Mission Impossible: Get in with a 2.8?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Washington
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<p>GPA: UW 2.86 (2.something for freshman and sophomore year, 4.0 throughout junior year since I shaped up)</p>

<p>SAT: 2170 (CR: 710, Math: 730, Writing: 730)
one sitting, doubt a retake would be much higher</p>

<p>AP:
Junior-
US History (4)
Language and Composition (5)</p>

<p>Senior-
American Government
Literature
Calculus AB
Physics B</p>

<p>ECs:
In school-
-Key Club
-Guitar Club
(shortest. list. ever.)</p>

<p>Outside school-
-Volunteered 40 hours at hospital over a course of 6 months
-Design/build water guns with a group of friends (thinking I might write my essay on this, and how I've decided I want to be an engineer because of it)
-...summer job at KFC</p>

<p>Caucasian male, state resident, non-legacy.</p>

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<p>Try to convince that you made a progress with your grades, that now you are grown up and want to study seriously. It may work.</p>

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<p>I think it can work. If the essay is about some sort of life changing moment that caused you to go from the 2.0 self to the 4.0 self, the merrier.</p>