I hear that the only students accepted through direct admission have Ivy League SAT scores. Mine is a 1300 single sitting 1340 super score (1600 scale). Otherwise I have a 3.91 GPA with a 4.0 college GPA through the Running Start Dual-Enrollment Program (full-time the past two years) taking the most rigorous courses offered at the community college (CS series, Engineering Physics, every math course offered past pre-calc).
How can I compensate for my bad score. I just do terribly on standardized testing. Will taking the math II subject test help me (assuming I get above 700)? Tips for communicating interest on application?
I am an in-state female who has also attended a 6-week long mathematics camp at UW and won an aerospace award for my leadership and collaboration skills through a joint program between UW and NASA.
I am hoping to double major in ACMS: Discrete Math and Algorithms / CSE.
I don’t see how UW can deny direct admission to CS for a candidate like you. I think your gender advantage (for STEM) would more than offsett what you consider “below average” SAT score. I don’t think you need to do anything to extra to catch their attention to your specific interests/talents.
The best way to overcome a low test score is to have A’s in calculus and awesome essays.
Is your application turned in? If not, have you done Sample A Class? https://admit.washington.edu/visit/sample-a-class It supposedly helps to write your essays using examples from visits to campus.
@AroundHere I have not submitted my app yet. Thanks for the idea, I will try to attend a class if I have time (simply out of interest). I have already completed my essays and I like them. I wrote about an experience during the last 4th of July I had at a summer math camp held by UW.