University of Washington (2023-2024)

[gilded ingot]

do you wanna go into data sci stuff / informatics? Yeah, UW informatics will prepare you well!

[rancid sentinel]

oh thats good to hear!

ye im trying to go into data sci

my goal is to first get like an entry data analyst role somewhere

and go up from there

[sharp umbra]

i mean w cs u can major in anything

[gilded ingot]

in this market, its harder to get a cs job if you are not a cs major

[sharp umbra]

it’s hard to get a job even if u are a cs major

[gilded ingot]

my point was that if you aren't a cs major you are going to have a very hard time getting a cs job

a person majoring in cs will have a much higher chance then a person majoring in english

[gilded ingot]

which is why I feel like this statement, at least currently, doesn't really apply

maybe a couple years ago it did

[round yarrow]

I would say the difference is actually not that much of a difference for future jobs, only your first job

but again you can just complete some cousera certifications

like my dad doesn't have a cs degree but he was able to do some coursera certifications and was able to get a good paying job

this only works if you go to redmond transit center

if you have a 221 bus station for example around your house you have to wait quite a long time to get there

[formal yacht]

Yeah, this is one of the reasons I am really considering UW.

Btw does UW admit direct to major or pre-major?

[round yarrow]

depends on the major

for econ I think it is capacity contrained

[torpid oyster]

do direct admits to the school of engineering have to apply for their intended engineering major at the end of their freshman year or do they just declare it?

[round yarrow]

ask your uw adivos

advisor

like emauil them cause they should have good info on this

[rancid sentinel]

is there a discord for uw 2028 admits

[round yarrow]

@rancid sentinel

check dm

[lapis solar]

arent' they opening line 2 soon

[round yarrow]

does anybody want to squad up for fncs

i need 2 fraggers rn

[shell bison]

How hard is the udub chem placement test? By a fair estimate, what class would I get placed in if I've pursued IGCSE level chemistry?

[rough salmon]

https://www.cs.washington.edu/academics/ugrad/admissions/currentuw
in this website, under faqs this is written:
''What are my chances of admission?

There are always more qualified applicants than space available in our programs. Therefore, our process is competitive, and we must deny admission to some students with good academic records. We typically have space for approximately 25-35% of all students who apply however this number changes depending on increases in funding. It's also important to note that we do not admit differently between Computer Science and Computer Engineering, we consider all applications together and admit without taking specific major into account. The admit rate in 2020 was 28% (113 admitted/402 applied), in 2021 it was 30% (165 admitted/554 applied), in 2022 it was 30% (134 admitted /444 applied) and in 2023 it was 33% (165 admitted /495 applied)''

so theyre saying that theres approximately a 30% acceptance rate for cs transfers from pre majors, but literalyl everyone else is tellign me that transferring into cs is impossible, am i misunderstanding the statistics? can someone explain?

[gilded ingot]

notice that some people apply multiple times (like apply for two years), so it would actually be a higher acceptance rate per person

[foggy urchin]

me too pls lol

also, just realized i missed all the allen school events 😭
is there anything i am missing???

[round yarrow]

nah they are all optional

[vagrant flint]

they’re all informational

like “here’s all the things we have to offer”

[round yarrow]

does this count community college to uw transfers or nah

cause theres no way they have this much open space

[cobalt junco]

Anyone have info on waitlist decisions are coming out? I’m asking for a friend

[vagrant flint]

june

oh wait nvm

june’s for honors waitlist

as for the normal one i’ve heard some people get in i think

[cobalt junco]

ah okay

is it rolling do you think trig?

[vagrant flint]

it would only make sense if they are i’d say

[cobalt junco]

ah okay

[shell bison]

can someone dm me an invite for the UW students chat?

just committed today

[native drift]

just found out Walla Walla is a real location on the map

walla walla waashingtonnnnn

[cobalt junco]

Yeah it is lmao

[fossil bone]

does anyone have insights on the similarities & differences between hcde, ux design, and informatics majors?

[gray acorn]

UW Honor's acceptance rate was lower than Harvard's.

[scarlet tinsel]

hcde is strictly designing lots of different products for people. info is a bit broader and takes more of a tech approach to design

[nimble rampart]

I got into honors college and I have to rescind

I can’t afford 😦

[cobalt junco]

That is so sad

Have waitlist decisions started coming out yet?

