my chances of getting into UW seattle? (IS)

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<p>hey guys.
i am so anxious just waiting to get my letter :P
i sent my app on Nov. 30th and my status changed to "We have received all materials required to review your application..." on Dec. 28th.
i feel like i need to wait until Jan. or Feb. to get a letter but idk.</p>

<p>generally speaking, i'm asian and a U.S. citizen. i lived in another country for 10 years and returned back to the U.S. about 5 years ago, this may explain why my reading score for my SAT is low...and my dad graduated from UW seattle. :)
this is my first choice so i really hope i get in!</p>

<p>Here is what i've got.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.61 (unweighted)
-i took Honors classes in freshman year and sophomore year.
-i had one IB class(IB Precalc) in sophomore year because i am 2 years ahead for math.
-on my 4th year of foreign language (Spanish)
IB classes I took in:
Junior Year: IB Chem 1, IB Calc (SL), IB American History, IB English SL
Senior Year: IB Chem 2, IB Bio 1, IB Calc 2 (HL), IB Spanish SL, IB English HL </p>

<p>SAT1: reading: 490, Math: 710 Writing:590
Total: 1790 (i took two, but this one was a little better)
SAT2: Math II: 700, Korean :790</p>

<p>ECs:
-Community Service 200+ hrs (mainly from nursing home, relay for life, chamber orchestra for theater, teen feed, etc.)
-Awards: Most Committed and Most improved awards from tennis, 3rd place in essay contest.
-Tennis since freshman year
-class senator in past year
-currently in class council
-been a treasurer in school club</p>

<p>replies are much appreciated! :)</p>

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<p>-UW doesnt look at SAT2s
-UW doesnt look at your WR score i think… so you have 1200/1600 for sat score in reality
-i think you have a good shot, average GPA for UW applicants aprox., IB classes, yeah, you will have to wait and see. good luck</p>

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<p>…you got one-upped man. Sure you like the school but now we have someone who loves it.</p>

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<p>LOL.
UW is just right for me.
it has all i need :)</p>

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<p>you’ll be fine. your course rigor is good and everything else is about average. best of luck</p>

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<p>thanks! :)</p>

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<p>I personally think you’ll get in perfectly fine, especially with that rigor of classes/extracurriculars. Your SAT is perfectly fine honestly, your living in another country explains the low reading scores.</p>

<p>Other than that, it goes to your essays, what did you write about?</p>

<p>Good luck! Hopefully we’ll be future college peers, I just got in a few weeks ago!</p>

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<p>thanks and congrats! :slight_smile:
i just wrote about one of my experiences from community service and how i discovered a characteristic about myself that i never knew through reflection of the society->connects to the community service.</p>

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<p>That’s strange. I have almost identical GPA and SAT scores to you, and they “received” all the required materials for my application on the 28th as well. Perhaps this is a pattern. Turned mine in on the 29th too.</p>

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<p>i turned mine on the 30th, but close enough :P.
let’s see if we can get our letters on the same day :)</p>