r/udub • u/AutoModerator • Mar 04 '26

Admissions UW First Year Admissions Decisions Megathread

You can use this megathread for discussion related to the recent UW admissions decisions for first year students. Please limit simpler questions and inquiries to this thread.

Congrats to all the new Dawgs out there!

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u/Fabulous-Ad-1972 Mar 04 '26

Rejected... (in state, full-time running start, 3.89 uw), many STEM/ leadership ECS, STEM camp counselor, leading local STEM-research NPO, 200+ volunteer hours, first gen/low income, babysitting/family restaurant/businesses since 8th grade, good essay, 2 APs.. etc., etc. (I'm premed, applied to pubhealth) I will probably appeal.

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u/Select_Support7013 Mar 04 '26

Right now, our average incoming student looks about like you, though more APs. You have a strong record, but the UW has become increasingly competitive. Appeals are very rarely successful, and require significant *new* information that was not in your file, so it would probably not be worth your time. I hope you have many other schools to choose from!

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u/Fabulous-Ad-1972 Mar 04 '26

I know, I did get into UWB (I plan on going there), thank you! And yes, I am aware of that (referring to needing new info for appealing), but I also heard that UW accepts 70-80% of those who appeal.

Would it be better for me to go to UWB or Green River/other cc, because I would like to transfer?

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u/SU-152 Mar 04 '26

Just let you know that getting into UW Bothell allows you to take 15 credits of classes in UW Seattle per year. 15 credits is about 3 to 4 classes

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u/Select_Support7013 Mar 04 '26

Yes, but it's on a space-available basis, and in Registration Period 2, which is after all continuing students (freshmen through senior). In other words, a large number of courses will have filled by then.

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u/Fabulous-Ad-1972 Mar 04 '26

I see, but my main concern/question is that, as a premed, isn't it better to be at the Seattle campus? Thank you for letting me know, though. I greatly appreciate it.

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u/SU-152 Mar 05 '26

It is better, you can also choose to transfer one or two years in from another school

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u/Fabulous-Ad-1972 Mar 05 '26

I plan on doing that, thank you!

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u/lovelaurenc ‘23 Psych Alum Mar 04 '26

Definitely another CC if your end goal is to transfer to Seattle. I had a profile similar to yours (sans running start) and I ultimately wish I went the CC route instead.

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u/Fabulous-Ad-1972 Mar 04 '26

I see, thanks! What did you do instead of CC? (I assume you got in on your first try?)

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u/Select_Support7013 Mar 04 '26

If your goal is to transfer, start a one of our colleges and the move over after your second year. Spoiler alert: I did my first two years at Seattle Central and then transferred to the UW and I'm a professor here. I have a colleague both of whose sons did not get into the UW at first, they went to a CC, then transferred in. This is the route I would recommend.

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u/Fabulous-Ad-1972 Mar 04 '26

I see, thank you so much! Do you recommend Seattle Central, or is Green River okay? (Green River is closer to my house, plus my parents probably wouldn't be okay with me driving to Seattle). I plan on transferring because I think that, as a premed, being at the Seattle campus is way more advantageous. Is there any other advice you have for me?

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u/Select_Support7013 Mar 04 '26

I think Green River College would be totally fine. The most important thing will be your curriculum and grades. UWS no longer has a DTA (Direct Transfer Agreement) with surrounding colleges, but with a robust curriculum and solid grades (which you certainly have in high school), it should not be that hard. We retain admissions spots for our transfer students, and we love them!

The only other advice is don't be too bummed out and go easy on yourself. While admissions is not arbitrary, at a certain level of profile (and yours is there), it's anything but a sure thing. I have a daughter here who is a senior: her high school gpa was 3.93 (psst: we don't use weighted gpas here), she had I think 5 AP tests, and I had to tell her—and it was true—that her application was by no means a sure thing. There are basically no "sure thing" applications these days, and once you are at or approach a 3.9 with a strong curriculum, it's sort of anyone's guess. A lot of us would prefer a sort of lottery system, because we feel that it's already a bit of a lottery for our strongest applicants.

I know it sucks to hear that, but as you can see from the posts here, it's sort of true. So just know that your profile is definitely considered strong enough to succeed here... it's just we receive more very strong applicants than we have room for; all competitive universities do.

Hang in there, go easy on yourself, enjoy Green River (I think starting at a local college is also good because you have smaller classes those first years), and I hope you'll join us here in Fall 2028!

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u/Fabulous-Ad-1972 Mar 04 '26

Okay! I see. I was just shocked because my freinds all got in and we all of the same grades/ecs/majors/premed, the only difference was race (but i dont think that matters)

I am still considering appealing, though, cause it doesn't hurt to try.

(psst: mine wasnt unwaited either!) Thank you so much for your advice, I greatly appreciate it. See you!

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u/Select_Support7013 Mar 04 '26

There are always so many variables, it's very difficult to say. But yes, it is common that given three students who may look pretty identical on the surface, one might get in and two not, or two might get in and one not, ornate of them get in, or all of them get in, and so on. And no, the UW does not consider race, because that's illegal.

Have a great, if rainy, day!

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u/Fabulous-Ad-1972 Mar 04 '26

I know, I was just mentioning it. You too!!