<p>Just wondering under what circumstances can you write an appeal letter to the college if you are deferred or rejected. And what are the chances of that?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>unfortunately, i dont know what you mean by chances, but circumstances? so far i got deferred to three schools and just asked one of my better teachers to write me a rec for deferred schools and he just emailed me a list of stuff that i need to get in to him by the end of the week, really there are no circumstances, just ask a teacher that you like and knows you pretty well if he or she is willing to do it</p>
<p>^ sorry, i didnt explain myself better. do away with chances. but basically i mean, is it justified to write an appeal letter to schools you get deferred/rejected from, because a lot of people say that appeal letters are useless....</p>
<p>anyone? please help</p>
<p>a friend of mine wrote a letter of appeal and got into berkeley. so, i guess it helps.</p>
<p>there is not really much you can do you just got to accept your fate. this reminds me of the "strenously object scene" from a few good men. Lawyer:I object. Judge: Over ruled. Lawyer:no i strenously object! Judge: o well in that case let me reconsider it. oh what still over ruled. Point is that i don't think it matters</p>
<p>plus i would consider it more of a self pride thing. it is below your dignity to beg to get into some college</p>
<p>I disagree with adidasjed. It depends on the school, but I know I'm in the process of writing an appeal letter. The school I've applied to actually suggested writing a letter to show you're still interested, and to prove why you'd be a good fit for the school. As long as you don't sound like you're whining or desperate, I don't agree that it's below someone's dignity. In fact, it's just following advice of the admissions committee.</p>
<p>if you are deferred or wait-listed, it is not a bad idea to write a letter reiterating your continued interest in the school and perhaps including new info about some of your achievements. if you are denied, however, the likelihood of you getting your decision changed is very, very slim - at best. we labor for hours over our decisions and go over them several times usually before sending out your decision. unless you feel as though we have completely missed something exceedingly important (like a death, serious illness, tramatic somethingorother, life-altering situation) or you forgot to mention it, it's hard not to come off sounding obnoxious, entitled, or maybe even disrespectful.</p>