Chances for the University of Washington?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Chances of getting into UW?</p>

<p>Class of 2010
Caucasian Male from Maine
Family is pretty well off financially
Large Public High School
GPA: 3.21 (has been mostly consistent, junior year was the best. The lowest grade on my transcript is a B-)
GPA Weighted: 3.4something
SAT (march '09): 1760
ACT (april '09): 27 (11 writing)
Class Rank: Top 40% (65th percentile)</p>

<p>AP Classes: AP English (11th, 12th) AP US history (10th, got a 3) AP Environmental Science (10th, got a 4) AP Biology (10th, got a 3) AP Government (11th) AP Microeconomics (11th) AP Chemistry (11th) AP Psychology (11th) AP Physics (12th) AP Statistics (12th) AP Spanish (12th)</p>

<p>Honors Classes: Honors Algebra 1, Honors Geometry, Honors Algebra 2, Honors Pre-Calculus, Honors Europe History, Honors Spanish 2, Honors Spanish 3, Honors American Civilization</p>

<p>Part Time Job @ Ben & Jerry's (20-25 hours a week)</p>

<p>Junior Varsity Cross Country (7th-12th)
- Co-Captaining this year</p>

<p>Varsity Swimming (9th-12th)
-Captain 08 & 09</p>

<p>Varsity Baseball (8th-12th)</p>

<p>Percussionist in the Concert Band (which requires an audition to get into)
- Was first Chair last Year
- Suggested a method for our fundraiser that we actually used</p>

<p>Volunteered for 50 hours at an Assisted Living Facility during Winter & Spring break of Junior Year</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>I would say that you have a pretty good chance. Try to study hard over the summer to get that ACT up.</p>

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<p>^Thanks dude. Anyone else?</p>

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<p>UW Seattle? I’m sorry, but I don’t think you have a good chance.</p>

<ol>
<li>You are applying to an OOS school, which is always VERY competitive to get a spot in.</li>
<li>Your GPA is below the average for applicants to UW Seattle. You must have alot of B-s and Bs to have a 3.21</li>
<li>your SAT and ACT are lower than the middle 50%.</li>
<li>No super amazing ECs</li>
</ol>

<p>UW Seattle is a public ivy, I’ve seen some good in state kids get rejected. It’s not Berkeley of course, but it’s well above average.</p>

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<p>You should apply and it is getting harder to get into. Why the UW?</p>

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<p>Shucks. It looks like it’s gonna be a reach for me. Does anyone want to give me some advice?</p>

<p>It’s one of my top choices.</p>

<p>And @ Pea: UW because it appears to have a really nice communications department, it’s in a really diverse city, the campus looks extremely cool, and it’s not close to home. Plus the spirit looks good and it’s highly ranked.</p>

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<p>…any advice?</p>