Hey guys!
I got rejected from a lot of places.
I feel that a lot of it had to do with the fact that I chose Computer Science as a major.
Can I appeal while asking for a new, less impacted major?
How do I do so?
Any advise is much appreciated,
Thanks!
Considering that many schools have lengthy WL pools, your chances of shooting past those waiting people, solely on the merits of changing your intended major (which you could change again) seems improbable.
@GMTplus7 So there’s really nothing I can do now?
correct. A valid basis for an appeal is that the school did an error (read the wrong papers, scores, etc.). Your unhappiness with their decision based on what you told them is not a valid basis for appeal.
@T26E4 My teachers failed to provide me letters of recommendation in time for my UT Austin application. Is this a valid basis for appealing?
UT Austin has become extremely difficult for out-of-state applicants, on account of their statutory obligation to admit any Texas resident who places in the top 7% of his or her high school class. Unless you can prove that you qualify under that category, your appeal will not get anywhere.
Penn State sometimes does this if you contact them immediately (ie., in February or March) and accept to go from, say, Engineering or CS to Undecided and/or summer session. Some other universities may accept if you ask to be considered for Summer session + an undecided major. However, if your university has impacted majors, it may mean you will register after the registered majors and may not get into the classes you’d need for the major you’d apply for sophomore year.
@myos1634 Is that for after being rejected/waitlisted?
@woogzmama Yeah I figured. That place is stupidly hard for International/OOS students.
Penn State has a waiting list this year so unlikely to change a rejection to acceptance at University Park. Do you have any admits? Fall in love with one of those and work really hard to put yourself in position to possibly transfer.
Are you changing a major JUST to get into that school, or seriously changing your career choice? It would be nearly impossible to transfer into an impacted major, so if you are thinking that you can get in “through the back door”, as they say, better think again.
What is more important to you? Attending a specific school, or your career plans?
UT is not “stupidly” hard to get into from OOS… it’s extremely hard to get into when you’re not from TX for a very good reason: it’s a public university founded to serve the people of Texas. Therefore its primary mission is to serve the cream of the crop of Texas high school students, then to select the best among the remaining Texas students (academic admits), then to look at institutional needs when filling the rest of the spots.
Penn State did that for kids that called right away, now’s too late for OP, but I mentioned the practice for kids who might be reading later on.
Call the admissions office to see if they accept appeals and what the guidelines are. Wanting to change majors isn’t going to be a strong case, though.
@MYOS1634 Well then they should mention that on their admissions page. I wasted my application fee on them, when I could have applied to another place where they more readily accept International students.
@top252ivy Thank you! I will do that 
None of the private colleges you applied to accept appeals. Go to UWisc. Let this go.
@T26E4 Yes I will B-|
Go badgers!
IT IS on UT’s admission page: the 7% automatic admits + Academic admits are clearly explained. And everyone knows that public universities are created to serve the needs of the state’s students. Everyone else comes second to that goal. But even if you’d known, be honest with yourself, you’d probably have thought you would be among the few who’d get in.
Right now, you got into a great program at one of the best flagships in the nation. You have a distorted view of universities’ reputation and level because you’re far away, but once you’re here, you’ll realize how lucky you are.
@myos1634 Man I sure did some terrible college research. Bah.
Yeah I am grateful 
It wasn’t too terrible. It got you into a great school!