@ferdinand32 I’m from San Diego. One of my friends also got her decision today too.
edit: oops I answered too late
I’m out of states right now and can’t get mails.
Is there a way to find out if I got in online?
Decision ACCEPTED
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
SAT Score: 1840
ACT Score 27
AP Classes:APUSH,AP World, AP BIO, AP eng lit
IB:X
Senior Year Course Load: AP ENG, AP GOV, AP ECON, AP PSY, CALC
Essays: Pretty good
Applied for Financial Aid? yes
Intended Major: business admin
In-State?: (if yes, please indicate which city) no, CA (Nor cal
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
School Type: public
Strengths: essays, gpa, interesting background
Weaknesses: sat scores
Advice to future prospective students?: don’t procrastinate, don’t stress, take APs
Additional Comments: I’m very happy that i go in, and look forward to visiting and seeing if UW is the right school for me 
GOOD LUCK
@rk960925 your “MY UW” click your “Freshman application”. Thats how i found my acceptance.
Decision: Accepted (Got mail on 16th)
Full-time Running Start student for two years. Planning on getting AA in the summer.
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): High School 3.8/Running Start 3.9 (currently…)
SAT Score: n/a
ACT Score: 29
AP Classes: n/a (Just took honors science in 9th, 10th, and in the summer)
IB: n/a
Senior Year Course Load: English, Calc 2, C# Programming, CS 1, Engineering Phys. 1, Calc 3, CS 2, Anthropology
Major Awards: n/a
Extracurriculars: not really, just NHS
Leadership: Secretary in city youth advisory committee (2 yrs)
Volunteer/Community Service: Volunteered through advisory committee (Member for about 5 yrs.)
Job/ Work Experience: Retail clerk at college bookstore, job shadowed at local theater in summer
Essays: Had it looked by 3 different tutors - wrote about my physical disability and why I wanted to attend college
Applied for Financial Aid? No
Intended Major: CS, Design (maybe VCD, but accidently chose IxD on app)
In-State?: Yes, Redmond
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
School Type: Public
Strengths: essay, consistent grades (up until junior yr)
Weaknesses: not many extracurriculars
Advice to future prospective students?: Have your essay looked by different people, keep consistent or upward trend of grades, don’t get senioritis…?
Additional Comments: I heard that if your grades decline to D’s/F’s senior year, there’s a probability of getting rescinded, so don’t get lazy senior year. My transcript hasn’t been updated yet (it loads b/c I took a college in high school class in 10th grade, but it’s still non-matriculated).
Decision: **Accepted - PRE MAJOR - A&S **
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.80
SAT Score: CR580 M780 W680
SAT II: Chinese & Math II 800 Bio 720
ACT Score
AP Classes:
IB: Full Diploma
Senior Year Course Load: (IB) English A Lang & Lit SL, Business & Management HL, Economics HL, Chinese A Lit SL, Biology SL, Math HL
Major Awards: Honors Achievement, Piano and Flute Awards
Extracurriculars: lots including student government, music, sports, charities
Leadership: Student Council - Finance Director, 2 charity groups, orchestra sector leader
Volunteer/Community Service: Orphanage in South Africa, local schools and retirement home, summer volunteering at National Taiwan University Hospital
Job/ Work Experience: None.
Essays: pretty good
Applied for Financial Aid? Nope.
Intended Major: Business - Finance
In-State?: Nope. International. Taiwanese.
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
School Type: International School in China
Strengths: IB
Weaknesses: SAT, no work experience
Advice to future prospective students:
Additional Comments: Super excited! Sister is a sophomore at UW 
Decision: Accepted!
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): weighted it is a 3.2 unweighted even lower
SAT Score: 1940
ACT Score: 28
AP Classes: none
IB: n/a
Senior Year Course Load: All Honors classes, and Journalism related classes
Major Awards: Student of the year for Spanish, Broadcast, and English 3
Extracurriculars: Various journalism related activities, including internship with ESPN
Leadership: Head of football film crew, Executive Producer of my school’s television network
Volunteer/Community Service: 150+ hours at community food bank, 100 various community service throughout my town’s community
Job/ Work Experience: Online News Anchor
Essays: I wrote about my experience with epilepsy and how I had to leave school because my seizures were uncontrollable. Instead of making it a pity essay, I wrote about how this experience changed my opinions on everyday life and how I would be a great student at UW because I know how to deal with challenges from experience.I had to write an extra essay about why I left school for a year and then essay, I explained the medical facts rather than my emotional journey.
