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Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Washington
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<p>Hello everyone! </p>

<p>I visited UW last week and fell in love with the school. It is definitely one of my top picks. </p>

<p>I live in Northern Virginia, just outside of DC. My school was ranked 216 in the country, and we have a difficult grading scale. An A is 94-100, B+ is 90-93, B is 84-89, C+ is 80-83 and so on. We do not rank students. </p>

<p>After my junior year, my cumulative GPA is a 3.587. I think on a 90-100 A Scale I would be at about a 3.8. (I am really hoping the schools I apply to take the scale into consideration) We receive .5 for every AP course, nothing for honors. Here's my transcript:</p>

<p>8th Grade:
Algebra 1 Honors - B+
French 1 - B+</p>

<p>9th Grade:
English 9 Honors- A
Journalism 1- A
World History 1 - A
Geometry- A
Bio 1 Honors- B+
French 2- B
Health/PE 9- A</p>

<p>10th Grade:
English 10 Honors- A
Journalism 2- A
AP World History- B
Algebra 2 - B
Chemistry 1 - B
French 3- C+
Health/PE 10- A</p>

<p>11th Grade:
AP English Lang/Comp- A
AP US History - B
AP Psych - B
Trig/Math Analysis- B
Physics 1 - B
French 4- B+
German 1 - A</p>

<p>And my classes for next year are
AP Lit
AP US/Comparative Gov
AP Stat
Photo 1
French 5
Geosystems
Journalism 3</p>

<p>I've done indoor and outdoor track all three years and played varsity tennis last year. I am president of our French Club, in National Honor Society, and an AP Scholar. I will be an editor of the school newspaper next year. </p>

<p>My SAT's are 1960 (600 Math, 690 Reading, 670 Writing). I am taking the US History and Lit Subject Tests in October.
My AP's are:
5- World History
5- Psychology
5- Eng Lang/Comp
4- US History</p>

<p>Sorry for all the information, I just wanted to be as thorough as possible. I know my biggest flaw is my Math SAT but I really don't intend on majoring in anything that involves Math. Should I retake? </p>

<p>Thanks for ALL your input and advice.</p>

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<p>Your school's grading system should be included in the information your GC will send. Is the cumulative GPA that you gave weighted? I'm having a hard time thinking about this because your GPA is confusing me (I'm old, sorry) and you're from OOS. I think if you were in-state, you'd probably get in. I'm not sure about OOS.</p>

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<p>I am OOS. I did not mean to make my GPA confusing. I was just noting that my school does not use the typical 90-100-A scale. My GPA is about a 3.5 unweighted on a 94-100 scale. Also, my dad is currently living in Seattle for a new job. My mom and I are living in Virginia for my last year of school and then probably moving out there in the summer. When would I be eligible for in state tuition?</p>

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<p>It's not your fault it was confusing...I'm just not good with numbers.</p>

<p>Here's a link to an explanation of the criteria you have to meet to be considered a resident for tuition purposes.</p>

<p>Understanding</a> Washington State R</p>

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<p>Call and ask about your in state status.</p>

<p>We were in the same situation. Dad was living in WA. Our family was completing the school year and selling the family home oos. When I called and asked they told me Dad's WA address made our student eligible for in state tuition.</p>

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<p>Thanks for all the help, guys.</p>