Didn't apply for direct admission

<p>When I applied to the UW in November (freshman app) I chose pre-engineering because I had no idea which engineering major I wanted to pursue. In hindsight this was a very poor decision and I am now wondering if there is any process for still being considered for direct admission. I'm looking into EE, CSE, and Biomedical engineering at UW. I am a very competitive applicant (3.97 UW, 2370, 3x800 on M/P/C, excellent ECs) and I'm confident I would have been accepted to those majors through direct admission had I applied for them. Is there any possibility of still being considered for direct admission? </p>

<p>If not, I have almost enough AP/IB credits to meet most of the requirements for early application into these majors (I don't have credits for Calc 126, CSE 143 and I think one of the EE intro courses), so would it be possible to apply for admission for these majors after my first quarter?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

<p>I think you can change your intended major and still be considered for CSE. Call UW on Monday and talk to them, if you are such a competitive applicant (which I think you are) they will probably look into offering you direct admission. I’m pretty sure I read on the FAQ on their website that you can still change your intended major and be considered. Not positive but couldn’t hurt to try.</p>

<p>Direct admission is probably too late, but early admission is certainly a possibility. You should talk to the departmental advisers about this (or maybe also the Pre-engineering advisers).</p>

<p>How did your other college apps end up going, by the way? I’m guessing you applied to several good places based on your stats.</p>

<p>Ok, I’ll try contacting the preengineering counselor, thanks</p>

<p>I got into CMU (waitlisted to ECE which is what I was primarily interested in there anyways) and Cornell engineering</p>