[nimble rampart]

I’m sad

2.5% acceptance rate

And I have to reject

Got into berk and ucla too

And most likely gotta reject

[cobalt junco]

Bro that is so sad

[nimble rampart]

I can’t afford, it’s just the way it goes

[cobalt junco]

chat do you think i can get into uw cs with a 3.83 UW gpa?

[round yarrow]

anyone can

I believe in u

[cobalt junco]

i think it's wraps

it just isn't happening

[round yarrow]

bro you might

never give up hope

rememeber

if ur in state

ui get a sig boost

[cobalt junco]

i mean yeah

i am instate

but still it ain't happening

i'm curious what the AR for cs was this year

i mean we'll find out in november

[vagrant flint]

id guess probably less than it was last year

more applicants, not enough seats, etc.

[cobalt junco]

yeah that's true

probably less than last year

how much do we think than less year

[round yarrow]

bro

just believe in urself

and you will succeed

like UW is not an ivy

its a good school

and you have a solid profile and hence have a good chance fo getting in

I know kids with 3.7s who got in

[vagrant flint]

between now and a year from now you’re gonna hit multiple points where you think “it’s impossible for me” and also “wait i think i’ll make it”

like

literally this

but bottom line is if you want to get in and it’s your absolute #1 pick then just make sure you have a killer app

past november 15 its not worth stressing over

[round yarrow]

I agree with Lucas

it is very possible to feel down but never lose hope

[cobalt junco]

yeah i know but i feel like i can't do anything

i feel like it's hopelles

like no matter what i do my rejection is locked in

like my app may be good

but everyone else is better

[vagrant flint]

i felt the same

but trust me you’ll be fine

[cobalt junco]

idk man

you actually have a good app tho that's the thing

i just don't

i just got eagle scout, cy pat, nths, key club, nhs, job, fair job

that's most likely nothing compared to what you accomplished

[vagrant flint]

(trying not to do chance prediction) those are good though

esp eagle scout and cy pat

(also what’s nths?)

[cobalt junco]

national tech honor society

[cobalt junco]

sorry didn't like try to do a chance me

that's not what i was trying to do

[vagrant flint]

ur good

[cobalt junco]

i just gotta essay maxx ig

maybe then i have a slight chance

[vagrant flint]

make sure not to accidentally sample bias one way or the ither

[cobalt junco]

wdym

wdym by sample bias?

[vagrant flint]

if your only exposure to other applications are through a2c, college conf., etc. then you’ll be seeing a ton of exceptional applications because those are the types of audiences that those places tend to gather

think of it like this

not exactly accurate but the green line is what they accept, and the pink line is all you see

if all you see is the top x%, you’ll think that they’ll only accept the top x%

[cobalt junco]

well yeah that's true but only like 600 people are geting in a year and if all i'm seeing for cs is top then the bar is most likely up there

but i could be very wrong aswell

you are most likely right

i'm just trippin

i just really want to get in lmfao

[vagrant flint]

also remember it’s a good school but that’s all it is

it has a lot to offer but it’s not worth centering your life around

[cobalt junco]

yeah that's true aswell

[vagrant flint]

(unless you get in, then you can really do whatever lol)

[cobalt junco]

i mean i'll be pretty bummed if i don't get in but i'm also applying to other schools

[cobalt junco]

yeah for usrte

sure*

[vagrant flint]

like if you get in get all the merch you want lmao

i have a ucla shirt that i’ve legit never worn and will never wear

but anyways

[cobalt junco]

lmao

[cobalt junco]

yeah i won't get that much merch unless i get in can't simp that hard then get rejected

[vagrant flint]

this also applies to any school you’ve been accepted to

[cobalt junco]

yeah that's true

honestly i won't be too angry if i don't get into uw, my top 3 are UW, CU boulder, and purdue

[vagrant flint]

the nice(?) thing about it though is it’s only something you go through once, unless you decide to go to grad school in which case probably more than once

[cobalt junco]

yeah that's fair i only have to put myself through this stres once maybe

i mean i want to get into Cyber Security, so maybe i would want to go to grad but i'll see it's farther down the line

