<p>I know this thread is slightly old, but I am a junior trying to see if UW is possible for me. I’m OOS NC so hopefully too many people from NC don’t apply there. But I had a 1810 my first SAT(retaking it in June) and I have either a 3.9 or 4.0 GPA with all honors and 2 AP classes this year & 3 AP classes next year. As far as EC’s I have been playing guitar for years and am attending a camp for it at USC(southern cal) this summer. I did an internship my freshman year for a show where I learned a bunch of songs as well. I was on the yearbook staff last year and placed in FBLA last year at regionals and states. I am an officer for International Club at school this year(still in FBLA but not competing) and am in the National English Honor Society. I’ll probably have 100 community service hours by the end of this year. Any comments?</p>
<p>I have a
3.46 GPA
1530 Sat
Eagle Scout
order of the arrow(scouting’s national honor society)
Marching Band
Wrestling
Jazz Band
Work experience
ROTC
… How do you think I stack up? I am from New Jersey if they consider geographical location.</p>
<p>I agree that uw admits more OOS students than in state students</p>
<p>As an admitted OOS student, I think that UW wants higher stats from OOS students than in state. Based on this website, there were admitted in-state people with the similar or lower GPAs/SAT than one of my OOS friends and she did not get in.</p>
<p>Yeah, but UW has also rejected in-state valedictorians.</p>
<p>I believe in the last article I read, they admitted 50% of OOS. And the average GPA was 3.79 unweighted. I don’t remember the average SAT.</p>
<p>UW is impossible to predict and has been for many years. Once upon a time I was not admitted as an OOS but was admitted to Dartmouth College. I was in the top 3% of my graduating class in Mass., had great SAT scores, and average EC activities. My oldest dd, a senior this year, has applied. I wonder if her luck will be different than mine?</p>
<p>I want to clear up some points:</p>
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<li><p>UW does NOT accept more OOS than IS, in fact, don’t you guys thinks this would be in an insult for the tax pays of Washington State? Additionally, the WA legislature had created an bill that required Public Institutions in Washington to accept more In State students.</p></li>
<li><p>Valedictorians from In State are bound to be rejected because they either
a) did bad on SAT/ACT
b) had no good extracurrics to talk about
c) had bad essays
d) focused only on grades during high school
Expanding on this topic, UW reviews all of its applicants in a holistic approach, meaning everything is taken into account. Just because you were first in class, does not mean you were a strong presence in your student body/community. Maybe the same kid who was ranked 78th in his class was having a personal family issue, his/her health was on a decline, some personal problems that prevented him/her to exceed. But that same student was the president of her Honor Society, 500+ hours of community service, did an Internship at a local company. Do not think because you are first in your class/ have a 4.0, everything is easy for you - because it is not. </p></li>
<li><p>OOS students have a more tougher chance of getting into the UW. The expectations are high, as the average SAT/ACT + GPA is considerably high than the accepted IS students. You’d imagine the OOS students who do attend the UW are only attending because their numbers and work in high school got them enough scholarships to afford the expensive OOS tuition at the UW. </p></li>
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<p>Again, my point is to correct people, I have been on these forums for a very long time, and wanted to finally put some time today to organize the facts, and clear any assumptions.</p>
<p>@krine11 While that may have been true in the past, for the past few years UW has been accepting more OOS for budgetary reasons. Lots of in-state students with stellar grades, ECs, and essays did not get in while OOS students with lower stats did. See: [Local</a> News | Why straight-A’s may not get you into UW this year | Seattle Times Newspaper](<a href=“http://o.seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2014670294_admissions03m.html]Local”>http://o.seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2014670294_admissions03m.html)</p>
<p>No Krine is right, see this article from January: <a href=“http://dailyuw.com/archive/2013/06/05/news/out-state-international-students-fuel-increase-freshman-applicants#.Ui4u8Ka9LCQ[/url]”>http://dailyuw.com/archive/2013/06/05/news/out-state-international-students-fuel-increase-freshman-applicants#.Ui4u8Ka9LCQ</a></p>
<p>The total acceptance rate this year was 54.3% but the out-of-state acceptance rate was only 50%. It is harder for out-of-state students to get accepted. Those anecdotes you hear about in-state valedictorians getting rejected are probably just the result of UW’s holistic admissions process that looks at more than just grades. I bet there are some out-of-state valedictorians that got rejected as well.</p>
<p>I was referring to there being more OOS accepted than in the past, not that more OOS were accepted than in state in any given same year. The holistic admissions process, I’m sure made a big difference in all applicants.</p>
<p>I know this thread is old but can anyone tell me if I have a chance?
