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Students enter the UW Academy through the Bridge Program, which is designed to ease the transition from 10th grade to university. Bridge begins with Academy Camp, an overnight camp where students in the program have a chance to meet with one another, older Academy students, and the staff. During this
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Students in the program begin Fall Quarter with two required Academy courses: A FIG, or First Year Interest Group, and first year seminar for Academy students. The goal of these courses is to smooth the transition from high school to college and give students an opportunity to bond and develop
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at the University of Washington in lieu of their last two years of high school. Selection is based on high school grades and curriculum, standardized test scores (
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college-level study skills. Apart from these two required courses, students are free to choose courses that interest them.
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Bridge Week, students attend workshops on college student skills.
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Each Spring, the program accepts around 35 - 40 current
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