<p>I got waitlisted with a 3.65UW GPA, 5 APs and a 2060 SAT in-state. I'm seeing all these OOS people in the decisions thread with significantly lower stats than me getting in. Is it reasonable to assume that UW is going against its mission to serve the state of Washington students and accepting more OOS students that are willing to pay more money?</p>
<p>Yes, it is reasonable to assume that UW is admitting more OOS students and less IS students. I would, too, if I ran a public university in a state with a budget down the crapper. Look, you had just 5 APs and a 2060. You certainly weren’t OVERqualified. Were you qualified? Most definitely. Does the university need to preserve the integrity of it’s educational experience by admitting OOS students who pay significantly more than IS students? Yes. </p>
<p>You can always appeal, so I wouldn’t worry too much. Besides, the yield is pretty low and many accepted OOS students will probably not attend, thus opening up spots for waitlisted students. Good luck!</p>
<p>uw doesn’t care about just stats. They view things holistically. And essays are super important (not only how well written, but what do you bring to the table to make the campus as rich and diverse as possible)</p>
<p>they do not pick <em>more</em> oos then in state</p>
<p>^
OP was trying to say how UW has picked more out of state students this year more than it has in past years. He’s not saying that their were more admitted out of state applicants that in-state.</p>
<p>^Exactly, ilikeuw. I know in the past it has been harder to get into uw oos than is, and whenever I would post a chance thread people would say my chances are good because I’m in-state, not in spite of the fact. I’ve been paying taxes to u dub all my life and have always assumed that I would end up there, but this sudden change in standards is very disappointing and doesn’t seem fair for a public university. Considering that uw is probably the only school I can afford, (got into notre dame, still waiting on USC, also got into university of San Diego) it would really hurt if I didnt get picked off the waitlist. Oh well, complaining will do me no good at this point. Guess I’ll try my hand at an appeal.</p>
<p>I was told by admissions that they don’t even look at in state vs out of state. We are Wa residents living in Virginia (military). We wanted to make sure that our son was considered instate due to the difference in tution. We submitted the proof of residency paper work back in December and have not heard back. I called twice and was told both times that they do not look at residency either for or against an applicant and that they meet their percentages naturally by the volume of applications they receive and that it is more instate applications. I don’t recall the exact break down. Our son was accepted.</p>
<p>Hey, I was accepted, OOS from Cali. 4.1W and 2170, top 10% blah blah…the thing you are complaining about is happening here too. The top UC’s are taking more OOS students for the extra cash, and hosing in-state students like me. Drived my dad crazy because he’s been paying high Cali taxes forever. It really sucks. I think schools that take state funding should cater predominantly for their own taxpayers, that would only be fair. It would make it harder for me to get into your backyard, and ditto other direction. </p>
<p>I’m sorry you did not get in, but I bet you will off of the waitlist, you are definitly deserving. Best of luck!</p>
<p>I’ve spoken to admissions officers and they said IS applicants are given priority over OOS applicants, thought not much (like the UC’s). Collegeboard also says that state-residency is considered.</p>
<p>At the end of the day, a waitlist isn’t a rejection and UW’s yield rate isn’t nearly as high as some other uni’s. You have a very good chance of jumping off that waitlist. Stay positive :)</p>
<p>I’m sorry but unless you’ve actually interviewed an admissions officer, there is no way you can confirm their holistic approach to admissions. I had fairly decent stats, and I know that I’m a better writer than at least 80% of the kids at my school who got in. I’ve also had a much more unique life experience than 100% of them. That being said, I know that as far as substance and aesthetics goes, my essay was better than most of their essays. I may sound like an ass, but the piece of paper UW looks at is incredibly far from the truth. I’ll probably get in from the waitlist, but I’m still pretty irked.</p>
<p>For all we know, they could have a computer sort our clear admits and clear rejects, and then maybe they take a look at your essay. I’ll probably have a million of you guys refute everything I’m saying, but there is some injustice in college admission processes and I’m now experiencing it firsthand.</p>
<p>[Local</a> News | Grades only part of picture for new UW admissions plan | Seattle Times Newspaper](<a href=“http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002542775_admissions06m.html]Local”>http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002542775_admissions06m.html)</p>
