<p>I’m in the same situation as you, rejected from Freshman Admissions with a 2000 on the SAT and 3.6 GPA in Full IB, over 50 hours of Community Service, 2 years in DECA, 2 years in Varsity Chess Team, placement in regional and state chess tournaments, and rejected from Transfer Admission with a 3.7 GPA with the entire Math 124-126 done, and the only classes bringing down my grade are low 3.0s in CSE 142 and 143. Unfortunately, I live at home and I’m Asian, and my parents are both highly educated in college and we’re pretty well off. I think that my “common background”, at least in this area of Washington, is the main thing holding me back, which I find ridiculous because I study with friends of mine that go to UW Seattle, as well as take some classes there for cross-campus enrollment, and I do better than them and even help them with their homework. On top of all that, I have a job and I baby-sit while my parents work, and I have 5 hours of commuting a day because I live 2 and a half hours away from UW Bothell. Sent a petition, still rejected. Go figure, I’m starting to believe it doesn’t matter if you’re qualified or not, they just want out of state people to make more money because I hear public universities are starting to get less funding now.</p>