<p>is anyone familier with appealing a rejection? if so, what is the strategy? On what basis. Do you simply call and advocate suggesting that they reconsider, how interested your son/daughter is in the school, ask for waitlist and or contingency.</p>
<p>You have the student contact the Admissions office and speak for him/her self, I would recommend. Have student ask for the process to appeal, and then do just that.</p>
<p>If the GC can call and find out what were the detriments to the application, sometimes noted on the file, this might help the student address those issues.</p>
<p>Some suggestions I've read on CC are: include a new letter of recommendation; mention anything new (awards, accomplishments) since the original application. Write a powerful letter about why this particular school means so much, and that if accepted, I'd definitely attend. A new essay that is reflective, that describes how the whole situation looks at this moment, could be offered. Name (again) the specific ways this student will contribute to campus life, activities and so on (bullet point one or two important needs, don;t rewrite the whole application). </p>
<p>It's my understanding that one of the best ways to move this positively is to have a teacher, or even college professor from any institution if you happen to know one, write the new letter of rec.</p>
<p>As far as I have heard, you should have pretty solid reasons before appealing. I wish your son/daughter Good Luck!</p>
<p>Appeals very rarely work. Only do it if the student can provide compelling academic or extracurricular information not available at the time of decision.</p>
<p>I see that you were rejected from schools like Wesleyan and Amherst.
Appealing would be a waste of time unless there is a compelling reason such as your GC's sending the wrong grades on your transcript.
Just asking for reconsideration due to your loving the college isn't enough.
Time to put the rejections behind you so you can fall in love with your safety. If you end up not liking it, you can try to transfer.</p>
<p>A lot of people on these forums seem to want their rejection appealed because they (the applicant) think they should have been admitted. Well, unfortunately that's not really a valid case for appealing a rejection nor does it stand much of any chance of resulting in a successful appeal. There really needs to be some evidence that the application materials were mishandled or some other extreme circumstances to justify a rejection appeal. If the review committee felt you were borderline and warranted a future re-review of credentials then they would have waitlisted you.</p>