<p>I’ve heard others on here say that it is a waste of time, and after going through the process myself, I’d have to agree. I’m guessing that the percentage of people they let in on petition is very low and that perhaps there are only certain periods of time that they choose to read them. My updated grades were awesome, I expressed extreme desire to go to UW, and I had what I felt to be a pretty good letter of recommendation.</p>
<p>Granted they are most likely going to admit people off of the waitlist, why wouldn’t they start with people like me that petition? It just doesn’t make any sense. Even more likely is that a small percentage of the people on the waitlist do petition, making that idea even more sensible.</p>
<p>I’ve basically accepted my fate that I will not be a Husky, I just wish they’d stop yanking me around. It’s a mutual waste of time and resources. On the other hand, I know several friends at my school already committed to other places, maybe I can just be placed right into their slot.</p>
<p>Don’t take this personally, and don’t take it like I’m only directing this to you, but its just I’ve read so many of these you’re just the lucky person that’s given me enough and made me want to respond. Its just like, do you guys not trust that they know how to do their job? These people have been reading applications for years. They know the types of kids they want, and the types of kids they don’t want. Its like you guys don’t understand so much and our “such great students” and you think everythings corrupt just cause you didn’t get in or something. When honestly if you got denied, then uw isn’t for you. You could perfectly well be a great kid, extremely smart, accepted to harvard, and found the cure for cancer, but if they read over your application and seem to believe you wouldn’t fit in well with uw, then they will deny you. Its just like sorry, but its life. Get over it and move. Its tough it has to be like that, but welcome to the real world. No more 5th grade test on naming the states on a map where you get as many tries as you want. Its the real world. You get evaluated by an elder and they make a decision. That’s how it is everywhere. Might as well get used to it now. Sorry I’m so candid and blunt but its about time you guys heard this.</p>
<p>[When</a> you can’t get into UW, there is always WSU.](<a href=“http://www.uwrejects.com%5DWhen”>http://www.uwrejects.com)</p>
<p>One of my understandings of what their jobs entail is that they don’t operate on the assumption that every applicant wants to go to UW. Part of the job is figuring that out. So in my case, they haven’t completely rejected me, obviously something about me sits well with them. Why wouldn’t they choose someone putting in all the extra work in order to get into their school and will pay them several grand a year to go there vs. someone who isn’t? If one of their main concerns is money right now, mine should be talking.</p>
<p>And for once it would be nice to see the perspective of someone who hasn’t already been accepted. The nonempathetic aspects of what you’re saying don’t really agree with me. I have dealt with enough real world situations for me to be able to cope with a college rejection, I would just rather not spend those two years in limbo working and going to community college. Hopefully at least that may be understood.</p>
<p>And if you haven’t seen this, here you go:</p>
<p>[Behind</a> The Scenes: How Do You Get Into Amherst? : NPR](<a href=“Behind The Scenes: How Do You Get Into Amherst? : NPR”>Behind The Scenes: How Do You Get Into Amherst? : NPR)</p>
<p>I’m truly sorry for the grueling process you had gone through =. I don’t think anyone deserves to go through all that and come up empty in the end.
I think UW is missing out on thousands of wonderful applicants and it’s a shame that they are turning away students who meet their requirements at the expense of making up their loss of funding from the state government.
It’s a mystery as to why UW doesn’t admit people who express genuine interest through petitioning and take someone else who may/may not have a desire to go there… But it’s their loss, really. </p>
<p>So keep your head up high and remember that even if one opportunity closes; another one opens for you.</p>
<p>how do you even know if ive been accepted or not? It really doesnt matter. Either way i’d still have the same view. If i was denied id accept it and move on, maybe petition if i really felt they missed something or if i left something out that needed to be put in my app. But honestly its not the end of the world. CC it for a year if you really want to get in sooo bad. But its like all you guys cant take rejection. You grow up your whole life with mommy and daddy holding your hand and telling you youre the best kid on earth and you shouldnt have to deal with rejection. Well this will be a big wake up call for alot of you guys. As i said before, welcome to the real world, youre not the kid that your mom and dad made you out to be like you thought. I understand that many of you think i’m being harsh. But try growing up with no parents, then maybe you’d understand my view point. And it’s just something that kinda gets to me when i’ve worked my tail off and its something i deserve, and then to see other kids complaining about how unfair it is that they didnt get in. Chances are, you probably dont deserve it. Once again sorry to be the bear of bad news but its just how life is.</p>
<p>Wow, do you think the UW admissions officers are gods or something? Lol. Contrary to your belief, they are people, and people do make mistakes. And OP is on the waiting list, which is actually a far cry from rejection. People get accepted off the waitlist and I dare to guess they would give high consideration to someone who petitioned. Stop being an a$$hole, bothellcougar…it’s making us Huskies look bad.</p>
<p>okay i didnt know he was waitlisted. my bad… and im not being an a hole at all. i made that very clear. its nothing personal at all. and i knew there would be lots that dont agree with me but its just life. sorry everything cant always go your way. and how am i making them out to be God’s? Im just saying i think that they know how to do their jobs, and i said yes some mistakes can be made, but that is very rare. Just trying to help people understand that this is life now and not everything always goes our way. It seems like many of these people on here dont understand that at all. And i feel like i’m making us huskies look better? not bad. I’m helping people not be so dang sheltered by thinking theyre all that.</p>
<p>ctc414, I wish you the best. Whatever you decide, go for it and don’t give up. I wanted to get into UW. I was rejected twice. After the second time I went in and talked to an academic counselor about what I could do to improve my application. She told me to apply to Seattle U and SPU. She refused to help me and told me it was time to move on. But I didn’t. I worked extra hard until the next admissions cycle, reapplied and then got in. That conversation with that adviser was, without a doubt, the most discouraging experience in my academic career to date. I left her office and cried for ten minutes before walking to my car with my hood on so all the UW students wouldn’t see me. I will never forget that day, but more importantly I will never forget that morning after notices went out when I woke up and picked up my computer first thing before even getting out of bed, like I did for two weeks, and my UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT loaded. Sure, not everything went according to plan, but I knew UW was what I wanted and not even their staff could tell me otherwise. And you know what? Just YESTERDAY I went into the advising office and I saw that lady that turned me away. I tried hard not to look at her, but when the girl behind the counter asked for my first, last names and student number, she stared at me the entire time and it felt very good. If you want to talk more, go ahead and PM me. Good luck.</p>
<p>i had been waitlisted and petitioned for acceptance, and was accepted.
there’s definitely still hope,so don’t give up on it.
i know the waiting sucks- i waited for 3 weeks after i sent my letter, and it was brutal.</p>