<p>My D heard that one of the schools that did not accept her is pulling from the wait list. It was tied as her first choice school and the other tie did not give her money. She told me she is going to talk to her guidance counselor about appealing. To me if seems a waste of time but I am thinking she may get useful information if she ever decides to transfer there. The guidance counselors at our school don't call to help, say the student should call. I feel both should call as then the GC can advocate some for the student as well.(this GC does like my D a lot) she has recommended her for scholarships when they could only pick one student from the class, so I know that is not why she is not calling for her. Should I discourage my D or let her just pursue it as a growing/ learning experience.</p>
<p>bump. any thoughts would be appreciated, even a "you are crazy, have her move on"</p>
<p>What is she asking for - getting off the waitlist or getting a scholarship?</p>
<p>The deal is she was not even accepted, she wants them to relook at her application. I am not sure that a college will even do that. 7 of the top students in her competitive HS applied , were accepted, and none of them decided to go. Most are off to Ivys. The school in question is CMC. She just heard they are taking many students from the waitlist. I know she has no chance but maybe her interest can spark discussion with the rep on what she needs to do if she wants to try and get in as a transfer next year. My guess is that she will fall in love with her current choice and not even pursue transferring after 1 year anyways butshe may just need some closure with this school. I am not sure whether to discourage her and I am not sure if you can even appeal a college's decision to reject you and none of them decided to go. Most of are to Ivys. The school in question is CMC. She just heard they are taking many students from the waitlist. I know she has no chance but maybe her interest can spark discussion with the rep on what she needs to do if she wants to try and get in as a transfer next year. My guess is that she will fall in love with her current choice and not even pursue transferring after 1 year anyways butshe may just need some closure with this school. I am not sure whether to discourage her and I am not sure if you can even appeal a college's decision to reject you(hate that R word).</p>
<p>Sorry for the repetitive post, my computer is acting up</p>
<p>Well, she called the school from her GC's office and they said they do not relook at apps and barely re-look at waitlists and they don't discuss reasons outside of their committee. It was hard for my D to call but she felt she needed to do it and is now ready to move on and be happy with her choice. They weren't particularly nice to her so it made her not even want to consider trying later. Just something she had to do. Guess she answered my question.</p>
<p>CMC-Claremont McKenna? If it were me, I would discourage it. But, if she cannot put it behind her, I suppose she could politely inquire about the weaknesses in her application and ask what she would need to do in order to become a strong candidate for transfer next year.</p>
<p>Oh? Well, problem solved . . .</p>
<p>My brain is definitely fried today. Forgive me if this is a repeat question...</p>
<p>Was she "waitlisted" or "denied" (I don't like the R word either)?</p>
<p>If she was waitlisted, I would have the GC call. If the GC isn't comfortable, I guess you have to decide if the GC is "coachable"....meaning, your D can help her/him with the wording. But, if the GC is just generally weak and not likely to drive the point home with the adcom, I would have your D send a letter and follow-up with a call. If she wants it, I suggest she definitely reach out for it. I would also follow this letter/phone call advice if she was denied, but hopes to transfer.</p>
<p>I think she'll save herself from the dreaded "what if's".</p>
<p>It's good she called. My son did a similar thing appealing a scholarship decision. When they said "no" it was so easy for him to just forget all about them and move on.</p>
<p>My SD successfully appealed a non-UC school, but that was ten years ago and it was not one with the reputation of Claremont-McKenna.</p>
<p>However, you can't win if you don't try, so what's holding you back?</p>