<p>"We have reviewed your application. We will inform you by postal mail when a decision is made. " - updated Feb 2nd, then same message but updated Feb 3rd.</p>
<p>It’s the 7th, 5 days since I got first seen that. No mail, nothing. Does this mean they rejected me, but not gonna send it intil March? My gpa is not too bad, 3.4 unweighted with 5 ap classes and 1950 SAT (1370 old score). Should and could I call them?</p>
<p>Also my class schedule went up it rigor and difficulty then that of the one I reported to them.</p>
<p>viet0wnage: i would definitely call them. tell them that your stats have gone up, etc. it could change you from a rejection/waitlist to an acceptance. it wont hurt at all also, they don’t always send out mail immediately after they change your status to ‘we have reviewed your application.’</p>
<p>Oooooh, also, I was rejected but my status never changed from “we have recieved all materials necessary to review your application”. Like, it never said they had reviewed it before I got denied so this would be a good sign! :D</p>
<p>@viet0wnage: did being a vietnamese male help or hurt you? just wondering. sorry if youre a female though, i just cant really see a female having 0wnage in their name haha</p>
<p>ilikeUW “did being a vietnamese male help or hurt you? just wondering. sorry if youre a female though, i just cant really see a female having 0wnage in their name haha”</p>
<p>IDK about Vietnamese in particular, but I believe most universities have a higher standard for asians and whites then when compared to other races, simply because there is more applicants of the asian ethnicity. Being Vietnamese, though, gave me a interesting background, culture, and perspective which allowed me to write, in my opinion, a good essay.</p>
<p>BTW. I got accepted! But… They are classifying me as out of state student when I have been going to school here for over a year and my legal guardian has been for 5. Gotta call them up on this.</p>
<p>I think that universities DO have a higher standard for Asians and Caucasians, but probably because they look at the test scores and compare, “Look, this <insert type=”" of=“” asian=“”> got a 1600 on his/her SAT, but <insert same=“” type=“” of=“” asian=“”> got a 2390!" Even with WASL/ITBS/any other standardized testing, the averages for Asians and Caucasians are higher than other ethnic groups. In a way, there is a bit of reverse discrimination against them in some schools, such as the UC’s.</insert></insert></p>
<p>I agree with what you said about interesting cultural background, etc. However, I think any culture, even English, Spanish, Norwegian, etc… can supply an interesting enough story for an essay if the applicant is involved in his/her culture far enough. There are lots of large Caucasian communities, such as the Polish, Russian, and Irish(?) around Western Washington.</p>
<p>Extracurriculars? Probably 50-100 hours of volunteering lol. For some reason, I always end up having alot of different tutoring as E.C., the Americorps in Particular. No high rank in any club. In other words, nothing spectacular. I think it was the essay, because my friend, student body president, got rejected. It’s tough to tell though, UW is wierd this year, really unsystematic.</p>
<p>thanks for the info viet. i think my extracurrics will help me out with my bad GPA. im also aiming for a high sat…im happy UW is unsystematic though cause im on the lower end :D</p>
<p>@ilikeUW-UW likes to call itself a ‘holistic’ application process school. GPA and SAT/ACT doesnt mean EVERYTHING, but ECs, and essays make a difference.</p>
also, they don’t always send out mail immediately after they change your status to ‘we have reviewed your application.’</p>