Chances for University of Washington?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Currently a Junior, and i'm starting to get nervous about applying for UW come october! I would love it if I could get my nerves calmed and get some ideas on what I can focus on this coming year.</p>

<p>Female/Caucasian
Instate (WA)
Major: Aeronautical Engineering, possibly mechanical
Rank: ? (School doesn't do this for some reason! But most likely in the top 10%)
SAT (first try): 1820: 630, 590, 600
GPA: 3.972</p>

<p>AP: (not many offered)
10th: World History
11th: US History
12th: Calculus AB, Chemistry, English Lit</p>

<p>Schedule:
11th grade:
-Pre-Calculus
-English 3 Honors (no Eng Lang offered)
-AP US History
-Chemistry (no honors offered)
-P.E. (graduation requirement)
-German 3</p>

<p>12th (expected):
-AP Calculus AB
-AP Chemistry
-Government
-Psychology
-AP English Lit
-Senior Project (graduation requirement)</p>

<p>EC's:
-Honor Society: 11th-12th (Elected treasurer- 12th grade)
-Tennis, 2 year JV/2 year Varsity letter
-Assisteens: 10th-12th (Elected Chairperson- 12th grade)
-Volunteer at summer camp for special needs children (11th-12th+)
-GAPP - August 2011 (Bundestag sponsored exchange program)</p>

<p>Volunteer Hours (Only Junior year):
50+ Assisteens
30+ Honor Society
30+ Summer Camp</p>

<p>My schedule looks fairly weak, but many honors classes and AP classes have been cut or are only offered at cross-town schools. Afaik, UW does a fairly holistic review of your application, hopefully they see that.</p>

<p>What chances do I have.. What can I improve on?! This is my absolute dream school.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>I’d say you have a pretty good chance. Your GPA is good and your EC’s are decent. It would help you a whole lot to bring up your test score. Try the ACT to see if it works better for you. If you have taken the hardest schedule possible at your school, it should not hurt you.</p>

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<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>Might as well bump, wouldn’t mind some more opinions.</p>

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<p>I think you will be perfectly fine. I am going to UW this coming fall, and I have a gpa lower than you, however a better SAT score. You could try and retake the SAT if you want to do better. Also, work HARD on your application essays. The UW really looks at those essays and wants to know more about who you are.</p>