Appeal an admissions decision?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>Is it possible to appeal an admissions decision? Has anyone been successful at appealing? I really want to know, please help me guys!
Also, has anyone received the wrong admissions decision online before? ie Online it says rejected but you were actually accepted (I'm not trying to be in denial of my rejection or anything, but I know humans make mistakes too so I'm just wondering)
Thanks for any help!</p>

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<p>sounds like you’re in denial</p>

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<p>^ Not very helpful… I’m just wondering, that’s all.</p>

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<p>The answer is no, you can’t.</p>

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<p>Usually when colleges make online mistakes, it’s quickly noticed and resolved and applies to a large portion of people.</p>

<p>You could always request a paper copy of your rejection letter if you suspect they made an online error. But I highly doubt they would make a mistake like that and not have notified you by now.</p>

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<p>In 1980 my wife recieved a rejection letter from Cornell and then the following day a large package with housing information and request for deposit. She sent in the requested deposit and returned all material to be later informed that it was sent in error and she was indeed rejected
Mistakes do happen. As we met as undergrads at another school, and are now married for 25 years, it was the best mistake that ever happened. Good luck to you in the school that you do attend.</p>

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<p>I don’t think it is</p>

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<p>Fair question. No harm in calling admissions to confirm the denial. I wonder if a governor or mayor made a call for you after a rejection …</p>

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then it would give the admissions assurance that you truly were an unworthy enough applicant since you would resort to that completely inappropriate route.</p>

<p>Mayor? Governor? Why in the world would Cornell give a flip about pleasing them?</p>

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<p>“Mayor? Governor? Why in the world would Cornell give a flip about pleasing them?”</p>

<p>Breathe, breathe, one breath at at time…sedative?</p>

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<p>Well if the mayor was Bloomberg and you happened to be his kid, it might help.</p>

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<p>To ^ and ^^^. Granted a rejection reversal at a top tier school is probably akin to a one in ten thousand lottery, but the OP had a valid question and I offered a reasonable reply.</p>

<p>[Kevin</a> F. Adler: My Successful Letter of Appeal to UC Berkeley](<a href=“My Successful Letter of Appeal to UC Berkeley | HuffPost College”>My Successful Letter of Appeal to UC Berkeley | HuffPost College)</p>

<p>Same thing happened at U of Chicago in the more recent past. No political contact indicated. </p>

<p>PS : if a college rejection makes an individual ‘unworthy’, then does an acceptance validate and give merit to his/her existence?</p>

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<p>Unlike UC Berkeley, there is a policy against appealing an admissions decision</p>