<p>Objective:</p>
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<li>SAT I (breakdown): CR: 690 Math: 700 Writing: 710 (2100) I know it's pretty bad..I got 170 points higher on a practice test from the college board blue book too :(</li>
<li>SAT II: Chem: 730 USH: 740 Math II: 670 -___-</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.71</li>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 25%</li>
<li>AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5) Calc AB, Chem, Stat (4)</li>
<li>IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: 3 AP's and two UW in the High School classes (1 each semester)</li>
<li>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor, 3rd place in DECA Area competition</li>
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<p>Subjective:</p>
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<li>Extracurriculars: Founder and President of Key Club in 11th grade (now a District Board member), DECA member and state competitor, XC & Track Varsity, Science Honor Society President (Competition officer last year), Robotics programming captain</li>
<li>Job/Work Experience: intern at applied physics lab at UW in 2009 (researched sonochemistry). Intern with political campaign this past summer (Republican!)</li>
<li>Volunteer/Community service: Probably over 200 hours in total</li>
<li>Summer Activities: NYLF Med, see work experience</li>
<li>Essays: Well-written, concise, and personal.</li>
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<p>in state, public school, Caucasian male</p>
<p>I chose to apply for Foster instead of ChemE b/c I can just transfer in to ChemE once I am a sophomore at UW. What are my chances for Foster Freshman Direct?</p>
<p>Is this matt? Haha</p>
<p>No…I think you have the wrong person…haha</p>
<p>I would say very high chance. If you do get in, make sure you don’t take it for granted and slack off like I see many other FRAPs.</p>
<p>I think you’re a strong candidate for Foster direct admit. I have a ton of classmates from high school who got in… and I would have to say you seem to be a better applicant than them.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone! I wish they would post stats for Direct Admit…it would be very helpful for prospective applicants. </p>
<p>As a freshman in Foster, would I have to take only business classes? I am interested in getting a degree in ChemE (or Industrial & Systems Engineering) along with a degree from Foster (and I know this is feasible b/c I will go in with 65 credits from AP and UW in the High School stuff). </p>
<p>Also, For Industrial & Systems Engineering Upper Division admission, is it really THAT competitive? The website makes it seem pretty difficult to get in. If I can pull above a 3.3 or something like that would I be okay for Upper Division admission? I know this is thinking really far ahead…but I would like to know so that if I do, in fact, go to UW I can have a back-up plan. Thank you, again!</p>
<p>And what is a FRAP? Pardon my ignorance…</p>
<p>FRAP is an acronym for Freshman Direct Admit Program… I think. As a freshman at Foster you are required to finish 3 courses within your first 45 credits at UW. I forget exactly which classes, but I believe its Microeconomics, Math, and English. Don’t worry though, you can take any classes you want other than that. I had my prereqs done due to Running Start before I entered, so my entire Freshman year was filled with Engineering classes (I am an EE/BA double degree).</p>
<p>I’m not sure how hard it is to get into IE, but for most engineering the average GPA is at least a 3.5 for applicants. I’m sure you can do it if you work hard at it!</p>
<p>No you are not restricted to Business only classes. To give you a few examples, some friends of mine took the following classes this fall:
Math 126 / Econ 200 / history class
Econ 201 / CSE 142 / Honors humanities class</p>
<p>You are by no means restricted to Business only classes. As a Foster direct admit (DA) though, you might be asked to take at least one Business class a quarter. Some majors ask that of their DAs.</p>
<p>Sorry I can’t answer your questions about I&S Engineering… I don’t know enough about the program/admissions. </p>
<p>And… I have no idea what FRAP means.</p>
<p>Thank you for your responses! Is getting a double degree in Engineering/Business something that quite a few people do? Also, do you guys know why the 4-year graduation rate at UW is so low? I think it’s ~50%. Why do people take so long to graduate? The 6 year rate isn’t much better either (~80%). Sorry I have another question as well: are VLPA courses offered in the summer? Those would be the only classes barring me from graduating in four years w/ my soph and junior summers free.</p>
<p>I don’t know statistics on majors… so I don’t know how many people do Engineering/Business double degree. I know a friend doing Business/Computer Science though, and it’s taking him 4 years because he entered with a ton of AP credits that satisfied gen ed as well as some intro classes for Business/CS.</p>
<p>I’d have to wager a guess on why the graduation rate is low… a lot of people go into UW not knowing what they want to major in, so they take random classes until the end of sophomore year, when they HAVE to declare a major. They end up declaring a random major, then deciding a year later they want to do something else. Another reason could be that people are doing major/minor combinations, as well as double majors or double degrees (almost automatic 5 years to graduate since credits dont overlap a lot). </p>
