<p>So, here's the deal. I spent a lot of years at a college back in my "home" state, and have about a year or so left of solid classes 'till graduating. </p>
<p>Back at my "home" college, though, my GPA was dismal (around a 2.0) and I ended on a really bad note, with a lot of withdrawals and failed classes. The trend was definitely "down". </p>
<p>I am now unenrolled - not because of academic probation, but because I moved out to Seattle to take a full time job with a community corps program (similar to AmeriCorps). I'm looking at enrolling at a Seattle community college for the Winter quarter. If I get straight A's (quite possible - I'm a strong student, but just wasn't mature enough when I went to college the first time around), what are my chancing of transferring to UW for the following winter quarter? </p>
<p>Additionally, I am all ears if there is a better way to ensure I can get into UW and finish up my degree there as fast as possible. Like perhaps there are some universities with higher level courses (since that's more where I'm at in my degree anyway) that will accept me as easily as a CC would, and I can transfer from there? </p>
<p>I really like it here (in Seattle), have made my home here, am an in-state resident now, etc., and don't want to go back my original college.</p>
<p>hey there! i just put in an application for the seattle campus yesterday :)</p>
<p>the seattle campus is really hard to get into because a majority of people want to go there. i would still apply, but if your academic background is not really that strong, i would finish up your degree at your original college and try to apply to get a higher degree at washington. that way you’ll have a stronger academic background and a possibility of a higher degree :)</p>
<p>of course, i’m just a high school senior, so i don’t know much about this stuff. but that’s what i would do ^^</p>
<p>Everyone gets a chance at the UW. Can’t really estimate your chances. Statistics mostly display average GPAs and not special circumstances. Your GPA would be below the average.</p>
<p>Just one advice: apply from a community college. Don’t go to another university with the goal of transferring from there. Just 10% of all transfer spots are open for those transferring from 4-years.</p>
<p>Ah, good to know there’s a better chance if I apply from a community college. That’s too bad, though, since any lower level classes I take at a CC won’t transfer to finishing up my degree in my home state if I don’t get into UW. </p>
<p>My SAT is really high (almost 2300), but I did take it some ~7 years ago now. </p>
<p>As for just going to grad school there, well, I think the stacks would be similarly weighted against me in a grad school applicant pool, since my average GPA would still be super low (especially relative to other students considering grad school). But, maybe the fact that I was out of school for a year and shaped up would be taken into account more. I don’t know.</p>
<p>I was supposed to graduate HS one semester early (took correspondence courses in spare time as well as normal class). However in my last quarter, a teacher ****ed me off and I dropped out of school (and my GPA was a dismal 2.3 anyways) . I went and took the GED and passed the following week and moved on with my life. (In retrospect, I’m glad I didn’t bother just taking that 1 class again and graduating on time, it didn’t hurt me in the slightest)</p>
<p>Jump ahead about 14 years later, and I started taking classes at seattle central community college. There I got my AA in a little over a year (20 credits per quarter, and taking summer quarter) with a gpa of 3.92</p>
<p>During that time I got a merit based scholarship that paid for the rest of my time at seattle central AND UW once I transferred</p>
<p>I graduating UW now with a 3.82 gpa.</p>
<p>So what’s the point? If you do indeed excel at SCCC there’s no reason why they wouldn’t let you in. As long as you’re able to prove to them that you aren’t the same person you used to be via your grades. But I mean you will really have to excel…to make up for your past.</p>
<p>One other piece of advice… Take Hinckley for Soc 110. Even if you hate sociology, take hinckley’s class. He will change your life. If you doubt me, look him up on ratemyprofessors.com</p>
<p>I second what travelgirl said. I have a pretty similar situation, but screwed up SCCC pretty bad at first, too. I got my GED when I was 16, tried going to college at 18. Dropped out. Tried going again at 20. Dropped out. Finally started going again in Fall 2011 with a 2.1 GPA, but really decided it was time, and I was going to give it my all. I got almost all 4.0s for my final 45 credits (including retaking a couple of 0.0s that I just stopped showing up to a few weeks before finals), and finally got my AA with a 3.38 GPA. I’m 28 now, and made sure to write a really strong personal statement that included the hows and whys of all of it. Be honest, not whiney. Don’t make excuses, and don’t be self-pitying. I got in to the Seattle Campus for this coming winter quarter. I think they really do look at the whole picture - it’s not just lip service. </p>
<p>However, because you only have a few terms left for your degree, don’t be discouraged if you don’t get in. Try UW Tacoma or Bothell depending on your major. From what I’ve heard they both have great faculty, and if you leave the state, you’ll still have a University of Washington degree to most people (who outside of WA has heard of the Tacoma and Bothell campuses, really?). Good luck!</p>
<p>Well, Bothell doesn’t seem to have my major…(history)</p>
<p>Know anything about the faculty at Tacoma?</p>
<p>I think in a situation where I don’t get into UW-Seattle, it might make sense to go back to my home state, since that school is the flagship university there, only ranked slightly below UW-Seattle. I’m nervous about getting readmitted there, too, though I’ve heard it is not as hard as initial admission and it’s pretty holistic. Best case scenario I’d get to stay in Washington, though, since like I said, I really like Seattle and plan to stay here for my career/foreseeable future.</p>
<p>Thanks for all of your stories, they were good to hear!</p>
<p>You have possibly lost your home state residency and may have to pay as an OOS student. </p>
<p>I’m not sure what you would have left in your degree program that could be fulfilled at a community college, or do you mean just take random classes in order to prove you can be a successful student?</p>
<p>It will accept more if they transfer to the UW as 300 level or higher (for example, Statistics 211 in my CC turned out to be a 300 level at the UW). They can also make an exception and accept more 100-200 level…</p>
<p>Oh yeah, Evergreen! People kind of joke about it because it’s pretty hippy dippy, but you can get a lot out of it, if you put a lot in. I have a friend who did his undergrad there and got into U of Chicago for grad school. Kind of a big deal. Just sayin’.</p>
<p>Haha I will totally be applying to Evergreen…it’s on my list. </p>
<p>But even though I really appreciate the format - seminars, intense discussion, evaluations rather than grades, etc. - I’ve heard some bad things re: the general student body being not just hippies but “slackers” (probably due to low admission standards, which helps me in the immediate sense, but…). Nothing annoys me more than bad discussion and a professor who is unwilling to recognize the stupidity of the class and just take over/teach the class to a high level regardless. So, Evergreen /could/ just drive me crazy. I could also love it! And there could also be a point where I’ll have to recognize that I’ve passed the point where I can have a Harvard or UChicago experience for my undergrad, and there will be concessions I’ll have to make, one of them being that I have to find a place that will support me in self direction and creating meaning and challenges for myself. Maybe Evergreen is that place, eh. Still gonna pull for Seattle though haha.</p>