It’s July 18 and I still have not received a decision. (I just checked my physical mail and I live in SD.) For the record, the SDSU fall semester officially starts on August 22nd.
I submitted my appeal in February and have called them many times. I have been in direct contact with admission counselors. Nobody has been able to give me a decision deadline, despite the fact that their website says to wait 6-8 weeks (the assumption is “wait 6-8 weeks from the point of submission”).
I also didn’t hear back and I submitted an appeal in April. Im just assuming that I didn’t get it. I had a very strong appeal letter so I’m guessing there’s no room for me
+Hawaiian06 My appeal was typed on regular old paper, so I guess it’s not as strong as it could be. I knew I should have went with the engraved tablets!
Appeal applications are not judged by date of submission. I was told today that people "in my situation" still have not received decisions.
SDSU is already over-enrolled. I was told today that it's unlikely that I'll get in. I think it's totally unprofessional to keep people on the hook like that. But, you know, that's just like my opinion, man.
Every time I called and went to the campus, I was told basically the same thing: "it's under review". There didn't seem to be any opportunity to speak directly with members of the appeal committee. They're hidden behind the doors of the prospective student center, and you can't really go there if you're not part of the staff. Good luck finding somebody higher up who can do something for you.
This is from the SDSU website:
If you were denied admission, or if you missed an admissions deadline, it is unlikely that our decision will be reversed on appeal. The appeals process is only for applicants who have a serious and compelling reason that they feel the committee should consider.
After following the appeals process for many of the schools these past few years, the burden of proof to overturn a denial is upon you the applicant. Unless you can prove that the school made a mistake or you have proof of some “compelling reason” they should reconsider your application, you should just move on with your life.
@wftisgoingoin: I do not know the basis of your appeal and I agree that dealing with admissions is a lesson in frustrating patience, but unfortunately life can throw you some unwanted curve balls and you need to try to embrace the opportunities that you have been given. If I were you, I would focus on the other school that accepted you and prove you can succeed despite this set back. Good Luck to you and to all applicants that are waiting to hear.
@wtfisoingon: I am trying to make a generalization in that students put so much emphasis on trying to get into a specific school that it seems to take over their lives. I agree that I know nothing about you or about your situation but that their is a reason behind every decision made for the good or the bad. As the saying goes, “When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.”
Friend’s family attended SDSU Freshman orientation. There were 83k applications submitted for 8k spots for fall 2016 admission.
I think they’re done; Im assuming they are waiting on last-minute funding changes by students.
you can find all of this information on wiki. you don’t have to rely on your facebook feed. they admitted ~34%, ~5100 freshmen and ~4200 transfers enrolled.
if “they only have 8k spots”, then maybe they should act a little more exclusive and not admit 34%
Not everyone who is admitted will accept the spot, people apply to multiple schools and choose the best one. For some State may be a safety school, for others it’s a reach. Wait list and appeal students are accepted as people reject admission offers. Schools generally accept more students than they have spots for, to account for those students who have other options. It has nothing to do with ‘acting exclusive’ and everything to do with filling all available spaces.
i was responding to somebody who claimed there were only 8000 spots. what i’m saying is that that’s obviously not the case if they allowed 9300 people to enroll. they could take precautions to prevent overenrollment, but they didn’t.
From my understanding, it is a balancing act when it comes to the # of admitted students vs. enrolled. Schools will use historical data to determine how many applicants they will accept and hope that the # of enrolled will match their estimates. If they come out short, they go to the Waitlists and Appeals. Many schools including Cal Poly SLO (2 years ago), UC Irvine (this year) have had to deal with over enrollment so not a unique situation. Unless you are a school like Harvard or Stanford, where the yield is very high, you need to accept up to 3 times as many applicants to make the enrollment quota.
The only way I can see that schools can take precautions for over enrollment, is to rely heavily on the waitlist which I imagine is another problem, since many waitlisted students either never opt in or move on after a period of time.
FYI: Just heard from my nephew, who also attended that orientation session this week. Information, on these admissions stats, was given to new incoming students and their families, publicly, at their orientation this week and NOT on a wiki page.
I agree that the appeal status doesn’t bode well. Yes, it hurts but, unless you can play basketball or football REALLY well, it’s time to move on. I agree with @Gumbymom: when one door closes, another one opens.
This is ridiculous. This behavior is the least professional I have ever witnessed. People are putting their lives on hold awaiting these appeal decisions and they are completely silent about the entire process. I submitted my appeal in April and have been told it is with the committee and “under review” for 12 weeks now. I am moving down to San Diego in 15 days, and I don’t know what college I’m going to yet. I cannot send grants, scholarships, GI Bill funds, or student loan stuff anywhere until I find out the verdict of this appeal. I’m holding off registering for classes with San Diego Mesa because I cannot afford to potentially lose the money I will pay in fees on the chance I am admitted to SDSU. A yes or a no at this point will be a relief, just to have some sort of finality would be optimal.
Anyone hear anything different?
