<p>Would appealing do ANYTHING for a rejected applicant (LAS)?
Is it even worth a try?
If so...what would be the most effective way? Calling, writing a letter, going over there personally? Do you guys know anyone who has ever done it and been successful and/or failed in doing so?</p>
<p>No, I think it might make things worse for some reason.</p>
<p>Well what do you mean by worse? I wasn't deferred, I was rejected so not like they can really do anything else to me. So if it doesn't work then so be it, but I figured why not do everything I possibly can to get in?</p>
<p>I was thinking maybe I could email some of the professors of the major I'm hoping to go into (one that's not even found in many universities but U of I does have it)...find out what courses are available, and basically try to show admissions that I'm absolutely in love with the place and that I would already know which professors and courses I'd want to take etc...plus I could show them some of the work I've done related to the major...basically whatever it takes!!</p>
<p>Don't get me wrong, this rejection isn't the end all be all of my life, but it was my top choice school and I just figure as an IL resident I want to try to do everything I can...</p>
<p>I got rejected and I am an Illinois resident as well. I applied to LAS Bio Sciences. Would taking the ACT again to get a higher score and then sending it help? Or is it over for me?</p>
<p>some appeals have worked in the past. u guys should try it</p>
<p>do you or anyone else have any ideas?</p>
<p>Sending ACT scores would only help if you got deferred. If your going to send an appeal, your going to have to give a GOOD reason.</p>
<p>I had a successful appeal last year as a transfer student.
i have advice/suggestions, and i will post them for you all tomorrow morning.</p>
<p>i'm exhausted though. see you then.</p>
<p>ok everyone.</p>
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<li><p>There is an appeals process. Appeals are read/considered. (according to a phone conversation I had with admissions right before sending my appeal). The university, obviously, does thousands of applications each year, occasionally a few good students get rejected for one reason or another. It's just bound to happen. So, Appealing is for students who deserved to get in. If you had a 24 on your ACT and a 3.4 GPA (or other stats you know probably were not good enough to get you in) then I'd think your chances of being successful with an appeal are poor. But I am not here to tell you whether or not to write the letter, that is your choice. Heck, the chances are pretty small in the first place when it comes to appeals, no matter what your stats are. Just don't waste their time if you don't have anything to say I guess is what I'm getting at. </p></li>
<li><p>Knowing why you were rejected might be of some value on an appeal letter. I called admissions minutes after my rejection and asked if they could tell me why. They looked it up and told me right away. Apparently they give a reason for rejection on the applications, because somone who had never seen my application took a look at it and read what it said for the reason.</p></li>
<li><p>APPEALS ARE FOR PROVIDING NEW INFORMATION. I asked admissions if there was an appeals process after my rejection and they said yes. When asked what to include on an appeal, they said it's usually something you'd want to include new information on. Meaning something absent from your application file, something they don't know.</p></li>
<li><p>Make it one page. And say the most important things in the first paragraph, using the others to elaborate. These are not rules, they are suggestions. They consider appeals, but you never know when they're gonna quit reading it, so make sure they have the best info first. A second page just makes it seem like you are babbling. Be concise. Also, they told me to fax it. Call them and ask how they'd like to receive it.</p></li>
<li><p>Here was the balance of things that got me in: Admissions felt I did not have interest in Advertising (from my essays) (yes, they told me this was the reason for rejection). I felt the themes to my essays were VERY advertising-related, and perhaps admissions was not making the connection between essay and interest. So I made it more clear how running my own radio show and writing/reading my own on-air ads was related. I called the college of communications (my college of choice) on probably 4 occasions between appeal and acceptance to ask them various questions about my appeal and ther process in general (when do i hear back, should i appeal for admission to another major in that college, was my appeal received in the fax alright..etc). I got the name of the woman I spoke with the first time, and asked for her every time I called. She knew my name eventually.</p></li>
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<p>I am convinced it was not as much the content of my appeal letter, but my persistence that got me admitted. Perhaps another student offered admission to my major turned it down and since I appeared to want that spot very badly, they gave it to me. Also, my chances were much better than all of yours will be. My college of choice was small. The number of transfer students is muuuch less than fresh. admission. And it's very possible among the 50 or so rejected from my major (i'm basing that conservative number on admission statistics i've read) that I was the only one to even bother with an appeal.</p>
<p>MAKE YOUR APPEALS QUICK. Xmas MEANS LOTS OF PEOPLE WON'T BE WORKING SOON. MINE WAS FAXED 2-3 DAYS AFTER MY REJECTION. CALL THEM AND TELL THEM IT'S COMING. I don't see how appealing could make matters worse, they can't do anymore harm to you than reject the appeal. </p>
<p>If anyone has questions pleeease don't hesitate to PM me or post. I'm more than happy to help. I wouldn't post anymore if I didn't want to help those that deserve admission get it.</p>
<p>wow. thanks for that post!
i was deferred from business. so just in case of a rejection it might come in handy! lol</p>