<p>I really need you guy's opinion because I realise that the international standard is different. </p>
<p>Studying in New Zealand- thai student
GPA- can't really convert it because it's in another grading system but around 3.0
Grades have always been improving
IELTS 7.5, not doing SAT</p>
<p>ECs:
International Captain- leadership role at school
Represented the school at soccer
Represented the region/ city at nationals soccer tournament
100 hours of Community Service- Coached soccer</p>
<p>Also, I have quite an interesting story to tell in the personal statement, I moved to New Zealand by myself when I was 12- and it was hard! thanks</p>
<p>SAT is optional for international students and I’ve got too much going on in my life right now- no time for tutoring for SAT and i need it because NZ maths is a lot different. But with the information I have, what’s your opinion?</p>
<p>The UW website does encourage you to take the SAT/ACT but you’re correct–it’s optional. You exceed the minimum score for IELTS (it literally says that the most competitive applicants will score 7.0 and above).</p>
<p>One thing I’d be concerned about is your GPA (assuming you meant 3.0 out of 4.0 scale). On the international freshman/transfer applicant webpage, it says that priority admission will be given to those who have completed advanced-level exams such as the IB Diploma, A-levels, HKALE, etc. </p>
<p>So if you’re still in high school, I would strongly encourage you to take advanced level courses (AP/IB/etc) and maintain the upward trend in your GPA. </p>
<p>Ok so I found some more info from the UW Quick Facts.</p>
<p>For Autumn 2013 (for admitted international freshman):</p>
<p>-2984 out of 7395 applicants were offered admission
-3.80 on 4.00 scale GPA (average)
-Average test scores— TOEFL 100; SAT CR 552; SAT M 737; SAT W 606
-CADR to include…
4 years of composition/literature
3 years of mathematics
3 years of social science
2 years of lab science
2 years of world languages
0.5 year of the arts</p>