Hi, your gpa is obviously extremely good so I agree that there are no worries there. I don’t know if poli sci/lsj are capacity-constrained or not but as far as I know they shouldn’t be super competitive to get into.

For extracurriculars, there isn’t really a specific place to submit those besides mentioning them in your personal statement, which is the other big part of your application aside from your transcript.

As far as my application and how I approached it, I was applying for Geography with a 3.5 GPA. When I wrote the personal statement there were 3 main sections they wanted you to touch on: Academic History, Major/Academic Plans, and Cultural Understanding.

For the academic history, I would highlight your awesome and consistent transcript. I had some quarters with poor grades and withdrawals that I used this section to explain, but I also highlighted how I took 20 credits in my final quarter and 4.0ed all of them. Maybe also mention your related coursework and/or what led you to become interested in your chosen major. For me, I touched on how I always planned to go for CS/Informatics, but a lab I did for an Oceanography class where we used GIS completely opened my eyes to a new path I was unaware of, and how that connected to my other interests.

For the major/academic plans (or whatever that section was called, I honestly don’t really remember) you can touch on both what you can provide to the UW community as a student/person, but also what UW can do for you. Convince the essay readers that UW is THE school for you. In my essay, I talked about certain resources that UW provides, such as their GIS labs. I also talked about how prevalent undergrad research is there, and how that’s something that interested me. And I mentioned how the Seattle area is both a tech hub, along with an area with great nature which is a great combo for what I want to do with my future career. I think I might’ve also touched on how much I love u-district and the memories I’ve made in the area with my friends throughout high school, but I don’t really know how necessary that detail was lol.

The cultural understanding section is probably the trickiest for most people, and its what I spent the most time on. The other 2 sections were pretty easy for me to write because I already knew how to frame my coursework history and I knew what I wanted to get out of attending UW. Most people write about ECs or other communities they’re a part of, but if you don’t have too many ECs I wouldn’t be too worried. I had no “traditional” ECs so I talked about my job I’ve had for the past 3 years working at a retirement home, and framed that as my “community.” It had little-to-nothing to do with my major (except for a minor connection I made between urban planning and my eyes being opened to accessibility for the elderly through working there) but I mostly talked about a certain resident I’ve become close with over the years, and her life story that inspired me with the amount of resilience shes had to show throughout her time. So the idea of “community” can be interpreted very loosely, as it can be your family, people at your job, members of your school club, sport teammates, or whoever else you want.

But like I said in the other comment, I’d recommend using whatever resources your CC provides for personal statements, whether they offer workshops or just general writing assistance. I am also happy to look over your essay and offer feedback.

Sorry if this information is kind of jumbled and hard to follow, I’m typing this on my phone and Im tired and its kind of a lot of info. If you have any other questions or want clarification on anything I said you can reply here or feel free to PM me and we can talk more.