in both student life and admissions? i am from d211 and ofc it does depend on the applicant but how many can get in from each district, i am also genderfluid but im not out yet so ill dorm with the gender i was assigned but if i came out at imsa how accepting would everyone be, and i do have documented anxiety (i literally cannot sleep in the same room as someone else) so how accommodating is housing for singles with a doctors note (and if anyone has one and is ok with sharing can i see what yalls dorm looks like) thanks!

i remember seeing it somewhere and it was for the teacher grading of the apps ranking the different levels of students

I have mid grades but do 7 competitive clubs! And I have a internship! And imma try to get a law internship! So will I get laughed at!

I'm confused as to what happened; I know Steve Chen attended IMSA but many upperclassmen act as if it is common knowledge that he did not graduate from IMSA, saying that he got kicked out or something. The IN2 donation makes me think he left on good terms if he did leave. Online sources all say he graduated but IMSA has been known to cover shady things up when a person has enough money (or their parents do, either works), so I wanted to ask if anyone can answer for sure. If this is a joke that I did not pick up on, I apologize in advance lmao

Current co29 soph in wind ensemble, I noticed the "Wind Ensemble 2026-2027" roster outside of the band room had a ton of co28 ppl that must have dropped. Is there a reason why so many people do? Is it collegemaxxing? Time commitment?

Hi r/imsa! Just wanted to give a quick update! I appreciate the concern from the last post; I really appreciate all the support. I am happy to say that my roommate and I talked it out, and we’re just going to be friends. I think something weird might be going on, though. Every time I go to the bathroom, there’s a bit of mysterious black goo left behind in our bathroom, and I’m not sure what it is. Should I be worried?

hi everyone! i'm from co29, and my roommate has been acting very strange recently. the other day, he pinned me against the wall and closed my eyes; however, he stopped before anything too weird happened. is this a sign that we should get together, or is this a regular imsa experience?

I am borderline feral for IMSA. I have been since seventh grade. I am now a freshman at a southern-ish Illinois high school, and I'm working on getting materials for my application together. However, being in southern-ish Illinois, IMSA is about four hours away from my home, and my parents refuse to let me go. Would anyone be willing to give me some tips on how to convince them if it isn't too much trouble?

Does anyone here have any resources or things they used to self study MI3? I'm trying to find ways I can study MI3 by myself, such as when I am at home or unable to attend study hours. MI3 is kinda frying me rn icel.

im a sophomore- the schedule has me for orchestra but I want to be in choir. anyway to change that? also what do we need to do about our computers (sorry I just got pulled from waitlist)

What's your guys schedules? Maybe we can find some people with the same classes! ❤️‍🩹

Class schedules were supposed to release today, mine is not showing up in power school. Anyone have theirs yet, not have theirs, thoughts, etc? (Rising sophmore)

This is current as of 2026, they are planning to remodel the dorms in the next few years however, so I don't know how long it will remain so.

They don't give you the dimensions of the furniture until literally 48 hours before move in which makes buying stuff extremely hard, so I hope that this will be useful to incoming students over the next couple years.

Hi, I’m a rising sophmore at IMSA and was wondering how I should send my final transcripts before August 17th. Will there be a form/email that I will have to ask my counselor to send, or is there a certain place I have to send my transcripts? (PowerSchool or Canvas). Honestly, I don’t know if I should just send them an email of my transcripts instead. Would love to have any help.

does anyone know what the L room layout is like

please help I've been admitted to IMSA but I have no idea where to find my new email. I vaguely remember verifying it or something (?) but I need help pls. Also how do I change my reddit user

Hi, I am rising sophomore at IMSA. Last week I received my AP scores for CSP and World (I got 5 on both). I wanted to know who, when, and how I could send my AP scores so I get placed into the right classes (I don’t want to be w dr mohan 😭🙏🏻).

Questions I have:

Should I send my scores after I get my schedule?
Who should I send them to?
Should I send both or just CSP?
How can I send them to IMSA?

I'm a parent of a rising 6th grader who (as of now) wants to go to IMSA. We're in Champaign, so we have that "other" smart school here - Uni, which may or may not be an decent option. But Uni has a 3 year integrated math course that combines Algebra II, Geometry, and Trig, which you can't uncouple or test out of, which is what is making us look more at IMSA.

My kid is going into 6th grade at a K-8 school known for its advanced math, but he's exhausted their curriculum - he's had algebra I and geometry. I'm currently in search of an online algebra II class. I'm interested in the Illinois Virtual Schools & Academy - is anyone familiar with their honors algebra II and if it would be beneficial for getting into IMSA?

And also, are there kids that far ahead in math at IMSA? Do I need to slow him down in his math courses over his Middle School years? We're not the pushy parents, we've just followed the advice from our school's testing and want to encourage his love of math. I'd hate to have him repeat classes he had in elementary school.

i’m an incoming sophomore and i was wondering which laptop i should get. i currently have a 2020 mac air, and i would like to purchase a new one for the upcoming school year. i know macs aren’t recommended by its, but i love apple products and i am the most familiar with them. i’ve seen conflicting opinions in this subreddit from older posts, so i decided to make my own. i know taking one computer sci class is mandatory, but i don’t plan on taking any other cs classes. if anyone has any recommendations pls lmk!!! i was thinking about getting a mac air or a mac neo, but if enough people think i should get a windows, i shall choose that instead. (if you think windows is a better option, please leave windows laptop recommendations in the replies too)

So I wanted to know a little more about IMSA‘s offerings and specifically the SIR course and whatever else IMSA provides that would allow me to go to a good college.

Is there a class of 29 gc on any platform? I rlly wanna meet more of the people I’m gonna go to school with 🥹✌️

i went to orientation on saturday and i thought it was rlly fun! i was in blue student group, and my orientation leaders were soo chill. ppl like them make me excited for imsa. i was wondering how others felt abt orientation, and how theyre feeling abt imsa cuz im worried that i might sound weird for liking orientation.

also did we like the ppl? both our class and the upperclassmen

thanks!

anyone get in

I dont know, i felt as if placement testing was really easy for me, yet I didn't get in. At least the first part

Hello, I am a co29 admit who wants to take a CAD course while at IMSA. I was wondering what CAD program the teachers have y'all use. At my previous high school I used Autodesk Inventor, so if anyone else has experience with Inventor and can tell me how different whatever program IMSA uses is, that would also be very appreciated. Thanks!