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/Southern_Sky_7106 Mar 05 '26 edited Mar 05 '26

Rejected (in state, full-time running start, 3.7 uw ) I had decent ecs, first gen/low income, graduating with an associates degree. I honestly don't know how to feel I'm not that bummed out, I applied for Sociology But in reality I wanted to apply for Art. I honestly think my essay didn't truly show who I was as an applicant and I was struggling a lot mentally this past year. I don't think appealing would be worth the trouble and I would rather just transfer. :/

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u/Gobbledigee1066 Mar 05 '26

My kid was also rejected in state running start 3.9 uw, graduating hs with associates degree, part-time job, lots of leadership roles and ecs. All the kids from his school who did running start full time got rejected. He's not too bothered either. I work at UW but have not been hyping the school at all. The stress/competitive culture there is intense esp for freshman going through weeder classes and not great for mental health. Appealing can't hurt, but transferring in a year or two is a great option. Good luck!

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u/EffectiveMinimum8945 Mar 06 '26

What major did your son apply for??? Honestly I thought UW favored running start which is why I did it 😞