<p>I’m pretty sure you’ll find some VLPA courses in the summer. I can’t say if they’re easier, or more interesting, or even diverse and perhaps suited towards your taste, but you can probably find some.</p>
<p>One of the reasons that some people don’t graduate in four years is that there can be required classes that you can’t get into, or more likely, have conflicting times with another required class.</p>
<p>Darn, getting the courses you need is a problem? I hadn’t even thought about that! Since I will have sophomore standing upon entering the university, will I get to choose my courses earlier than fellow freshmen for Fall Quarter? I figure I might as well get my questions answered now (rather than in April) because I doubt I will gain admittance to any other schools on my list haha.</p>
<p>Yes you get to register for classes with other sophomore-standing students, as opposed to freshman-standing students.</p>
<p>Most of my friends never had issues getting into courses they needed or wanted to for their major… but if you wake up late to register, or don’t register right at 5:55am and wait 10 minutes before registering for a VERY popular class, things could get complicated. You’d have to check back online to see if courses open up, or you could wait until the end of the quarter, where people fail the prereqs for courses they had on their schedules. Then you could take that class spot.</p>
<p>How does that work? I was told that all freshman, regardless of standing, had to register at orientation. Would I register in the Spring, then? (after acceptance)</p>
<p>I would have junior standing after winter quarter, so would I get to register with junior standing students for spring quarter my freshman year? And then with senior standing students the spring quarter of my sophomore year? What happens when you reach senior standing and have to get a credit waive thing so you can keep taking classes (I’ll have to graduate with 278 credits)? Sorry for all my questions! Thank you for taking time to respond!</p>
<p>Few people do a double degree in Engineering/Business, mainly because it requires so many credits. I think on my graduation plan I should have ~275 when I graduate. In my class of 2013, there is only one other guy doing an EE/BA double like me. Not too sure about other Engineering but I assume its pretty rare as well.</p>
<p>The first thing you should do is to apply to get into your department of course. If you need any help, talk to Dan, the pre-engineering advisor. He is one of the coolest guys I know, and I’m sure he can help answer whatveer questions you have. Once you’re into both, set up a graduation plan with a counselor. After you do that, everything is set in stone and you have to abide by the graduation plan each quarter. This way, they can’t force you to graduate or bother you about your credit limit. I’ve been here for just over a year and I’m already past senior standing with ~150 credits… Still got the rest of this year and 2 more to go!</p>
<p>Alot of my required classes I <em>need</em> for my major just happen to fall on the same time/days of the week as other required classes I need for my other major. (I am double majoring). I’m hoping with efficient planning and a little luck, this won’t affect my graduation schedule . We’ll see…</p>
<p>Thank you for your insight! I will definitely talk to Dan when I enroll at UW (I probably will, anyways).</p>
<p>travelgirl, if I got credit for the AP Chem exam would I still have to take the gen chem series to fill prereqs for ChemE or ISE (or any engineering major that requires those courses, for that matter)?</p>
<p>Sorry, I misread your question about registration! It’s different for fall quarter than other quarters for first year students.</p>
<p>In the Spring (April/May-ish?) you sign up for an orientation date, where you spend two days on campus. On the second day, you register for classes. There are advisors to help you. For priority, you want to register for the EARLIEST ORIENTATION DATE POSSIBLE. This would be in late June. People who register for classes in August or even September usually don’t get the classes they want. So in a way, yes you get your classes at the same time as other freshmen at your orientation, but only for Fall Quarter classes.</p>
<p>Now, since you’re going into UW as a sophomore, you will register for Winter quarter classes with sophomore standing students. This will be in… November, I believe? This will be a few days before freshman standing students. The same goes for Spring quarter for you - you’ll register with juniors, who get classes a few days before sophomores.</p>
<p>When you’re a senior, you’ll just keep registering with senior standing students. The only students who can register before you are graduate students, graduating seniors, athletes, disability students, and other special cases.</p>
<p>As for AP Chem credits, you can waive the classes using AP credits unless you’re planning on graduate school. Some schools don’t take AP/IB credit at all.</p>
<p>That is wonderful! Thank you so much! Two less classes I’ll have to take…haha. With registration, how do you sign up for an earlier one? Is it like first-come-first-serve?</p>