applying from california
my school is rated top 50 in the nation and is extremely rigorous
3.3 GPA UW
35 ACT
won the regional and state competition for DECA
lots of EC’s that i’ve done consistently
SAT II
760 bio
770 chem
applying engineering</p>
<p>I have no idea as my son attends the University of Wisconsin, also known as UW, not the University of Washington. But speaking of someone who has another son who just graduated from another university OOS in engineering, . For engineering, the most important are the math scores. Did you take Math II Subject test? My son got 800 on that, also had 35 on Math portion of ACT… His GPA was 4.0 UW though so your GPA is a little low…but perhaps your other scores will make up for that… </p>
<p>So, Rousse54, what you are saying is that you have no idea whatsoever since neither of your son’s went through application process there. :)</p>
<p>Okay @Rousse54, no need to humblebrag about your son’s scores here. Nobody cares about his 4.0 UW or his 35. Why did you say 35 on the math portion only? Did he not receive a 35 or higher composite? 
If he’s a really good engineer, he should have, you know. I’m a lowly biology major and even I got an 800 on both the SAT Math and SAT II! (see how cleverly I worked that in there…or not cleverly. that was annoying, right? you know what i mean now?)</p>
<p>How did you even find this thread?</p>
<p>You’ll be fine @mcslackin, I went to a similarly top-ranked HS in CA and I knew a lot of people with those stats who got in. It’s not a guarantee, but you still have a shot. Good luck! </p>
<p>Hello, i am a senior this year and I really want to get into UW, i was wondering what you guys think my chances are with my current scores:</p>
<p>GPA weighted: 4.1
SAT 1: 1640
A wrestler for 4 years now, i placed 2nd in league finals last year
been in the school’s Orchestra for 4 years now
I will be taking the Subject Tests in Math level 2 and Physics tomorrow</p>
<p>do you guys think i have a good chance of getting in into UW?</p>
<p>@MATHE39 Colleges look at your unweighted GPA. </p>
<p>Admission stats (accepted applicants) for autumn 2014:
-high school GPA for middle 50%: 3.64-3,93 unweighted
-SAT for middle 50%: CR 540-660; Math 580-700; Writing 450-660
-ACT for middle 50%: Composite 25-31</p>
<p>you should be fine as long as your unweighted GPA is within the range. </p>
I’m an international student and I was selected at UW. My stats were pretty average I guess. 28 on ACT, 94 TOEFL, Don’t know GPA since school doesn’t offer. I applied for 3 patents , done college level research and other stuff. Essays were a bomb so I think focusing on extra curricular and essay will help a lot for admission. I got pre-engineering in case you are wondering. 
I’m an out of state senior who recently got accepted into UW! I had around a 3.4 unweighted gpa and a 31 ACT score,but I had a lot of extracurriculars and decent essays.Despite my low scores,I got in! So advice for future applicants:don’t worry too much about scores(although they are important),focus on your essays! The essays can make or break you! Good Luck~
How hard will it be for me to get into UW with a 3.4 unweighted G.P.A? I’ve had a 3.5+ my sophmore and junior years. I’ll also have taken 7 A.P. courses at my school as well as being a class officer at my school. I passed the statistics, Language, and Calculus AB AP tests so far. I’m also an OOS