Chances PLEASE?.... (:

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Washington
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<p>I was wondering if anyone would be willing to tell me if I have a chance at getting into the University of Washington...</p>

<p>I am a rising senior planning to apply as an out-of-state student...I am from Potomac, Maryland (right outside of DC). I attend a highly ranked public school which I have been told can be a plus, not so sure though. These are my stats....</p>

<p>UWGPA:3.66
WGPA: 4.14
ACT: 22 composite with an 11 out of 12 on the essay, 24 composite with no essay
SAT: 1630 (retaking)</p>

<p>197 community service hours
Rowing Club: 9,10,11 (in-charge of recruitment)
Class Planning: 9,10,11 (an officer of the executive board)
National Honor Society: 11 (junior officer)
Red Cross Club: 9,10,11
Community Serice Club: 9,10,11
Total of 6 AP classes: Psychology, Human Geography, Enviormental Science, Literature, Language, Photography</p>

<p>Summer '09---I am leaving in a week to build houses in New Orleans, LA. I also work at a local ice cream shop.</p>

<p>Summer '08---I participated in a 3 week volunteer program in Olympic National Park where I worked on trail restoration and development....this trip inspired me to apply to UW.</p>

<p>I consider myself a bubbly, outgoing type of person who is easily able to adapt to new enviornments...even if they are extremely rainy :)</p>

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<p>Your extracurriculars are obviously your strengths, and your GPA is pretty good, especially if you go to a well-ranked high school. Your test scores are low though and stick out from the rest of your profile. Focus on one of the tests and try to get your score up. Just keep in mind that UW only looks at the Math and Critical Reading sections on the SAT, so don’t worry about your writing section at all (which might put you at a disadvantage since you have a strong score on your ACT essay). Try to get your test scores up to 28 and/or 1850 maybe and I think you’ll have a much better shot. As you are now, I’d say you’re more likely out than in, but even if your scores don’t get as high as you’d like, you can compensate with strong essays and applying as early as possible. Best of luck.</p>

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<p>Oh, you’ll probably get in. I got accepted as a freshman and my SAT’s were just about the same as yours, but just a teeny bit higher. Being out of state could work against you, and because of budget cuts getting into UW is harder now and they’re more picky so you’ll have to put some time on your essay. Put a lot of time on your essay.</p>