<p>So I asked this on a different thread but didn't really get a solid answer.</p>
<p>"I have a 2130 SAT, and a 3.875. I do qualify for the statewide path for UC's (I'm in the top 9% of high school graduates). I have been rejected by all of my schools thus far that I've applied to (UCD, UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCLA) No, waitlisting. As far as EC background, I have 2 years of JV water polo, 2 years of JV swim team, 1 year of Varsity water polo, and just recently this year 1 year varsity lacrosse (I made the team after picking up the sport 3 weeks before tryouts). I had almost a decade of classical piano experience for which I received a certificate for complete a certain degree of mastery. I am also in yearbook. I have community service hours and foreign exchange experience. Sophomore and Junior Year I tried to take as hard of classes as possible (AP Chem, AP Bio, Honors English classes, Calculus AB, etc.) And i got A's, B's, and 2 C's in total. I got a 4 on the AP Chem test, a 3 on the AP Spanish test, and 5's on the AP Bio and AP Calc tests. I ran into some family troubles last year and ended up pulling worse grades than I could have. This year I wanted to get back on the wagon, and signed up for harder courses again (AP Gov, AP Econ, AP Stats, Honors Physics, etc.). Halfway through first quarter, during a water polo game, I got kicked in the head and suffered a concussion. I was put in bedrest for 9 weeks which is almost an entire quarter total. I lost half of first quarter, and half of second quarter. As a result, I was forced to drop classes including AP Gov, and Physics Honors and was left with a 3 class schedule for the rest of the semester. Although I mentioned this in the additional comments section in sparse detail, I was wondering if this was grounds for appeals? I really want to go to UCSB, but would also go to UCD or UCSD. Is this a sufficient reason to appeal?"</p>
<p>Can somebody with a relatively good depth of knowledge as far as the appeals process provide a good judgement on the above claim?</p>