Residency is NOT an option unless your parents move to Washington State AND you do not attend a college there for 12 months.
That’s it.
So, if you attend UW, your parents must be prepared to pay all 4 years.
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Law school does not require any specific major, even though people seem to think that political science is the go-to major for pre-law students. Note that a science major may be helpful if you want to go into patent law.
Law school ranking is (a) highly associated with law school admission selectivity, which is mostly based on college GPA and LSAT score, and (b) highly important in law job hiring. So for either pre-med or pre-law, you need to chase A grades or equivalent.
Law school is also very expensive.
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To this point, it’s better not to major in poli sci for law school. It’s the #1 major by far - but just like college admissions, Law Schools are looking for diversity - beyond the human - so diversity of thought.
Study what you will enjoy and you’ll be fine.
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@wayza : Congratulations on choosing UW. I am sure you discussed it with your parents regarding finances before committing.
Regarding tutor help, I recall that UW has a tutorial center for students seeking additional help in specific subjects. Alternatively, one can make appointments with professors or TA during office hours. My 2 boys always saw teachers regarding papers or tests to get insights on what they can do to improve or how to prepare for next time. Also, sometimes if the teacher knows you from office hour visits and that you are a hard worker, you might get the benefit of the doubt when it comes to grading. My UW son used this especially for English Writing requirements and got A-s. My other son, at USC, did the same and is a Phi Beta Kappa student.
Regarding possible law school, my USC son is a political science major and his USC college advisor suggested he add a minor in language. He already had AP credits for Spanish, but decided to start fresh to minor in Chinese. A young lawyer friend suggested getting a 2nd major. Before I had even told my son this and since he was a couple of classes short of a Chinese major, he decided to pursue a 2nd major in Chinese. This semester, he is taking 20 units to fulfill the second major. Evidently, if you are a political science major, it is better for law school applicants to have a minor or a second major.
Like you, my USC son started out thinking of neuroscience. I don’t know what he was going to do later with that degree, maybe research? As he started to fulfill his GE requirements, he took a political science course and enjoyed the class. He also took the 2 calculus courses for health science majors and got A’s. However, he did not take biology, physics, chemistry or organic chemistry and was thinking of taking one or two of them in a community college (easier grading). He will be applying to law schools this coming Fall. He works very hard and has only 4 A-s in his whole college career. The rest of his grades are A’s and no grades below A-.
Another word of advise is not to get involved in a relationship that can affect your grades, especially if you are working hard to achieve the best grades.
Best wishes to you at UW!
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@tsbna44 : fyi, I commented on political science and law school in my above previous post (middle paragraph).