Chances/Advice for HPSM

[UWfromCA]

Washington (like Cal, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Texas, Minnesota, North Carolina, etc.) is strong across a wide range of subjects:

http://www.washington.edu/news/2017/04/03/uw-lands-at-no-9-with-45-subjects-ranked-in-the-top-10-in-center-for-world-university-rankings-inaugural-subject-list/

http://publicuniversityhonors.com/rankings-academic-departments-private-elites-vs-publics/

http://www.stat.tamu.edu/~jnewton/nrc_rankings/nrc1.html#TOP60

http://247wallst.com/special-report/2017/04/04/universities-investing-the-most-in-research-and-development/4/

http://www.washington.edu/news/2016/09/28/uw-ranked-among-the-top-five-most-innovative-universities-in-the-world-by-reuters/

Might be worth looking into, particularly its Honors Program:

http://depts.washington.edu/uwhonors/apply/freshman/faq/