<p>Well I just got the letter saying I was waitlisted. I almost wish I got rejected instead since now I have another tough decision to make. The UW is my first choice school, but the two problems I have with being waitlisted are being unsure where I am going to school next year until near the end of summer and that I have no clue how I would get housing if I don't find out till that late. Anyone know how housing works for people who are waitlisted?</p>
<p>what does the waitlist letter look like?</p>
<p>I know it stinks, but you should be proud really. They had more than 21,000 applicants and only 5000 spaces.</p>
<p>My son just got a flat out rejection that was a bit condescending even. At least you still have a bit of a chance.</p>
<p>The last portion of the letter says, I am confident that you will overcome this temporary setback</p>
<p>Well, life goes on, so I dont consider it a set back so much as an opportunity for some thing else.</p>
<p>On the 25 March(Didnt get letter until today) I was already checking out the financial aid at the school my son did get into.</p>
<p>It comes in a regular size envelope and inside the letter basically says “I regret to inform you that we can not offer you admission at this time, but am pleased to offer you a place on the admission waitlist.” Then there is a yellow sheet where you write down your senior year grades so far and an envelope to send it in.</p>
<p>I’m really ****ed off, I’m waitlisted also…</p>
<p>I got waitlisted and UW is my first choice. Ugh now I have to wait even longer to know where ill be going next near…</p>
<p>Yep, my son waitlisted too. Weird, we thought he submitted a strong application to the UW. What is strange is that he managed to get accepted to Carnegie Mellon and Cal Poly Engineering (from out of state), but not into the UW? Give me a break! Good thing Carnegie Mellon was his first choice. Well, I think you waitlisted kids should ask to stay on the waitlist because I’ll bet they will be calling up alot of people. Good luck.</p>
<p>i got waitlisted too, but i’m appealing it. literally everyone i know about s*** their pants when they heard becaue i have had the best grades my whole life and done ec’s like you wouldnt believe. who knew a 3.62 GPA, 1920 sat, 30 act with 5 honors and 5 AP, two sports, volunteer work, a job and DECA exec board weren’t enough? and that’s why i’m appealing.</p>
<p>then i am screwed… waitlisted, out of state, and only a 3.5 as a senior.</p>
<p>i just got waitlisted today. it makes me so mad becuase i applied in November and the get back to me a little over a week before THEIR deadline to notify us and i’m effing waitlisted?! Why did UW have to be my top…</p>
<p>and i’m OOS 3.8 and 30 act.</p>
<p>Anybody know the data for those that were waitlisted last year, and those that were accepted from the waitlist?</p>
<p>Some ridiculously low number… like 3% I think. But don’t get too nervous, I might be wrong.</p>
<p>yeah and i applied almost a full month before the priority deadline and i just found out. last year idk the stats but i read an article the other day in which the dean of admissions was interviewed and he said they were EXTREMELY conservative with admissions this year and plan to go heavily to the waitlist. hopefully we all end up getting in, waitlist sucks. its like saying we’re too ****ing lazy to make a decision on you right now.</p>
<p>do you know where you read that article mcf11? im interested in reading it</p>
<p>I was just waitlisted with a 3.7 gpa and 1900 SAT with 8 AP/UW extension classes and my friend got accepted with a 3.4 and 2 AP classes. My friend also knows someone who got in with a 3.2 and no AP classes. Is anyone super p*ssed about the lack of standards they seem to have this year? Either you have a near perfect gpa and SAT’s or you suck. They are screwing all of the lower kids over because they are going to have to compete with super smart students. From the stats I’ve heard from other people there doesn’t seem to be any middle ground. But I totally agree with you mcf11, UW needs to get their act together</p>
<p>tecu- go to google and type in “uw waitlist”, its the one titled “seattle college bound examiner”…like the 4th or 5th one on the list i believe.</p>
<p>and yes i agree kirsten, they seem to have NO standards, it is incredibly frustrating. i know people with scores and stats so much lower than ours and they got accepted, it just does not make any sense to me. i called admissions and they are supposed to call me back today or tomorrow cause i want to know what about my high gpa, test scores, ap/honors classes and ec’s was not enough. i have a feeling they won’t know what to tell me. it seems a lot of people with similar stats got waitlisted, so i will be sure to post on here what i find out and what they tell me about how the waitlist works essentially.</p>
<p>Ok thanks. I know so many people who are completely qualified who got waitlisted or rejected and and a bunch of others who’ve barely lifted a finger their high school career and got in and its really frustrating</p>
<p>I just got waitlisted also. I got the letter today. I’m OOS, 3.8 gpa, 1720 SAT, 5 AP classes, work experience, and 4 years of Varsity tennis…This really sucks because UW was my first choice…and now I don’t know what I’m going to do. How does this thing work? Are you suppose to accept another school’s offer and then wait? Because I definitely don’t want to gamble my attendance to college next year on being waitlisted…</p>
<p>And I’m pretty much still screwed because I’m not doing so hot right now in AP Calculus. So, I’m pretty sure I won’t get in because of that grade. =( This sucks.</p>
<p>Honestly guys, not to be rude, but just cause you have great ‘stats’ doesn’t automatically mean you’re a shoe-in. Are you a well-rounded person? Do you have extra-curricular activities besides just 1 sport? Leadership experience? If you do, then I would complain. If not… then stop.</p>
<p>“Barely lifted a finger” ? I seriously doubt that… UW obviously found something in their application that was worthy of them to be admitted.</p>