<p>Hey Cheesebear,
Congrats on getting into berkeley through an appeal! I was wondering how you set yourself as successful and capable if you’re not supposed to write anything that you’ve told them before. A lot of the appeals have been reasons like “I had poor grades because my dad was in the hospital” or “i had depression”. Do they actually admit those? </p>
<p>Also, how were you able to weave your writing essay in there? I feel like you focused more on your positives than negatives, even though you talked about your bad grades. Did you tell them what you have to offer to the school? Is an appeal merely a justification of shortcomings one has during high school? </p>
<p>I’m really confused on how to focus my appeal, yet I admire how you wrote yours.</p>