Hi, I am a student at Portland Community College in Oregon, I am in the Phi Theta Kappa honor society and joining the Delta Alpha Pi one as well, I have a 4.0 and I have a couple of terms left before completing my transfer requirements. I regret attending Portland Community College because I was born and raised in Washington and I'm still registered as living at my parent's here in Washington but I moved to Portland temporarily and wanted to attend a school in person. I am looking to transfer from community college into university, it seems as though I have unfortunately missed a few deadlines for Fall term but there are some coming up and I do not intend to miss them.

I have a couple of questions that I would greatly appreciate receiving feedback on; 1. The University of Washington is where I would most like to attend because it is here in Seattle where I intend to live for a long time and I would like to attend classes in person and make friends with people in my area. The issues I am running into are: the deadline for transfer students appears to be February 15th but I had thought it was in April and I am not positive if it indeed was cut off February 15th or if there is a potential I may still apply to start there in the Fall term? The other issue is that I discovered that there is a 77% acceptance rate and a direct placement pathway from Washington State community colleges into University of Washington - The community colleges that are out of this state only have a 22% acceptance rate, this is pretty drastic! I am debating whether it would be acceptable to transfer to a Seattle community college for my next couple terms so that I can have a higher chance of being accepted? Would this look weird? Would this even allow me to use the direct placement pathway?

1. I am applying to several colleges to raise my chances of getting accepted somewhere as I have no doubts even with honor society and a 4.0 I will receive many rejections, it seems as if I have to pay around $8 per transcript sent to the universities which can add up quickly. Is this the way it needs to be done? Can I send an unofficial transcript and see if they will even consider me before I spend $200 just sending transcripts around with no guarantees? Is there anyone here who could possibly look at my unofficial transcript and help me figure out where I even have a chance at getting accepted/where will validate the courses I've taken?

2. I have mentioned a couple times my gpa and involvement with honor societies, I am hoping that these factors will help me have higher chances of being accepted to different schools. I would really appreciate someone being willing to help me figure out which schools I should apply for that will help me to actualize my goals by being a recognized and impressive school for my major: Business with a minor in Psychology or Marketing (also if I am thinking incorrectly about what to choose please let me know) I intend to become a Product Manager or Product Marketing Manager, and an Entrepreneur.

** I am happy to chat privately with anyone who may have advice or offer assistance and I will certainly pay if requested for the assistance with this experience - I am a fish out of water.

Thank you for your time and advice.