<p>I was looking through this site, and I found a few posts saying that University of Washington was easy to get into, and had a strong academic program. When I searched google I found three University of Washingtons (St. Loius, Seattle, and George Washington.)</p>
<p>Which one is it?</p>
<p>Also, how does this school compare to University of Texas (Austin)? I want to eventually go to medical school.</p>
<p>There is only one University of Washington. You are seriously confusing it with Washington University St. Louis and George Washington University.</p>
<p>Snoopy is right and it is University of Washington, WA state's flagship, that you have heard those things about. </p>
<p>I don't know how it compares to Austin, though.</p>
<p>U Washington, Seattle is a great school (imo the most underrated school in the nation or at least pretty damn close). It compares well with UT Austin in terms of academics. UW also has one of the best med schools/hospitals in the nation (but that really doesn't matter for you as a premed right now).</p>
<p>UW is pretty easy to get into if you're instate. Not sure how it is for out of state. They have a really good honors program that is more selective, with an average SAT around 1400. I have had many friends chose UW honors over extremely good schools (such as Yale, UCB, UCLA, JHU and Middleburry, to name a few) and they are all very happy with their decision.</p>
<p>It does have one of the best med schools and hospitals in the country, as GatorEng mentioned. Even though it's a huge school, you can get research jobs as an undergrad (my friend, who will be a freshman next year, already has a job in an aerospace engineering lab this summer).</p>
<p>It's also one of the most beautiful campuses I've ever seen, with magnificent gothic architecture and mountain views, and it's in a great part of town.</p>
<p>Does this mean an average student could get in? (Low GPA, high SAT/ACT?)</p>
<p>yes................</p>
<p>Actually no.....</p>
<p>There were over 50 kids from my school alone who were rejected from UW and EVERY SINGLE one of them had a 3.5+ GPA and 1800+ SATs.</p>
<p>They all settled for out of state schools such as Colorado and Arizona.</p>
<p>:)...well i am from Oregon.. and they like Oregon students so it is very easy for me...</p>
<p>ut's probly better although i'm biased, ut has good engineering and an excellent business and law school, ut is on par with unc and florida academically</p>
<p>UW is on par with all of those schools as well.</p>
<p>I think SHS_Spartan's school had an unusual year. Looking at the naviance stats for my Seattle school, the average accepted GPA is 3.68 and the average SAT is 1280 (I think it's skewed upwards because the UW is EVERYONE'S safety of choice at my school), but there are people all across the board who got in. Just check out the common data set for the UW (I'm sure it exists - it'll tell you every statistic you ever wanted to know) and see where you fall. That should help you figure out what your chances are, at least a little bit.</p>
<p>Basically, it's a fantastic school with good programs all across the board. It's extreeemely well funded in the sciences, and more or less equal academically to all of the top publics.</p>
<p>Josephine, theres only one UW and thats in Seattle</p>
<p>As for easy to get into, it really depends on what youre majoring in. Some can be pretty easy to get into, some are so tough they reject 80% applicants. To be honest I think they consider many more factors from applicants they dont tell us about.</p>
<p>My friends applied there. 1 of them had 4.0 gpa and 1400 SAT, he didnt get in. The other got 3.3 and 1200 SAT, she got in. I never figured out why.</p>
<p>One downside I've heard a lot: too many TAs and grad students teach the lower level classes.</p>
<p>I dont really agree w/ the post saying its kinda underrated, its really well known, and yes comparable to UT Austin and others (except for engineering, which I doubt), but they have things to improve.</p>
<p>Classes at UW are enormous, which is why I didn't apply there. One of my friends goes there and he loves it (great academics, great city, great social scene, great sports teams). On the downside, he has had a few intro classes with 700+ students. Like a lot of large prestigious state flagships, UW's excellent reputation comes from its graduate programs.</p>
<p>"only one UW and thats in Seattle"</p>
<p>Actually, there are two more, one in Bothell and one somewhere else.</p>
<p>The motto of this thread should be..."do you homework first." As stated, there is only one U of Washington, although it recently created two satellite campuses with limited programs.</p>
<p>It is one of the best comprehensive research universities in America and as a result gets tons of federal research money. The undergraduate program is excellent in many fields, but true to the school's legacy as (at one time) the largest college on the west coast, undergraduate classes can be quite large. In recent years at the UW or U-dub, admissions has been highly competitive. While there are a number of non-residents among the student population, it is difficult for a non-Washington resident to be admitted without a superior record because UW is a very popular school and the Seattle area high schools with national reputations send numerous high caliber applicants to the university.</p>
<p>As for medical school, unless you are a citizen of one of the states of the Pacific Northwest (with Oregon being the exception, I believe) your chances of admission are almost nil. The UW Medical School has contractual agreements with several western states (that do not maintain their own medical schools) to admit qualified residents from those various states.</p>
<p>Ah well there are 2 satellite campuses, in Bothell and Tacoma. Theyre no good though compared to Seattle's</p>
<p>I wonder if I have a chance to transfer there from WSU. My gpa is low by normal standards, 3.0. Its pretty much ok for Chem Engineering standards though, but I'm switching to Architecture or Civil Eng...</p>
<p>I'm curious to know if foreign language skills, arts and musical skills will help boost my chance...particularly as an international student.</p>
<p>Recently guaranteed-transfer agreements with the state's community colleges have been scaled back. Don't know about transfer possibilities from WSU but I suspect it's a roll of the dice if your grades are not superior.</p>
<p>Here's some data from the 2006 freshman class: </p>
<p>Freshman Admission:
Applied: 16.571; Offered: 11,339; Enrolled: 5.475 </p>
<p>The freshman class includes 67 National Merit Finalists and Semifinalists.
84% of the freshman class was in the top 10% of its high school graduating class. </p>
<p>High School GPA (Middle 50%) of the freshman class: 3.50-3.89 </p>
<p>The freshman class includes 2.5% international students.
45 states, DC, Guam, Saipan + 38 countries represented in the freshman class. Top 10 states: WA, CA, OR, HI, CO, TX, AK, MN, AZ, <em>NY, *NV (</em>tie) </p>
<p>Average SAT score in 2005 was 1198/1600, average GPA 3.69. I think it would be a mistake to consider UW Seattle easy to get into.</p>