University of Washington Chances

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hello! I was wondering if I could please be chanced for University of Washington. I would be applying as an out-of-state applicant for the Fall 2016 Term.

Information:
•Gender: Male
•Race: Mexican

I will also be the first in my family to (hopefully) attend college!

Intended Major: Biology

UW GPA: 3.6
W GPA: 4.1

ACT Composite: 31
•English: 32
•Math: 27
•Reading: 33
•Science: 32
•Writing: 8

AP Tests:
•Biology: 4
•English Language and Composition: 4

In Progress:
•Physics C
•English Literature
•Calculus AB

I have also taken 3 City College Dual Enrollment classes and have 3 more in progress.

Extracurriculars:
•National Hispanic Scholar
•Participation in 3 choirs for 4 years
• Awarded Gold Male Vocalist of Choir
• 3 Years Librarian in choir, now upgraded to Manager of all 5 choirs at my school
• Have been in a variety of musical theatre performances at my high school (5 different musicals done so far, 2 more in near future)
•Participation in Women’s to Women’s Club (Club that helps fundraise money for women in war-torn countries)

Volunteering:
• ~100 hours at local hospital
• Some hours helping with community events (such as festivals)
• Will begin volunteering at local library

Thank you in advance!

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Which University of Washington?

If Seattle, then yes. Though the incoming freshman GPA is 3.75, I had a 3.54 with much lower GPA/SAT and got accepted. I’m not even a minority. I’ve had a couple different people comment on how I shouldn’t have gotten in, so I may have just gotten really really lucky.

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My latina DD was accepted in UW, but we couldn’t afford it.

It is a public university, so OOS fees are expensive if you are not a resident. If you get financial aid, it would not cover OOS fees.

I think you have a very good chance at admission, but the costs will be expensive.

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OOS admission is harder, but your very good ACT may overshadow your lower than average GPA, so I think UW should be a match for you. If you can pick up a Purple and Gold Scholarship, which is awarded to about half of admitted freshmen, it will help cut into the extra OOS tuition:

https://admit.washington.edu/Paying/PurpleGold

Tuition, room and board is about $23K instate and $45K OOS. For comparison, at UC, it is closer to about $28K instate and $52K OOS.

They are building a very cool life sciences building at UW: http://www.biology.washington.edu/life-sciences-complex

Good luck!

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I got in with not as good stats, that being said, I don’t think they factor gender or race into the decision.