Decisions Thread! Post your STATS here! (2009)

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Washington
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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Date applied: Dec 7 (app was submitted early nov, Collegeboard neglected to send SATs until I called in)
Date decision postmarked/received: Dec 13
Accepted at which school/major at UW: Chem eng</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT Total: 1890 M: 670, CR: 640, WR: 580 (ugh),</li>
<li>GPA-UW/W: 3.87</li>
<li>Rank: top 10%</li>
<li>AP/IB classes: yes, in conjunction with Running Start</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: Decent at best</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: I didn’t know recommendations were accepted at UW </li>
<li>Counselor Rec: read above</li>
<li>EC highlights: Band, Drum Corps, Math club, XC</li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: Washington</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: asian</li>
<li>Gender: male</li>
</ul>

<p>Other Factors, hook?: </p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to UW…?: I will most likely be attending UW this coming fall.</p>

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<p>Status: Accepted</p>

<p>Date applied: November 22nd
Date decision postmarked/received: December 18th
Accepted at which school/major at UW: Art & Science</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT Total: 1870 M: 690, CR: 590, WR: 590</li>
<li>ACT: Didn’t Take</li>
<li>SAT Subject Tests: None</li>
<li>GPA-UW/W: 3.94</li>
<li>Rank: 25/I have no idea… 300?</li>
<li><p>AP/IB classes: APUSH (5), AP English Comp (4), AP Environmental Science, AP Calculus, AP Lit… </p></li>
<li><p>KEEP IN MIND, UW DOESN’T look at your AP scores, they only look at your grade in that class when reviewing your application.</p></li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: Personal statement = joy of learning, short answer = being pushed by parents to do well, growing up with Chinese values as a child.</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: No idea, my recommendation is only for the honors program.</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: None</li>
<li>EC highlights: Diversity Club Leader, Math Teacher (4 years), UW Medical Center Volunteer (200+ hours), Varsity Tennis, and photographer.</li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: WA</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
</ul>

<p>Other Factors, hook?: First generation American… 15 of my cousins have gone there (but UW doesn’t count legacy, so eh).</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to UW…?: I am so happy. I don’t have to send in ANY of my other college apps. I’d like to think I’m the least qualified to get into UW out of the past acceptances (my SAT sucks compared to the rest, hahaha.)</p>

23

<p>Decision: Accepted
Major: International Relations and English</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2010
[</em>] SAT IIs: none
[<em>] ACT: 30
[</em>] GPA: UW 3.8, W 4.25
[<em>] Rank: Top 10%
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Very Good. I liked them a lot, and I’m a harsh critic. I also an admissions officer from a top tier private school read them, and she said they were extremely well written and moving.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Very Good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: No idea
[<em>] Hook (if any): First Generation, Good ECs
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: CA
[<em>] School Type: Competitive Private School
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]
General Comments: I applied November 15, and my letter was postmarked December 1. I’m surprised they got back to me so fast. Good Luck to all of you!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Date applied: November 26
Date decision postmarked/received: December 22 (not actually a letter, but a personal email from the director of admissions)
Accepted at which school/major at UW: Chemical engineering</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT Total: 2400 M: 800, CR: 800, WR: 800,</li>
<li>ACT: 35 (did not submit)</li>
<li>SAT Subject Tests: Math 2: 790, Chemistry: 790</li>
<li>GPA-UW/W: 4.0/4.4 (estimated)</li>
<li>Rank: 1/19</li>
<li>AP/IB classes: IB diploma candidate</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: Meh.</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: None.</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: None.</li>
<li>EC highlights: Founded a number of clubs, Eagle Scout, intense guitar playing, etc.</li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: Oregon</li>
<li>School Type: Public Magnet</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian Indian</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
</ul>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to UW…?: Probably not attending, but depends on whether I get a large scholarship!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Date applied: 12/01/09
Date decision postmarked/received: 12/31/09, 1/02/10
Accepted at which school/major at UW: Arts & Sciences, Pre Science</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT Total: X M: X, CR: X, WR: 1940: Reading-650, Math-670, Writing-620</li>
<li>ACT: 25</li>
<li>SAT Subject Tests: None</li>
<li>GPA-UW/W: 3.88 UW</li>
<li>Rank: Top 7%</li>
<li>AP/IB classes: Junior year–AP Lang, AP Calc, APUSH; Senior year–AP Lit, AP Stats, AP Gov, AP Bio</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: By my standards, terrible, but told a depressing story for character and diversity talked about how I wasn’t born in America</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: None</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: None</li>
<li>EC highlights: Not worth mentioning because I totally forgot everything I did because of time pressure and only put like 3 down but one was Boys State</li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: Washington state</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
</ul>

