<p>Hello to one and all and I hate sounding like a lost and confused teenager who is upset and begrudging upon how he/she is oppressed by college tyranny. But I, among many, want to submit an appeal to a school I very much desire to attend. I suppose that the question I have is: Do I actually have a chance based on what most appeals are made for as compared to why I am appealing? I have appealed to UC Davis on the grounds of receiving a full-tuition/ books and supplies coverage of up to $180,000 (basically full pay to them) for an NROTC scholarship since my application. The application for the scholarship was very in depth and has about a 30% acceptance rate statistically. Also, I have made copies of proof of me receiving the scholarship and what it entails with any numbers of the NROTC they may wish to contact...this I have sent via mail as a supplemental to my appeal. Also I have been accepted to UC Irvine which is ranked just behind Davis, and I think that this proves I am not too far off of the mark of UC Davis success. Any comments are much appreciated and thank you for giving some of your own personal time to read this, cheers</p>
<p>If you are in-state, try it. UC admissions are a bit weird this way, and if it is really where you want to go, you have nothing to lose.</p>
<p>As far as I know, UCs do not consider financial need when you apply [they shouldn’t. they are public universities], so I don’t think it will matter if you got the scholarship b/c it won’t be adding anything to your application. It shows you’re competitive enough for the scholarship, but it is not anything new about you/what you’ve been up to. So I don’t know how much that will help. Worth a try if that’s really where you want to go, though.</p>
<p>Thank you and sorry for the double post, this was actually the second one I made because I thought I needed a better title… Yes they have a section for extraordinary awards / achievements so I checked that box and described it to the fullest of my ability within the 350 word limit they gave me. I felt that recognition by this could possibly help me</p>
<p>The counselor book for UC states that appeals should focus only on changes in the application since the date it was submitted. You got this scholarship after 11-30 so it is a fair appeal. I don’t really consider it need. But I am always looking for an angle! I called Davis last week for one of my rejected students and learned that she had not submitted a mid year grade report. Since the application was due 11-30, and she had not submitted an update, she submitted her fall grades as part of her appeal. Did you do the mid-year online report with your first semester grades? Has your counselor called? Ask to find out why you weren’t accepted originally. I received some interesting stats for my student that helped her understand the situation (applied to a particularly difficult school with a much higher than avg. gpa acceptance rate). It may not matter if you’ve already sent the letter.</p>
<p>Davis did receive the largest increase in application (over 15%) of any UC but they have been known to grant some appeals…</p>
<p>do you know how many appeals by chance?</p>
<p>No. but I know more last year than in the previous few years. Davis got a higher than average yield with the Fall 2006 Class and over enrolled by somewhere around 1000. This made them very conservative in admissions for Fall 2007 which lead to some appeals being granted last spring. …that’s what the talk is anyway.</p>