oh and I used the same exact essays for UCI
Don’t know how I got accepted…
3.66 UW 4.03W
33 ACT
Very good extracirriculars with one leadership position
Very good essays teacher cried while reading them.
Out of state california
12 weighted classes
Pre-engineering which kind of sucks
Our acceptance card said pre-science rather than computer science. Does your’s actually say CSE letting you know you are a direct admit to CSE?
Got waitlisted through email, received it around 1pm Seattle time. I just wish they would’ve released it earlier because I wasted all those days waiting and wishing. I guess that’s it
@amesmartin do you mind me asking what your GPA and SAT scores were? I’m only wondering because I got waitlisted too.
Who is actually signing up for the waitlist?
I like to believe that people who work in college admissions are real humans who don’t enjoy denying students entry to their school. It is not purely a process of numbers (test scores, grades, number of AP classes, etc). I once heard a presentation by a UW admissions staff member who said that the freshman class is to somewhat resemble the population of the state of Washington in terms of a mixture of people from various backgrounds. It’s tempting to compare grades and test scores with other students, but I have observed that the university selects a wide variety of individuals who together make up one Freshman class. Sometimes someone with lower grades or test scores stands out to an admissions staff member as someone who would add something special to the incoming class. My heart goes out to those of you who didn’t get the email or letter you were hoping for, but remember that the admissions staff is probably sad to let you go, too.
My twin brother and I both applied to the UW. I got direct admission last week to mechanical engineering and he got a “waitlisted” email today at 10:38am. We’re fraternal twins and had very different stats. He was actually pretty excited to get waitlisted because he didn’t think he had a very good chance to get in: GPA of 3.67(UW), (3.8 Weighted), 1690 SAT. Mine were 3.99 UW GPA, 4.6 Weighted, 2200 SAT. My brother had a killer essay on how he dealt with failure and a second essay on what he learned visiting the homeless in downtown Seattle for practically every Saturday night for 2 years. He also had a lot of varied activities. I’ve got to think that his application caught their eye, especially his dedication to the homeless. He has other school options and may go elsewhere or he may wait to see if he gets in to the UW. Here is some information on the applications from the email he received:
“We received more than 43,000 applications for an expected entering class of 6,500, making the selection process very challenging. We cannot assure any student on the waitlist of admission. The number of students admitted from the waitlist varies greatly from year to year: In 2015, 215 of the 1150 students on the waitlist were offered admission, compared to 198 of the 1112 students in 2014.”
Good luck everyone!
@hw1234 Here’s an overview of my profile:
Decision: Waitlisted (Applied to Foster)
My grades are relatively low, but then again UW was very inconsistent with them anyway.
SAT I: 1740 (This is probably the weakest point of my profile)
UW GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
I’m assuming my counselor translated this number into my IB average because it’s over the 5 pointer: 5.94
Senior Year Course Load: Full IB
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
- Yangon MUN Press Team/Magazine (Head/Founder/Editor-in-Chief)
- Operation Smile (President)
- Bowling (Represented school/district level)
- Internship at a florist for the summer
- Yangon Model United Nations Communications Officer
- Badminton (Club)
- Yangon MUN (Award for Most Diplomatic Delegate)
- Concordia International School Shanghai MUN (Photographer for Press Team/Magazine)
- Community Service (Head of Fundraising)
- External photography work (Paid)
- Yearbook (Layout designer, writer, photographer)
- Couple of academic awards
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Very personal, one of my best writing pieces
Recommendations: Fairly strong
Applied for Financial Aid?: Not eligible
Intended Major: Business Administration
Country (if international applicant): Myanmar
School Type: International school, highly competitive
Ethnicity: Malay
Gender: Female
Here is an interesting article from The Seattle Times in 2015.
It sheds some light on how hard it is for OOS students to get into the UW. In 2015, they had roughly 16000 applications for around 1400 OOS spots. In contrast, they had 11000 applications from in-state students for 4300 spots. While they tend to accept more students than there are spots available since not everyone who is accepted will choose to attend the UW, OOS students have to be stellar to be accepted. The legislature has made sure to make in-state students a priority. OOS students who were rejected - I feel for you. Odds are that many of you would have been accepted if you had been in-state.
Here is the follow up article from the Seattle Times:
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/education/uw-sees-18-rise-in-applications-to-be-a-husky/
OOS applications have increased from 13,520 in 2014, to 16,638 in 2015, to 20,904 in 2016.
Assuming this story is even true. I am happy for your brother but it makes me soooo upset that people who actually worked hard and have the talent have to give up a slot for someone less qualified.
last year, acceptance rate for oos is around 42%, and for international students, its around 38%. so if you got waitlisted, or rejected as OOS or International, it doesn’t mean anything, probably just b/c they don’t have enough space for you. compared to other schools rated top in the worldwide, UW has a pretty high acceptance rate though(55%), it has been nice to the washington area students, lucky for them.
the random patterns are disturbing. Can I ask you what your race is?
uw it seems does not care about standardized testing scores. just gpa
i think uw is trying to accept students who will enroll for sure this year. lets be honest, the students with super high stats will only consider UW for safety. some students with relatively lower stats like 1800 SAT, list UW on their top school will enroll for sure. UW rejects a lot over-qualified students to keep the acceptance rate and try to let more students enroll. yeah, bla bla bla, i am still angry at this fact when i saw someone got rejected from their dream school, which is UW, however is way more qualified than others.
I just found out that I got accepted today. I am oos. My ACT scores were not that great. I got a 25 comprehensive score. Going into a STEM field I expected to do better but did not. I am doing a dual-enrollment program where I live, similar to Running Start. My high school GPA is at a 3.92 and my university GPA (from dual enrollment) is a 3.74. I was on the dean’s list. I did not take easy classes at the university I am at. I took upper level chemistry and math courses. My essays were well written. I did not have someone proof read them. I took a writing course last year so it helped. As for extra curricular, I am currently only an active member in one student org (national level, chapter at UW) which is a political activist student org. I am not planning to attend this university. It is too expensive for oos. But congrats to all who got in and to those who didn’t, I wish I could offer you my spot!
Best of luck to everyone in your future endeavors. Go Huskies!!! (my school are also huskies)
@amesmartin wow, your extra curriculars are extensive. I got waitlisted with basically a 3.8/1850 SAT, but not nearly that number of EC’s. Best of luck to you getting off the list!
@ruserious? There are so many responses I could make to your post. I’m glad the admissions committee saw my brother’s character and value. He works way harder than I do at everything. I hope things work out for you.
@ruserious? , according to UW’s Common Data Set, the “Academic” factors it considers to be “Very Important” are:
Rigor of secondary school record
Academic GPA
Application essay
“Important”:
Standardized test scores
“Not Considered”:
Class rank
Recommendation(s)
The “Nonacademic” factors it considers to be “Important” are:
Extracurricular activities
Talent/ability
First generation
Volunteer work
Work experience
“Considered”:
Character/personal qualities
State residency
“Not Considered”:
Interview
Alumni/ae relation
Geographical residence
Religious affiliation/commitment
Racial/ethnic status
Level of applicant’s interest