Should I worry about getting into UW?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Washington
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<p>Hey guys, first post here. I'll try to keep it as terse as I can.</p>

<p>I'm unsure of my acceptance into UW. Their GPA range is 3.6-3.9, but their SAT average is around 1880.</p>

<p>My GPA is 3.28 unweighted. It's dragged down by Freshman year, when I was in Canada. I am doing IB Diploma.</p>

<p>My SAT is 2130. </p>

<p>My extracurriculars: DECA Nationals competition qualifier, Chief Technology Officer of a cultural nonprofit org, 9+ years of competitive martial arts, treasurer of 2 clubs, Sergeant in Royal Canadian Air Cadets.</p>

<p>My teachers told me that my essays (for the UW writing section) were written better than the average student.</p>

<p>On a scale of 1-100%, what are my chances of getting accepted into the UW? </p>

<p>Thanks guys</p>

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<p>be worried.</p>

<p>70-80%</p>

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<p>90% almost shoe-in</p>

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<p>i would say that you have a 75 to 85% of getting in.</p>

<p>your SAT score is higher than mine (2050) so it should help.</p>

<p>out of curiosity, what are the royal canadian air cadets? .____.</p>

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<p>Your unweighted GPA is pretty darn low (they could care less about your weighted grade). Your SAT is good though.</p>

<p>I’m going to have to put it at 70-75%.</p>

<p>If you don’t get in, I urge you to go to a community college prove yourself and then transfer</p>

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<p>Huh.</p>

<p>Does it help if I had a 2.9 GPA, which increased to 3.6, and down to 3.4 (IB Diploma)? </p>

<p>What I have trouble understanding is how the average GPAs are so high yet the average SATs are so low.</p>

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<p>@chococat2013
It’s like ROTC.</p>

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<p>UW’s values GPA more than they value the SAT.</p>

<p>Their reasoning behind that is although you may be intelligent, it doesn’t matter if you don’t apply yourself. I personally know 2 people with 2200+ and 3.0s who got rejected last year. I think your chances are lower than what other people are suggesting.
I’d say 55% maybe.</p>