Out of State Applicant

Meitou
Tue, 15 Nov 2011 03:33:13 +0000

Hi guys, I want to apply to UW. But I have a few questions because I’m the only one in my class of 500+ who wants to go here. Right now, I stand at the top 15% of my class with a UW gpa of 3.8, this is including Freshmen Year. I’ve taken 4 AP classes, passed them all and my UC GPA is 4.0( Sophomore and Junior years only). I have a 1900 SAT score (610 CR+670 Math=1280).I have some ECs like winning an international badminton tournament and varsity badminton for 3 years besides being a first generation student and an immigrant. By the way, if you guys haven’t figured it out, I’m from California.
So here are my questions:

1. How does UW calculate your GPA? Is it different than the way UCs calculate it?

2. When applying for autumn application, it says that if I apply for autumn i must apply for summer?

3. How is the financial aid for this school? I come from a low income family, is the school need-blind?

4. As you may expect it, what are my chances?