You’ll see some discussion on this above. Very difficult to get into CS later. If you’re set on CS, many would suggest considering another school.
Also, at about $100 in tuition per credit at CC vs about $300 per credit in-state UW, and pushing $1,000 per credit out-of-state, there’s potential savings there too.
Reading this late, but thanks for the help! I emailed my assigned counselor about it and waiting to hear.
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My elder son got into the Honors program back in 2018, but he eventually abandoned it. If you are in the program you can choose to live in the Honors LLC, and pick some interdisciplinary classes. They want to simulate a small “liberal arts college” experience in a large public university.
However, besides that, not much other benefits, so many students (especially CS / Engineers) voluntarily drop off after second year.
BTW, for whatever reason, the majority of honor students are girls, like 70+%. I noticed that and even asked the honors counselor in one of the information sessions. She just smiled and said, your observation is correct, that’s why we need more boys!
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May we ask which schools he was waitlisted at? This has sure been a roller coaster ride for many of us.
Our son is a sophomore at UW and joined a fraternity over the summer before Freshman year. Being OOS he didn’t know anyone at UW and it was a little awkward to take him up there and meet with a few different houses. I think you’re right, part of it is housing: perhaps University dorm shortage plus fact the greek houses are typically large and have room for Freshman (most seniors live in smaller houses nearby). For him, it was a great way to get settled in. He had a close group of 30 friends on Day 1, from different states and socio-economic backgrounds. And the upperclassmen help them choose classes, learn where to study, and keep tests on file for most courses (not same Q’s but good idea of what will be covered). They care about the house GPA, almost all Greek houses have higher GPAs than the rest of student body (published online every quarter). About half of fraternities - and all sororities - don’t have pledges anymore, you’re considered a full member when you join. Our son went with a house where you’re a pledge 1st quarter and have to do chores and pledge stuff but not like the old days. We liked the parents’ events in the Fall and Spring, got to know the kids and families during the first year. Only downside is most houses they live in group rooms 1st Quarter (referred to as Porches). Happy to give suggestions based on what you’re looking for, if you end up choosing UW
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Super helpful. Really appreciate the response. Will definitely reach out if our son ends up picking UW!
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Have any in-state acceptances received their welcome packets in the mail? We have not.
Have not got mine yet either. I bet it will be this week though.
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Do internationals get these too? Wondering because UW does not have a typical acceptance letter, and they supposedly come with the physical acceptance packages; and I have no idea if international students are mailed these too…
international students get an acceptance package too but the package for international students usually come late due to shipping
What do people think about the competitive major system at UW? My daughter was admitted pre social sciences, but she is not sure what she wants to major in — considering a wide range including economics, business, psych, informatics, and statistics. All of them are capacity constrained, though some worse than others.
She is highly disciplined and a hard worker, so I’m sure wants she sets her mind on a major she’ll work hard toward it, but the whole system makes me nervous.
Thoughts?
I was wondering if there is different thread for UDUB waitlist thx
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I do not see a 2028 UW waitlist thread. You could certainly start one!
I have a couple kids there. It is a pretty competitive school, but I think that probably adds some value to the degrees. My kids would say if you keep your grades up you’ll have plenty of good degree options. CS is the notable exception. And that’s been discussed plenty.
Business as an example is tough too, but at 30-50% acceptance rates it’s far from impossible. Psych and Econ as other examples are technically constrained, but not to the same extent as some others.
Many of the most competitive ‘flagship’ schools would have similar constraints I suspect. But, again that may be what adds the value to those degrees. If your daughter is a good student and willing to put in the work, I wouldn’t shy away from it.
Thanks. That makes sense. What you get out of college is in large measure based on what you put into it and I can see how this can focus students’ energy from early on.
Thanks for your feedback!
I know several kids who didn’t end up with the majors they wanted so I would be cautious. Had either of my kids been in that situation, I would have recommended them going elsewhere.
What is fascinating to me is that many (5-6) kids from my child’s high school with much lower GPAs (3.6-3.7) and little to no APs were admitted because they selected a random major they have no intention of pursuing. It seems UW would want to admit the most qualified students regardless of the major they select on the application. I’m thinking we should have played the game better and just selected one of those majors.
Any intl’s received their welcoming materials in their mail yet?
There is a lot of conflicting information on pre sciences to capped major transition. Some said it is next to impossible and some said their kid was able to transition. I wish there was more reliable information. We are planning to go to Husky day with the hope to find out more.