Counselor Forms
Following are short descriptions of the forms you or your students might use throughout the application process.
Following are short descriptions of the forms you or your students might use throughout the application process.
Our Fee Waiver Form may only be submitted by a high school or college counselor or other school official. It allows you to request an application fee waiver for a student based on economic need. This form can also be submitted on our counselor portal.
High school counselors can submit our School Explanation Form to explain any school-wide changes not included in your school profile. This form can be found on our counselor portal.
Our Student Explanation Form allows counselors to verify or explain an applicant's extenuating circumstances that may have affected their academic record. It should not be used to submit a general recommendation for an applicant. This form can be found on our counselor portal.
Applicants can access the Admission Appeal Form through myIllini. It allows students to submit an appeal if they’ve been denied admission or haven’t been admitted to their first-choice major for the current application cycle. Requests should only be submitted if the student would like to be considered for a new major or if new and compelling information is available that was not included in the original application.
Applicants can access the Biographical Change Form through myIllini. It allows students to submit changes or corrections to the biographical information submitted in their application. Students must have an active application on file for the current application cycle to submit this form.
Applicants can access the Program/Term Change Form through myIllini. It allows students to submit a request for a different program, along with new answers to the major-specific questions for that program, or a different entry term than what they originally selected on their application. Students must have an active application on file or be admitted for the current application cycle to submit this form.
Applicants can access the Course Change Form through myIllini. It allows students to submit any course schedule changes they’ve made to their senior year or college course schedule since submitting their application. First-year applicants can also submit corrections to their self-reported courses and grades through this form.
An admissions staff member will contact the student if a decision has already been made on their application and any such changes will affect the status of that decision. If the student hasn’t received a final decision, this information will be used in the review process. If the student has already been admitted, they shouldn’t make any changes to their senior year schedule unless our office has approved the changes.
Applicants can access the Delayed Admission Form through myIllini. This program allows newly admitted, degree-seeking students to delay the start of attendance for one or two semesters. A delay for up to two years may be granted to a student whose U.S. military commitment has been extended for more than one year.
Unfortunately, some students must delay admission due to unforeseen events, such as medical emergencies, serious health conditions, or U.S. military orders. Each individual's situation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Financial, visa, and flight-booking complications aren't regarded as reasons to delay admission. Neither is taking a gap year, attending another academic institution or if a first-year student will not be graduating prior to the start of classes at Illinois.
Students should submit this form as soon as they know a delay of admission will be needed and no later than one month before the beginning of the term to which they've been admitted.
Applicants can access the Application Withdrawal Form through myIllini. It allows students who are no longer interested in attending Illinois to withdraw their application before a final decision is made. It does not allow an application to be withdrawn and a new one submitted.