Applied for Financial Aid? No
Intended Major: Journalism
In-State: No, Nevada
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
School Type: Private School
Strengths: I believe my essay is what made the deal breaker for me
Weaknesses: My stats were god awful
Advice to future prospective students: Don’t be deterred from applying if you have bad stats and are OOS. Start your application EARLY so you can write the most amazing essays ever. Also I never studied for my Standardized testing. I believe my SAT and ACT could be a lot better if I actually prepared myself for the tests
Decision: Accepted!
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86 High School/3.97 Running Start
SAT Score: 1760
ACT Score 28
AP Classes: Running Start
IB: Running Start
Senior Year Course Load: 50 college credits
Major Awards: President’s List, Drama Student of the Year
Extracurriculars: College Theatre, Marching band, Jazz band, Concert band, HS theatre, family business, honor society at both HS and college.
Leadership: Section leader in marching band, leadership in some clubs my first years in HS.
Volunteer/Community Service: Didn’t really have any.
Job/ Work Experience: My dad has owned two businesses that I have done a lot of work for.
Essays: I think they were pretty good.
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes.
Intended Major: Business Administration/Japanese.
In-State?: Yes, Yakima WA.
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
School Type: Small-public, but I will be getting my AA from a community college at the end of June. Running Start.
Strengths: GPA, classes, English and Arts.
Weaknesses: Math and my test scores.
Advice to future prospective students?: Write some killer essays, get a good GPA, and do Running Start if you can!
Decision : Accepted
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.65
SAT Score: 1970
ACT Score: n/a
AP Classes: 7
IB: n/a
Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP’s
Major Awards: Music awards (regional & state level both solo/chamber)
Extracurriculars:
Leadership: Club President, Principal Violist
Volunteer/Community Service: tutoring, translating, volunteer at nonprofits, etc.
Job/ Work Experience: Waitress over the summer
Essays: Decent… Wrote about overcoming cultural barriers
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
Intended Major: Poly Sci
In-State?: (if yes, please indicate which city): Yes, eastern
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F
School Type: Large public
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Advice to future prospective students?:
Additional Comments:
Decision : Waitlisted
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.76 UW; 4.2 W
SAT Score: 2010
ACT Score: n/a
AP Classes: 7
Senior Year Course Load: 3 AP’s
Major Awards: Major entrance scholarships to UBC, Oregon, and Bentley (still waiting on a few more this week)
Extracurriculars:Varsity Soccer and Varsity Volleyball; team captain 2 years
Leadership: Leadership and school council
Volunteer/Community Service: 1 year volunteer at hospital; reading program at local underprivileged elementary school
Essays: Very good IMO, and according to other schools I’ve applied to
Applied for Financial Aid?
Intended Major: Business
In-State?: No (So Cal)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
School Type: private, college prep
Strengths: well rounded, essentially straight A’s from 10th grade on; leadership; athletics; strong essays
Weaknesses: they must have seen some
Additional Comments: Committed to UBC Sauder School of business, so this is just confusing but not upsetting.
Decision: Accepted!
Unweighted GPA: 3.95
SAT Score: 2010
ACT Score: n/a
AP Classes: 7 (World History, U.S. History, Calc AB, Lang, Lit, U.S. Gov., Physics 1/2)
IB: n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, Gov, and Physics as well as French 4 and art both semesters!
Major Awards: AP Scholar with Distinction or Honor… I forget which but nothing too big.
Extracurriculars: 2 service clubs I’m pretty invested in; also track and field.
Leadership: officers for both clubs
Volunteer/Community Service: volunteer weekly at my church (+400 hours.) Also the hours I’ve accumulated through the rotary and Honor Society.
Job/Work Experience: n/a
Essays: Really good imo. Probably my biggest strength and what really set me apart. I wrote about how traveling and being a military dependent has “molded me in motion.”
Applied for Financial Aid: Yes, but didn’t receive any.
Intended Major: Public Health (aiming for a masters w/ UW’s Global Health Department.)
In-state?: Olympia, WA
Ethnicity: Filipino/Korean
Gender: Male
School Type: Public and around 1400 students
Strengths: Essays and GPA!