[vagrant flint]

past january 5th just don’t worry about the application process

enjoy life

there’s really a lot more to worry about in life than decisions i promise

[cobalt junco]

yeah that's probably true

[cobalt junco]

cause do colleges really only care about Senior sem 1 grades or smt?

i mean obviously you cna't just flunk out sem 2

[vagrant flint]

some

[cobalt junco]

oh okay

[vagrant flint]

uw didn’t this year, i doubt they will next year

[cobalt junco]

oh really they don't care about sem 2?

i didn't know that

i'm not going to use that as an excuse to do bad i was just wondering

[vagrant flint]

if you do very poorly in some classes they could rescind but that’s not something to worry about now

[cobalt junco]

i wasn't planning on it

[vagrant flint]

(and you’d have to do REALLY bad to get to that point anyways)

[cobalt junco]

yeah for sure

i wasn't planning on doing that anyways

[rugged nest]

this is so real 💀

[foggy urchin]

...yet

[round yarrow]

dawg its never gonna be an ivy

ivy league is not gonan change

[foggy urchin]

yes probably
with average ecs and a bunch of aps

[foggy urchin]

it's going to become a public ivy if it isn't already

Alright chat, where/when do you want to meet up tmrw?

[round yarrow]

bro

r u acc go to admitted students day

thats kinda wild

[foggy urchin]

wait why wouldn't i 😭

[round yarrow]

cause like I would rather do something else on a saturday

also im pretty sure its not required

do we get our husky cards though

[foggy urchin]

i guesss
but i missed all the zoom

and college is scary

[round yarrow]

ok nvm

[foggy urchin]

?

[round yarrow]

ok nvm

I forgot I was in the wrong channel

ok but yeah

im not even going to UW next yr

probs not

[round yarrow]

zoom?

[foggy urchin]

the informational zoom meetings lol

[foggy urchin]

what's your plan?

[round yarrow]

idek rn

I am still choosing

[foggy urchin]

what major

[round yarrow]

CS

thats what makes UW so tempting

but also I kinda wanna go out of state

I dont like WA

[foggy urchin]

well, if you're willing to sacrifice, educational quality and job opportunities for location and vibe
then probably not uw lol

[foggy urchin]

I also wanna explore, but I'm pretty happy here lol

[round yarrow]

bro the campus is not that bad

its just I dont wanna live in the same state for like fucking 22 yrs

[foggy urchin]

worlds longest PhD program

[cobalt junco]

Wdym

[round yarrow]

im in state though

[foggy urchin]

what I'm saying is you'll be fine anywhere, but I understand where you're coming from lol

[round yarrow]

so ive been to UW many times before

its so annoying

[foggy urchin]

that's perfectly acceptable, but you're probably gonna have to be exceptional in somewhere else too

[foggy urchin]

wait why lol

[round yarrow]

cause I live in WA

[cobalt junco]

A 3.83 is perfectly acceptable I just need to do good in other areas?

[round yarrow]

so my parents take me to cherry blossoms since I Was liek 6

[foggy urchin]

yes

[cobalt junco]

Mmmm we’ll see

I mean hopefully I get in

My ec’s are like average maybe a little above

And so I guess I’ll just essay max

[vale pewter]

Admitted students days are so fun

*coming from an intl who gets fomo everytime she sees pictures/reels

[cobalt junco]

I probably won’t be able to go to any student admitted days lmao

Maybe uw if I get on

In*

But every college besides that is like a 12 hour drive away

[round yarrow]

bro dont talk down on urself

just believe in urself

you can achieve it

[cobalt junco]

i trust that i have a chance

i just don

t knowe how high of a chance it really is

[round yarrow]

like probs

around 60 percent i would say

[cobalt junco]

yeah we'll find out soon ig

[foggy urchin]

just snuck into admitted student day 😝

[foggy urchin]

CS had a confirmed 8% acceptance rate this year

[cobalt junco]

What 😭

How

Is that in state and out of state?

