<p>Hi. My name is Diego, im a high school graduate, enrolled in southern Connecticut state university for this fall; however, i am considering transferring to western Washington university. Im wondering what my chances are of getting into western Washington university. I had a 3.0 overall gpa in high school and got a 1290 on my Sat's (math 440, reading 450, writing 400). During high school, i played football for 3 years and participated in a few other extra curricular activities, such as Aspirations of Higher Learning. What are the odds of me getting into western and what could i do to improve my chances?</p>
<p>Your SAT score is exceedingly low. You need a 1900+ on the SATs or a 29+ on the ACTs. Also, you should get a 3.7+ GPA in college to be considered competitive. It’s more difficult to be accepted as a transfer than as a freshman.</p>
<p>Rain202, He isn’t trying to transfer into a particularly selective school. You would be right if he was trying to transfer into a school with a similar academic reputation as an Ivy-League. </p>
<p>To start with, it’s useful to look at Western Washington’s official statistics at their “Quick Facts” page.
The middle 50% college GPA for Western Washington University transfers is 3.10-3.58. Try to get within that range. That means there are a few who transfer in with a slightly lower college GPA than 3.1 and a few that transfer in with a higher college GPA than 3.58, but make sure you’ve got a 3.4+ in college just to be safe since they give preference to community college transfers from within the state of Washington and your high school GPA and SAT scores are rather low. I would aim even higher because your SAT scores appear pretty low. A 1500 is considered average. At the very least try to surpass 1500 since that’s also around the average SAT score for Western Washington’s freshman class, but be aware that your college GPA carries much more weight than SATs when you’re transferring. </p>
<p>Out of a total of 14,979 students they have around 1300 transfers and a freshman class of 2700. They accept around 70% of transfers, however, keep in mind they give priority to community college students in the state of Washington, so even if some of the numbers I’ve given you appear to be in your favor, you have to do pretty well with your college GPA. </p>
<p>Also make sure you get involved. Although GPA and SATs carry the most weight in admissions, start doing extracurricular activities once start college next fall. Include volunteering and do what you love. </p>
<p>All the information I gave you is easily to find online on the university’s official website, collegedata.com and collegetransfer.net. </p>
<p>Another thing to worry about is money if you’re out of state for Western Washington, which you likely are, seeing that you’re enrolled in Southern Connecticut State. Although state schools such as Western Washington are usually cheaper than private schools, transfers usually get the short end of the straw when it comes to financial aid money unless they’re transferring into a school that promises to meet 100% of need (which are usually top schools that are very difficult to get into). </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>