<p>Do any other transfer students feel as though they are being treated poorly by UW?
I mean, I'd heard that UW treats their students like nothing more than a number, but this is getting outrageous. It's mid-April and I have yet to hear ANYTHING from university...the last email I received from the university was in late February, when they told me I needed to submit documents to prove I was a resident. NOTHING since.</p>
<p>And please, spare me the "it's a huge school and they have thousands of applicants" excuse...I applied to four colleges, and have heard back from all of them a while ago. Even before being accepted to all three, I was receiving regular emails and phone calls from every school (WSU, Binghamton SUNY, and University of Michigan). Tuition deposits have to be paid by May 1st! I'm fortunate to have great fall backs, but what about those who don't?</p>
<p>I think I have a pretty good shot at UW, but have no intention on going. Even if I have to pay a few thousand more for out-of-state tuition, I'd rather go to a university that shows an active interest in their students (and potential students). If UW is treating me like this now, I can't imagine how it will be after they actually have my money!</p>
<p>Good luck to you all you transfers still waiting to hear from this school...I hope they get around to letting you know if you're in or not by September.</p>
<p>I feel you on that, yes I have to admit UW is pretty fast on their response whenever I emails them but most of the time they don’t send out “advertisement,fun,encouraging” emails like for example WSU where I’ve been getting emails from them encouraging to pay my deposit and so on but I kind of feel bad sometime because I already accepted my UW acceptance haha. But are you serious? Its already mid-April and u haven’t heard anything back from them? I would be mad.</p>
<p>No, haven’t heard anything. I’ve been told that people sometimes wait as late as July to hear back. It definitely makes me feel as though they don’t give a damn about me. I mean, U of M is a higher ranked school, has just as many students, gets more applicants, and they got back to me over a month ago and have shown an interest in getting me to come to their school. UW was my first choice, but after this…NOPE. </p>
<p>I don’t know if it’s just the transfer applicants that they treat this way or what, but it’s really unbelievable.</p>
<p>well it says on UW’s site that autumn transfers receive their letters June-July and May-June for summer. So I don’t really see why ur upset because it specifically says when to expect them. However I definitely agree that they only see as nothing more than a number.</p>
<p>oh ok i see, i thought the march 15-31 decision timeline meant for everybody. I didn’t know transfers have to wait that till June-July. But I hope you get in, I totally understand how you feel about waiting, waiting for my letter last month was a killer.</p>
<p>John: What the website says is irrelevant to the issue I’m bringing up. WHY exactly does it take so long? What about people who have to make housing/living arrangements in order to attend? What about people who have to pay a $200 deposit else where just to ensure they’ll have a spot at ANY university? They’re just left to wonder until possibly two months before they have to scramble to get everything done and figure things out? That’s unfair!</p>
<p>Virak: Thank you…but unless I get a full ride or close to it, I’m just going to let someone on the wait list take my spot if I get in. I’ll be in Ann Arbor this fall. B-)</p>
<p>I successfully transfered to UW. I love UW, but yes, they do treat transfer students like lower class citizens. Hell, at my orientation after I got in, they admitted to us that the whole process is stacked against transfer students (It’s not just your notification.) But I mean, life’s not fair. Either 1. Accept that this is the way that it is 2. contact UW and work to make social change 3. go somewhere else. Either way, this is only the first of many differences you’ll encounter for transfer students. I’ve just accepted that’s the way things are and I work with the system. If I got mad at every point, I’d have gone crazy by now.</p>
<p>You are right. I applied as a transfer student as well and NADA!
