Finding Hidden Gem Colleges for Nerdy Introvert Daughter?

cquin85
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 04:37:57 +0000

relaxmon:

Thanks we are from New England from a well known highly academic private day school. Very few kids apply to UWash from here so no idea what UWash knows about the school’s rigor (which is very high). My son’s ACT is 35 but I think they don’t look at scores any more except in some exceptional situations. So we will see what we will see… Having said all of that Scoir shows they have never rejected a kid from our school with stats remotely close to my son’s.

I don’t know … if I were a betting man, I’d guess that 35 will do some work. I assume he’s submitting it?

Also, fwiw, the last time we were in a recession, UW turned the tables on OOS applicants and were more than happy to take kids who’d be on the hook for unsubsidized tuition. Their endowment is better than it was then, but it’s not Texas or Michigan either in that regard. At that time, many in-state families felt like they were taking one for the team in favor of OOS kids. Today, right now, OOS admits tend to have higher numbers than the in-state average. But I expect those averages are at least somewhat affected by UW’s big and popular impacted majors like CS, which have a strong national draw.

Anyway, good luck. If the 35 translates at all to his school performance, I like his chances. I agree with your assessment that UW has historically been a numbers school.