<p>Good afternoon/evening/morning CC,</p>
<p>I am currently an active duty soldier starting school again this January. My contract expires at the end of 2016 and until then I am doing whatever it takes to stand out when I apply to UW.</p>
<p>I'm an immigrant (born in Latin America), grew up poor (22k combined household income, family of 4) and will be a "veteran" after my current contract expires. </p>
<p>My high school GPA is garbage, and my current college GPA is pretty garbage as well. (3.19, I failed college algebra and replaced it with an A) </p>
<p>I am a Red Cross volunteer, my weekends are spent at the hospital doing community service at the patient advocacy office. I run 5Ks for fun, play chess (I'm trying to join a club and become competitive again, went to supernationals when I was younh) and I am in the process of learning how to play guitar at a higher level. </p>
<p>I plan on being tutored on any subject I feel that I will get a grade of "B" or below and finish with a projected GPA of 3.62, I want to major in either electrical engineering, computer science or mechanical engineering so my electives will be used taking the prereqs for those courses. I'm posting here because I want to attend UW and would like to read your points of view. </p>
<p>Is it worth trying? I know these chance me threads must be repetitive and old, but of course I'd love to read some discussion regarding my specific situation. I apologize for the formatting. I'm sure you must have heard the ole' "Getting my act together finally" story. The military made me realize the need to take my studies seriously. I can't go back in time but I can move forward. Welp, that's it. Thanks for your time. </p>