Hey everyone!
Well it’s almost time for our decisions! 
I was wondering if anyone could let me know more about how the whole Direct Admissions into Majors or Pre-Majors work. What is the percent of people that get DA? Does this vary by Major? If you don’t get DA to your Major how long do you have to wait to apply to get into your major?
I just feel pretty anxious. It’s one thing to get into the school but then you have to get into your major. 
I’m not 100% sure on how it works but from what I think I know is that if you don’t get DA to your major then you have to wait until the end of your sophomore year to apply into your major I think.
Each major has its own admission pathways and requirements. You may wish to confirm using the link below, but last time I checked, the majors that have a “direct admission” pathway are business administration, music and other audition based majors, and some of the engineering majors.
“This is a list of UW-Seattle undergraduate majors. Options and concentrations are listed when available. Each major links to the General Catalog, where you can learn more about its admission and graduation requirements.”
Here is some general guidance regarding majors:
http://www.washington.edu/uaa/advising/academic-planning/majors-and-minors/overview/
Regarding the engineering majors, I do not know how many applicants were offered a direct admission to an engineering major last year, but according to the ASEE Online Profile, around 15.1% of freshmen in the College of Engineering were enrolled in a major (the others were enrolled with pre-engineering status).
Regarding computer science and engineering, a recent article in the Seattle Times about Paul Allen’s $40 million gift to the establish the new Allen School for Computer Science & Engineering reported:
"Students are usually admitted at the end of their freshman year or the start of their sophomore year. But the school also admits some students directly, at the same time they are admitted to the university as freshmen. This year, direct admission will be offered to 150 students. All but five of them are Washington residents.
"Although computer science and engineering is a tough program to get into, the picture is getting better. In 2016, 43 percent of bachelor’s applicants were admitted to the program. In previous years, the admission rate was lower.
“[The CSE Department] is now enrolling about 370 new undergraduate students each year, double the number it was able to accommodate in 2012… This year, it is asking for $6 million from the Legislature to increase the number of students it graduates by 120 degrees per year. Most of that increase would be in bachelors degrees, Lazowska said.”
@UWfromCA Thank you so much!