It's March, and the U of Washington-Seattle will start sending out its acceptance letters. If you forgo the University of Washington and choose another 4-year university, please know that it is VERY, VERY difficult to transfer into the University of Washington from another 4-year institution. My daughter was accepted, went to another university, and tried to get back into UW. When she applied again to the University of Washington -- this time as a transfer student from another college -- she had high grades, deans-list standing, and was a member of the university's Honors College. We thought it would be ok -- after all, she had already been accepted once as a high school senior. But because she was now a transfer student, her high school acceptance didn't count. She was rejected. University of Washington prioritizes community and technical college students who have a 2-year transfer AA degree. (If you have less than a two-year degree from a community or technical college, your changes are also very slim.) My daughter spent her first year of college at the first university, transferred to a community college, got her AA degree, and was only then able to get into UW-Seattle (UW-Tacoma and UW-Bothell are not as tough on transfer students...your chances are high to transfer to those two branch campuses). Don't assume that if you don't like the school you chose that you can transfer to UW-Seattle. We learned this the hard way, so I want to spare others.
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