Please chance me for UW Honors, my DREAM/TOP CHOICE!

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Washington
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<p>...I appreciate it!</p>

<p>Academic:
GPA: 3.83 UPWARD TREND - mediocre grades were all freshman year
Class rank: Top 20%, predicted to move up to top 10% cos it's weighted
SAT: 2040
8 IB and 4 honors classes throughout high school</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
4 years of city youth council - Have gained TONS of volunteer hours (100+) with this. Did Relay for Life, serve homeless, volunteered at various community functions and events.
3 years DECA
3 years church
3 years Christian fellowship group at school</p>

<p>Leadership positions: only 1 significant leadership position. I head a committee on my youth council; planned benefit concerts, organized first ever teen festival in city, and 2 other large scale community projects also coming up. Though it was my only real leadership position it takes alot of work and I devote myself to it.</p>

<p>Awards/Honors:
DECA state qualifier sophomore year
2nd place at DECA area junior year
1rst place DECA state (state champ! whoo!); national qualifier junior year
DECA student of the month junior year</p>

<p>Work experience: Paid internship obtained through an organization that places teenagers in nonprofits around the Seattle area. It was competitive (they accept 20% of applicants) to obtain. I work at a community arts center assisting with summer camp and also coordinating marketing. Am currently doing this (summer 2008)</p>

<p>Recommendations: Will have my business teacher who has known me for 3 years write it. He writes really strong recs and can attest to my intellectual curiosity & qualities inside and out of the class.</p>

<p>Essays: I am a strong writer, and plan to emphasize my intellectual curiosity through them. Anyone want to read them when I'm done??</p>

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<p>Your SAT and GPA are almost identical to my daughter's and I think she has a shot at it if she decides to apply for it. so I think you at least have a fair chance. Are you in-state? I think that would be in your favor.</p>

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<p>Yes I'm in-state. Whoo! :)</p>

<p>I go to a pretty competitive public high school in western WA.</p>

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<p>I think you have a good shot as well. I'd love to read your essay if you'll read mine =) (I'm applying for it too)</p>

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<p>Your stats (GPA and extracurricular-wise, at least) are not too different from mine, and I got in this year. However, my essays were admittedly quite amazing, and I had a 35 ACT backing me up. Make sure your essays are really convincing (don't use something canned, really get into the special extra essay) and work on getting a better test score, maybe. Good luck, because it's a hard program to get into.</p>

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<p>Bump!!!!!!!!</p>

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<p>You should also keep in mind that even if you don't get into the Honors program initially, you can apply for it again once you are a UW student. My grades in high school weren't that great, but my college grades were, and they sent me a lot of messages trying to get me to apply, but I just wasn't interested.</p>

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<p>Lummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmy
Sorry, this is really odd that I identified you though.</p>