good idea or no?? PLEASE HELP

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of Washington
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<p>Should I send this letter to UW to notify them of my current senior year activities? </p>

<p>My name is and my application for freshman admissions is currently in the review process. I would like to inform the admissions committee of my most current accomplishments. </p>

<p>Last week I was informed that my General Marketing research paper and my CAP Project made it to state and I anxiously await hearing if I also made National Competition. I will be attending the DECA State conference March 5-7th. My CAP project included three in-depth community service projects, six promotion/public relation activities, eight chapter activities (in leadership development, training and team building), five different chapter standard activities, five different activities during the National DECA Week and a tri-fold poster that was presented in front of a judge during competition. Also, serving as Vice President, I was appointed along with one other student to be our DECA chapter delegate for the DECA state conference. </p>

<p>In addition to DECA, I continue to be actively participating and carrying out my Vice President duties with Key Club. I will be attending the Key Club District Convention conference in late March. We have been tutoring our local middle school students weekly, and are beginning to host a local blood drive. </p>

<p>I also continue to work my part-time job with Discount Tire Co. and will once again be leaving immediately after graduation to work (fourth consecutive year) as a deck boss commercial fisherman in South Naknek, AK for two months this summer.</p>

<p>Academically, I have made great improvements, I earned a 3.667 my first semester this year while taking four IB classes, an economics class, and weight training. </p>

<p>The University of Washington is by far my school of choice, if my application is accepted, I will continue to strive for excellence, and be a student you will be proud to have in your student body. I sincerely hope that you will give my application serious consideration.</p>

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<p>I’d send it in… it’s not like telling them what you’re up to is going to hurt your application chances or anything. The worst that could happen is they decide not to read it.</p>

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<p>is there a way that I could make sure they read it?</p>

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<p>I am not sure on that question. I asked to send in my mid term grades and the head gc said forget it to UW. They don’t want it and won’t read it (we send a lot of students every year, so she would know). Maybe addressing the letter to the admission director would work?? I agree with Ceetie though…can’t hurt.</p>

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<p>They have said that they just toss out everything that they don’t ask for without reading it. I agree that it can’t hurt to send it, but I think that the chances of them reading it are pretty small.</p>

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<p>alright well I mailed it yesterday so thank you guys for your help.</p>

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<p>Actually, on the UW application there is an opportunity to mention anything you want them to know that you can’t really work in on the application, so they may actually read this and take it into account. I did something similar, but I explained my low GPA. So good job to you, I bet they’ll love this. I hope you get in.</p>

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<p>Emily the only problem with the original poster, is that their achievements occured after they turned in their app, this gives an unfair edge to the orig. poster during admissions. That is why UW doesn’t let you send in your first semester senior grades (trust me I wish I could send in application updates)</p>

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<p>Thank you emily I appreciate it.</p>