<p>Hi I'm currently a senior from California with a 3.4 gpa unweighted and a 3.5 weighted. My sat scores are 710 critical reading, 620 math, and 690 writing. Do I have a good chance of getting in to UW</p>
<p>I just wanted to also post my extra curriculars. I play water polo and swim for my high school teams. My water polo team was the number one ranked team in the nation my junior year and I am captain of the swim team this year. I had considered swimming at UW, but after they cut the program I guess thats not happening. I also was the editor in chief of my high school paper, which won numerous awards, and I also wrote for two local papers in the San Francisco Bay Area. I’m also an avid photographer and have entered many contests and I work during the summer as a swim coach. I was also a volunteer my freshman year teaching children how to swim.</p>
<p>Could someone please help me? I’m really getting nervous thinking about this and would like someone else’s opinion. Thanks.</p>
<p>I knew someone with a similar situation (3.0-3.4 gpa, 1800+ SAT) who got rejected. They put, by far, the most emphasis on having a high GPA, despite the whole “holistic review” stuff they say. The fact that you’re OOS probably hurts too.</p>
<p>Sorry, I just wouldn’t count on it :(</p>
<p>So what if he/she is OOS? They need more of those people since their tuition is higher.</p>
<p>My daughter got in with a slightly higher GPA and slightly lower SAT two years ago. She was also OOS.</p>
<p>I don’t really know how the Washington schools are doing, but I know that the UCs are offering a lot more spots this year to out of state kids than before. Is it at all similar at UW? Also do they try and get people from out of state to have a diverse campus or do they not really do that?</p>
<p>^The Seattle area is very diverse and diversity is treasured. The more the better. I don’t doubt that they will want more out of state students since, like I said before, you will be paying the out of state tuition for the first year.</p>
<p>Anyone with a GPA between 3.2-3.5 and an SAT score between 1600-1900 can get either accepted or declined. With a grade in that range, it’s your essays that will likely determine whether or not you get accepted.</p>
<p>For the record, I had a 3.3 and 1680 SAT (560 on each subject) and got accepted. But people with significantly better statistics and even better ECs than me got declined.</p>
<p>Just wanted to get more input from people. Anyone else willing to chance me? Just a refresher. From California with a 3.4 gpa unweighted and a 3.5 weighted. My sat scores are 710 critical reading, 620 math, and 690 writing (1530 CR and Math only, 2020 total).
My extracurriculars
I play water polo and swim for my high school teams. My water polo team was the number one ranked team in the nation my junior year and I am captain of the swim team this year. I had considered swimming at UW, but after they cut the program I guess thats not happening. I also was the editor in chief of my high school paper, which won numerous awards, and I also wrote for two local papers in the San Francisco Bay Area. I’m also an avid photographer and have entered many contests and I work during the summer as a swim coach. I was also a volunteer my freshman year teaching children how to swim.</p>
<p>you have decent EC’s and good SAT although I think you meant to say 1330 CR + M.</p>
<p>Your GPA is low, but a lot of kids from my school got in (California ) with low GPAs</p>
<p>If I get in I will post my stats, since I have around the same GPA</p>
<p>yea i meant 1330 stupid me</p>
<p>My opinion, since you are asking, is that you are on the bubble or in for OOS. Your SATs are beyond what is probably needed, but GPA is a bit on the low side. Are you in top 20% of class?
I’ve watched the UW board (as a die-hard alum) over these past years as my kids have gone thru this process, and love reading about happy students in Seattle. I know of two kids from our NorCal high school who applied recently. One got in with a 3.7, a couple APs and a lower SAT(1280) than yours. LOTS of substantial sports EC’s however, and several Captain/MVP honors. Nothing less than a B in grades. The other student was rejected with a 3.65, an SAT right where yours is, quite a few AP classes, but also had a couple C’s sprinkled throughout school. Was a swimmer also, but not all years (injuries). These kids applied the same year…</p>
<p>Who knows how the decision is made?! Your EC’s look diverse and consistent. Good luck!</p>
<p>It’s all about the rigor of your coursework. I am in state and the only kids that get in to UW from my high school are those that have taken 6+ IB courses. Admissions at UW is getting more selective and because of the heavy international pool, a lot of spots are taken by international applicants. I personally have a 3.96 (full IB diploma) and 1940 SAT and I still don’t believe it’s guaranteed. (And that’s IN STATE!) </p>
<p>With that said, I don’t say that to discourage you. I do, however, say that I would contact the rowing coach with your swim and polo background; my friend who’s a competitive swimmer has been recruited by the rowing coach, so you may want to give that a shot. In addition, since the application period has ended, I would maintain contact with the admin officer for your area and update them with any awards or outstanding ECs you receive in the next month. That will help express interest in the school.</p>
<p>@ absurdwombat: I’m not sure how you found this thread; it’s from 2009. junger was accepted to the UW years ago.</p>
<p>Yeah, I realized that after I submitted the post… Felt a little idiotic about that…</p>
<p>Haha cool. After reading her paragraph I knew she would. UW isn’t that prestigious…</p>
<p>What high school do you go to? SHP?</p>