<p>@ Dan, </p>
<p>how does admissions feel about a student appealing a decision? I'm not trying to say your decision was necessarily wrong about me, but like many others, I did think I had a chance, and since I don't know the reasons for my rejection, I wish there was something more I could do about the decision. And I guess there is something. I read that in fact you are allowed to appeal your decision by sending in more information and recommendation letters that were not included in your original application. </p>
<p>Do adcoms consider this pointless or annoying or is it a good idea if Tufts is my first choice and I can truly see myself there and feel it is the best fit for me? </p>
<p>Thanks you ahead of time.</p>
<p>Did you read that Tufts allows you to appeal your decision, or that it’s allowed elsewhere?</p>
<p>The only standard appeals I’ve heard of (and I don’t purport to have any expertise on this) has to do with FinAid decisions, not admissions decisions.</p>
<p>I don’t know whether/how Dan will respond to your question, but ask yourself this: What if every rejected student wanted to “appeal” that decision? Neither Tufts’ adcom nor, I suspect, the adcom at any other school could deal with it. Moreover, they have sent the number of admissions that their calculations told them they could. I can’t imagine how they could deal with “appeals”. Something just seems wrong (and wildly impractical) about it. It would be opening a Pandora’s Box.
I am sure you “had a chance,” but that doesn’t mean that you get accepted. As you must know, there were probably many applicants with more impressive applications who were rejected. Not everyone who is theoretically qualified can be accepted. It’s just not possible.
I hope that you received or will receive good news elsewhere.</p>