I am coming from Bucknell University as a freshman to go to UW as a sophomore, Bucknell is ranked above UW and I have B+'s in chemistry and Biology, I plan to continue as a bio major. Bucknell is a competitive school so my two other classes lack a bit but I’m going to take two different classes next semester that will bring up my GPA. I used to live in CA. Coming from such a competitive school with decent grades in the classes that matter, what are my chances?
@Hopefully44 If Bucknell is ranked higher why not just continue your education there? Just curious.
The UW is becoming a pretty competitive school to get into even for in state students. They are starting to get a lot of international applicants. They may not be ranked higher than Bucknell in the US but globally they tie with Johns Hopkins at number 11! I don’t even think Bucknell is even ranked globally.
http://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/search?name=
It may be a little bit more difficult for you because you are transferring from another university rather than a community college. This is the University of Washington’s Transfer admissions and class profile from Autumn 2015:
Autumn 2015
Applications Received 5,811
Offered Admission 2,189 (38%)
New Transfer Students Enrolled 1,443
From Washington two-year colleges 86%
From four-year colleges and universities 14%
Transfer Student Profile
Academic achievement
Middle 50%
GPA 3.26–3.81
Residency
Washington Residents 79%
Nonresidents 21%
Ethnicity
African American 63
American Indian/ Alaska Native 20
Asian American 289
Caucasian 722
Hispanic/Latino 117
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 14
International 199
Not indicated 31
Gender
Women 55% | Men 46%
Age
Average Age 23
On top of that the University of Washington’s Biology department is rated #15 globally. Just in case you wanted to know.
@Aharris1105 it’s just not a good fit for me. Thank you for the stats! Also by any chance would you know of anything that I could do that would increase my chances at getting it?
You can see the list of what they are looking for here:
https://admit.washington.edu/apply/transfer/policies/holistic-review