Or is that instate

@foggy urchin

[foggy urchin]

overall
according to the presentation at admitted students day

[languid trench]

why did i just randomly get this email to my personal email??😭 i didn’t even apply to UW with this one

i logged in using my school email (the one i applied with) and i was still waitlist

but i’m confused why that even got sent to that email

[sharp umbra]

overall has always been atrocious

like last year it was technically like 7.8%

if u take like the 600 total admits over like the 8000 applicants it looks bad but its skewed asf

[cobalt junco]

Lfg

Yeah it’s probably like 22% in state this year

That’s my guess

For cs

[sharp umbra]

i see no point in caring about the number

it doesn’t change anything so like 🤷‍♂️

[cobalt junco]

It just means it’s just more competitive

Scary for me

For next yesr

[round yarrow]

wait bro

where tf did you get that

did they hand it out at the welcome session

[cobalt junco]

That’s a fire plushie

[hearty glen]

That’s weird af what

[languid trench]

ikr!!😭😭

[signal haven]

where from

[vagrant flint]

private allen school event during asd

they gave them out to the six admitted students that went to that

[cobalt junco]

damm there were only 6 students that were addmitted that went to that event

[vagrant flint]

i also saw someone walking around with an allen branded water bottle

[signal haven]

Where was it

[lapis solar]

when are fafsas coming back

[formal yacht]

when are waitlist decisions likely to be out?

[sudden python]

i got that shit too

idk how

[languid trench]

that’s crazy

[dire sorrel]

when does aid come out

[short forge]

anyone had luck using Zeemee for finding roommates?

[round yarrow]

I mean tbh its pretty trash

like legit nobody is active on that app

[short forge]

Man 😔

[vale pewter]

im getting no aid gg

[stable dirge]

is there like a admitted students discord

[ripe current]

Also wondering the same thing

[austere mica]

does anyone know if honors program scholarships have been released yet?

[nimble rampart]

I think they went out with honors decision emails but they could potentially come out with aid offers

Whenever those come out

[vale pewter]

i got an email saying i dont qualify for aid because i got a merit scholarship

[nimble rampart]

Could you copy paste it here?

Bc I got a similar email but it was abt fin aid not merit aid

[vale pewter]

Evaluation of your 2024-25 financial aid application indicated that your FAFSA index number used to determine your eligibility for financial aid meets/exceeds your cost of attendance; therefore, you are not eligible for need-based financial aid.

If you are a U.S. Citizen or Eligible Non-Citizen, you will be considered for Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan. We will send you an email notification instructing you to view your financial aid offer on your MyUW. Parents of undergraduate dependent students may be able to borrow the Parent Loan (PLUS). Graduate students may be able to borrow the Federal Graduate (GPLUS).

If your parent(s) would like to help pay for your undergraduate education expenses, they can apply to borrow a Federal Direct Parent PLUS Loan. For more information and to apply for the loan, please direct your parent(s) to the Parent PLUS Loan webpage.

If you are a graduate/professional level student and you want to utilize the Graduate Loan (GPLUS), you may contact OSFA by phone or email.

It is still necessary for you to respond to requests for information regarding citizenship, high school diploma and other documentation. However, you may disregard requests for income or asset information that may have been sent to you. Please refer to the Required Document(s) tab in the MyUW portal for outstanding requests.

If your immigration status is Undocumented or other Ineligible Non-Citizen, unfortunately, you are not eligible for financial aid at this time.

Please contact your campus financial aid office if you and/or parent(s) have questions. Visit their website for current office hours.

[nimble rampart]

Ok ok so this doesn’t have anything abt merit scholarships tho does it?

Bc I got the exact same email

[vagrant flint]

got the same email, but no scholarship

like i have no aid at all

but the subject of the email was Non-need based award

[vale pewter]

oh yeah it doesn't, idk why i said that i thought i saw something about that mb

[vale pewter]

yeah

[nimble rampart]

Yup me too

So maybe something else will still come out

I’d assume so

[dire sorrel]

do u think if i didn't get this email but i got a merit scholarship it means theyre gonna give me need based aid?

[lapis solar]

has anyone else received their finaid yet

also i used my sai in the old cost calculator instead of efc

is sai usually a smaller number than efc

so i'd receive less aid than i think i would

[viscid adder]

how hard would it be to go frmo pre sciences to electrical and computer engineernig?

