024/2025
Explain, in detail, an experience you've had in the past 3 to 4 years related to your first-choice major. This can be an experience from an extracurricular activity, in a class you’ve taken, or through something else.
Describe your personal and/or career goals after graduating from UIUC and how your selected first-choice major will help you achieve them.
You have selected a second-choice major. Please explain your interest in that major or your overall academic or career goals.
Application Year:
2024/2025
Describe your personal and/or career goals after graduating from UIUC and how your selected first-choice major will help you achieve them.
Explain, in detail, an experience you've had in the past 3 to 4 years related to your first-choice major. This can be an experience from an extracurricular activity, in a class you’ve taken, or through something else.
You have selected a second-choice major. Please explain your interest in that major or your overall academic or career goals.
Application Year:
2024/2025
Describe your personal and/or career goals after graduating from UIUC and how your selected first-choice major will help you achieve them.
Explain, in detail, an experience you've had in the past 3 to 4 years related to your first-choice major. This can be an experience from an extracurricular activity, in a class you’ve taken, or through something else.
Application Year:
2024/2025
Explain, in detail, an experience you've had in the past 3 to 4 years related to your first-choice major. This can be an experience from an extracurricular activity, in a class you’ve taken, or through something else.
Describe your personal and/or career goals after graduating from UIUC and how your selected first-choice major will help you achieve them.
Application Year:
2024/2025
Describe your personal and/or career goals after graduating from UIUC and how your selected first-choice major will help you achieve them.
Explain, in detail, an experience you've had in the past 3 to 4 years related to your first-choice major. This can be an experience from an extracurricular activity, in a class you’ve taken, or through something else.
Application Year:
2024/2025
Explain, in detail, an experience you've had in the past 3 to 4 years related to your first-choice major. This can be an experience from an extracurricular activity, in a class you’ve taken, or through something else.
Describe your personal and/or career goals after graduating from UIUC and how your selected first-choice major will help you achieve them.
You have selected a second-choice major. Please explain your interest in that major or your overall academic or career goals.
Application Year:
2024/2025
Explain, in detail, an experience you've had in the past 3 to 4 years related to your first-choice major. This can be an experience from an extracurricular activity, in a class you’ve taken, or through something else.
Describe your personal and/or career goals after graduating from UIUC and how your selected first-choice major will help you achieve them.
What are your academic interests? Please include 2-3 majors you’re considering at Illinois and why.
What are your future academic or career goals? You may include courses you took in high school and how these impacted your goals.
Application Year:
2024/2025
Describe your personal and/or career goals after graduating from UIUC and how your selected first-choice major will help you achieve them.
Explain, in detail, an experience you've had in the past 3 to 4 years related to your first-choice major. This can be an experience from an extracurricular activity, in a class you’ve taken, or through something else.
Application Year:
2023/2024
Explain, in detail, an experience you've had in the past 3 to 4 years related to your first-choice major. This can be an experience from an extracurricular activity, in a class you’ve taken, or through something else.
What are your future academic or career goals?
If you have a low grade or a drop in grades that you have not already explained, do so below.
Describe your personal and/or career goals after graduating from UIUC and how your selected first-choice major will help you achieve them.
What are your academic interests and strengths? You may also include any majors you are considering.
You have selected a second-choice major. Please explain your interest in that major or your overall academic or career goals.
Explain any challenges (outside of COVID-related) you have faced throughout your academic career, including the dates or timeline below.
Application Year:
2024/2025
Explain, in detail, an experience you've had in the past 3 to 4 years related to your first-choice major. This can be an experience from an extracurricular activity, in a class you’ve taken, or through something else.
What are your future academic or career goals? You may include courses you took in high school and how these impacted your goals.
Application Year:
2024/2025
Describe your personal and/or career goals after graduating from UIUC and how your selected first-choice major will help you achieve them.
What are your future academic or career goals? You may include courses you took in high school and how these impacted your goals.
Application Year:
2024/2025
Describe your personal and/or career goals after graduating from UIUC and how your selected first-choice major will help you achieve them.
Explain, in detail, an experience you've had in the past 3 to 4 years related to your first-choice major. This can be an experience from an extracurricular activity, in a class you’ve taken, or through something else.
Application Year:
2024/2025
You have selected a second-choice major. Please explain your interest in that major or your overall academic or career goals.
Explain, in detail, an experience you've had in the past 3 to 4 years related to your first-choice major. This can be an experience from an extracurricular activity, in a class you’ve taken, or through something else.
Describe your personal and/or career goals after graduating from UIUC and how your selected first-choice major will help you achieve them.
Application Year:
2024/2025
You have selected a second-choice major. Please explain your interest in that major or your overall academic or career goals.
Explain, in detail, an experience you've had in the past 3 to 4 years related to your first-choice major. This can be an experience from an extracurricular activity, in a class you’ve taken, or through something else.
Describe your personal and/or career goals after graduating from UIUC and how your selected first-choice major will help you achieve them.
Application Year:
2024/2025
Explain, in detail, an experience you've had in the past 3 to 4 years related to your first-choice major. This can be an experience from an extracurricular activity, in a class you’ve taken, or through something else.
Describe your personal and/or career goals after graduating from UIUC and how your selected first-choice major will help you achieve them.
You have selected a second-choice major. Please explain your interest in that major or your overall academic or career goals.
Application Year:
2024/2025
Explain, in detail, an experience you've had in the past 3 to 4 years related to your first-choice major. This can be an experience from an extracurricular activity, in a class you’ve taken, or through something else.
Describe your personal and/or career goals after graduating from UIUC and how your selected first-choice major will help you achieve them.
Application Year:
2024/2025
Explain, in detail, an experience you've had in the past 3 to 4 years related to your first-choice major. This can be an experience from an extracurricular activity, in a class you’ve taken, or through something else.
Describe your personal and/or career goals after graduating from UIUC and how your selected first-choice major will help you achieve them.
Application Year:
2023/2024
Explain, in detail, an experience you've had in the past 3 to 4 years related to your first-choice major. This can be an experience from an extracurricular activity, in a class you’ve taken, or through something else.
Describe your personal and/or career goals after graduating from UIUC and how your selected first-choice major will help you achieve them.