<p>I just checked my application status and was rejected; does anyone know how to go about appealing the decision? What are they looking for when a person appeals appeal, besides a better GPA?</p>
<p>Has anyone ever appealed a decision and gotten in, or know what the chances are?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance for the info :)</p>
<p>I imagine you’d have to have a REALLY good reason, or they would have had to have made a mistake.</p>
<p>I’ve always thought someone might appeal the decision if they had like, a 4.0 and 2200 SATs and still got rejected. Then t’s kinda like, ok, clearly something got lost in the process here.</p>
<p>I don’t think they generally change their minds about these kinds things…esp. since it is so easy to transfer if you attend CC for a year or two and do well.</p>
<p>Thanks ^^</p>
<p>I realize my chances are pretty slim, but I really don’t have anything to lose.</p>
<p>I didn’t do well my first two years of high school because of certain non-academic reasons (which I failed to state in my application, and want to make clear in my appeal), but since my transcript was sent in my GPA and test scores have shot up significantly, and my course load is noticeably more difficult.</p>
<p>My grades to the ones you just mentioned are actually fairly close this year, with a 2010 SAT and a 3.7 unweighted GPA with AP Bio, AP Economics, and AP English Literature. I don’t think they were wrong to reject me with the information that they had, but I think my improvement counts as “significant new information.” I’d be willing to go Fall or Spring, with or without housing, I’m in state and don’t need any kind of financial aid - basically, I’d be happy just getting wait listed.</p>
<p>Will this, along with the justification of my grade trend, be enough to get my appeal considered for more than a fraction of a millisecond? Assuming that I have a good recommendation and appeal letter.</p>
<p>I really have no way of knowing…but you’re right…you have nothing to lose. Go for it. Esp. if your non-academic reasons are compelling, and your improvement is as much as you said. You seem to be a good writer and intelligent, so making your appeal sound intelligent shouldn’t be a problem for you!</p>
<p>Worst comes to worst, it is quite easy to transfer to MD from a CC (esp. a Maryland CC), and it’ll save you tons of money.</p>
<p>Whats a CC? Sorry, not quite on to all the collegeconfidential lingo.</p>
<p>a CC is a community college.</p>
<p>Thanks kokeshi, quick question.</p>
<p>Aren’t CCs just two year colleges? Would you have a higher probability of successfully transferring from a 4 year school as opposed to just transferring from a two year school? How hard is it to transfer from CC into UMD after two semesters (30 credits) of classes, with good grades*?</p>
<p>*what constitutes good grades for transferring?</p>
<p>Well, if you live in Maryland and go to a good community college such as Montgomery College and get good grades, you have a VERY good chance of admittance into UMD after your two years at a community college. However if you do not live in Maryland any community college will do, of course.</p>
<p>What constitudes good grades? I’d say at least a 3.5 or so since that’s what you need for a good chance at UMD. However if I were you I’d try to achieve a 4.0 or close to it just to increase my chances.</p>
<p>EDIT: sorry, I didn’t read your post carefully enough. As for a community college vs. a four year school, I’m not sure how much it matters. I’d think GPA, however, is still the most important factor in transfer admittance.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t say you have a better chance at transfer from a four year college - I don’t really think that impacts the transfer decision at all, to be honest.</p>
<p>In fact, MD has agreements with some community colleges in the state, that if you have an X GPA after X amount of years, you are guaranteed an admittance. Don’t know which those are, but talking to your CC adviser should clear that up.</p>
<p>Double “in fact”: If you are planning to stay in CC for two years and receive your associate’s before transferring, there are some really great scholarships you can receive if you get good grades (i.e. close to 4.0) - <a href=“http://www.admissions.umd.edu/admissions/finaid/scholarshiptransfer.asp[/url]”>http://www.admissions.umd.edu/admissions/finaid/scholarshiptransfer.asp</a></p>