<p>How hard is it to get admitted into UW from OOS? What kind of GPA and SAT/ACT do you need to get admitted? What do they look at for admission, is is GPA, standardized test scores and EC's, or what?</p>
<p>Although I’m an in state student, UW is pretty easy to get into. Their acceptance rate is about 58%, which is pretty high compared to other schools. If you have a GPA above a 3.6 or 3.7 and SAT scores around 1600-1800, you’ll be accepted.</p>
<p>They look at you holistically. This means SAT, GPA, courseload, ECs, cultural awareness, etc. You would probably want 3.7+ GPA, 2100+ SAT (maybe 2000+ if GPA is 3.9+), and at least decent ECs with leadership positions. One of the biggest factors is actually the essay, so don’t slack on that! OOS is significantly more difficult than IS.</p>
<p>It’s impossible to determine that. There isn’t a minimum SAT/GPA that they require so saying 3.7+ and 2100+ is pretty much useless, as they look at your application holistically. One thing on your app can make their decision sway either way.</p>
<p>It’s actually neither useless nor impossible. You won’t get in to UW with a 3.2 and 1600 OOS unless you have good essays/ECs. That’s why I said “you would probably want”, rather than “you need”. That’s also why I said to not slack on the essays and to have some decent ECs. If you have the things I mentioned, you will most likely get in. I included nearly all factors that could possibly be weighed into an admission decision at UW, which accounts for the “holistic” process. Obviously having amazing ECs or essays can make up for lackluster grades or standardized test scores. I’m beginning to wonder if you even know what “holistic” means, as what I described are the various factors that are considered in a “holistic” process.</p>
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<p>How about a 3.56 GPA / 1890 SAT and good extracurriculars? Also a URM.</p>
<p>^ I think you have a solid chance, considering UW is taking in more OOS.</p>
<p>@Propane I think you’ll have a pretty good chance if your essays (which are pretty important) are well written.</p>
<p>GPA 3.58, SAT1 1850 OOS and ive been accepted also i think you have a solid chance</p>
<p>Most recent news reports indicate UW is rapidly getting more selective and getting better apps. I’d expect next year you will need over a 3.5 and 1200 (1800) SAT as a minimum to have a chance.</p>
<p>3.7 with 24 act got me in. considering thats not too good, im 99% sure i rocked my essays and thats what got me in. seriously, just work on your essay. i started mine the summer before. so really i had 4 hard months of work on it. seems ludacris for just 650 words but really thats the most important</p>
<p>UW is a tough one to predict unless you have a 3.7+ with 2000+ SAT. Coming from a former-rejectee (lol, don’t know if that is a word), I definitely wouldn’t breeze through the application. I spent a lot of time on my essays but, ultimately, I didn’t get in in the end. I had a 3.4 gpa when I applied, which was unweighted. I got a 4.0 this year in running start which boosted up my gpa to a 3.6 but I still didn’t get in when I petitioned, sadly. I would just say, try your best to bump that gpa up to a 3.6+ and work on your test scores. It’s good to have 1800+ on SAT and 27+ on ACT. Good Luck!!</p>
<p>Can a student establish residency (for lower in-state tuition) by using his brother’s address in that state, instead of his current address? We live in CA, but my son wants to go to college at U of WA. His older brother has lived in WA for several years. Can he use his older brother’s address in order to qualify for the lower in-state tuition?</p>
<p>You UW is taking more OOS for the $$$, this year more than ever, so I think you have a legit shot.</p>
<p>How about a 3.89 and a 33 on the ACT? Also a URM.</p>
<p>Zfluid, no. Don’t even try. It’s considered fraud. </p>
<p>Here’s UW’s statement concerning residency: “To be classified or reclassified as residents, for tuition and fee purposes, students must establish a bona fide domicile in the state of Washington primarily for purposes other than education for the period of one year immediately prior to classification as residents.”
[UW</a> Residency - Understanding Washington State Residency](<a href=“http://www.washington.edu/students/reg/residency/]UW”>http://www.washington.edu/students/reg/residency/)</p>
<p>I’m not even sure how you would get away with that if you son has records of being in CA, such as high school transcripts, up through the year he would have needed to be living in WA. “Domicile” is usually considered spending at least 2/3 of your time there, as well as paying taxes, having bank accounts in that state, that state’s driver’s license, working in that state, etc.</p>
<p>UW actually admits slightly more out of state students.
This is because the yield rate for the out of state students is so low.</p>
<p>UW looks at applications holistically so it is hard to predict.
However, coming from my personal observation, instate students with 3.6+ GPA and 1300+ SAT (three subjects) get in. I believe the out of state students would have to have higher statistics, but the admission rate is slightly higher for out of state students.</p>
<p>Shark, I’d say your 1300SAT (3 subjects, if that’s what you meant) is a tad low. I am in state and went to a pretty good public school, most of the honors kids ended up at UW cause it is such a good deal. I know several smart kids that didn’t get in (one was a fine student (non honors) but got a 1450 (3 subject) and was rejected. Some other kids without good ECs but solid 3.7s were waitlisted. So I would just watch it. I was a 4.0 honors kid with strong ECs and essays and was accepted on the day the applications were due - something I was certainly proud of but most top kids in WA take that for granted (as opposed to California where even great students mightn’t get into the more competitive UCs. Just my 2 cents.</p>
<p>mkapur, I agree with you!
I guess there were other factors (URM, running start, EC, etc.) that affected those with low stats to get admitted. However, the discrepancies between admitted students stats are truly great perhaps this is because UW reviews the applications holistically. You are right, there is real way to predict the admission, you would just have to watch it.</p>