Appeal for UCLA

Applying to College
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<p>I applied to UCB, UCLA, UCSD, and UCI. I was accepted to all but UCLA, which was my number one choice. Although I am very happy with acceptance to Cal, I still wish to try for UCLA through their option of appealing their decision. I would like to know if anyone has any suggestions about what my appeal should be based upon. I would also like to know if mentioning that one of my siblings attended and completed their undergrad there, or mentioning that one of my cousins completed graduate school(med school) there would have any leverage in my letter of appeal. Furthermore, would mentioning the fact that I was accepted to UCB be of any help at all? I plan to send in the appeal by the end of this week, or next week, in order to meet the deadline of may 1 for declaring attendance to the other UCs (the appeal is said to take 3 weeks to process). If more info is needed to sufficiently assess my situation please feel free to email me at <a href="mailto:boou28@gmail.com">boou28@gmail.com</a> Thanks in advance!</p>

<p>(UCLA's "Submitting an Appeal" directions: <a href="http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/AppealsFr.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/AppealsFr.htm&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p>

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<p>I have the same exact situation except with Cal. I got into UCLA, UCSD but not Berkeley, my top choice. I am appealing Cal at the moment.</p>

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<p>jeez! too bad people can't just trade or something :)</p>

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<p>hahaha how ironic! just out of curiosity do you live in california? southern or northern?</p>

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<p>yea it would be great if two of you could trade. it's unfortunate that it doesn't work that way.</p>

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<p>interesting. I really did not know you can appeal their decisions. I thought it was final. I really do not think mentioning that some of your family members went there. Any reasonable and truthful person would think " so? ". I sometimes wish I can give my admissions to some people because I applied to schools I did not have intention of going. I only wanted to go to Berkeley and I am going there. Feel bad for taking maybe someones spot for LA, SD, Irvine, Santa Cruz, or Santa Barbera.</p>

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<p>If you truly want to appeal, then you must write a letter that contains information that is NEW and COMPELLING that is not mentioned on your original application. Please do this with tact, and try to keep it to a one page max. What also helps is to get a max of two letters of rec. One from your School Guidance Counslor is desirable.</p>

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<p>those two words (new and compelling) have wrought havoc on my mind ever since i laid eyes on them in the directions for submitting an appeal. are there any ideas or previous letters that people have written that contain an idea of what they (UCLA board of admissions) think "compelling" is? </p>

<p>thanks for the great tips so far! keep em' comin!</p>

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<p>Since your original application was submitted, what has been going on in school and in your life? Are you involved with any new activities (school plays, etc.)? In the activities you did mention in your application, did anything significant happen since then that really stands out? Did your mid-year grades go up? Are there any significant family issues that has had an impact on you? These are a few of the questions to ask yourself when writing an appeal letter.</p>

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<p>Same here man. I just don't know what would be considered new and compelling so I got two letter's of rec, my transcript with 7th semester grades and I have some new activites that I wrote about. BTW, I live in northern Cali, Bay Area.</p>

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<p>dont appeal. they wont accept you, you're mad that you didn't get accepted but i looked at their appeals link and there's nothign that you stated that indicated your decision should be reversed. it'd be a waste of time. sorry if i was overly blunt, but it's true.</p>

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<p>what about a father's loss of job during 05...low income was mentioned but not the fact that he had lost his job</p>

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<p>That has nothing to do with you...</p>

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<p>well did low income and the loss of your father's job interfere with your education and performance of your grades? If it did, it's worth a try.</p>

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<p>I'm trying to make an appeal too. I had no idea this was common enough to even have people talking about it. God bless this site. I wish I found it 6 monthes ago.</p>

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<p>Please know that it doesn't hurt to appeal. The worse universities can say is no. You have nothing to lose. For those that make a successful appeal (although it's not that many), it was probably the best time invested in their lives.</p>

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<p>i know that the chances of my appeal working are extremely low, but why not try? I dont want to skip doing the appeal and live wondering whether or not that small chance of me getting in could have worked. Besides, ive got the time, so why not?</p>

<p>haha halo rider, we're like complete opposites, i live in socal los angeles.</p>

<p>my appeal is coming along ok, im pretty sure my letter is not too great, but i am hoping that the recommendations will help with my appeal. Just a quick question, what kind of tone should be set for this kind of letter?</p>

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<p>always do formal tone. don't try to be humorous. show them that you are serious.</p>

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<p>i was reading some old forum posts about appeals, and i read that someone basically reiterated their strong GPA, test scores, and extracurriculars and was accepted. I have a strong GPA, ranked no. 2, fairly good test scores, played sports for all 4 years, participated in choir, student government vice president for two years, etc. if i have these things, should i incorporate them into my paper?</p>

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<p>I am appealing...I am going to send letters of recommendation, transcript, and present lots of EC's, and how much I love their school. I'm hoping this works!!!</p>