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Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Washington
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<p>Hi, I'm a rising junior in high school, but am also a full-time dual enrolled student. I'm going to graduate with my AA (Associates of Arts) degree at the same time that I graduate high school. I'm gay, not sure if it makes a difference, and am interested in getting my Bachelors of Science in Nursing at UW. Here's my stats.</p>

<p>My GPA is around a 3.75, I've never made a C, and have always had the same number, if not more A's than B's. My numerical GPA is about a 91, but I'm not sure if that's something that universities look at during admissions.</p>

<p>I have well over 150, if not 200 service hours at my local hospital, and am involved with several clubs at my school. I'm looking to take a lead roll in my school's 'Young Democrats' and am trying to form a GSA at my school as well.</p>

<p>Freshmen Year:
Spanish II
Geometry
Biology
G/H English
PE/Health
World Geo/Comp Apps</p>

<p>Sophomore Year:
Spanish III
Algebra II
G/H Chemistry
G/H World Literature
Psychology/Sociology
World History</p>

<p>Junior/Senior Year (Projected):
I plan on taking 72 college credit hours (18hours/semester), give or take a few. I should have the bulk, if not all, of my English, History, Math, Humanities/Fine Arts, and possibly Core Sciences for acceptance into the BSN program at UW done by the time I graduate high school/get my AA.</p>

<p>My ACT Composite is a 28, I am going to retake at least 3 more times</p>

<p>My SAT Score is a 1750, I am going to retake a few more times</p>

<p>Also, does anyone know how UW looks at Dual-Enrolled credits? Do they look at it favorably; is it weighted/viewed the same as AP/IB courses? Since I'll have my AA degree, will I be a transfer student? Thanks for the help.</p>

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<p>Whoops, forgot to mention that I am out of state too, I’m sure that must effect something.</p>

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<p>UW’s nursing school is EXTREMELY competitive. However, I believe that you have a good shot. What you did is the equivalent of our in-state Running Start program. I know two girls who did running start who got in to UW’s nursing school directly out of high school, so UW does look favorably upon the associates degree however the pre-nursing program at the community college that they were enrolled in is incredibly strong. How good is the prenursing program at your CC (I’m assuming that’s where you’re getting your AA from)?</p>

<p>UW nursing does holistic admissions and grades/scores only account for 20% of admissions decision. Leadership, community service, certifications also weigh in. This website might be helpful: [url=<a href=“http://www.son.washington.edu/admissions/info/podcasts.asp]Podcasts[/url”>http://www.son.washington.edu/admissions/info/podcasts.asp]Podcasts[/url</a>]</p>

<p>I don’t know if you’d count as a transfer student but you would definitely enroll as a junior. You’d have to contact the general admissions office for more info.</p>

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<p>Uhh… making sure you retake the SAT/ACT isn’t a good idea. Just take it 1 more time and do your best on that one. </p>

<p>For ex: getting a 2400 on the SAT is wayyy better than getting a 2400 after 3 attempts…</p>

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<p>I always thought that the number of times you took the SAT/ACT effected how colleges looked at your scores, but nobody ever told me if it was true or false. UW seems like a good fit for me and I really want to go, any advice from students there would be greatly appreciated.</p>

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<p>You look like you’re in good shape, just keep doing what you’re doing and try to get the test scores up a bit. However, getting a 2400 after the third attempt is not any better than getting it on the first attempt, ESPECIALLY beginning with the high school class of 2010, because you can now choose which scores you send to colleges, whereas if I wanted to send my scores to UW (class of 2009), I had to send both my first and second attempts. Regardless, having multiple attempts does not hurt your chances.</p>