I’m not sure about anyone else, but I went to this page http://admit.washington.edu/apply/applied/uw-netid/, then I used the e-mail I used to apply/submit my app and it won’t let me create the netid. It says I “am not eligible to create a uw netid at this time”
Hey guys! So I actually got the email after I applied but I made my account before I even go the email.
@golddawgs I’ve tried registering with the email and password I used for the application and I get an error saying I am not eligible at the this time. So, I called the admissions office on Monday and the employee I talked to said the emails with the access code have not been sent out and I’ll have to wait until they do in a month or two.
I wonder if that means anything. I might be overthinking it but maybe the order of when you submitted applications matters both for the UW net id and application notification? It’s a stretch but who knows
Hmm… Yeah I am a little confused and unsure of their process. I made a myuw literally right after I sent in my application, so I’m not too sure how to help out the rest of you :-/ If anything on my account changes though, I’ll be sure to let all of you know!!
Anybody know when we may hear back on financial aid? We’re hearing back so late for admission, and it would be easier to know in advance if we’d be receiving any aid. I know some schools release your potential aid before you even get accepted.
@lampin On January 9th I got an email from the Office of Student Financial Aid saying that they received my financial aid application for the year 2018-2019. It also says “If this message was sent to a non UW email account (which is was, it was sent to my personal email), you should know that we may not use this account for future communications. For UW students who have established UW NetID’s, our correspondence will be sent to your UW NetID email account. Newly admitted students will receive information about how to set up a UW NetID. You are encouraged to set up your UW NetID and email account as soon as you are eligible.”
I also want to add that on MyUW (the new version) When you scroll down to the bottom & click “Finances” then “Financial Aid status” a message pops up on my screen that says “We have received your financial aid application for the year, but have not yet awarded you aid. If you are admitted to UW or are a continuing student, and are eligible for aid, we will send you an award letter and information about processing aid.”
Question – Do you guys know how important high school grades are during application review? That’s the only aspect that I’m really weary about. As a community college student, my grades are quite high, I’m a Phi Theta Kappa scholar, etc, but in high school I was NOT a good student. UW-S is the only university I applied to for transfer that asked for high school transcripts, so I’m nervous.
@octoberblues I wouldn’t be worried. I’ve read on another thread, not sure which one, that transfer students who didn’t do well in high school but have improved majorly in college is something admissions likes to see. I’m in the same boat as you and was worried at first, but I think admissions will take into consideration that we’ve grown a lot since then and keep up with a college workload and still succeed with high marks.
The highschool transcripts are simply to verify you have the general education requirements for the school, they don’t care about GPA beyond simply getting a high enough grade to get the credits you need.
Yes, per the UW website:
In calculating the Transfer GPA, the Office of Admissions uses:
• All transferable academic courses, from all regionally accredited colleges a student has attended, in which the student has received grades between 0.0 and 4.0 on a 4.0 grading scale. Although the UW uses a decimal scale for grading students in its own courses, transfer grades are not converted to a uniform decimal scale. Instead, Admissions uses the grade assignments of the home institution, whether 3.3 or 3.5 for “B+,” for example.
• Repeated courses: the Transfer GPA is calculated using the repeat policy of the home institution.
• All transferable academic credit from regionally accredited colleges, even if the student has earned more than 90 transferable credits from two-year colleges.
Admissions Does Not Include in the Transfer GPA:
• Courses considered by the UW to be below college level, (this means anything below 100 level, including high school courses)
• Math courses equivalent to MATH 098 (formerly 101, Intermediate Algebra),
• Certain religion courses that teach from a particular doctrinal perspective or that teach preparation for a ministry,
• Developmental or remedial courses,
• Courses in study skills,
• Lower-division military science courses,
• English as a Second Language,
• Vocational/technical courses,
• Courses recorded with a grade of “Incomplete” (unless changed to “F” at home institution),
• Courses recorded with a grade of “Pass” or “Satisfactory,” and
• PE activity credits in excess of three quarter credits.
Hey for anyone else that was wondering about the netid, I had to e-mail, then call IT services, then talk to the office of admissions, but long story short, they gave me my System Key and PAC and I was able to log in now!
I’m applying to UWS as well.
Here are my stats:
20 Y/o, Female, Asian/Pacific Islander, Out of state, community college transfer
Major: Computer Engineering / Computer Science
Transfer Credits: On a quarter basis… I will have 155+ when I transfer (this is about 108 semester based)
GPA: Will be 3.81-3.84 when I finish (kinda low but I took a bunch of classes I didn’t necessarily need… my last two quarters will be 4.0’s)
Extra curriculars: solid. nothing too outstanding or out of the ordinary. i have some hackathon experience, several hours of volunteer experience, and am heavily involved on campus.
Essay: strong… could be a little risky but i had a few people read it and they said it was good
Professor Recommendation: I have 1 from my math professor
SAT subject scores: ehh… I really do poorly under timed exams. I don’t see how I am expected to answer 75 physics questions in 60 minutes and do outstandingly lol
Resume: strong
HS: really bad. but i made a huge improvement in college and have been taking college level classes for 3 years (since I was 17)
Good luck to us all! honestly i am not expecting to get in… lol. Even if I did get in I need a lot of aid…
honestly i have all of the prereqs completed and have taken all of the recommended courses for my major… it’s dissapointing to admit that i probably wont get in. 
i am from a WA community college & UWS has been notorious for rejecting everyone from my school for CS/ECE. i have been accepted to their tacoma branch but really feel like the program their isn’t as rigorous .
If i got into UWS though - that’d be a dream as I could stay in state. But for now, I am looking at out of state options
@cercit20 Are you out of state or in state? And wow! I didn’t know UW rejects people who finished all their requirements. But stats wise. I think you have great stats.
@transfer3018 i am an in state community college student. & thank you. i would love to go to UWS as it is in state (cheaper) and has a very good reputation for it’s computer engineering program. Their tacoma branch does not have the same reputation and is really two different worlds… bleh lol i am still hoping so but realistically it is a reach.
i mean, i don’t know anyone who has been accepted to UWS as a transfer from my school for CE/CS… it’s that hard
i put out of state ^^ i really am in state.
I know that CS is hard. Do you mean that people don’t get into direct admit CS or that UW doesn’t accept people for Pre-Science as well?
I don’t know if it’s different for business. My advisor was basically like if I finish the pre-reqs I’ll automatically get in. I don’t actually believe her because I know it’s not that simple. Still I like to remain hopeful lol
@transfer3018 actually, i think it is significantly less difficult for non CS/CSE majors. although i have heard stories of great students still being rejects from their programs DA regardless, the CS/CSE department specifically is the most difficult major to get into at UWS. which makes sense, given they are ranked continuously in the top 10 programs for CS/CSE undergrad in the US.
bleh. i am still remaining hopeful to. i don’t necessarily want to uproot my life but the tacoma branch is my last choice for colleges i guess it is nice getting into my safety school but still