Chance My Friend Please?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Washington
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Hi! My friend applied to UW-Seattle also and she’s worried she’s not getting in. Will you guys chance her?

Unweighted GPA: 3.91
Weighted: 4.22
4 Honors Classes: Honors English 1, Honors American Literature, Honors Molecular Genetics, and Honors Ancient History
6 AP’s: AP Biology (double blocked and counts as two credits at my school), APUSH, AP Government, AP Lang, AP World History, and AP Lit. Possibly will take AP Comparative Government during the last quarter of senior year.
College Credits: I will be taking classes at a local community college during the summer if I do not get a Senate or House internship.
Senior Schedule: Honors Molecular Genetics, AP Lang, AP Gov, Pre-Calculus, Theology Class, Online Health, Student Aide (does not count towards GPA, Pass or Fail Grade)

New SAT: 1320, 750 on English, 570 on Math
ACT: 28 Composite

Activities: Honors Institute, Key Club, Local cancer foundation (volunteer weekly here), Senate Internship, Volunteer at Equal Access San Francisco. Also mentioned on my application Varsity Track, Varsity Cross Country, created my own service event and school club. Volunteering at numerous other organizations. Intern Captain and Organizer at my Republican Senate internship, grassroots campaigning for a Youth Presidential Council, Volunteering with State Democratic Party.

Essay: The first one (personal statement) is very personal but the second one compared my complexity to a cultural food, fried rice (I am Chinese).

Mentioned being first generation college student and not knowing English until I was 4, or not understanding the American culture when I was little. Mentioned being involved in the Spirit Club and Suicide Prevention club at school.

Also, wrote a third essay about my interest in politics and how it has changed me.

Major: Political Science, Communications/Public Relations. (Not sure if these are impacted or not) I want to be a lwayer or political consultant.

Applied for Financial Aid: Yes

Female, OOS (Nevada), private Lutheran school. Quite competitive class, about 15 people are applying to UW-Seattle from my school.

Class Rank: 24/196

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UW admissions can seem pretty random, but it really-really all comes down to the essays. An adcom for UW bothell offered to proof read my essays (I applied to Seattle, she was trying to help me out because my situation is weird in the same way hers was when she applied). She told me they want to see that you understand how you fit into the world, how you react to adversity, and how you ‘think’. Your essays sound like they work really well for that, so assuming they were well written you have a good shot.
Your stats are good, nothing to worry about there, and you have many advanced courses. Though, I’ll note that they don’t consider class rank or weighted GPA.

You shouldn’t worry, but know that sometimes the admissions decisions seem really random.

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Closing thread. Due to privacy concerns, “Asking for a friend” posts are not allowed. If your friend wants to be chanced, he needs to post it himself.