<p>On the college board it says that instate residency is “considered” for admission. I’m from Alaska and my intended major (chemical engineering) is not offered in any college in my state. I was wondering if the would give me in edge in being considered similar to an IS applicant. I would still have to pay OOS tuition, but I was wondering if anyone here got accepted from Alaska? Do you feel this helped your admission chances?</p>
<p>To answer the title of your thread: no Alaska is not considered IS.</p>
<p>Your state residency could possibly give you an edge (due to this year’s fall Freshman class consisting of 1/3 OOS students) but it really depends. UW does a holistic view in admissions, so they look at your extracurricular activities, essays, GPA/SAT, and UW also considers if you have taken the most rigorous courses at your school. I do not believe your intended major will give you an edge or be considered similar to an IS applicant because at UW, the engineering program/majors are very competitive to get into.</p>
<p>Overall, what I’m saying is, you can’t assume that you will get into UW just because of your state residency. You can only hope that admissions will like you for who you are and what you do and that’s why the essays and extracurricular activities in this case are so important because they ‘paint’ an image of you as a person. I would say, don’t worry too much about state residency and focus more on the other important aspects of your application. =)</p>
<p>Thanks so much! It sucks that my major Is not offered in my state, but Seattle is like a second home to me, I couldn’t imagine going anywhere else, so I guess I’m just going to have to do it the hard(er) way! ;D</p>
<p>I’m from alaska and can tell you, NO alaska is not instate
I will tell you, if you get in…you will be at home here. I meet a fellow alaskan in almost every class i take</p>
<p>That’s what I love about Seattle, they don’t blink an eye if your from Alaska. Whenever I look at colleges and they say that they have students from 49 different states I always wonder, which state isn’t represented? Alaska or Nebraska? Lol.</p>
<p>Do most of those kids go back to Alaska for the summer or do they stay and try to establish residency? I want to live there, not just study, and I’ll be paying most, if not all, of the tuition myself and anyway I could save money would be helpful.</p>