Denied to UCD...should I appeal?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Davis
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<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown):1810
ACT: 28 (I used my ACT instead figuring that it was better)
SAT II: Biology (Ecology) - 720
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.55
UC GPA: 3.88
Rank: Probably middle of my graduating class
ELC?: No…
AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (3), APUSH (4), APES (4), English Language (3)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Literature, AP Spanish, Physics, Government/Economics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Participated in internship at a Biotechnology firm for a summer and have been taking extracurricular biotechnology courses from sophomore-senior year (Independently Researching my own Project right now)
Started a Club (nothing serious as Key Club or those) and Principal Chair in Advanced Band for 2 Years
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: 60+ hours in cleaning up beaches and parks, 40+ hours helping homeless shelters
Personal Statement:</p>

<p>I personally thought they were okay and as I shared them with my friends they thought that they were well written as well. My first essay was about how my parents pursued medical/biology professions as well as the internship I had over the summer. My second essay was about how I began volunteering at homeless shelters around the bay area and my experiences. </p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yeap.
Intended Major: Biology
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: Medium-High
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
Any help/advice would be much appreciated!!!</p>

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<p>I’m not sure if you should appeal, Davis denied you for a reason, because they thought you wouldn’t fit well at the school.</p>

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<p>as far as i know, ucd doesn’t allow appeals for denied students. i was waitlisted, and the only “appealing” that happens with the waitlist is writing a 200 word essay as to why you want to go there. sorry about your rejection :/</p>

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<p>From the [url=&lt;a href=“http://admissions.ucdavis.edu/faq/]UC”&gt;http://admissions.ucdavis.edu/faq/]UC</a> Davis Admissions FAQ<a href=“search%20for” title=“appeal”>/url</a>:</p>

<p>*I was denied admission to UC Davis. Can I appeal this decision? When will I be notified of my appeal status?</p>

<p>Very few appeals are granted each year, and for this reason we encourage you to consider offers from the campuses to which you were admitted. The written appeal should provide us with new, pertinent, and compelling information that explains academic performance, personal circumstances, or extraordinary achievements not already included in the application or personal statement. Additionally, you must provide your fall grades, as well as your spring courses in progress.</p>

<p>Freshman applicants may file an online written appeal by 11:59 p.m. on April 15 via the MyAdmissions website. You will be notified of your appeal status shortly before the deadline to submit your Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) at MyAdmissions.</p>

<p>Freshman waitlisted applicants who are denied admission may file an online written appeal by 11:59 p.m. on May 24 via the MyAdmissions website. You will be notified of your appeal status by June 10 at MyAdmissions.*</p>