If not accepted.. + admission chances + alternative majors? (CSE)

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SITUATION:
I plan to apply for general admission in the Winter 2019, then apply for Computer Engineering in the Spring 2019. By this point I would have completed mostly all of the General Eds (except for UW writing course and diversity requirement) and all of the Math & Sciences at my community college. (MATH 123 124 126, PHYS 121 122 123, MATH 308, MATH 324, MATH 238). Leaving mostly just the CE Senior Electives and Core classes. In total from my CCs by after Fall 2019 I would have earned about 140 credits total, only 80~ are transferable and applicable for the CE degree.

I’m using this for reference: https://www.cs.washington.edu/academics/ugrad/courses/requirements

QUESTIONS:

  • I’m wondering, If I don’t get accepted into CE for Spring 2019, but I’m still at the UW, what would I do until Fall? (When I’d be applying to more majors) since there wouldn’t be any other classes I could relevantly take w/o a major since the rest of the classes I’d need would be Core CSE/Senior Electives.
  • In addition, would it be better to just apply directly as a transfer student into CE in the Spring 2019 (Meaning in the Winter I continue to stay in my Community College) rather than get generally admitted in the Winter then applying for transfer (as a 'current uw student') for the Spring? Because I heard that admissions gives priority to Transfer Students straight from their CC over students already at UW.
  • I also heard that it's unwise to take a series at different colleges and affects admissions, is this true? (Such as taking math 123 at my main CC, then math 124 at another due to schedule conflicts, then math 126 back at my main CC.)
  • With all this said, what are other good alternative majors that I should consider? I really want to study both hardware and software engineering, so that's why CE would be my first choice. I've heard of Informatics, ACMS, and EE as options, so I'll look into those, just wondering for other thoughts on such.
  • I am under the impression that since I've completed everything except the Core Classes/Senior classes my chances are better for being accepted into CE, would this be true? Of course that's not all that matters so other details: My GPA took a hit last quarter so it's a 3.3 right now, uhh that's a work in progress, I usually take 15-25 credits quarterly and do well, participation/leadership in clubs, has other non-CE interests/passions, no job/internship experience though, I'm also some form of a Running Start student (I would be finishing my associates degree+HS diploma this Spring) So just the obligatory question most commonly asked here: What are my chances?
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Am I reading this right – are you an out-of-state transfer student? Do not apply as a general admissions, out-of-state transfer student and expect to get into CE later. If you do not get CE at transfer time, you chances of getting it later are close to zero. And that GPA is going to be a big, big problem.

If you are finishing your high school diploma – you were supposed to have applied as a freshman, but you have now missed the November 15 deadline. If by any chance you are in-state, please go directly to your college’s academic advising center and get a handle on your (realistic) options for UW or elsewhere.