<p>Other Factors, hook?: Essay that you might find sad, was born in Korea and lived there for almost half of my life. Huge jump in SAT score from the first time I took it.</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to UW…?: Awaiting initial review on 12/22/09, decision made on 12/30/09. Almost no chance for scholarships I would imagine. Will be attending for sure.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Date applied: 11/28/09
Date decision postmarked/received: 12/31/09
Accepted at which school/major at UW: Biology</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT Total: 2090 M: 740, CR: 680, WR: 670,</li>
<li>ACT: N/A</li>
<li>SAT Subject Tests: Bad.</li>
<li>GPA-UW/W: 3.96 (UW)</li>
<li>Rank: Top 10% (school does not rank)</li>
<li>AP/IB classes: Eng. Lang (5). Senior year: Bio, Physics B, Eng. Lit., U.S. gov., Calc AB. School did not allow AP classes sophomore year and requires prerequisite basic science classes before taking the AP course.</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: Strong. Wrote about how sports shaped my perception of the world and religious conflict within my own family and how it affected my personality. </li>
<li>Teacher Recs: Strong but out of major (AP Eng. Lang. teacher)</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: N/A</li>
<li>EC highlights: Tennis since childhood (USTA tennis, 4-year varsity, captain, etc.), band, jazz band, heavy philosophy club involvement (which helped A LOT writing these essays and essays for other schools), Ska band, weightlifting, Boy’s State.</li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: WA</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White</li>
<li>Gender: M</li>
</ul>

<p>Other Factors, hook?: none</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to UW…?: Will attend if I don’t get accepted anywhere else or I get generous scholarship money.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Date applied: 11/23/09
Date decision postmarked/received: 11/31/09 and received 1/2/10
Accepted at which school/major at UW: Chemistry</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT Total: 1760 M: 630, CR: 540, WR: 590,</li>
<li>ACT: 23</li>
<li>SAT Subject Tests: N/A</li>
<li>GPA-UW/W: 3.97/4.43</li>
<li>Rank: 7/400ish</li>
<li>AP/IB classes: AP Language and Composition, AP Chemistry, AP Calculus, AP Literature and Composition, AP Physics</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: Very Strong. Witty and humorous and it shows who I am personally. </li>
<li>Teacher Recs: N/A</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: N/A</li>
<li>EC highlights: Varsity Tennis (4 years), USTA Tennis (4 years), Church Youth Group (4 years), Church Altar Server (4 years), Library Volunteer (2 years)</li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: Washington</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
</ul>

<p>Other Factors, hook?: First Generation, In-state</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to UW…?: Will attend UW unless someone gives me a good reason why not. Congrats to everyone else that got accepted and good luck to everyone else still waiting.</p>

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<p>Congrats udubhopeful, I remember chancing you a while back!</p>

29

<ol>
<li>i dont think anyone that was rejected would want to post in here</li>
<li>wow stellar stats going on…</li>
</ol>

30

<p>Yeah, the applicant pool looks VERY skewed right now because the only people that have heard back yet are those that were basically guaranteed admission. For anyone viewing the thread that seems confused by the current stats, keep in mind that the avg. SAT composite last year was something like 1780.</p>

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<p>It’s always nice to see someone with UW in their username get in.</p>

32

<p>I’m so nervous. UW is definitely one of the schools I’m considering, but I haven’t heard from them yet…</p>

