<p>Post all questions and information that have anything to do with the appeals this year.</p>
<p>For Freshmen: UCLA is not accepting letter of recs this year. A statement can only be submitted this year.</p>
<p>I’m appealing. My basis is that They didn’t really take into consideration of many of my activities and my past experience as much as I was able to put on my UC app. Tell me what you think. and if there are any revisions needed please tell me. Thank you.</p>
<p>When I came to high school I broadened my academic and social spectrum with a variety of activities and courses. I continued to take an accelerated course load of difficult classes because I wanted to keep testing myself and pushing myself to a limit that I still have yet not found. I do not feel as if my UC application was able to tell my entire story because it was extremely impersonal and didn’t allow me to show all my work. It primarily did not allow me to emphasize the simultaneous classes I took in conjunction with my Varsity sports teams and the unique clubs which I created. During my four years of high school I took an average of 7-8 classes starting from my freshman year, which were 2-3 classes above the normal load. I never took less than two sports per semester, I founded 2 clubs, and I am one of the few students to actually have hands-on experience in my desired field of study.
In my application I was able to show that I took physics as a sophomore, yet I was not able to emphasize that it was restricted for only Juniors and Seniors, and I was the youngest student in my school’s history to take it. I was also able to show that I tutored students voluntarily but I was not able to highlight the fact that I was paid to tutor 3 juniors and seniors, while learning the physics course that I was initially restricted to take, and I was able to improve their final marks by 1-2 letter grades.
The UC application did not allow me to stress the fact that I was taking 5 academically weighted classes while participating in Marching Band, Soccer, Track and Cross Country during my Junior year. I need to underline the fact that I never stop doing something once I start because I know that I have the ability to do what I put my mind to. I feel that my GPA is not a complete reflection of who I am, but a holistic view of my activities and classes show that I would excel at UCLA. My brother (UCLA Engineering Alumni ’10) has showed me that grades aren’t everything, and that I have the potential to be a great engineer with the correct guidance.
Even though I could show that I participated in an internship on my application, I couldn’t explain what this internship has allowed me to do and the valuable experience that I’ve gained from it.
At my internship, I was one of 50 selected interns from across the nation that actually had hands-on experience at a NASA facility. I was able to work on the new Mars Rover, Curiosity, by building an environmental control system that purged liquid nitrogen, all by hand. I was not allowed to use the high-tech machinery because I was a minor, so instead of leaving the task for an engineer I took the initiative to use physically intensive hand tools to manipulate the ½” steel tubing and complete my task. I also helped build the largest and most cost efficient Thermal Humidity Chamber that saved our team hundreds of thousands of dollars in testing materials and time consumption. Besides this project I had the opportunity to teach myself some automotive mechanics with an old electric trolley. I refinished the brakes, worked on the rusted electronics, and was able to bring the trolley back to life with some alterations to the batteries. JPL presented me with awards for “The Most Outstanding Intern” and another award for “The Most Outstanding Presentation” because of the culmination of my hard work over the summer. I was invited back after a successful experience and will once again intern at the exclusive Jet Propulsion Laboratory this summer.
The field of aerospace engineering requires extensive mathematical and physics backgrounds, both of which I have, but it also requires much determination and skill. I believe that this application neglects the amount of coursework that I took while still being extremely active in my Varsity athletic teams and the clubs which I created. I am confident that I am a very competitive applicant with my abilities to handle large loads of work, live an active and social life, and also have the experience to help myself as well as others towards a better future.</p>
<p>I’m appealing because I didn’t mention that I had brain damage during my sophomore year. I even messed up my transcript. 
I put some D’s where there are actually suppose to be B’s. I didn’t even put all my classes in the transcript. So I have a pretty solid case due to the fact that my classes are properly set on the application. </p>
<p>OP: That’s a pretty solid case too. Mention all the NEW ECs that you applied to. Don’t put down stuff that you had mentioned BEFORE.</p>
<p>This guide is from eHow on how to write an appeal.
