How do you get contact from the universities you want?
I am planning for UW Seattle, and a studen living in WA. I am newly transferred from Canada (Vancouver, BC) to here as a junior and this semester, I have 3.96 GPA (6 A's and 1 A-). Even though I don't have any AP classes yet, I am self studying AP Calc BC, AP Physics 1, and AP WH for exam only. I had been in concert choir, concert band, jazz band in Canada but I don't have good grades for my freshmen & sophomore year in Canada since it's mostly late 80%s. (Even have 69% in my freshmen year!) Anyway, now I have decent GPA and not horrible ECs, but I have bunch of friends who has GPA of only like 3.7 or lower but already contacted with universities like public ivy leagues because of sports. Are sports the best to go to university? I wonder if I can make into UW.
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First of all, congratulations on getting your grades and ECs up this year! For me personally, I will be receiving little to no attention from colleges regarding sports. Let's face it, not everyone is an athlete. However, if you're looking to get connections without sports in the conversation, you could do some simple things like joining a schools mailing list, talking to your school counselor, or reaching out and finding an independent college counselor. It never hurts to email the school of your choice (in this case UW Seattle) and ask for some information! I have my sights set on UPenn for my college endeavors, and some things I have done so far as a sophomore in high school are as follows:
1. Join the mailing list. It helps you get basic information and important dates for your school (I.e. webinars, tours, etc.)
2. Attend a webinar. The hosts of these online events really go in detail to talk about anything you would need to know before you attend. The more info you have, the better off you will be!
3. Use the 'connection' feature on CollegeVine. If UW Seattle offers the ability to connect on CollegeVine, send them a message! The worst that can happen is they don't happen to see it, so there really is no risk for a decent reward. If they accept, you can start talking to someone who would have answers to anything you might want to ask.
4. Talk to your school counselor. I've used my counselor to determine what I need to be doing in order to apply to my favored schools. You could easily apply this, and there's even a chance your counselor has a connection or two that could help you out!
Good luck on your endeavors, I wish you the best!
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