Chances of getting into the UW?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Washington
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<p>Okay, maybe this is a long shot—especially seeing that so many CCers are incredibly diligent academic scholars—but do I have any chance of getting into the UW?</p>

<p>Asian-American Female</p>

<p>GPA: 3.481 cumulative unweighted (from 9th-11th grade) in-state
SAT-- Reading: 680
Math: 620
Writing: 660
Total: 1960</p>

<p>Freshman Year: Recieved "Outstanding Achievement In Art" schoolwide award
Sophomore Year: Took Honors classes in History and English
Junior Year: AP Language and Composition, AP United States History
Senior Year: Running Start Program at a local college</p>

<p>My GPA dropped from a 3.9 after freshman year because I started taking Honors/AP classes.</p>

<p>Extra-curricular Activities:
Writer/Intern at an online radio station (1 year)
Naturalist In Training at the Pacific Science Center (2 years)
National Honor Society (3 years)
Math Tutor Volunteer (2 years)
Musical Instruments: Violin (3 years), Piano (13 years), Guitar (2 years)
Volunteer at a local church (5 years)
Spanish Club (1 year)
Gay-Straight Alliance (1 year)
NaNoWriMo Participant (4 years) and Winner (1 year)
300+ Community Service Hours</p>

<p>In my Personal Statement, I wrote about how I finished my first novel at the age of 15.</p>

<p>My intended major is English and interest is Business.</p>

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<p>Your SAT scores are solid, your classes are challenging and your extracurricular activities are impressive, all of which should be taken into account in a holistic review of your application, so I think you have a good chance. </p>

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<p>Thank you so much!</p>

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<p>You should be fine! :slight_smile:
The only thing that “may” hurt you is your downward grade trend.
Like UWfromCA wrote, UW looks at your application holistically; therefore, your numbers are not the only things that matter.
I believe that the personal statement is what makes it or breaks it for many applicants.
I was recently accepted as a non-traditional transfer applicant (Less than 90 College Credits/No AS or AA) with mediocre numbers, but a decent personal statement.</p>

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<p>My grades really dropped during sophomore year, but they’ve gotten better over junior year and I’m currently in Running Start and have all A’s (so far). I tried my best to emphasize that in my personal statement.
Thank you so much, and congrats on your acceptance! :)</p>