University of Washington

The University of Washington, commonly referred to as simply Washington, UW, or popularly  "U-Dub", is a public flagship research university based in Seattle, Washington.

 The University of Washington receives a largeamount of federal funding( over  5 billion) each year to further its mission as a public research institution. Much of this is allocated to the Medical School. UW is also the largest recipient of federal research funding among public universities and second among all public and private universities in the country,True to its roots in research, the school hosts an Undergraduate Research Symposium every year for students to present their work to the community. The school has a highly ranked School of Medicine, College of Engineering and Michael G. Foster School of Business. Computing  and Information Technology is also a prime focus at UW, not surprising consider Seattle i home to  both  Microsoft and Amazon along with several startups.  The acceptance rate is  around 50%.  Washington is ranked #54 among universities ( #16 among public schools)

 UW hs an excellent Honors program. Applying to this requires two separate essays answers:

1. The Honors Program’s core curriculum is comprised of interdisciplinary courses, experiential learning, and reflection via a portfolio. Why do you think an interdisciplinary education is important and how do you think it will impact your undergraduate experience?
2. What global challenge keeps you up at night? What is your responsibility towards meeting that challenge?

 All lstudents have to coplete the folowing short answer essay:

 Our families and communities often define us and our individual worlds.  Community might refer to your cultural group, extended family, religious group, neighborhood or school, sports team or club, co-workers, etc.  Describe the world you come from and how you, as a product of it, might add to the diversity of the University of Washington.

 Do your research for this.  Look up clubs and groups at UW that you can get involved in- keep in mind that Washington  seeks to crete a community of diverse viewpoints  and backgrounds.   Talkabout how you fit in  and what makes you different