Anyone Appealing?

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>Thinking about or set on appealing UCLA's decision?</p>

<p>Just curious as to what the stats of rejected hopefuls that are appealing, are.
My own-
Major: Communication Studies
GPA: 3.91
Pre-reqs: 2 in progress, doing well.
Basis of appeal: I added one of my pre-reqs late in order to make sure that i'd be admitted. Apparently, the update wasn't received.</p>

<p>I also did myself the great disservice of only applying to UCLA.</p>

<p>P.s. When are you sending your letter out? & are you attaching letters of rec?</p>

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<p>I hope you appeal WOT because you should have been accepted.</p>

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<p>Thanks mobile. I know everybody is over UCLA and onto Berkeley but I feel like something I hoped and worked for was just pulled from underneath me. Of course, I bear my own fault in this misunderstanding, but thanks for your words! I hope it all works out… :)</p>

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<p>ill only appeal to la if i get into cal.</p>

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<p>You were rejected too, Guyy?</p>

<p>Also, because my situation is kind of technical, what do you think my chances are? seeing as how reversing an admissions decision IS a historically low occurence.</p>

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<p>chances of getting into Cal- not much since i have too many units
chances of getting into LA after appeal- not much since my major at Cal is my alt major at LA.
chances of getting accepted to Cal then successfully appealing-not much</p>

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<p>Was your first choice biz-econ or something crazily impacted?
Not sure how your major at Cal would influence the LA Appeal here…</p>

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<p>Cal- chemical engineering
LA- main: bioengineering, alt: chemical engineering</p>

<p>i was planning on using Cal’s acceptance as basis of appeal. something like “hey, Cal accepted me and theyre better. why did you accept me?”</p>

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<p>ohhhhh… lol. their reaction would be hilarious. or maybe they have had something like that happen before, lol. :P</p>

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<p>I’ll write my appeal letter this weekend and have it proofread and edited during the week, ready for Cal’s rejection :o</p>

<p>For more info about Berkeley’s appeal process: <a href=“https://students.berkeley.edu/myberkeley/myberkeleyapp.asp?todo=cms&id=113[/url]”>https://students.berkeley.edu/myberkeley/myberkeleyapp.asp?todo=cms&id=113&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>And for general info about appeals UC-statewide: <a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/compreview/0308_meeting/appeals_matrix.pdf[/url]”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/compreview/0308_meeting/appeals_matrix.pdf&lt;/a&gt; (old, but I couldn’t find a recent one)</p>

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<p>From that Berkeley site…</p>

<p>“Can I appeal my admission decision?
We strongly discourage letters of appeal…”</p>

<p>That’s bummerific.</p>

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<p>of course they strongly discourage it. they thought they were done reading and now you send them crap to read again. ill hate that too.</p>

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<p>LA would probably strongly discourage it as well.. I don’t think UCLA would classify one extra pre-req as somewhat important…but not “compelling information”.</p>

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<p>been lurking for a while and I don’t see a quote button for posting purposes, that’s weird o_O.</p>

<p>I think they look through all applications very carefully since it is the most difficult major to be admitted into, percentage and GPA wise. </p>

<p>But yea, if you’re that dedicated to try to get into UCLA I suppose you should exhaust all your options. Best of luck.</p>

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<p>Them thinking that she didn’t take a pre-req when she did is absolutely new and compelling information.</p>

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<p>Good luck !!!
Your major is one of the most competitive ones at UCLA !
Communication Studies</p>

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<p>trebor- how would ucla react to my method. i think getting admitted to Cal is new and compelling information. and i had all of my pre reqs done. even about 4 of their recommended classes too.</p>

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<p>what’s your GPA and major?</p>

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<p>If you get into Cal, why don’t you just go there?</p>

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<p>3.5 chemical engineering, all pre reqs done.
from a UC.</p>

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<p>TrEbOr-</p>

<p>“If the basis for your appeal involves specifics such as a changed grade or an incorrectly reported test score, you should provide documentation (e.g., a transcript or a revised score report) in the same envelope as your letter of appeal.”
[I don’t know how to quote, either :P]</p>

<p>~this single statement made me start this appeal. This is specific, and very technical information that was unbelievably important in them making a decision. If they didn’t have all my info at the time of decision, wouldn’t that warrant a second review of my file? Clearly, there was some important info. missing. I’ve been told the same from a rep that’s been helping me and a couple other college counselors. </p>

<p>Additionally, my letter does not consist of pointing fingers @ where my update is. I say that I am concerned about my file being incomplete at time of review. The short term class I took already released grades & I got an A so it’s on my transcript. I point out that I have a major GPA of 4.0 and that my academic record (i’m including a transcript) is a good predictor, in a sense, of how I will successfully complete the pre-reqs still in progress. Plus, to be honest with you they’re not at all difficult. Then I go on a bit about why I like UCLA… Sigh..
Appeals are exhausting.</p>