u/Forsaken_Mission4642

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New UW Transfer Student Looking for First Quarter Course Advice

Hi everyone,

I was recently accepted as a transfer student to the University of Washington and will be starting this fall. I’m planning to major in Psychology, but from what I understand, transfer students can’t declare the Psychology major immediately during their first quarter.

The issue is that I’ve already completed most of the lower-division and introductory psychology requirements (including the equivalent 200-level prerequisites) at my Washington community college. Because of that, I’m not sure what classes I should register for during my first quarter while waiting to apply for the major.

For anyone who transferred into UW Psychology (or another capacity-constrained major), what courses did you take during your first quarter? Did you focus on general education requirements, electives, minors, statistics, research-related courses, or something else?

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

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u/Forsaken_Mission4642 — 3 months ago
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Any Summer 2026 transfer applicants still waiting on decisions? 😭

I’m transferring from a community college in Seattle and I’ve been checking my portal like every few hours at this point 😭 I applied for Summer 2026 as a psych major and the waiting is actually making me so anxious.

My GPA is around a 3.6, and I only submitted the general transfer application because I don’t think psychology had a separate departmental application? So now I’m overthinking everything and wondering if I missed something lol.

I’ve been at community college for a while and honestly worked really hard to bring my GPA up, balance classes, work, and everything else, so this whole process feels super personal and stressful. I know UW admissions are unpredictable too, especially for transfers, which is not helping my anxiety at all.

Are any other transfer applicants still waiting? Or has anyone gotten their decision already for summer quarter?

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u/Forsaken_Mission4642 — 3 months ago