***OFFICIAL UW FRESHMAN '24 THREAD*** ADMISSIONS/PREPARATION

DS
Accepted Civil Engineering
OOS ( Calif)
SAT 1530
GPA 4.3 W
MUN sec gen, COSMOS UCI, Crew

@Grace1973 agreed; there are zero gpa points with dual credit classes in our district in texas. i will have 36 hours upon graduating from hs. yet no points added to gpa.

i have a 4.0 college gpa. seriously? that isn’t an exemplar off my ability to contribute to uw community and succeed in uw personally?

ugh.

Accepted
Major in Mathematics
International, OOS
SAT 1540 Math2 800 Phy 790
No GPA
ECs: Olympiad Math

Are you allowed to appeal your direct to major decision? It is not clear from the link

My DS accepted into Computer Engineering. But he is not planning on going because UW only accepts to Engineering College, not major!
GPA 4.0 UW, SAT 1560

The Common Data Set states the relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in first-time, first-year, degree-seeking (freshman) admission decisions:

Very Important:

Rigor of secondary school record
Academic GPA
Application essay

Important:

Standardized test scores
Extracurricular activities
Talent/ability
First generation
Volunteer work
Work experience

Considered:

Character/personal qualities
State residency

Not Considered:

Class rank
Recommendation(s)
Interview
Alumni/ae relation
Geographical residence
Religious affiliation/commitment
Racial/ethnic status
Level of applicant’s interest

Accepted!!! I’m so thankful.

1540 SAT
3.98 UW
In-State

Although it seems like college admissions gets more and more competitive each year, for general reference, the following link has admission statistics and admitted student profiles from 2019:

https://admit.washington.edu/apply/freshman/by-the-numbers/

I got accepted direct to business!!!
In-State
UW GPA: 3.952
SAT: 1390
I think my essays helped a lot!!

Accepted
Mechanical engineering - direct admit to engineering undeclared
4.5 W, 3.93 UW
35 ACT
OOS

@KCThompson
My D just showed me her portal.
Her major is listed under ā€œAdditional application informationā€ (on the same page starts with ā€œCongratulations!ā€ ).

Waitlisted :confused: (In-State)
I hope I still have a chance and I have other options as well.

Accepted! This is my first acceptance so I’m really excited!
OOS-CA
Pre-health sciences which is what I applied for
4.45 W, 3.85 UW
32 ACT
EC: triathlons, fashion designing, hospital volunteering

Accepted to Pre-Environmental Science!
3.96 uw
Top 12%
Out of State (Texas)
Drum Major at large high school
100+ volunteer hours, including at local zoo
Marching band, Jazz Band, Pep Band
8 APs

Go Dawgs!!!

Nope, it shows Pre Sciences. I applied as math major tho.

I was just accepted into engineering undeclared!

However, I was wondering if I were to take the path of completing my first two years as an engineering undeclared, would I still be guaranteed an engineering major if I got rejected once again into computer engineering, my intended major? I wouldn’t mind going into EE if that were the case. I was also wondering if I weren’t able to get a major that I wanted, would the credits I completed in my first two years be able to be transferred to a different university?

I couldn’t find much information on this so any help would be much appreciated!

I got accepted!!

3.8 WGPA at the time of applying
1480 SAT
OOS (CA)
Super competitive high school (Top School District in California)
Pretty strong extracurriculars (600+ volunteering hours, 4 years varsity golf + 2 years as captain, 4 years of Student Gov, etc)

I applied for Business Admin but I didn’t get in so I’m just a ā€œPre-Majorā€ in Arts and Sciences but hopefully I can transfer if I decide to go :slight_smile:

Accepted!
Pre science (Biology)
3.79 GPA
1220 SAT (I know this is pretty low)
In State
Full IB
Decent EC’s (Pep and Marching Band 4 years, started a Fashion club and was president for 1 year, French club, BSU)
Essay’s were okay, focused on cultural background.

Accepted
OOS / International
Computer Science
Rank: 1/42
Comments about course load: No IB/AP Classes. Turkish Anatolian High School
SAT (total and sections): 1470 / 800M
SAT Subject Tests (if any): 780 Math 2 / 790 PHY

A lot of ECs…

So relieved to get into UW’ CS directly.

Since you can’t appeal your direct to major decision, what is the process of getting your preferred major? Do you pick after your first year?