Decisions: What Do They Mean?
Following are our different admission decisions and what they mean. Please be aware that we will not change any decisions based on phone calls. We also don't discuss decisions via email.
Following are our different admission decisions and what they mean. Please be aware that we will not change any decisions based on phone calls. We also don't discuss decisions via email.
You've been invited to join the Illinois family! You can view next steps in your admitted checklist in myIllini.
If the program you were admitted to wasn't your first choice, know that we strongly considered you for it. We didn't have room for all qualified applicants, however, and so offered you admission to your second choice (and in some cases, an alternate major if we feel it matches your interests and goals). You're also considered wait listed for your first choice. If space becomes available in your first-choice major later on, we'll let you know even if you've declined your alternate offer. There's nothing further you need to do to be considered.
If you're interested in transferring to another program after enrolling, we recommend you work with your academic advisor to learn about the requirements and timeline needed to eventually enter that program.
January notification.
If you applied to a particularly competitive major before our early action deadline, we want to determine how you and your strengths fit into this year's entire first-year applicant pool. In order to do that, we need to wait until after the regular decision deadline, when we've received all applications.
You'll be given a decision on our second notification date. At that time, you may be admitted, denied, or wait listed. To ensure a consistent and fair review process, we won't consider any additional information other than what was provided in your initial application. However, if test scores were included, you may be able to submit new test scores until this date. You can review our deferred FAQ for more information.
Please be aware that we do not discuss deferred decisions over the phone, and we do not discuss any decisions over email.
Because we receive so many more applications from highly qualified and capable students than there are available positions in the entering class, some students we're interested in will receive an offer to join our wait list. Once we know how many students have accepted our initial offer of admission, we'll use the wait list to fill remaining spots in the class.
The wait list isn't ranked; our selection of students is based on a variety of factors and remaining needs for the class. Our commitment to holistic review will continue as we select students from the wait list in order to balance and complete our first-year class.
You haven't been selected for admission at this time. Please see our denied first-year FAQ for more information. We do encourage you to explore Illinois as an option for transfer. To learn more, see our Prepare to Transfer Information.