Transfer chances???

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Hey guys! I’m planning applying for admission for fall 2017 at UW. Problem with that is I don’t exactly have the best stats. Which leads me to worrying about even being accepted since I have such a weird record. Basically I never took school seriously did bad in high school and got a 2.4 gpa. I took AP classes and honors through out all of it. Junior and senior year though I let my grades suffer. Then came college I thought could start over. Wrong I still wasn’t mature enough to handle school. I was lazy and let having a bf distract me. I started in 2013 winter and stopped talking classes winter 2015 because I was all over the place. By this time I had received 2 Ws(not for bad grades I just missed the deadline like an idiot) , 1 NC (taking 4 classes and working 40 plus hours was insane, so the teacher gave me NC since I was in good standing.) and 2 Retakes (1.0 - 3.1) and (1.7 - 3.3) I also had a crappy 2.9 gpa. I felt like college isn’t the best fit for me at this point. So I stopped taking classes and took a year off. I came back 2015 spring only once again to mess up. Got a 2.9, 3.2, and for the first time I failed a class 0.0. Dropping my already sad gpa to a 2.7. Once again I’m just like why bother with college. So I take another year off. This is when I really wised up, I broke up with my toxic bf, finally could stop working over 40 hours a week because my mom had revived a job offer so I no longer was needed so heavily. I made good friends that encouraged me to go bad to school one last time. The problem this time wasn’t the fact that I worked crazy hours, ( although I still work at least 35) or that I didn’t study. My mistake was signing up for a math class after being gone for so long and not remembering a thing about it. The math was below college level, yet no matter how much I tried to understand I couldn’t do it, it wasn’t until the end of the quarter I finally got the hang of it and got an A on an exam. By then my grade was set in stone for a 1.3. The other two classes I took I got a 3.7 and 3.9.
Next came summer quarter 2016 I took a college level math course now, and two other classes receiving a 3.42 grade for the quarter.
Currently fall 2016: retaking the class I failed in spring 2015, and two other classes. I plan to receive at least a 3.8 this quarter.
Next quarter is my last winter 2017: taking three classes and one of them is a retake for a previous bad grade when I first started.

In doing all of this I’m projecting to raise my gpa from a 2.7 in spring 2015 - to a 3.5 gpa graduate 2017 winter.

Sorry for the huge explanation about my grades.

Here’s my stats:
Credits: completed Tranafer degree
Major: anthropology which is an open major at UW.
Cumulative gpa: 3.5
High school: 2.4
Weakness: 2 W, 1 NC, 5 Retakes, long breaks in between finishing.
Strengths: upward grade trend in the last 45 credits and 3 quarters.

Applying for: Fall 2017 UW Seattle and Tacoma.
Personal statement: Extremely strong (Checked by writing center, 3 professors, 2 advisors) main points: Hispanic, having to take care of my family since I was 18, new maturity and approach to school.

Basically I’m super worried I won’t get into UW

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Transfer admissions and college admissions in general are never an exact science, but I truly believe you have a chance! You clearly have a strong story and have really matured as a person (which is definitely something to be proud of), and your cumulative GPA at a 3.5 is about average. Clearly you’re a student who had trials and tribulations, but did not let those stop you, and as a result I’d say you have a chance. Your chance could be stronger if you are prepared to enter a major at UW. If you mind me asking, what major are you interested in pursuing and what classes have you taken to prepare you for that major?

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Thanks for the input! Im planning on majoring in anthropology which is an open major at UW. So I’m assuming I would be accepted into it if I gained admission at UW. I’ve taken higher psychology classes, and anthropology. Originally I was trying to major in psychology but the prerequisite I’m missing is only offered at UW.

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Thanks for the input! Im planning on majoring in anthropology which is an open major at UW. So I’m assuming I would be accepted into it if I gained admission at UW. I’ve taken higher psychology classes, and anthropology. Originally I was trying to major in psychology but the prerequisite I’m missing is only offered at UW.

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Considering you want to apply for Fall 2017 admission, take a look at this (https://admit.washington.edu/apw/ANTH.pdf). This is an academic planning worksheet provided by the UW which shows which classes are necessary to enter your major. Just make sure you chock your next 2 or 3 quarters full of these, and I think you’ll be in great shape! Also, if you are interested in majoring in psych but that isn’t offered at your school, I highly recommend you still apply for that major, as not having that class offered at your current school is a reason recognized by UW admissions for not having completed that class.