Admission Cancellation Please Help

<p>I was admitted to UCSC, for the fall quarter. Recently when I logged into my portal I saw that my admissions had been cancelled. When i called the admissions office they told me it was because I didn't report my AP scores :-S ....</p>

<p>I honestly didn't think the university needed my AP scores from 2010, I never transferred my AP scores to my junior college. Nor have I ever used my AP scores for college units, or any way in my college career. So I am confused as to why it is so necessary they need them. I may as well have not even taken the tests.</p>

<p>Regardless, my admissions is cancelled. Do you guys think that it will be difficult to appeal the cancellation?</p>

<p>ALSO do you guys think I should honestly own up to my mistake, or if I should make an excuse of a sob story up.
SOMEONE HONESTLY REASSURE ME :'(</p>

<p>Be honest, sob stories are overdone. I would try to report them now if you can, and appeal the decision. Unless the scores were terrible, chances are it is just an administrative checkmark on their to-do list to ensure your admission. Each school is different, but I ran into a similar situation where one of my colleges did not send transcripts in a timely manner. I was still admitted around this time (maybe even later in August - very last minute). All you can do is try, and be honest that you didn’t realize that was necessary for a college transfer. </p>

<p>Ya that’s what I was thinking. I just hope my admissions doesn’t get denied over these stupid old AP scores.</p>

<p>This is probably a dumb question but how do they know you took AP if you never mentioned it? The collegeboard sends in tests scores by your request, so how would they know? Did you send in your high school record? Are they noted on your CC transcript? </p>

<p>It does seem odd they would cancel as you never used them.</p>

<p>@lindyk8 She probably reported them in the UC application, but never sent them to UCSC.</p>

<p>ah, yeah @collegedropout1, I see.</p>

<p>Let this be a lesson in following directions. </p>

<p>When was your admission cancelled? A quick google search yielded this <a href=“http://admissions.ucsc.edu/apply/appeals.html#appealofcancellations”>http://admissions.ucsc.edu/apply/appeals.html#appealofcancellations&lt;/a&gt; and the most relevant info regarding your circumstance is:</p>

<p>"Missed Deadline
It is the expectation of CAFA that admitted students meet any and all established deadlines. Failure to adhere to all deadlines, especially those outlined in the acceptance process and the Conditions of Admission, will result in the cancellation of an applicant’s admission.</p>

<p>A student may appeal the cancellation of their admission due to a missed deadline by (1) submitting a letter of appeal to the Office of Admissions within 14 calendar days of the date of notice of cancellation and (2) ensuring that all missing official record(s) (e.g., official transcripts and test scores) are received by the Office of Admissions by the same (14-day) appeals deadline. Any appeal that does not meet these two criteria will not be considered. </p>

<p>Any documentation that supports the applicant’s effort to submit records prior to the missed deadline, if such documentation exists, must be submitted along with the appeal."</p>

<p>The CARC will evaluate the merit of the appeal based on new and compelling information that is brought forth by the applicant. In determining the outcome of the appeal, the CARC will consider a variety of factors, including but not limited to, contributing factors truly outside of the student’s control, documentation indicating the timely request for missing information by the student prior to the deadline, any error on the part of the Office of Admissions, and the expected availability of housing and class space.</p>

<p>If the applicant did not make a sufficiently timely effort to meet the deadline for official records, the appeal will be denied.</p>

<p>The review of the appeal will not begin until all missing record(s) are received by the Office of Admissions, provided it is within the 14-day period allowed for appeal submission."</p>

<p>If I were in your shoes I would…
A. Mail AP scores ASAP
B. Call the Admissions/Registrar office, try talking to them. Don’t sound whiny but ask what steps you should take. More than likely they will tell you to appeal, but worth a shot. I’m not sure if this would work, but if your AP scores does not pass the threshold for credit at UC Santa Cruz then you could try saying that you didn’t think it was relevant (doubtful that it’ll work). All in all people that works at UC tend to work with you (from my experience) so it might be worth talking to them in person instead of going through the appeal process.
C. Start writing an appeal.</p>

<p>Also, by the looks of it it seems like a common occurrence.
"Q: What do you mean by “You are solely responsible for compliance with this deadline.” (July 1, 2014 for offical transcripts, and July 15, 2014 for official test scores)?</p>

<p>A: As an incoming student, you are responsible for making certain that all deadlines are complied with. Many students will assume a parent, spouse, or a counselor will take care of sending required transcripts or test scores – this is a bad assumption. You must ensure that any item that is required of you to submit is received by UC Santa Cruz. It is your responsibility to monitor your student portal to verify what has been received and what is still required. Remember, it is your admission offer that will be canceled if the deadline is not met."
source: <a href=“http://admissions.ucsc.edu/apply/conditions-faq.html”>http://admissions.ucsc.edu/apply/conditions-faq.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Judging by this…I’m not sure if they will be understanding.</p>

<p>@jonjon03‌ good stuff. </p>

<p>I guess the crucial part is the 14-day timeframe. That notice might have been up on OP’s portal for a while.</p>

<p>I have submitted my appeal and have my fingers crossed. I’ll let you guys know if anything happens!</p>

<p>2 questions - 1) are you still within the 14 days? 2) were you able to submit the requested scores?</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

<p>@2016Candles‌ YES I am and I rushed the scores to UCSC.</p>

<p>Ah man dude that’s disheartening, good luck! and keep us posted </p>

<p>GUYS THEY ACCEPTED MY APPEAL. YAY.</p>

<p>@sophie8290‌ </p>

<p>Congratulations, and I hope you enjoy your time at UCSC.</p>

<p>Great news!</p>

<p>CONGRATS once again :)</p>