<p>@ilikeUW, i really, really, really hope they don’t.</p>
<p>I have a 3.3 unweighted gpa, a 30 ACT, 4 AP classes, 6 Honors classes, and very strong extracurriculars. I’m also native american in a tribe in Washington, and hispanic. I had amazing essays too, and I’m poor. I am going to be very upset if someone with a higher gpa who took bare minimum classes and art all through high school gets accepted and I don’t.
Well really, I’ll just be really upset if I don’t get in. Anyone else using Western as a backup option?</p>
<p>@aheadofthegame</p>
<p>Is this person an underrepresented minority? Like hispanic, black, native american or something like that?</p>
<p>@bric11</p>
<p>One of my backups is Western, if I don’t get into UBC.</p>
<p>@udubbro, he’s asian - so i don’t think he’s a minority.</p>
<p>UW does a good job at looking at the whole picture apparently. Time and time again I’ve been told that my gpa isn’t what they’ll look the most at. Hopefully it’s true.</p>
<p>@aheadofthegame </p>
<p>Then that is ridiculous. Although… my stats are similar, except for the SAT part.</p>
<p>Still waiting for everything.</p>
<p>@udubbro, that’s exactly what i thought! the only thing that explained to me how he got in was the legacy part but since they don’t care… i guess we really should have hope.
@bric, that’d be amazing! i thought they’d only care about sat and gpa, honestly :/</p>
<p>If he had strong essays, that alone is a huge contributing factor to whether or not someone is accepted.
The UW site says under “The Review Process:”</p>
<p>"An overall strong level of academic achievement as demonstrated by GPA, rigor of curriculum, standardized test scores, and academic distinctions
Taking advantage of college-preparatory courses during high school, such as Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), Running Start, or college in the high school; or core subjects beyond the minimum required for college entrance
Taking full academic advantage of the senior year
Demonstrating a positive grade trend
Demonstrating habits associated with independent intellectual growth such as self-guided reading, engagement with other cultures, or research activities
Demonstrating exceptional artistic talent and achievement</p>
<p>In addition to academic preparation and performance, personal achievements and characteristics can also indicate promise to benefit from and contribute to the University of Washington. These include:</p>
<p>Demonstrating a commitment to community service and leadership
Exercising significant responsibility in a family, community, employment, or through activities
Attaining a college-preparatory education in the face of significant personal adversity, economic disadvantage, or disability
Demonstrating cultural awareness or unique perspectives or experiences
Demonstrating notable tenacity, insight, originality, or creativity
The entire application, including the essays and short narrative of activities, is important in the individualized application review."</p>
<p>ALL of those factor into whether or not someone gets accepted.</p>
<p>UW is really into the holistic approach, they look at everything. They want leaders who fit the academic profile, you get a “personal” admissions score, and an “academic” admissions score and decide who to admit based on the whole picture.</p>
<p>Does everyone that’s waiting for a transcript/letter live in WA?</p>
<p>I’m in CA.</p>
<p>@bric, THANK YOU! man, i’ve never seen that before actually. wow!</p>
<p>I’m in North Idaho, five minutes away from the Washington border, about twenty minutes from Spokane.</p>
<p>I live 20-30 min away from UW in WA…Dang it…</p>
<p>I live 30 min from UW too, no letter, no unofficial transcript, and no student id. :/</p>
<p>@ilikeUW, i live like an hour away :/</p>
<p>does anyone know if anyone who’s been rejected was given an id number and had their unofficial transcript come up and everything? Just curious, because I think UW saying everyone receives an id number and unofficial transcript can not be true.</p>
<p>In response to the person asking if just WA people are waiting to hear, I’m also a California resident waiting for an acceptance letter.</p>
<p>@bric11</p>
<p>To my knowledge, everyone received a student number to be associated with your application but it’s only significant if it shows up on your unofficial transcript or other important documents that signify acceptance.</p>