Chance me

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I’m an Alaskan male rising high school senior with a 3.6 unweighted GPA. I have always taken the most rigorous classes possibly available to me, even going further with math.

Junior Year Schedule

AP Calculus BC
AP Eng Lang/Comp
Spanish 3
Honors Chemistry
AP US History
String Orchestra
(Correspondence: Honors U.S. and Global Economics, World Geography 1&2, Civics)

Senior Year Schedule

AP Statistics
AP Eng Lit/Comp
AP Biology
U.S. Government (no ap gov, econ, or geography offered)
AK History
American Law
Team Sports
Spanish 4 (online)

ECs

Debate/Forensics - 9th grade (discontinued at school)
Model UN - 10th-12 grade
NOSB - 9-12th grades (placed 4th at state then 2nd at state, Captain next year )
School orchestra - 9-11th (but not senior year) - 1st chair violist 10-11th
[city name] Student Symphony - 11-12th grades
Private viola lessons - 6th-12th grades
Co-founder, Young Democrats of [HS name] 2016 general elections cycle, 2018 general elections cycle
Varsity Track and Field - 11-12th grades
Cross country running - 12th grade

Internships/Other

Budget Research Intern at Alaska State Legislature

U.S. Senate Page (I beat out a few patronage applicants)

I was admitted to the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards program

I have played the viola since I was 7 and I frequently practice, decent amount of awards

Awarded School District Science Award

SATs (EBRW/Math): 700/780 = 1480
Will take again to improve EBRW, est. I consistently get higher than 750 on EBRW practice tests

Haven’t taken subject tests yet but will take US History, Literature, Biology E

INTENDED MAJOR: Economics/Political Science

Do I have a shot at OOS admission to UW? Thanks for your time and guidance.

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bump

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95%

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Um, really? My GPA is quite low.

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Chance is good. GPA is on the low side, but course rigor/APs/SAT can make up the difference. UW does not look at SAT Subject Test, so no need to submit those. How many students from your school (or State) will apply to UW? It’s always relative. If you are one of the best applying from Alaska, you will be admitted.

There are no Economics/Political Science direct admission, so you’ll apply for general admission and apply to those majors in your second or third year.