Do you think I have a chance?

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of Washington
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<p>Detailed overview:
Well I came to the US in 2007 with about 30% prior knowledge about the English language.
I faced hardship because of the language barrier as well as the racism, and bullying which if you think about it did influence my studies in many ways.
I worked really hard the first two years in US middle school and learn English fast, and I did, I was out of ESL program by 8th grade and went into Language Arts with regular students. I still had trouble in that class, also the honors Language Arts that I did in 10th grade too.</p>

<p>Although I was able to keep my high school GPA current as 3.67. Also in my 10th grade year I overheard a senior giving his friend advice to do running start and get out of high school, I wanted to get out of high school as well as I didn't like the ignorant classmates of mien so I researched on my own and decided to go to Bellevue College as a Running Start. As of now I have 3.79 GPA in college. I have taken many classes that are prerequisites for my engineering. Math 151, Math 152, English 235, chemistry 121, as well as classes needed for my graduation such as history, foreign language, social studies, and business. I am also planing on taking core classes such as Math 153, Math 254, Engineering Physics series, as well as some communications classes such as public speaking for my English skills and social skills. </p>

<p>In the end, Running start was very beneficial, but there is one thing it harmed me with. It was the people I met at college. People such as, friends I made and they kept saying how "You don't have to take the SAT/ACT, since you will have more than 40 credits" that statement was stuck in my mind and I didn't care about the test up until, November 2012. I took no time to register for December tests, but I miserably failed the tests. With a score of 1410 for SAT and 21 for SAT. I regret not knowing this earlier.</p>

<p>Short Overview:
-I am an immigrant here.
-I am first-generation college student.
-Hardship with racism.
-Hardship with language barrier.
-SAT- 1410
-ACT- 21 [MATH - 26] [Science - 22] [Reading - 19] [English - 18]
-High school GPA as of now: 3.70
-College GPA as of now: 3.79
-Taking core classes and trying to finish prerequisites for my engineering major.
-Didn't participate in many clubs but attended the Environmental Club, and any other volunteering events that I get informed about via school or friends.
-Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society member.
-National Honor Society Member.
-I think I have written a solid essay about relocating from India to here and the hardships I had to face, and how I reacted.</p>

<p>I applied to all UW campuses.</p>

<p>Do you think I have a chance?
What would you do if you were in my position?
Suggestions, tips, anything is welcomed.</p>

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<p>GPA is acceptable, SAT/ACT not so much. Is there a chance? Sure. But you might want to contact the admissions office, tell them your story, and see if they’ll accept scores from a new test date in the next couple months. Other than that, there’s not much you can really do at this point. If your essays are strong (UW cares a lot about these), then it’s possible that they could make a big difference.</p>

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<p>You think the admissions office might compromise? I am planning on taking ACT again, no matter if UW accepts me or not, I know I will get a better score as I just need to fix my timing issue, I took ACT like regular test running out of time on every section. But yeah I’ll try to e-mail the admissions office. Thanks for your reply.</p>

<p>Edit: I also have read some where that test scores only matter 25% to UW as the GPA matters 75%. Another question, I also know that many scholarships look at ACT/SAT scores, the scores don’t have to be good as I am applying to the university right? For example, I have a bad score when I enter the university, but if I get a good score later on will I be eligible for scholarships?</p>

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<p>I don’t know what the admissions office is likely to do, but asking can at worst do nothing.</p>

<p>Not sure about scholarships. I do know that a lot of scholarships are awarded during the admissions process, so getting them to suddenly consider different SAT/ACT scores might be difficult. Might as well give it a shot, though.</p>

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<p>I think this site is a good parent for first-generation college students. I wish I would have found it when I started Running Start. I would have already prefected my scores.</p>