<p>If anybody has any tips on writing an appeal letter to a college that deferred me, I would appreciate it so much. I don't even know how to begin addressing it! Thanks!!</p>
<p>This is my thought but very interested in any other ideas:</p>
<p>Address to the head of admissions or your child's admissions officer (you can usually get the name from the school).
Dear XXX,
While I was disappointed that SCHOOL decided to defer my application, I realize that admissions is extremely competitive and that your standards are very high. I would like to reaffirm my interest in SCHOOL and my conviction that SCHOOL is an excellent fit for me. In order to give you a fuller picture of my senior year in high school, I would like to update you on my activities since I submitted my ED application on DATE.</p>
<p>Body Paragraphs
Paragraph(s) - academics - emphasize evolving interests, special projects or papers, accomplishments, not a list of grades and classes.
Paragraph(s) - extracurriculars - what have you done since the fall
Paragraph - if possible, update or more commentary on what you discussed in your essay, personal reading, travel, anything unique you have done in your life or additional thoughts about the school itself.</p>
<p>Summary paragraph -- SCHOOL is still my first choice and I will definitely attend if you accept me. Thank you very much for your time and attention.</p>
<p>Sincerely,
STUDENT</p>
<p>This sounds more like a begging letter.</p>
<p>Basically, appeal letters ARE begging letters. But if a college admissions office suggests you write one, I don't feel it'd be smart to turn the opportunity down.</p>
<p>How would you change the letter so it didn't come off so much as begging?</p>
<p>Doesn't sound like a begging letter to me. A begging letter would be something like...</p>
<p>Dear college xyz,
I love your school. Please, please admit me. Please. I will do anything.<br>
Love,
your name.</p>
<p>I think that as long as you back up your letter, you're doing a good job. Update them on your academics and ECs- don't just reaffirm that you still want to go there.</p>
<p>The only thing is, I graduated this past June, so I don't have mid year reports or anything like that to send. The only thing I can do is retake the SATs/ACTs, and send in this appeal.</p>
<p>It might be useful to give the name of the school you applied to. At some schools the deferral letter means they're still considering you, just don't know yet; at these places a deferral is actually a very positive sign! Unfortunately far too many schools have a policy of deferring almost everyone they don't accept EA/ED, even if they have already decided in the spring the letter will be a no. You can post the name of the school here and see what other people know about the school, or you can contact them yourself and ask how many people where accepted/deferred/denied in the early round.</p>
<p>It's the CUNY Honors College at Hunter College in NYC. Unfortunately (or fortunately! ha), it's not well-known name, so I haven't found too many people on these boards that know alot about the school.</p>