<p>I agree with Alexandre's advice. </p>
<p>Send in your new grades, get your school to write an explanation for your grade drops (death in family), get the professors you worked with at UMich to write a rec and then appeal the decision</p>
<p>okay; will do.</p>
<p>out of curiosity, does anyone have any experience / stories with regard to decision appeals? i'm wondering what kind of chance i have.</p>
<p>I have known a couple of cases that worked out well. You should not hold your breath, but deaths in the family certainly qualify as a legitimate hardship.</p>
<p>I know of one girl from my school who appealed last year and was accepted. Other than the GPA, your resume is infinitely more impressive than hers.</p>
<p>thanks. do you happen to know why she appealed or what her situation was?</p>
<p>i ended up with one B, in one of my OU courses; all the others (including the other OU course) are A's. Eh, hopefully it'll work out.</p>
<p>Yeah, definitely appeal it man, that's the kind of situation that I think they'll understand. Good luck!</p>