Congratulations

It's a BIG TIME for SIFC, are you ready for it?

We were thrilled to receive the admissions good news from Zhang Yilong (Bob Zhang）in G12. He attained an EA offer from 

The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign(UIUC）.

Congratulations to Bob!

OFFER

 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Ranked #46 in 2019US News in National Universities

A member of the “Association of American Universities”

Recognized as a “Public League” College

The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a public research university in Illinois and the flagship institution of the University of Illinois System. Founded in 1867as a land-grant institution, its campus is located in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana.

The University of Illino is at Urbana–Champaign is a member of the Association of American Universities and is classified as a R1 Doctoral Research University under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, which denotes thehighest research activity. In fiscal year 2017, research expenditures atIllinois totaled $642 million. 

The campus library system possesses the second-largest university library in the United States by holdings after Harvard University. The university also hosts the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) and is home to the fastest supercomputer on an university campus.

The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is often regarded as a world-leading magnet for engineering and sciences. Having been classified into the category of comprehensive doctoral with medical/veterinary and very high research activity, by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Illinois offers a widerange of disciplines in undergraduate and postgraduate programs.

It is also listedas one of the Top 25 American Research Universities by The Center for Measuring University Performance. Beside annual influx of grants and sponsored projects, the university manages an extensive modern research infrastructure. 

About Bob

Bob is an all-rounded student. He respects teachers and keeps a humble attitude. As for academic study, he is open-minded and willing to take challenges. He is also talented in all science subjects. In 2017, he participated in a research project at theChinese Academy of Sciences, which focused on Computer and Information Security. After the project, he received a certificate of patent, as well as are commendation letter from the Academy. In the same year, he also received an authentication certificate from CCNA. Above all are the best showcases of hisskills.

Outside of class, Bob isa keen volunteer. As the vise president of Volunteer Club, he takes initiativesto lead his members to do all kinds of volunteering tasks. What's worth mentioning is the project about autistic children. Where they raised funds by the internet to help the children, so that they can live a normal life. Eventually they finished fund raising and won support from the Nanshan Governmentin Shenzhen.

In terms of college application, Bob is scrupulous as always. Due to his passion for science, he has done lots of studies and built up a solid foundation in this field. He hasa GPA as 4.0, and he has participated in several engineering projects. During theapplication process, Bob worked closely with his teachers and counselors tobetter his application materials. Congratulations to Bob and we hope that hecould receive more and better offers in the regular round.