PNW Schools

[Anonymous]

re UW - thats my concern too. 1st year is super stressful as you need to work your butt off to get the specific major you are interested it.

As a OOS student, it doesnt seem to be be worth the uncertainity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At least when I applied to UW, you weren't gaurenteed to get into a major and most people I know had to transfer schools because of that. That made me very uncomfortable so I didn't go.

It is still that way for many popular majors. Even if you are Direct admit to engineering, you still have to compete for a spot in your desired major within engineering---you are only guaranteed "the opportunity to major in something in the engineering field". The UW website even states something to the effect (or did)--"if you want a specific Engineering major, then we may not be the right school for you"

There is no path to CS/CompEng if not directly admitted.

Business and biology/biochem are impacted majors as well that are challenging to get into if not direct admit.

I know many local kids who attend, hoping to get into their desired major, then don't and have to struggle to find a major they are "allowed" to do. Great school if you get into the major you want, but personally cannot imagine attending a school like that---what if you want to change majors? It's impossible to change to a major most would want (STEM/Business) and we all know most students change their desired major at least once in college.