APPLYING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS:UNDERSTANDING THE SRAR

WHAT’S NEW AT UIUC? NEW APPLICATION PROCESS

New in 2012: UIUC no longer using transcripts in admission processStudents submit online applicationStudents complete a Self-Reported Academic Record [SRAR] online SRAR is an exact replica of all courses and grades earned while in high school, along with list of senior year courses

If admitted and matriculating to UIUC in Fall 2012, official transcript will be required to verify SRAR information

UIUC APPLICATION:TWO-STEP PROCESS

Both application and Self-Reported Academic Record [SRAR] can be found on Admission page of UIUC website [admissions.illinois.edu]

Must start an application before you can begin the SRAR; UIUC recommends you complete app before you work on SRAR

Read info on website about new SRAR and watch the tutorial video on You-Tube

LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION ARE NOT PART OF APPLICATION!

From UIUC website:Unsolicited Information: Please do not send unsolicited information such as letters of recommendation. That documentation will NOT be added to your file.

NO letters of recommendation = NO letters of recommendation!!

COMPLETING THE APPLICATION:A TEN-STEP PROCEDURE

MOST IMPORTANT: Print application as you complete each step! Once you submit your UIUC application, you cannot access it!

Complete each step of the application in order

Steps 1-4 are similar to other online college applications Asking for demographic information

Step 5: Parental Information for Dual Parent Families List both parents’ education when prompted for first parent’s info [follow prompt on application]

#9: ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONSOME TIPS

Co-curricular information in document format, not chart format

Can create Word document listing activities and then paste into this section [2,000 character limit]

Tip: Create a format and use it for each activity Ex: List Activity, Position Held, Years Involved, # Hours/Week, # Weeks/Year

After each activity, press “enter” to begin new line for next activity

#9: ONE ADDITIONAL TIP

Application also asks for name and email for every moderator of each activity you have listed

If you have multiple activities, we suggest you list the name and email of those 3-4 individuals who best know your leadership style and character

Not necessary to list every single moderator

DON’T FORGET TO PRINT BEFORE YOU SUBMIT!!

Print every single page of your application before you submit to UIUC!!

Once you submit, you will have NO access to your application!!

STARTING THE SRAR:SELF-REPORTED ACADEMIC RECORD

After you have completed your application, log on to UIUC admissions website, click on “Check Application Status” and insert login and password

On your Application Summary, scroll down to “Self-Reported Academic Record”, click and begin

Have a copy of your transcript and senior year courses before you begin

THE SRAR:AN OVERVIEW

Completing your SRAR can take 30-45 minutes

You can save and then return to your SRAR if you cannot complete it in one sitting

Once you submit your SRAR, you may not make any changes

Be sure to print a copy of SRAR before you submit

The devil is in the details – take your time, double-check your entries

THE SRAR, STEP #1:FOREIGN LANGUAGE BACKGROUND

THE SRAR, STEP #2:SCHOOL INFORMATION

School Information asks for information on class rank and grade point average

Check “My school does not provide rank in class”

Submit your highest gpa on transcript and indicate if it is weighted or unweighted

THE SRAR: STEP #2SCHOOL INFORMATION

Complete all information about your high school Name, Address, “Domestic”, Graduation Date [change to 6/2012], check that you are graduating from high school

No need to complete “grading legend”

THE SRAR: STEP #3COURSES AND GRADES

This section replicates your transcript, listing every course and grade received, along with your senior year courses in progressDetails are important!Can take 30-45 minutes to completeCan save and return to SRARRead the directions defining each item of this section

THE SRAR:COURSES AND GRADES

Subject: Choose from five categories of classes All P/E, Fine Arts and Applied Arts classes = “Other”

Course: List title exactly as it appears on transcript Ex: Adv Alg AC, AP Psychology HN

Grade: List semester grade earned. Senior year classes: click on “In Progress” P/E classes: click on “Pass/Fail – Pass”

Term: Two-step answer Click on Year, then click on Semester

Type: If class is Accelerated, Honors or AP, be sure to click here [even if level is in class title!]

Repeat: Click only if you have repeated class

SOME SHS-SPECIFIC TIPSFOR THE SRAR

If you took summer school after 8th grade: Term is “Pre-High School” and “Summer”

If you received credit for junior high language: Under “Course”, list “Language Prof” [you’d list specific language, such as “Spanish” or “French”]

Under “Grade”, list “Pass/Fail – Pass” Under “Term”, list “All year”

THE SRAR:SOME HELPFUL TIPS

Be accurate! Allow enough time to complete SRAR Be sure that every course title matches transcript

Be sure you have listed correct year and terms

Be sure you have indicated if class is Accelerated, Honors or AP under ‘Type”

Proofread your SRAR Be sure to PRINT A COPY BEFORE YOU SUBMIT: Once you submit your SRAR you will not have any access to it!

SUBMITTING THE SRAR

Congrats! You’ve completed the application process!