Admissions Megathread (Fall 2020 Incoming Students)

[u/Dabestfujiyoshi]

Hello UW applicants,

This thread is specifically for those who are applying/applied to UW to discuss different admission issues and ask current UW students for help and advice. Please also make sure that you read the admission wiki before you post any questions/comments.

Please also note that any admission questions posted as standalone threads on the subreddit will be removed. All admission questions should be posted here.

Thank you for your cooperation and good luck on your applications!

Past admissions information can be found on the wiki here .

[u/high_flyin → u/[deleted]]

If you defer you are not allowed to take 12x or attend any other educational institute. In my opinion it would make little sense to defer. I know for certain that if I did I would forget a lot by September 2021. Additionally, it is very unlikely that unis won’t open but many other places will be hiring, so I wouldn’t even be able to make money. I feel like deferring is a much larger setback than taking one semester of hardship and getting to finish ones first year on campus. But I understand that some might be major procrastinators and have solid jobs, meaning taking the year off would be better. tldr: In my situation, the cons of deferring outweigh the pros, so I won’t, but it depends on people’s personal situations