<p>i'm out-of-state and i haven't applied yet</p>
<p>gpa: 4.12/4.5 top 18.4% (very competitive school)</p>
<p>sat: M: 630 CR: 570</p>
<p>11 honors classes 6 AP classes</p>
<p>5 on AP statistics test</p>
<p>lots of ECs and hopefully good essays</p>
<p>any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! THANKS :-)</p>
<p>I'd say decent shot, but remember that Udub uses an Unweighted GPA.</p>
<p>hmm my school doesnt give unweighted gpas and im too lazy to figure it out...
is washington a cool place to live?</p>
<p>I LOVE Washington but then again I'm from here and have never lived anywhere else. There is lots to do and I really love the scenery.</p>
<p>However I'd have to say most people think that people from Seattle are unfriendly, not to say we aren't polite but there seems to be a thing where most people feel you can't really become good friends with people here. That's what the stereotype is but I have some extremely good friends and tons of acquaintances. </p>
<p>I'm a Freshman now and I'm really loving it here. If you get in and decide to go I'd strongly recommend taking a FIG. The FIG class itself is really pointless but I've made some really good friends from it.</p>
<p>Warning; if you don't like rain.... well, you might not like seattle. It rains quite a bit, but it's not unbearable, and when it's not raining (50% of the year) it's absolutely gorgeous. There's always something to do, and if you like music then you'll love seattle.</p>
<p>I was born in Fl and moved here when I was 10 (I'm 17 now). I LOVE IT HERE!!!!! It's an awesome place to live. I hate FL and absolutely love it here! I think people are reallly nice. I like the weather...love the Puget Sound area. It's te best place in the world to live!!!!! (my opinions of course)</p>
<p>people overexaggerate the amount it rains here...</p>
<p>there's no way it rains 50% of the time....i've lived in washington all my life</p>
<p>ive lived in houston, tx my whole life. the weather is so random and really hot and gross most of the time. and it's pretty boring. there are only like 3 places worth going to in the whole city. but the people here are extremely nice so that might take a little adjusting. I want to live somewhere cold and beautiful and city-like and exciting...does that sound like seattle?</p>
<p>thanks for the input guys!!</p>
<p>I think you'll get in. And yeah, Seattle is a nice place to live. It's not too cold during the winter (normally, but it's been really cold this past couple of days... I don't know), and the summer is damn nice. If you like city-like environment, you'll definitely love Seattle. About the weather, it does seem to rain a lot here, especially in the Spring.</p>
<p>Seattle is.. wow</p>
<p>I love Seattle.</p>
<p>During the summers, we sip our Starbucks frapps and act really cool. During the winters, we sip our Starbucks Egg nog lattes and act really cool. :P</p>
<p>There's so many things to do in Seattle... did I mention the flourishing music scene? If you look for music you'll find it. But I do have to admit that the pothead scene is quite disgusting around here.</p>
<p>And the area right off UW.. University District is very bohemian?? No, how about different? It's a little run down but it's the type of place you could enjoy looking at. THere's a lot of people to look at a great food (especially Asian food).</p>
<p>Plus, UW isn't in Seattle downtown but the public transportation is really great.. just take the bus! Though having a car is definitely a plus..</p>
<p>UW is very urbane and chic.</p>
<p>Wow, Seattle does sound exciting. So do you guys know any good college or university around or near Seattle? I always wanted to go there but I kind of worry about the cost since I will be applying from out of state.</p>
<p>Seattle is very UW dominated.... its just such a big part of Seattle and Washington in general. the campus itself is 600 acres, so its huuge.</p>
<p>But you should also check out Seattle University.. its closer to downtown (across 1-5 from downtown) and its also in a very good area. Its on Broadway, which is considered a very chic and urbane area as well.. TONS of stuff to do on Broadway. its very liberal also (if youre into that thing). Good places to eat. I like Seattle U a lot. check it out. I heard Seattle U offers GREAT financial aid, too.</p>
<p>nhs041088 - how is seattle univeristy ranked as compared to UW?</p>
<p>thanks for the info.</p>
<p>they are ranked on different ranking lists by usnews.</p>
<p>UW is a #45 (i believe) on the National Universities list, while Seattle U is #9 on the Western Universities-Masters List.</p>