hi! I’m planning on applying to UW (major: sociology) and I’m coming from the east coast…I just wanted to know how big the class sizes are and the vibes in the city…social life, etc… just any pros and cons about the school. Also, this might sound dumb but do you think I have a bigger chance of getting accepted since I’m applying from such a far state?
@collegestress28 honestly it really depends because I have seen articles saying that the UW is accepting more out of state and international students because they can charge more money. There are also articles saying that they are cutting back on it. It really depends on the year.
This article from 2011 talks about how more out of state students were accepted even though they had lower grades than in state students:
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/why-straight-as-may-not-get-you-into-uw-this-year/
However this article from 2016 says that they will be way more selective when admitting out of state and international students and the acceptance rate will go down for those students and the in state acceptance rate will go up:
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/education/uw-sees-18-rise-in-applications-to-be-a-husky/
The size of the classes really depend on your major and what kind of classes you’re taking. I’m not too familiar with the sociology major, but hardcore science classes tend to be pretty big (200+ people in lectures).
UW rarely takes in out of state transfers, unless they are damn near perfect. If you got a 4.0 with some extra-cirriculars, give it a shot. Seattle is a great city btw, just always overcast.
They sure are having a nice summer up there.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sGU9phZnSxo
On the subject, based on information recently published in the Seattle Times, Washington’s overall acceptance rate in 2016 was 62.7% for instate, but only around 39% for OOS/international (around 45% overall).
Hey, I was accepted into UW this year as a pre-engineering major. I transferred from the University of Hawaii to UW because I got really tired of Hawaii (I lived here for 20 years). However, I didn’t get into CS because I was missing two classes (econ and linear algebra). Still waiting for school to start. But looking at the financial aid package (I have 0 EFC), it doesn’t seem that UW is willing to give out any scholarships/grants to OOS transfers.
Most state schools reserve their scholarships for in state students. But there are exceptions of course.
Seattle is a great city - but as a prior poster noted, it does seem to be overcast often. We have professional sports teams, UW football, great skiing/hiking and water sports, pretty good shopping, great restaurants, good theatre, etc. It is fairly expensive to live here since it is a large city. If you can live with 50 degrees and overcast about 70% of the time, it is a great place to live and go to school.
Class sizes are very large for all the big intro classes - but have smaller quiz sections.