33

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Date applied: December 1st
Date decision postmarked/received: December 31st
Accepted at which school/major at UW: UW Seattle, Undecided major</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT Total: 2190 M: 700, CR: 690, WR: 800,</li>
<li>ACT: n/a</li>
<li>SAT Subject Tests: 690 Math 2, 740 Literature</li>
<li>GPA-UW/W: 3.95/?</li>
<li>Rank: 9/265</li>
<li>AP/IB classes: All AP IB classes since Sophomore year. Literature, Language, World History, US Gov, were 5’s. US History was a 4. For IB, HL English was a 7, my other tests were all 6’s with a 5 for SL Math.</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: I was really proud of them, and writing is my strength. I wrote about my childhood between cultures & love for diversity, my first paid baking order (I bake and sell cakes), and the people I’ve reached around the world through my blog</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: Thought they were great</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Probably good</li>
<li>EC highlights: Fleurs (community/leadership club) co-president, 3 years. Art Club, Video Club, Newspaper Club, JV Tennis, JV Badminton, National Honor Society. Volunteered at Gilda’s Club, KidsQuest Museum, and a therapeutic riding center.</li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: Seattle, WA</li>
<li>School Type: Small public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Mixed Asian/Caucasian</li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
</ul>

<p>Other Factors, hook?: Hook was probably writing. I have a blog that gets 50,000 hits per month and has been featured in national newspapers/magazines, I have been published in 3 papers, and have interned at many papers. My essays were also strong.</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to UW…?: I live in Washington and this is a safety school for me, so I am only going as a last resort.</p>

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<p>I wonder why a bunch of people who have gotten in play tennis… Coincidence? Perhaps us UW-hopeful/bound CCers just like to hit :D</p>

35

<p>I’ll be finishing my essays and application this weekend, when can I expect a decision?</p>

36

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Date applied: November 30th
Date decision postmarked/received: January 7th/8th
Accepted at which school/major at UW: Pre-Science</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT Total: 2150, M: 660, CR: 750, WR: 740</li>
<li>ACT: N/A</li>
<li>SAT Subject Tests: N/A</li>
<li>GPA-UW/W: 3.95/?</li>
<li>Rank: ?</li>
<li>AP/IB classes: Chemistry, US History, Language and Composition, Calculus AB, and all the rest or my classes are honors.</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: I was pretty happy with how they turned out…pretty strong I’d say. My long one was about piano and how I began learning because I wanted to and not for anyone else and how both that and my family helped to teach me the true meaning of passion. Haha not sure if I’m supposed to write that, but yeah. Can’t remember the other one.</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: Very good, I think.</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Very good.</li>
<li>EC highlights: Marine Chemistry Program (intense, extracurricular study of marine ecosystems and chemistry culminating in a major senior project; only 20 students per class are accepted into the program at my school; 4 years), Volunteer at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital (3 years), Piano (began teaching myself and now lessons; 1 year), National Honor Society tutor (2 years), Lector (3 years), Volleyball (3 years), and some school awards each year.</li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: Washington</li>
<li>School Type: Private</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Caucasian</li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
</ul>

<p>Other Factors, hook?: None that I can think of. Lol</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to UW…?: I am so ridiculously excited right now!!! My status finally changed yesterday after going to “We have recieved all materials…” on December 21st. I’ve been checking it multiple times a day haha. No info about scholarships yet and I applied to the Honors Program so we’ll see! UW is one of my top two schools so there is a very good chance that I’ll be a proud husky next year! :)</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Date applied: December 1
Date decision postmarked/received: January 7/8
Accepted at which school/major at UW: Pre-science, but I assume it’s too early to know if I got into Computer Science.</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT Total: 2290 M:740, CR: 800, WR: 750, Single sitting.</li>
<li>ACT: 30 from when I was in 9th grade, took it at the UW for a summer program so it was automatically in my application, funny that it’s in range from way back then.</li>
<li>SAT Subject Tests: Math 2: 770, English Literature: 750,</li>
<li>GPA-UW/W: 3.62/3.74</li>
<li>Rank: Not ranked.</li>
<li>AP/IB classes: Not offered, but most rigorous honors curriculum available at my high school.</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: I had a pretty good recycled essay for diversity, can’t even remember other essay.</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: n/a</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Great, my counselor is amazing and knows me well.</li>
<li>EC highlights: President of Software Development club 3 years, Judiciary Committee 4 years, YMCA Youth Legislature 3 years, YMCA Mock Trial 4 years, 300+ service hours.</li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: Seattle, WA</li>
<li>School Type: Private School, has a good relationship with the UW, last year had a girl get the NASA Space Grant and Honors at the UW.</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
</ul>