Weaknesses: My total lack of job experience probably /:
Advice: Write some kick-ass essays and keep up your grades! Try and appeal to their “holistic” approach. Good luck!
Decision : Waitlisted
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.31 UW
SAT Score: N/A
ACT Score: 30 (December 2014)
AP Classes: 8
Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs
Major Awards: Top 50 in the state for Georgia 5A for Cross Country; Governor’s Honors Program Nominee (World History)
Extracurriculars: Varsity Cross Country (4 years), Varsity Track and Field (4 years), FCA; SkillsUSA; team co-captain 2 years for both XC and Track and Field
Leadership: n/a
Volunteer/Community Service:n/a
Essays: Kickass; talked about about my dedication and hard work in cross country, and How I was able to still improve despite my severe concussion during the summer
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
Intended Major: Pre-Health Sciences
In-State?: Nope (Georgia)
Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese, Indian)
Gender: M
School Type: Public
Strengths: I really think my essays and the last minute testing I did back in December saved me from getting rejected.
Weaknesses: My GPA and lack of community service
Additional Comments: I am going to decline being on the waitlist because even if i get in, I will not be able to afford going there. Covering 48k is going to be a huge obstacle (lol). Kind of sad, but it is what it is. For those of you who are going to attend, I really hope you enjoy the Udub experience!
Advice to future prospective students?:For those who have similar stats, Don’t be shy and Apply! It’s really worth because they do not just look at GPA and scores to determine who you are. They really do examine who you are with the essays, and try to see if you can contribute to the diverse population that Udub has.
Decision: Accepted
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
SAT Score: X
ACT Score: 31
AP Classes: 10
IB: X
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, Genomics, Spanish 3, AP Lit, AP Capstone, AP Physics 1
Major Awards: A few
Extracurriculars: Lots of volunteer work, hospital, youth in gov, etc
Leadership: junior/ senior class president
Volunteer/Community Service: see above
Job/ Work Experience: Summer job at baseball field
Essays: Very good.
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: biology
In-State?: (if yes, please indicate which city): Yes, Spokane
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
School Type: Public
Strengths: Leadership/ Volunteer/ APs
Weaknesses: GPA
Advice to future prospective students?: Start the process early!
Additional Comments:
Decision: Accepted! Direct Admission to Foster School of Business
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
SAT Score: 1990
ACT Score X
AP Classes: 4
IB: X
Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Calc, AP Lit, UW French 103, Marketing Management (Required for DECA), Personal Finance (Required FBLA Pres)
Major Awards: National Finalist DECA and FBLA, 1st place DECA Regionals , FBLA Member of the year, FBLA and DECA competitor sophomore through senior year
Extracurriculars: DECA, FBLA, Recreational soccer and basketball, Key Club, Honor Society, Girl Scouts, French Club, Model United Nations
Leadership: DECA board member, FBLA President, Key Cub VP and President, Honor Society secretary, Soccer coach for two years, Girl Scout camp counselor, French Club President
Volunteer/Community Service: Make-A-Wish Foundation mother and daughter team of the year for Washington state, monthly volunteer at Hopelink Foodbank, coached elementary soccer with my best friend for two years, volunteered at numerous 5ks and auctions for local organizations
Job/ Work Experience: N/A only unofficial job shadowing
Essays: Ehhhh I am a terrible writer, hence why I’m not going into an English major!
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
Intended Major: Business
In-State?: Yes, King County
Ethnicity: Half White and Half Asian (Japanese/Korean)
Gender: Female
School Type: Public School
Strengths: Extra Curriculars/GPA
Weaknesses: SAT score and number of AP courses
Advice to future prospective students?: START THE APPLICATION PROCESS EARLY IT TAKES LONGER THAN YOU THINK IT WILL. Also if you are looking to apply for Freshman Direct make sure to do the scholarship essays that they offer, this just gives them extra insight into why you are a qualified candidate (: Also don’t be afraid to do extra curricular activities! Get involved!
Additional Comments: I’m really excited to attend the U next year and make lots of new friends! (:
Is there anyone else out there who still hasn’t received anything from UW? We confirmed that my daughter’s application was complete, but still, nothing.
Decision - Accepted
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
SAT Score: 1870
ACT Score N/A
AP Classes: 3 AP classes - Psychology, World History, Literature & Composition
IB: N/A
Senior Year Course Load: full schedule… 2 AP classes… honors classes.
