<p>Do you just keep at it (retaking classes, reapplying every quarter, etc) or do you just completely change majors? It's almost like wasting two years in college trying to get into your department but failing to get in at the end.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>You basically have to apply to a different (or similar) major and then reapply once you raise your GPA / improve whatever they look at. A relative of mine had this same issue. Are you in college or high school? If you don’t feel confident, then you may want to go somewhere with direct admit to your major.</p>
<p>I always wondered about that… what if you don’t get accepted into any program?</p>
<p>OP- UW’s system like this is one of the reasons I chose not to go there since every other school I was looking at didn’t have an application process for my major.</p>
<p>Thanks. I was just wondering because last quarter 81% who applied got into the major with an average cumulative GPA of 3.45 (this according to the department’s website).</p>
<p>My D tried 3 times before she was finally accepted into the school she wants to graduate in at her U (it’s very selective). She’s glad she perservered, but if she didn’t get in November, she was ready & reluctantly willing to major in another field & minor in the school she really wants. I’m glad it worked out for her, but it was a long process!</p>
<p>As we told her, there’s always grad school, but not necessarily what the student really wants!</p>
<p>Don’t you just need to fulfill a certain threshold (ex. get B or better in major classes) to get into major)?</p>
<p>Not for “competitive” majors. For some majors you can get directly admitted into the department but for a lot of others you have to apply to get in. It’s almost like applying for college again.</p>
<p>Oh, I guess that’s a plus for Physics or Math</p>
<p>Whether or not you should quit depends on what you are trying to change your major to.</p>
<p>One of the programs D applied to, she was waitlisted but they didn’t accept ANYONE – program was at capacity. She felt honored that at least she got waitlisted but they would only have had an opening if someone had dropped or transferred (rarely happens in that school of her U). The program she got into had rejected kids with 4.0s and great recs, so she was grateful that she got one of the few spots available. Grades & recs alone weren’t sufficient.</p>
<p>Yeah, with future budget cuts it’s not gonna get any better and as a result UW can’t take in all the students they want to.</p>
<p>Couple of quotes from a recent news article:</p>
<p>“We’re turning away many, many, many good students,” said Greg Miller, chair of civil and environmental engineering. “They want to do what we teach. And we should be delivering.”</p>
<p>“But the university’s computer-sciences program already turns away hundreds of smart kids who apply annually. Future budget cutbacks could mean turning away still more.”</p>
<p>Our flagship U turns away MANY qualified students who want to go to nursing school. They either change fields or go to other schools. I believe they are also turning away a lot of good students who want to be engineers as well, but haven’t got personal knowledge about that.</p>
<p>At the moment, there aren’t many HI jobs for nurses anyway, but once the current nurses (many aged 50-60+) start retiring, a huge shortage is expected. One other problem is there aren’t many mentoring programs in place once they graduate and start working so medical centers only want to hire experienced nurses (meaning they have to go away to get trained & then try to come back to HI to get a job as an experienced nurse).</p>