Instructions</p>
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Start the letter off with “To whom this may concern: or Attention: Board of appeal.” The financial office will give you the information has to whom you would need to address the letter to.</p>
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After you address the letter to the committee include your name and social security number in the body of the letter.</p>
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Give the reason why your grade average did not meet the standard requirements. Explain in detail if you were having any personal issues such as not being able to receive appropriate child care for your child or if you were going through a divorce. Maybe you were caring for a sick parent. Whatever the issues were explain in detail what they were and what you have now done to rectify the problem.</p>
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Tell the board why your education is important to you and what you hope to accomplish by receiving your degree. For example, you may be the first person in your family to receive a degree or you may want to provide a better life for yourself and your family. Whatever the reasons for wanting to receive your degree please include them in this letter.</p>
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Please close your letter by thanking the committee for their time and for approving your appeal which will help you to accomplish your goals. Please sign the letter and it want hurt to put your social security number again under your signature. You may also want to put a mailing address and contact number so the committee could contact you once they have made their decision.</p>
<p>appeal sent.</p>
<p>We can now send our appeals online! [Appeals</a> - Freshman Applicants - UCLA Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/AppealsFr.htm]Appeals”>http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/AppealsFr.htm)
I did not get accepted and am planning to appeal. Anyone know if we can send our appeal through mail rather than online? I wanted to send my transcript and two letters of recommendation along with my letter of appeal. If we can, anyone know the address?</p>
<p>So you aren’t allowed to appeal if you’re going to by a freshman in college next year?</p>
<p>@BCCHSStudent: You can appeal as a freshmen or a transfer. It doesn’t matter.
@ayymeer: You cannot send in letter of recs as a freshmen this year. You may send an appeal by mail though</p>
<p>So is it only transfers that they can send in their letter of recs with their appeal? I’ve read other posts here that they are sending 2 letter of recs along with their appeal. Can anyone else confirm?</p>
<p>I just called in a few minutes ago and the lady told me that transfers and freshmen CANNOT turn in letter of recs this year. One more time, LETTER OF RECS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED THIS YEAR!</p>
<p>What is needed besides the statement? Senior year grades are required right? I took the SAT and scored almost 120 points higher in January, after their deadline so I was hoping I could put that in as well.</p>
<p>I am thinking about appealing as well because i didn’t put in some of my awards and honors that i earned before the application because i didn’t think they were considered. Also, i didn’t mention that i came to america at the age of 11 and went through language barrier and family difficulties. Do you think i will have a chance by including those factors? and for the appeal letter, do i need to write it in business letter format since UCLA does provide a online box.</p>
<p>@g0ld3n I think SAT scores were due on Jan 15th. So if you took then before that date then I think you should be fine. You should call in to check on that.120 will actually make a difference. 
@jellybea You should mention that you came to America at age 11 and how that language barrier affected your academics. The awards and such can also be mentioned if they make you look like a strong candidate.You can format the appeal however you want. It doesn’t matter.</p>
<p>does anyone know the likelyhood of being accepted from an appeal? I don’t know how it will sound to them, but I own a business that I started in the end of 2010 and in the past month (Feb) i was able to generate 25k in revenue sales. I am currently partnering with Electronic Arts and have had multiple interviews with people in Atlanta for advertising firms that want to hire me for website search engine optimization and such. All of this didn’t happen for me until after the UC deadline but I’m not sure if UCLA will even consider my appeal or not since it doesn’t involve academics of any sort.</p>
<p>@ListenLoud You should call this number 310-825-3101. That’s the undergraduate admissions office number. You should ask them if using that in an appeal would be significant. They are open 1 PM PST to 4 PM PST</p>
<p>Well I sent in my appeal, does anybody know around what time appeals are answered and if you receive an email to check the admissions website again or do you have to just keep checking periodically?</p>
<p>Has anyone heard back yet for their appeal?</p>
<p>no not yet i sent mine in a few days ago</p>
<p>My status changed to being “in review” exactly 2 weeks ago</p>
<p>We’ll be hearing from UCLA by May 1st. In some cases it may take longer.</p>