<p>Other Factors, hook?: Presented at some Microsoft conferences, both parents went to UW Law, remained active alumni, and have fairly prestigious jobs in local government, have taken summer program offered at the UW Robinson Center for Talented Youth (not UW classes).</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to UW…?: I’m a national merit semifinalist, also applying for some other scholarships, NASA Space Grant, Pride Foundation. My status went to “received” on January 4th, “reviewed” on January 6th, unofficial transcript on January 7, acceptance letter January 8th. I’ll go to the UW unless I get $20k in scholarships to one of my top private colleges, or I get a large pride foundation scholarship.</p>

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<p>got my letter!! so excited!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Date applied: early october
Date decision postmarked/received: 1/7/09
Accepted at which school/major at UW: no idea</p>

<p>Stats:

  • SAT Total: 2330 superscored, 2240 single sitting
  • ACT: didn’t take
  • SAT Subject Tests: math2 780, ush 770, chem 740
  • GPA-UW/W: 3.91
  • Rank: n/a
  • AP/IB classes: calc ab, calc bc, gov, micro, macro, comp sci ab, stat, chem, english lit, </p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: recycled, but still pretty decent</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: above average</li>
<li>EC highlights: above average</li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: east coast (OOS)</li>
<li>School Type: charter, top 50 public school in nation</li>
<li>Ethnicity: asian</li>
<li>Gender: male</li>
</ul>

<p>Other Factors, hook?: legacy, lived in WA for a good number of years</p>

<p>General Comments: i bark for sark!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Date applied: October 2009
Date decision postmarked/received: January 11th, 2010
Accepted at which school/major at UW: Psychology</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT Total: 1800</li>
<li>ACT: 28 (only sent this in)</li>
<li>SAT Subject Tests: NA</li>
<li>GPA-UW/W: 3.8/4.6</li>
<li>Rank: 20 out of 700</li>
<li>AP/IB classes: Nine AP’s overall; this year includes Calc AB, English Lit., Psych, and Govt.</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: VERY strong. Make sure you’re unique!</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: Good; I just two - one from English, one from Bio.<br></li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Very good; my counselor and I actually hang out outside of school haha!</li>
<li>EC highlights: Editor-in Chief of Literary Magazine, Founder and President of our school’s Humane Society, Vice President of Teen Advisory Board for Henderson Libraries, National Honor Society, President of French Club, intramurals for track, Co-captain for Varsity Quiz. Also work as a disk jockey for a radio station here in Vegas and have been published for both writing and photography. Hundreds of hours of volunteering. I’ve done a lot : ) </li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person: Las Vegas</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: NV</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Caucasian</li>
<li>Gender: Male (last time I checked)</li>
</ul>

<p>Other Factors, hook?: My extra-curriculars were awesome, and my essays displayed my uniqueness and how I really want to help others. </p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to UW…?: Fantastic school, definitely one of the best in the Northwest. Still waiting on scholarship stuff; U Dub is my one of my backups, so we’ll see with time : )</p>

<p>To anyone still applying to UDub or considering it: With U Dub, they look at your grades and test scores more than anything else; make sure those are up to snuff. Essays will be a deciding factor if you are “on the fence” per say: if you think you’ll be borderline, make sure your essays are good, and make sure your teacher proofreads them!</p>

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<p>Dude…2400 sat? what the hell…lol</p>