<p>I remember when I was rejected from UCLA, I tried to see success stories about people being accepted on appeal but didn't. This honestly discouraged me. When I looked up the acceptance on appeal rates, this discouraged me as well. Professors and other peers told me to appeal and for awhile I did not even consider it and said "Oh well, I'll go to UCSD". But I decided to send in my letter on the 13th and send my two recommendation letters on the 14th (next day mailing). And Friday, May 31, 2013 changed my life when I woke up to the email saying my appeal was accepted for Fall Quarter 2013!! I was shocked and amazed and all I could do was cry especially since my major is impacted I didn't hold much hope!! My point in telling you this is, even if you doubt yourself DO IT! You have nothing to lose!! And when the opposite of what you expected happens, you end up like me; shocked and in tears!! And hey, if you don't get in even on appeal, guess what? There is grad school. Don't ever let go of your dreams no matter what!! <3</p>
<p>Congrats! What did you write your appeal about?</p>
<p>Thank you! And it was the biggest sob story ever! Lol
I wrote about how during my second half of my second semester at school, my mom lost her job and we were always on the brink of being homeless. During this time my grades slipped. Then I spoke about how me and my mom talked and yadda yadda (lol) and I ended up submitting my abstract for the HTCC conference and was accepted to present my research there. My mentor/professor wrote my recommendation on that as well as a few other things and even attached the a page from the research conference with my name and title of my research.
Although it was a big sob story and all of that, everything I wrote about was new information. None of it was in my original application! Nor did I write about me wanting to get in. I only mentioned the school once and that was at the end of it!</p>
<p>Congrats!!! This is really freaking rare, you should feel badass!</p>
<p>Welcome to the bruin family!</p>
<p>This sounds like me exactly! I was set to go to ucsd… But I wasn’t excited. I didn’t even consider appealing ucla until one night when I was researching appeal successes. I woke up to an email as well and started crying!
I was so shocked I got in.
Congrats to you!!! I guess we will both be bruins this fall :p</p>
<p>Thank you guys!! And man, I keep thinking like I really almost didn’t even do it!! </p>
<p>@orange ME TOO!! When I went to transfer day, I just didn’t really even care.</p>
<p>I was accepted through appeal to UCLA also.</p>
<p>I was actually originally accepted April 26th. On May 9th, my admission was withdrawn after reporting that I dropped a major class in spring. I sent in my appeal May 10th. Last Thursday, I got a call from UCLA asking me if I was able to add the class in summer and to send them proof of registration and payment. I added the class on Monday at a different CC because my school wasn’t offering it, sent them proof and today got the email saying my appeal was approved and I was re-admitted. </p>
<p>In my appeal I wrote about how I took care of my sick girlfriend who has been in and out of the hospital since around Christmas. I figured they wouldn’t care but it was worth a shot. </p>
<p>So glad it worked. This was my 4th time applying to UCLA and I could never imagine myself going anywhere else.</p>
<p>I’m glad they reaccepted you!! Congratulations!</p>
<p>crazycollegedays,</p>
<p>If I may ask, what was your GPA and major?</p>
<p>JMod I apologize but I just seen this. I have a 3.75 and I’m a Political Science major.</p>
<p>Congratulations! That is such wonderful news!</p>