University of Washington, Seattle

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hi! I’m a high school senior and I recently submitted the application to my first-choice school, University of Washington.

I’d like to know my chances of getting into UW. I have a good GPA, but my SAT/ACT scores are nothing greater than average.

I have a 4.04 GPA, 1620 SAT and 21 ACT.

I have never been committed to one sport all four years, but I was on the swim/dive teams my freshman year and actually placed first in a dive competition. I played field hockey my junior and senior year and received awards both years. (11th: “Best Defensive Player”, 12th: “Most Improved Player”)

I have been on the Principal’s List my sophomore and junior years for earning a 4.0 GPA and higher.

I haven’t done too much community service/volunteer work, but over this past summer I volunteered at a community center preparing and serving meals to low-income senior citizens for 15 hours.

I am involved in California Scholarship Federation (CSF) and have only been a part of this in-school club this year. CSF encourages us as students to do well in school because our grades do matter to colleges and it also helps us earn community service/volunteer work hours by pushing us to go out and do them.

Lastly, I am in ASB/Leadership. I hold the position of Senior Class President and and I organize class meetings and keep my class informed about school activities.

Please let me know the likeliness of me getting into the University of Washington! Anything helps. :slight_smile:

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UW sees GPA as a top notch priority and your GPA is very beneficial to your overall portfolio. I’d say if you have exemplary essays then you definitely have a good shot at admissions.

Also, when you applied to UW did you see more than five boxes to list your extra-curricular activities? I only saw a max of five and didn’t see a section to submit my volunteer service. I hope that I didn’t mess up on this part of my application.

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That’s very reassuring. Thanks!

When I applied, there was only a maximum of five boxes for extra-curricular activities. And there was no section for volunteer service, unlike the UC application.

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is that gpa your unweighted? Because UW only looks at unweighted scores

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My unweighted GPA is 3.8

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Are you in-state or out of state? I’m in WA and I know a lot of in-state people got accepted last year, almost everyone from my school that applied got accepted. Your chances look good considering your GPA and extra curriculars.

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I am an out-of-state applicant. California, more specifically. Does that change my chances?