<p>Is it harder to get into the University of Washington from Out of State? If so, how much harder? Thanks</p>
<p>The OOS acceptance rate will probably drop into the mid-40% (from about 50% now) while the instate rate will hold steady at around 64% since the number of in-state slots and applicants is pretty constant and OOS apps are increasing. That 20% gap in admissions rate means that GPA and SAT/ACT scores will need to be significantly higher for OOS applicants.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-washington/949381-do-out-staters-really-have-slim-chance-getting-accepted-uw.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-washington/949381-do-out-staters-really-have-slim-chance-getting-accepted-uw.html</a></p>
<p>does UW consider SAT subject test scores?</p>
<p>Not at all.</p>
<p>SAT subject tests are considered for homeschool students.</p>
<p>Good catch, diogenes99.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the info guys. I was reading UW’s application website and it says they don’t require Letters of Recommondation. So does this mean UW doesn’t have a secondary school report? Because I wasn’t allowed to take AP’s until junior year and my school only offers 1 honors course, so I really need to fill out a secondary school report for every school.</p>
<p>If you think UW admissions MIGHT find something useful, and it is not specifically stated it is not needed, my advice is to send it to admissions anyway. They can always ignore it. </p>
<p>If you call UW admissions for advice, take it with a grain of salt! There are many people there working on answering questions, and sometimes advisors interpret the requirements differently or answer without knowing your unique situation. This could cause huge problems since they, individually, are NOT the admissions committee!</p>
<p>Here is an example. Suppose you call and ask if they need to know what you did in middle school. The person answering the phone says “no.” But you took algebra 1 in middle school, and the high school transcript does not contain it (which you did not realize). When they get the transcript after you are admitted, there will be a discrepancy. And it will be past the date to submit transcripts, so it is likely your acceptance will either be revoked or you will need to do something heroic to salvage your acceptance.</p>
<p>So if you attended more than one high school, send in a transcript and secondary school report for each high school. If the report includes a recommendation, it does not matter. Don’t have complete faith in what an admissions advisor says. BE SAFE. Too much is better than too little.</p>
<p>^Im srry but I think you misunderstood. I only attended one high school and when i said “every school”, I meant every college that im applying to. Its cause my high school is really crappy and i want to send a secondary school report to every college that im applying to, UW included. But UW doesn’t require a secondary school report. Should I have my counselor send in a note about my school? Do you think UW will consider this?</p>
<p>I would go ahead and send in a letter or secondary school report. Like diogenes said, the worst that happens is they ignore it; it won’t hurt your chances of getting in. So long as you mark it “SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES” or something at the top of the letter, I’m guessing they’d at least skim it and if they thought it was important give it a more careful read.</p>