We welcome all applicants to apply, regardless of GPA. Although the UW Graduate School lists a minimum 3.0 GPA requirement, there are occasionally exceptions.
With a GPA of 3.8, University of Washington requires you to be near the top of your class, and well above average. Your transcript should show mostly A's. Ideally, you will also have taken several AP or IB classes to show that you can handle academics at a college level.
There are three ways you'll receive your letter of acceptance: by mail, email, or on your online portal. How schools choose to tell students about their university entry will vary. Check with your school's office of admissions to see when and how you'll get your letter of acceptance.
Although letters of recommendation are not required, they are taken into consideration if they are helpful in speaking to the student's academic potential and abilities.
Decision notification Admitted students will receive an offer packet in the mail containing an official offer letter with assigned major, possible Purple & Gold scholarship offer (U.S. non-residents only), as well as other information about taking the next steps to becoming a Husky.
It can take a few weeks to a few months to hear back for a college admissions decision, depending on the type of application you submitted. Early applicants — such as early decision or early action — will generally hear back in December while regular decision applicants will receive their admission decision in April.
Admission decision timeline All freshman autumn applicants are notified of their admission decision March 1-15. Decisions are released in batches and will be available to students on their MyUW during the notification window.
Decision notification Admitted students will receive an offer packet in the mail containing an official offer letter with assigned major, possible Purple & Gold scholarship offer (U.S. non-residents only), as well as other information about taking the next steps to becoming a Husky.
Admission decision timeline All freshman autumn applicants are notified of their admission decision March 1-15. Decisions are released in batches and will be available to students on their MyUW during the notification window.
Students with a GPA of 3.8 or above have a strong chance of being admitted to the University of Washington. And yes, that's the weighted GPA. If you take AP classes in your best subjects, it should be relatively easy to maintain a GPA around 4.0 and gain admission to the University of Washington.