Likewise. I thought I had heard March 15 so a few days earlier would be nice. My D has 9 of 12 decisions that were all submitted earlier or same time as UW (exception being Gonzaga that was two weeks later and should have a decision in Feb).
It is crazy how long UW drags it out. Happy waiting everyone!
I suspect many kids, my daughter included, will make their decisions before they ever hear from UW and never even visit. I feel like UW loses out on kids with this late policy. There just isnāt enough time to visit every school and kids like my daughter who donāt get into their top 1 or 2 schools will spend time in Jan and Feb visiting schools they get into, and falling in love with some of them. They will have moved on emotionally by March.
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Agree. In my daughterās case UW is her top choice. We are also a very short drive from campus and my Nephew already attends so it is a different situation.
Many of the regional publics allow late application submissions/are on a rolling basis which I believe is due to UWās late notification policy.
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Yeah, apparently the UW isnāt too worried about it haha. We are instate so thatās a factor. If we werenāt weād be in the same boat as you.
An on campus visit there basically has this vibe: āWhy wouldnāt you want to go here? The end.ā 
Our D23 is seeing the light. But if she gets in BOY is the price right (and the value.)
Same boat. At least my D is open to other options and she has several. Interestingly with merit (from other schools) most of her options are pretty close to in state cost (lower in the case of Western WA and $5-$10k more per year for others).
I think she really will have some decisions to make but wants to see everything before being too decisive. She is also waiting on Gonzaga which she likes a lot.
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Regrettably we havenāt gotten quite down to UW level with merit from other schools. Especially with travel expenses. It would be about 10k per year more PLUS flights etc at every other school D23 is considering. But that would be with our blessing if it comes to that. I mean, she very well might not get in to UW. And then if she does we worry about safety and several āfitā factors.
We are diehard alums ourselves but ah well.
I am not including travel expenses but would be minimal in my Dās case as all schools are in Northern Oregon or Washington except for LaVerne (accepted with merit that would bring it to about $9k more than UW), Whittier (waiting on decision, doubt will be in consideration unless they blow us away with merit) and Santa Clara (deferred, some amazing students were deferred and they arenāt giving much merit so probably out).
Oregon St, Willamette, Seattle U, Portland St, and hopefully Gonzaga are in that $5k-$10k range more.
Pacific Univ and Seattle U closer to $15k more.
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I feel like we should start a support group called āwaiting for Marchā on here. LOL. One day a time I supposeā¦
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Yes, it is an insane wait. Gonzaga is making my Daughter wait as well but the app was submitted two weeks later and the decision should be about a month earlier than University of Washington!
Hi JB,
UW is my sonās top choice, too. (Itās a target for him, so Iām not getting my hopes up tooooo much.)
Since you live close to campus, Iām hoping you can give me some advice re: bringing a car. We live in Texas and he wants to bring his car with him to college. This is more feasible for, say, CU Boulder, but it doesnāt seem like it would be necessary or prudent should he wind up at UW.
What are your thoughts on the matter, being a local?
I would probably advise against it. Parking is expensive near and around campus.
There is a strip of restaurants/shops etc right by campus and a very nice outdoor mall that would be a very long walk/bike able.
Bus system is decent for a US City.
However, some cool areas near Seattle that would be much easier to access with a car plus day/weekend trips like Portland or Vancouver,BC.
Would say UW is a target for my daughter as well.
Happy to answer any other questions.
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I live fairly close also and and am an Alumna. I would say only bring a car if you can secure and afford really secure parking. It would be great to have a car but not necessary. If money were no object then Iād say sure, why not as long as the parking is very secure because there are a lot of property crime issues in the area and the streets are narrow and so there is a risk of door dings etc at a minimum. Another options is to have him come first without a car and then see how it goes.
Editing to add that I have no idea what the current secure parking options are in the area. Itās been awhile since I was a student there haha.
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I live across the lake from UW and we have many UW faculty/alumni in our family, although my own kids have chosen different universities. I lived in the U District many moons ago and now visit pretty regularly. My 2 cents: Secure parking is EXPENSIVE in the U District, and as mentioned by another poster, there is a lot of car/property theft in Seattle and outlying suburbs these days. Truly, everything a first year student needs is within walking/busing/biking distance, including grocery stores and other shopping. U Village (outdoor mall) is a downhill walk from campus, not a long walk. Lots of students bike (fenders are a must for wet pavement). And I canāt see most first year students going to Portland or Vancouver for weekend trips, thereās more than enough to do in Seattle, and there is an Amtrak train to Portland if thereās a desire to get out of town. Light rail will get you to Capitol Hill, with restaurants, cafes, etc. My daughter who is a college sophomore (not at UW) rents a zip car when she āneedsā a car, and that has worked well for her. My recommendation is see how the first year goes without his car, and then reevaluate for sophomore year.
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Good point, was thinking about all 4 years.
There also are not any (or at least not nearly as many) real big parking garages there unlike downtown.
The walk back uphill is not such an easy walk but yes it isnāt that far from frat row.
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The other thing my daughter has noticed going to college out of state is that she has several friends from the local area (or at least in the state) with their own cars, so getting a ride from a friend is easy. From her school in the Bay Area, sheās gone on trips to SoCal and into San Fran several times in the last year and a half this way. But specifically pertaining to Washington, I think there are so many local kids at UW that thereās a high likelihood any OOS first year student will have local friends with cars.
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Thank you, everyone, for your thoughtful responses! I agree that seeing how it goes after the first year, regardless of where he winds up attending college, is a great plan.
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45 Daysā¦
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Do you have a countdown in your house?
Feb 15th for EA right?
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Thereās no EA. Are you confusing with another school?
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