[round yarrow]

i heard its not rlly that hard

just make sure you have a solid gpa and stuff

way easier than if youw anted to get into the allen school

[viscid adder]

dont think its too bad

im waitlisted rn, so i was just reviewing some options

[round yarrow]

oh ur ok then

I think your gonna be pretty fine overall

[viscid adder]

gotchu thanks

[round yarrow]

yeah good luck

btw the chances of waitlis r pretty high according to the statistics

[viscid adder]

thank you

[viscid adder]

last year i believe they accpeted liek 75% of the peple on it

but the year before that they only did 7 out of 4k

plus now theres more apps

[round yarrow]

bro

the yr before then was covid

and they heavily overenrolled

so this yr is gonna be more simialr to last yr than the yr before

ur chilling

[viscid adder]

gotchu

prob wont go tho cuz of oos price

[round yarrow]

where u live

[viscid adder]

maryland

[round yarrow]

go to umd

or john hopkins

[viscid adder]

i committed to northeastern

[round yarrow]

bruh

thats so expensive

also if you take more than 3 classes they charge you extra

[viscid adder]

its cheaper than umd if i dorm

[viscid adder]

really?

i havent heard that

[round yarrow]

yeah

its so dumb

so thats why its so hard to decide on my school rn

[viscid adder]

whrere you going?

[round yarrow]

idk yet

[viscid adder]

i see

commitment dates coming

[gilded ingot]

this isn't a big deal unless you love taking english classes

STEM classes are fewer credits (3-4), so you can take like 4 of them in a quarter and you are fine

idk about northeastern tho, this is for udub

[viscid adder]

oh i thought he meant northeastern

[gilded ingot]

and you can always just sit in a class

like just ask the prof to audit the class and you won't pay

honestly as long as you aren't dual majoring

it doesn't really matter

[scarlet tinsel]

18 credits*

[nimble rampart]

Is there any other merit aid stuff that could come out from uw?

[scarlet tinsel]

It's honestly very limited if you're an out of state student. if you're in a major you can check with your department to see if they offer scholarships, many do

[round yarrow]

dawg I wasn't even talking about UW

[scarlet tinsel]

I apologize that I don't take the time to read 150 messages. I'm busy doing more important things sometimes :)

[viscid adder]

is this about northeastern?

[round yarrow]

dont respond then?

also its legit 1 message up

[scarlet tinsel]

You are argumentative and disrespectful, and I don't appreciate how you communicate with me or others on this server.

Common decency gets you places in life. Arrogance doesn't.

I don't need an apology, but please keep in mind the way that you treat others.

[round yarrow]

ok your the one who came in and tried to correct me

when you didn't even look at the situation

[scarlet tinsel]

No need to defend yourself. The way you communicate to others will impact every part of your life down the line, for the better or worse.

[round yarrow]

👍

[scarlet tinsel]

I've learned over the past three years from experience. You might just be very oddly straightforward online and it can come across more offensively than intended.

[round yarrow]

👍

[viscid adder]

this guy is not real 😭😭😭

[sharp umbra]

he very much is

[round yarrow]

@sharp umbra lmfao the pfp change is nice

[nimble rampart]

But will these scholarships make a significant difference if I need 50k a year?

[round yarrow]

I mean i dont think so

unless you get like 20 of them

[nimble rampart]

Yeah so that won’t happen

[round yarrow]

the least you can do is to

[nimble rampart]

Time to withdraw from UW

[round yarrow]

call the financial aid office

[nimble rampart]

I get 0 aid

[round yarrow]

no dont do that until you speak

[nimble rampart]

It’s not even worth it

[round yarrow]

fight for more aid

thats how I got a full ride

to northeastern

[nimble rampart]

Do your parents make 250k a year?

[round yarrow]

more

but I told tem about my situation

how I rlly want to go out of state

and how much I love the school

[nimble rampart]

How do you get a full ride when your parents make that much money

That’s not possible

Schools like UW, UCLA, Berk are not gonna give me a full ride just bc I want to go

It’s just not gonna happen

[round yarrow]

ok tbf

I didn't disclose that part

I just said my parents wont pay it

hence I need money

idk if a public school like UW

is gonna be so generous with aid

[nimble rampart]

They won’t

No public school would be tbh

[slate lotus]

Yo guys

Do you know if u dub cares about ur final grades a lot if u still get the diploma

[drowsy latch]

is the uw portal dead?

it's not working.

