<p>Hey</p>
<p>What majors, if any, are impacted at UW? I want to major in business, but I dont think i will get accepted for that major. I’m an OOS and have a 3.7 and 2050 SAT. I want to go to UW really bad and am thinking about majoring in political science and then transferring to the business school. Also, how difficult is to switch majors?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>“Impacted”? I’m guessing you’re from California. Heh. Hope you get a new license plate if you decide to go to the UW.</p>
<p>Most people don’t get into the major they want straight out of high school. Instead, you take gen ed your first two years and then try to declare a major. Some are open admission (declare whenever), some have minimum requirements (declare upon completing requirements), and some are competitive (complete requirements with the highest grades you can manage to get).</p>
<p>[UW</a> Advising - List of Majors](<a href=“http://www.washington.edu/uaa/gateway/advising/majors/majoff.php]UW”>http://www.washington.edu/uaa/gateway/advising/majors/majoff.php)</p>
<p>As you can see, polisci just has minimum requirements. I hear the hyper-competitive majors are bioengineering (pre-med gunners galore), computer science (geeks who practically already taught themselves what the degree entails back in high school), and neurobiology (pre-med gunners who kinda got into Freud at some point).</p>
<p>Your GPA seems average for a UW acceptee (assuming it’s unweighted) and your SAT is above average. I’d say you have a good shot. I hope you’ve at least visited the school, though.</p>
<p>yup yup, so cal student. and thanks for the info.
my gpa is weighted, but i do have outstanding EC’s.
I plan to visit hopefully in the next few weeks, the latest by thanksgiving break</p>
<p>Well, UW only looks at unweighted GPA. If your unweighted is under 3.5, it’ll be a reach.</p>
<p>And if you haven’t yet visited the school but already want to go there “really bad” then I’m forced to ask why?</p>
<p>Ive been to Seattle before and I really liked it there.</p>
<p>Well if straight overcast from September-May is your idea of a fun place to be then go for it 
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<p>Sorry to sound like a negative nancy but I’ve met way too many people here who came here for school without any idea of what it’s like during non-summer months. Depressing.</p>
<p>^^I agree. The summer is practically the only time you actually feel/see the sun. :)</p>
<p>Good luck. Make sure you research the area very well before you make your choice.</p>
<p>B-b-but today is pretty sunny :P</p>
<p>…yeah, most of the time it’s definitely cloudy. But it’s not horrible (varying degrees of cloudiness exist), and there are occasional sunny days like today.</p>
<p>To someone from California, it would seem pretty horrible. As would OOS tuition D:</p>