<p>“Instead, university staffers plan to read and review every one of the 16,000 annual freshmen applications to come up with a “holistic” assessment of each candidate. Besides academic performance, they will consider factors such as whether a student has overcome personal or social adversity, their leadership skills and their extracurricular interests.”</p>
<p>read the whole article for all the details.</p>
<p>I hope this holier-than-thou attitude didn’t show up on your applications. University of Washington has an enrollment that is more than 80% in-state. I think they’re being more than fair in favoring in-state students. Rejections suck, but let’s not start hating on a school just 'cause they didn’t so something we wanted. Everyone gets a curveball during the college admissions processes, let’s not blame the pitchers that we couldn’t hit the ball.</p>
<p>I’m just saying that doing your best isn’t good enough anymore. Even aspects of the holistic approach has its drawbacks. Not everyone has supportive parents that can drag them around to these “EC”'s which are apparently so precious to the application. Nor can their families afford cars for them to do it themselves. The fact that I’m actually supposed to ask for pity from the admissions office in my essays because of all these things is nonsense. Call me whatever you’d like, but I do believe I have a point.</p>
<p>[YouTube</a> - Re-Post: Asians in the Library - UCLA Girl going wild on Asians](<a href=“- YouTube”>- YouTube)</p>
<p>This could help my case. This girl got into UCLA? Seriously?</p>
<p>To ctc:
Rejection sucks, I know. Being waitlisted is like a ‘nice’ form of rejection, too.</p>
<p>It doesn’t help if you’re currently in a bitter mindset though. The admissions office has spoken. At the end of the day, they decided to give you a white envelope.</p>
<p>If you feel like they didn’t fairly evaluate your application, appeal. Don’t sound all whiny though; that will give a pretty negative impression of you to the admissions people.</p>
<p>I don’t want to start a debate on parental support, but here is my two cents:
When students can’t get a ride to ECs or can’t afford a car, they take the bus. Yes. A bus, sometimes full of homeless people, sometimes with drug dealers. </p>
<p>Sometimes a 2 hour bus ride one way to do what they are passionate about. Study on the bus. Got motion sickness? Take medication. I’ve been there. And I’m currently a commuter (via bus, commute being between 1 and 2.5 hours in terrible traffic). Tough luck here. The world isn’t fair.</p>
<p>And if a person lived in a podunk town that didn’t have buses I suppose you’d say walk, right? With an umbrella in one hand, a textbook in the other, studying the whole way? You’d have to miss a ton of school planning your day around things like that. Oh, what passion can do to a man.</p>
<p>ctc414 you are quite confusing…you posted this in the other thread:</p>
<p>“I think I got waitlisted because of my GPA, and compared to others at my school, I wouldn’t haven’t even let myself in if I was the one to choose.”</p>
<p>Yep. I know, right? The closest bus stop to where I live is a 40 minute walk. Kind of sucks sometimes, so people can start making individual projects as ECs or working 3 jobs during the summer to pay for a run down car.</p>
<p>Basically, if you feel like a huge factor is transportation on why your ECs seem to be so ‘lame’, better tell admissions that. That, and how you made the best of your situation. </p>
<p>There’s no use complaining about it now. How much do you want to go to UW? If you can’t picture yourself anywhere else, appeal, appeal appeal. Get off CC and start outlining your appeal package, when and where to get each component, etc.</p>
<p>ctc, I got wiped like a cheap roll of toilet paper by UCLA, and I have no doubt my stats and the like were better than 30-40% of them. But here in CA, UC’s look at each and every high school individually. They don’t compare rich kids from the state of the art new high school with 20 AP options to the kids in inner city LA or Oakland who sit in classrooms with paint peeling on their heads and rain coming through during the one of 2 AP classes they could take before walking home through gang bangers and then taking care of their 2 sisters or brothers before starting to study again at midnight. You know what, I’m cool with people like that getting an edge over me, I’ve not had to deal with that. My mom’s favorite quote is “life’s not fair”, she’s right. Stop whining and deal with it. You are obviously a very smart person, and will be successful in life no matter where you go. Go ahead call me a dick I live in Cali and that’s probably reason enough, go for it.</p>
<p>Eh, I’ve changed my mind since then. And I’m basically just arguing because I knew everyone would be against what I’m saying. I also, at this moment, have absolutely nothing better to do. Way to stay on your feet though, searching through my past posts like that.</p>
<p>Hahaha you sound like a little 6th grader that didn’t get his lolipop. Just saying. Obviously there was something about you that wasn’t good enough for UW. Welcome to the real world. You aren’t the best applicant out there. Don’t sit and mope about it. What is that ever gonna do. Accept the mistake, learn from it and move on. That’s what life is about.</p>