<p>I got my letter today and found out that I was wait-listed, much to my dismay. UW is my first choice school and I'm 100% sure that if I were offered admissions, I would attend. On the letter it states that the size of the waitlist "varies greatly from year to year," but I still have several questions relating to the waitlist: </p>
<p>1)Generally speaking what is the size range of the UW waiting list?
2) I took more AP classes senior year AND I improved my GPA from the last semester of my Junior year. However, it still lowered my overall cumulative GPA (from freshmen to Junior). Is this an advantage or disadvantage?
3) I'm out-of-state (OOS), do you consider this an advantage or disadvantage?
4) If I have already received admissions from several other schools, who's enrollment deadlines are all similarly around May 1st. How do I confirm my intention to attend my other schools in the case that I get rejected from UW (around June 1 to August 1)?
5) From your experience/knowledge, what are the chances of being accepted from the waitlist?
[please don't answer this question if you don't anything to substantiate it]
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<p>*Note: Current UW students are welcome to answer these.</p>
<p>I will reply using all my knowledge of UW admissions:
I don’t know generally, but this year they under admitted students due to the econ while they wait for some state budget finalizations, Most instate kids that i would say would have been admits last year got wait listed. </p>
<p>2) Having a declining grade trend is horrible; unless you started with a 3.8-4.0 and have fallen to a 3.7-3.65. The main reason I got into UW is my grades increased dramatically while I progressively took harder and harder classes. (working your ass off)</p>
<p>3)Disadvantage, I guess they wait listed mostly instate kids and denied more OOS kids with the same stats because more OOS kids got in before wait listing. (this is what is going around the rumor mill at my school)</p>
<p>4)Place a deposit at the school that is your favorite-- then cross your fingers to get into UW, if you are OOS this sucks, because if later admitted you will forfeit your deposit at the other school. if you are instate and on the wait list and planning to go OOS, putting down a deposit would suck… but then again UW will probably be less expensive over all so you would still save money attending UW. It did suck that you threw away a few grand waiting on the wait list though. </p>
<p>5) This year I hear they won’t be awesome, but there is a chance for another 1,500ish students to get in(from state budget (Rumors)) Also really depends on how many people decide to go to UW, should be more that usual because of economic crisis.</p>
<p>Mmm Im in the same situation I believe.
OOS and waitlisted. I have a declining GPA
3.5–>3.4–>3.0
Overall my GPA was a 3.3
But my junior year i had an illness that made me miss a month of school. My senior year grades bumped up to a 3.7. Would you say I have a good chance? I would like input because I’m undecided whether to just enroll at loyola marymount or not. </p>
<p>My board scores were very good.
2110 (1500 on math/cr)
NMSF
780 math 2
740 chem
Also attend a prestigious private school. </p>
<p>And re:confedential69</p>
<p>You should email UW admissions about your questions. I’m curious as well.</p>
<p>seattlestudent, are you saying that for other in-state public colleges you do not forfeit your deposit if you get into UW? I have never heard that before, but that’s nice if it is the case.</p>
So the letter you recieved said you were wait listed? Or did you sign up for the wait list? UW was my number one choice but I was rejected and I wanted to know if I could still be put on the waitlist