<p>So I did a chance thread WAY back, but now I have better SAT scores and am more focused on UW Honors. Seriously, I have to get in. And the only info I've really found is from 2005: the average GPA is 3.93 (!) and the average CR/M SAT is 1399. </p>
<p>My stuff:</p>
<p>GPA: 3.695 (...thanks to a certain-refused-to-round-up-English-teacher...)
SAT: 2050
Math: 640
Reading: 710
Writing: 700
Essay: 12
ACT*: 29
Math: 26
Reading: 32
English: 30
Science: 29
Essay: 9
*I probably won't send my ACT scores.</p>
<p>AP:
US History: 5</p>
<p>SAT II:
US History: 690
Literature: 630</p>
<p>Course load:
Math: Algebra (B/D, long story, not counted in GPA, took in 7th grade), Geometry* (A/A), Algebra 2* (A/A), Precalc Honors (A/A), Calculus* (A), [AP Statistics (B+...89.9%)]</p>
<p>English: English 9 block (B/A, A/A), Honors English 10 (A/A), Honors English 11 (B+/B+ >:C), Creative Writing (A/A) [AP Lit (A)]</p>
<p>Social Studies: Washington State History (B-), World History (B/A-), AP US History (A-/A), [Honors Social Studies/Used to be AP Philosophy (A)], [AP Microeconomics (A-)]</p>
<p>Science: Physics 1 (B), Chemistry 1 (A), Biology (B+/A-), Ethics* (A/A), [Envi Sci* (A)]</p>
<p>Language: Chinese 1 (B-/B), Chinese 2 (B/B+), Chinese 3 (A/A), [AP Chinese 4 (A)]</p>
<p>Electives: Art (A-), Ceramics (A), Choir (A), Health (A-)</p>
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<li>denotes classes that are offered as honors (or, for Calc and Envi Sci, AP) but I took them regular. Ethics has a star because, although there are no alternatives for that class, there are other AP/Honors science classes available I could have taken. I don't like science. :P</li>
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<p>I'm hoping the admissions people will my notice improvement...</p>
<p>ECs:
Varsity swim team, Varsity letter (9,10,11,12)
JV Water Polo (9)
JV Water Polo Starter (9)
Varsity Water Polo (10, 11, <em>12</em>)
Varsity Water Polo Starter (11, <em>12</em>)
Water Polo Captain (12)
SAVE (Students Against Violence Everywhere) club (9, 10, 11, <em>12</em>)
Lifeguard (9,10)
Swim coach (9, 10)
Chinese teacher over the summer (volunteer) (11, <em>12</em>)
Art classes (11, <em>12</em>)
Writing classes (11, <em>12</em>)</p>
<p><em>12</em> means I presume I'll keep doing it this year. </p>
<p>Essays and the teacher req: Because the Honors program puts so much weight on essays and the req, I figured I'd say what I've written for them...</p>
<p>UW main essay: About overcoming a phobia, took 3 years
UW short answer: ...most likely, when I went to my cousin's bar mitzvah and I was the only Jewish person there
UW Honors essay 1 ("Good citizenship comes from good scholarship." What does this mean to you?): Scholarship is a love of learning, not just the knowledge you get. It means you enjoy the process--not just appreciate it--more than the end. The same applies for citizenship.
UW Honors essay 2 (What do you wonder about, etc, that isn't within your intended field of study? Would you be willing to stop all and learn it?): Learning foreign languages (my inteded majors are history and psychology or history and pol sci.)</p>
<p>I tried to make this as short and easy to read as possible but it is seriously very long now...but basically, I like numbers, but I'd actually RATHER you all compare me to someone you know who got in. The Honors college does a holistic approach...so yeah. I'll chance you back if you need to. </p>
<p>PS: I can take the SAT IIs again if I really need to, and the ACT again, but I really don't want to. Especially the ACT...I really hate that test...</p>
They dont look at your SAT II’s thogh. I’m going to open house on next monday :]</p>