Major Awards: Digital Arts Award
Extracurriculars: Yearbook, Interact Club & French Club for 4 years - President for 1 year
Leadership: President of 2 clubs as mentioned above
Volunteer/Community Service: none really
Job/ Work Experience part time job at a movie theater
Essays: Very well, I believe!
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
Intended Major: Photomedia
In-State?: (if yes, please indicate which city) Out-of-state
Ethnicity: White/Croatian heritage
Gender: Female
School Type: Public High school
Strengths: Essay, and I made sure to include other activities that proved my “creativity.” There was a section on the application that allowed applicants to add other things they felt important and I put my love of books, my trips to Bosnia, etc
Weaknesses: my school’s small size leads to not many choices for classes
Advice to future prospective students?: Make sure to prove how creative or “diverse” you are in your application
Additional Comments:
We (in New York) haven’t received a letter as of Thursday March 26. The notices are supposed to come by post, right?
ACCEPTED!
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.11
SAT Score: 1900
ACT Score
AP Classes: World History, then transferred to Running Start and took everything else at the community college
IB:
Senior Year Course Load: Pre-calc II, Calculus I, US History I and II, World Events, Biological Anthropology, Wind Ensemble (honors band) and Military Science 4 (NJROTC).
Major Awards: 2013 Strongest Bridge award at state Popsicle stick engineering competition.
Extracurriculars: NJROTC, band/wind ensemble, marching band, pep band, engineering club
Leadership: NJROTC class leading officer x 1 year, first horn in wind ensemble x 3 years
Volunteer/Community Service: Humane society
Job/ Work Experience: None
Essays: Subject was constant changes in life, moving every few years, growing up on a major university campus in campus family housing, etc.
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
Intended Major: Engineering/NROTC/minor in Chinese
In-State?: (if yes, please indicate which city) Port Angeles
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
School Type: Public/1,100 enrollment/rural-ish
Strengths: Well rounded, very active extracurriculars and high test scores.
Weaknesses: Low GPA due to tendency to blow off easy classes and get low grades, or even fail those easy classes, and over-scheduling, then failing classes because there isn’t enough time for everything.
Advice to future prospective students?: Just because you have a lower GPA, if you really work hard at test scores and actual knowledge about things (rather than memorizing and dumping) and make sure you have a lot of other activities, you can still get into your dream school.
Additional Comments: Unless the financial side doesn’t work out, this is the first choice school for my daughter.
Decision (Accepted)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
SAT Score: 1720
ACT Score: 27
AP Classes: AP Governemnt & Politics
IB:
Senior Year Course Load: Precalculus, Forensic Science, Senior Composition, Senior Short Fiction, Ceramics 2 & 3, AP Government, World Religions (Jesuit School forces us to take it), Yearbook, Community Service
Major Awards: National Honors Society
Extracurriculars: Theater, Baseball
Leadership:
Volunteer/Community Service:
Job/ Work Experience: Worked for 2 years at a Tennis Club
Essays: Talked about my experiences travelling places, and my ethnic background
Applied for Financial Aid? No
Intended Major: Business
In-State?: (if yes, please indicate which city) Yes, Tacoma
Ethnicity: Native American
Gender: M
School Type: Private, Catholic
Strengths: Math, Science, Language
Weaknesses: English
Advice to future prospective students?: Just write a good essay and highlight your ethnic background as much as possible.
Additional Comments:
Decision: Accepted
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.481
SAT Score: 1960
ACT Score: -
AP Classes: AP US History, AP Language
IB: -
Senior Year Course Load: Running Start Program
Major Awards: Outstanding Achievement in Art
Extracurriculars: National Honor Society, guitar, piano, NaNoWriMo
Leadership: -
Volunteer/Community Service: 300+ hours, NIT at Pacific Science Center, math tutor at local middle school
Job/ Work Experience: Writer at idobi Radio
Essays: Good, talked about my own experience with diversity and NaNoWriMo
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
Intended Major: Business/English Double Major
In-State?: Yes, Kirkland
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Female
School Type: Typical high school and community college for Running Start
Strengths: SAT score, community service, essays
Weaknesses: definitely GPA, leadership
Advice to future prospective students?: Just apply even if you don’t think you’ll get in! I didn’t think I’d get in either especially because my GPA was so low compared to the incoming freshman average, but I did end up getting my gold envelope after all!
Additional Comments: