Chance OOS Minority Applicant

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Washington
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<p>Submitted my application this past month.</p>

<p>Applying for computer science; out of state.</p>

<p>ACADEMIA:</p>

<p>Freshman GPA: 3.52
Sophomore GPA: 3.52
Junior GPA: 3.75 W, 3.7 UW
Overall GPA: About 3.6 (My school does not inflate GPA's. The median GPA of my class is a 3.2). Although my school does not officially rank, I would say I'm in the top 3rd of my class.)</p>

<p>SAT Critical Reading: 610
SAT Math: 680
SAT Writing: 680
Total: 1970</p>

<p>AP Courses:
Biology
Computer Science A
Economics</p>

<p>EXTRACURRICULAR:</p>

<p>President of Support our Soldiers Club (10,11,12)
-Interviewed WW2 Veteran, contributed to National Archive, spoke @ school assemblies</p>

<p>Red Cross Volunteer (8,9,10,11,12)
-Office management, computer database organization, phone duty, etc.</p>

<p>Varsity Swimming (9,10,11,12)
-Not a recruit!</p>

<p>Member of School Atmosphere Committee (11,12; Club was founded last year)
-Group of students selected by faculty
-Helped create a video to send to New England Board of Accreditation to display information about our school
-Spread word about school ideals and beliefs in various ways</p>

<p>HOOKS:</p>

<p>I am of Hispanic descent.</p>

<p>Can pay full OOS tuition for 4 years.</p>

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<p>You actually look pretty good with your ECs and your SAT seems to be on par as well. Although, I would say the only downside would be your gpa, and what your course load is like. But your other stuff should make up for it. The fact that your an OOS helps too b/c of the whole financial issue.</p>

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<p>Thank you.</p>

<p>Anyone else?</p>

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<p>You have a good chance of getting into UW. I don’t think you will get into the CS department as a freshman though.</p>

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<p>Decent chances</p>

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<p>Agree with Raamzic. And agree with azwolg on the cs direct admit decision.</p>

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<p>Ok, if I am not admitted into the CS department immediately, how does the process work?</p>

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<p>You can read more about the process here: [Application</a> Review Process](<a href=“http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/ugrad/admit/reviewprocess.html]Application”>http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/ugrad/admit/reviewprocess.html)</p>

<p>If you have any specific questions, please feel free to ask.</p>