<p>I’m a junior at a very good public high school on Long Island in NY(Great Neck South High School for those interested) that is ranked in the top 40 schools in the country. We send many kids to the top schools in the country. I’m a junior and my info is as follows:</p>
<p>GPA: approx 3.4 (HS doesn’t do weighting)</p>
<p>SAT: 710 Math, 630 CR, 600 Writing=1940
Hoping to boost it to around 2000 when i retake it in a few weeks</p>
<p>Vice President of my school Bridge Club (probably president next year</p>
<p>Editor on my school newspaper( was writer, then copy editor, now editor) will be a managing editor next year.</p>
<p>I’m planning on applying here for the fall of 08 but don’t want to get my hopes up, what is my realistic chance of getting in?</p>
<p>You seem like a strong candidate, but, as I’ve said before, there are no more automatic admits if you have combined GPA/test scores above a certain number (the old Academic Index system). Keep up the good work, take a strong courseload next year, and write a dynamite personal statement. Good luck!</p>
<p>forgot to mention that I took 1 AP in 10th grade(AP Euro-3), am taking 3 now(physics B, American history, Computer Science) and am planning on taking 3 next year(physics C, economics, calculus AB) also, almost all my other courses are honors.
btw, what do you think i should be shooting for on my SAT retake?
does UW look at your highest from each section or your highest total?
Does writing count?
thanks</p>
<p>I’m sure all the information about how they look at SAT scores is on the website. As for the retake, take it when you’ve done enough prep work on the reading and writing. Build your vocabulary. Look in the Parent’s Cafe, or the Parent’s Forum for the Xiggi method of studying. Bravo for sticking with physics and calc!</p>
<p>shows that 25%-75% SAT scores are rather low(my first scores)
CR:520 - 640(630)
Math: 550 - 670(710)
Writing: 510 - 630(600)
this makes me think that i have a good shot at getting in. granted my GPA is somewhat low(88- not sure if that’s a 3.3 or 3.4)
anybody have any comments?</p>
<p>Out of state, CO
GPA: 3.3
SAT: 710 (writing), 700 (CR), 580 (math, ouch)
Notable ECs: President of MUN, Pres of YR/YD, pres of amnesty international…volunteer at downtown aquarium
IB diploma…</p>
<p>last year people with “worse” stats than mine got in…and it has a pretty high acceptance rate, although it is a state school so that boosts it. I don’t know, I’m getting nervous because my status hasn’t changed since December 7th, but, hey! If I can get in, so can you! </p>
<p>Even if I don’t get in, you can still, so. Don’t sweat it yet…</p>
<p>Why do you want to attend UW? In my opinion, as a Washington resident, I think you should either go to your own state schools or choose a private school that will give you more options. UW is a huge school and it’s currently overenrolled. You will not get your money’s worth for what you have to pay as an OOS student.</p>
<p>This overenrollment issue does cause me some dismay about my potential decision to apply to UW. The reason I am thinking about UW so much is that I feel that I am looking for the big school experience but also want to do engineering. I am from NY so, while the SUNY schools are very good, none of them offer the big school experience that UW offers. The only SUNY school with a sizable engineering program is Stony Brook University (which I also plan on applying to) but it is very close to my home (about a 1 hour drive or 90 minutes if I take the train) and doesn’t truly offer the big school experience because, among other reasons, many of the student go home nearly every weekend. I am still in February of my Junior year and I am trying to keep my options open.</p>
<p>junior
3.55 uw
SAT 1700/2400
few APs
3 yrs varsity tennis
100+ hours community service
class senator
president of “sports debate club”
a.s.p.n (teach kids about drugs and sex)
IN STATE</p>
<p>basketb926, you may also want to look at Washington State University (WSU). If you want a large school experience, with lots of school spirit and students that stay on campus for the weekend, WSU is for you, and it has a good engineering department. UW is more of a commuter school, so the campus is fairly empty on weekends – you have to go looking for folks to hang with, or make your own social network.</p>
<p>What what i’ve seen and heard, UW has more Academic credibility than WWU. Also, they have a much better computer engineering/science dept. Also, UW is the 1 supplier of employees to both Intel and Nintendo. WWU doesn’t even offer regular Computer Science or Computer Engineering. The Paul Allen Center for Computer Science/Engineering is cool too, from what I’ve heard.</p>
<p>Sorry, I thought you said WWU. Almost all the same things apply. WSU does have a computer engineering major but it is not one of the best in the country like UW’s is. Also, I like the city of Seattle very much.</p>
<p>Ah, I didn’t realize you meant computer science/eng. Yes, UW is the place to go in Washington for that, but admission to the department is <em>very</em> competitive. WWU is well regarded in its areas of specialty --I wouldn’t sell it short academically.</p>
<p>I know it’s competitive but how competitive are you talking. Would it be difficult (or even possible) to get in to another section of the school and switch into the computer engineering/science department early. You know me stats.</p>
<p>I read online that UW admits 20% of its CSE students straight from high school and then after sophomore year, people need to apply to CSE if they want to do it. They only admit 33% of those students. I firmly believe that this is the major I want and if I don’t get into CSE during my regular admission, I’ll probably not go to UW. How do you feel about this, is it reasonable, do I have a shot at getting into CSE during my regular admission. Any extra info would be extremely helpful.</p>
<p>I would like to know which majors for engineering are more difficult than others to apply to. From what I understand, I believe BioE is one of the more “impacted” (?) majors to apply to within the engineering college. If anyone has any, engineering information, I would appreciate it.</p>