UW do not treat transfer students the same way as other aplicants. but they have a reason for putting them in least priority since they view us( transfer students) as a way to fill the gap. </p>
<p>the soon they will have some empty chairs in each department, then you will start hearing back. and yes it is unfair.</p>
<p>but, we should not ignore the fact that every transfer student is aware to the fact that UW will contact you in June-July, there for there is no excuses to be mad at them. </p>
<p>if you got accepted to other schools that you are interested in, don’t waste this chance. Good Luck</p>
<p>Around Mid-June through end of July is when Fall Transfer Applicants are notified. Summer transfers aren’t notified until around June. UW’s transfer admission definitely leaves something to be desired.</p>
<p>“WHY exactly does it take so long?”
because the number of transfer openings are contingent on 1] how many incoming Freshman decide to matriculate at UW, and that count wont be known until after the May 1 deadline , and how many wait listed Freshman are then offered spots and accept them, which won’t happen until after well after May 1.
The higher the Freshman yield, the lower # of openings for transfer students.</p>
<p>Admissions officers are often like frogs that see only what is moving in front of them. Apparently there is no movement on transfer student openings at UW right now, so they are not acting. They may have nothing to offer you. So go with the offers you have. If and when the long sticky tongue of acceptance is extended to you from UW, you can assess what they have vs what your first choice school and the cost of loss of deposits will be added to the decisions, against UW. But if they come up with some goodies that make up for it, you can consider them. That’s the way it works.</p>
<p>As others have already noted, UW is conforming with their notification dates as stated on their website. If you have “no intention” of attending UW, I’m not sure what’s your point to post this other than to just vent your frustration-- except that this school did nothing wrong. I would strongly encourage you to NOT rule out uW. You are judging the ENTIRE school on the admissions process alone and this is not what you should be basing your decision on. Meet the deadline for the school you most want to attend of the four on your list and then see what happens with Washington.</p>
<p>I understand that UW notifies transfers between June-July, but what I want to know is WHY. I personally see it as unfair and a subtle message to transfer students that we’re less important in the grand scheme of things. </p>
<p>I do not live in Seattle. I do not live in Washington. I don’t live in the United States, or even North America! Therefore, I will need to make my living arrangements FAR in advance. Because I won’t hear until possibly the summer, I will have to scramble to make arrangements at the last minute…I will also have bottom of the barrel choices for housing. Not fun for a student in their twenties who doesn’t want to live in a dorm with 17 and 18 year old kids who are away from their parents for the first time ever.</p>
<p>Someone mentioned that I should pay what I need to pay for the other school, but still wait to hear from UW and keep my options open. Well, between housing and the tuition deposit, that is $800.00…non-refundable. </p>
<p>Also, like I said earlier. No emails. No letters. No calls. Seemingly no interest in me. Perhaps if I were a freshman applicant? Who knows. </p>
<p>I absolutely love Seattle and had my heart set on attending college in a major city.<br>
UW is a remarkable school academically, plus I love the mascot and school colors (lol).
Buuut, I’m no longer interested in attending. I researched UW extensively over the past few months, but after being accepted to the University of Michigan (a school I didn’t think I had a strong shot at and therefore didn’t research as much) I looked into it more and realized it’s an amazing school. Sure, the weather is horrid and it’s in a small city, but they accepted me early, offered substantial grants, and kept in contact with me.</p>
<p>I hope all of you transfers hear something soon. There is now one less applicant to worry about. I called the admissions office in January and was told that with a 3.5gpa or above and a strong essay, you have a very strong chance. Keep that in mind. Call the admissions office with specific questions…be confident! Good luck to everyone!!! =)</p>
<p>I answered your question before. READ my prior post The answer is still the same. Transfers are admitted on a space available basis AFTER THEY KNOW HOW MANY FRESHMAN WILL BE MATRICULATING. that is the way it is at MOST US colleges. The people in the admissions office are busy NOW dealing with incoming Freshman questions and wont know until after mid May at the earliest how many openings there will be for Transfers. that is why you have not heard from them.Where you currently live now is of no importance to them, so calm down ,as whining about the reality of Transfer notification dates wont change anything for you.</p>
<p>nana17 i graduated cc with a 3.92 gpa when i transfered to uw. (I didn’t know if you were asking people that are already attending and have transfered…or people waiting to find out)</p>