[scarlet tinsel]

Feel free to talk to UW IT if it still isn't working and if you are still able to accept your offer of admission. I'm not up to date on the latest with the admissions so Google is your friend on those matters.

[vivid cobalt]

I want my transfer decision alr

[vagrant flint]

they’ll look at them to make sure you still pass all the required classes you need to graduate/enter

if you’re worried about getting rescinded, its not something you probably need to worry about if its like a B in a few classes or something like that

[viscid adder]

anyone know when waitlist decisions are out?

[round yarrow]

they come out on a rolling basis I believe

just like keep checking ur portal

not sure if UW sends you an email

[viscid adder]

gotchu

i think they said beteen may15-august1 ?

[rancid sentinel]

does anyone have experience with the UWild first-year adventures?

im thinking of doing it this summer

[slate lotus]

what if my intended major is poli sci and im in pre social sciences

and i might drop from a 4/7 to 3/7 in higher level math for my IBs LOL

[scarlet tinsel]

If you intend to accept UW’s offer of admission I suggest getting in contact with an academic advisor to discuss where you currently stand with credits.

[zinc zenith]

guys is housing open

[vagrant flint]

no

[vagrant flint]

the entire hfs page is broken apparently so

may not open at exactly 12

[vagrant flint]

nvm its 2 apparently

[vagrant flint]

its totally down

[lapis solar]

where do you find your student id

[stable dirge]

its open

[zinc zenith]

uw net id something

[zinc zenith]

it's open

[stable dirge]

who trynna be my roommate

[balmy tundra]

When is waitlist coming out

[rugged nest]

roommate search in a2c is crazy 💀

[viscid adder]

may 15th i believe

[dire sorrel]

can someone pls invite me to a uw discord

[balmy tundra]

Ahh ok thanks 😭

[vapid vessel]

You think i could risk a rescinding because of a C in my art class

My major is not related to it at all

[vagrant flint]

is it required for graduation

if not then you’ll probably be fine, rescinding isn’t that common anyways

[vapid vessel]

Nope

What if I fail the class tho

But stil graduate like normal

[lapis solar]

vhy do you have a c in art 😭

[vapid vessel]

im pretty bad at drawing so my teacher gives me 60s and 70s on assignments

[lapis solar]

what 😭😭😭😭😭

[vapid vessel]

i only signed up because i didnt do the VPA requirement for UCs

[lapis solar]

that's so unfair

[vapid vessel]

yeah its quite frustrating but ive accepted it

[lapis solar]

what about other people in your class

[vapid vessel]

they're all pretty good at drawing

i havent seen their grades but i assume theyre doing fine

[round yarrow]

is this ap art

[short forge]

I’ve heard even if you fail a class all UW will do is send a letter that says “hey man don’t do that shit here”. You may be asked to explain yourself (although I assume that’s in severe cases) As long as it’s not a high school graduation requirement you should be fine

[vapid vessel]

wait is a visual/performing art an admission requirement

i already did the first semester of this class and passed it

[short forge]

If you’re talking abt UW it’s not an admission requirement @vapid vessel

[vapid vessel]

what if i drop the class? will the W get me rescinded?

[short forge]

Im not sure but to me dropping a class raises more suspicion than a failure

[stable dirge]

University of California at Seattle

[wet folio]

frr

[cobalt junco]

what?

[stable dirge]

aside from washington residents i think californians make up a signficant amount of the student population

[cobalt junco]

yeah prolly

do we think WL decisions are going to start comikng out tmrw?

[viscid adder]

hope sp

so

praying i get in

[cobalt junco]

aight bet i really want my friend to get in

[viscid adder]

im not even trynan go

just wanna get in

[cobalt junco]

oh lmao

[viscid adder]

https://www.cs.washington.edu/academics/ugrad/admissions/currentuw

is udubs cs, ce internal transfer rate like 30%??

thisis honestly pretty high

[cobalt junco]

yeah it is

i learned that last month'

it is pretty high

but it's not high enough to risk wasting 2 years of your education tho

[viscid adder]

theres ece tho

electrical and computer engineering

in the college of engineering

so thats a good backup