<p>Both of my parents do not live in the US and they are foreigners. I applied to UCLA but got rejected; however in February I got a supplemental information request and I did my best on it and sent it. After my parents were talking with my uncle who is used to live here in the US, they tried to force me to send an appeal letter to UCLA, saying that they have money to support me and they almost went to the bank right away to issue a financial statement (because I will have to pay full tuition).</p>
<p>these are my problems...
1. I will have to pay for full tuition without any financial aids. My parents thought UCLA rejected me because they(UCLA) thought I would not be able to go there and pay the tuition anyway.</p>
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<li><p>My parents were listening to what my uncle said but my uncle did not go to the college in the US so he has no idea how everything works</p></li>
<li><p>My uncle even told me if I needed help on appealing, he will try to get a letter of recommendation from his friend (I don't even know who he is talking about)</p></li>
<li><p>My uncle also gave my parents some ideas of sending a financial statement from the bank(in their country) from and my parents were almost gone crazy</p></li>
<li><p>I told them UCLA does not take any letter of rec this year and I cannot attach anything with the online appeal letter, yet they still ask me if I can mail their financial statement separately</p></li>
<li><p>I also told them UCLA does not reject people because of their financial status. UCLA does not care whether my parents are rich or not</p></li>
<li><p>Even then, my mother also wanted me to include this sentence "My parents are ready to financially support me for college and futher document can be asked to prove" on my appeal statement.</p></li>
<li><p>I personally would love to go there too. I told them I would file an appeal anyway even before they called me and started telling me to do what they want</p></li>
<li><p>I got into other schools but my parents still really want me to go to UCLA because apparently they got this idea from my uncle that UCLA is the best</p></li>
<li><p>I told them the rate of getting in after this process is less than 5% but my mother said there's still some hope.</p></li>
<li><p>I told them if they really want me to go to UCLA then I can attend the community college first and then transfer because it is easier this way. Then my mother misunderstood me and asked me why I really wanted to go to the community college.</p></li>
<li><p>Apparently my mother asked her friend who is also a foreigner but graduated from USC. Her friend said local community collges suck and they are full of slackers.</p></li>
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<p>If you didn’t apply for financial aid, then you weren’t rejected for lack of money. Suddenly being able to demonstrate that you’ve got the money is not going to change anything.</p>
<p>You are absolutely correct that the best way into the UC system is through the California CCs. Given the rising cost of tuition, fees, etc. at the UCs, every year increasing numbers of excellent students start out at the CCCs. There are slackers everywhere. If your mom is afraid you will slack off, well then you have to convince her that you won’t. If she’s afraid that you will be the only smart kid in your classes, well then she’s just flat-out wrong. Lots of CA residents start out at the CCCs because they can’t afford the UCs just yet, or because they didn’t get into the UC that they wanted the first time around.</p>
<p>Your biggest challenge at a CCC would be being able to actually register for the classes that you need because they fill up very fast. That, in fact, is a good argument for NOT attending a CCC.</p>
<p>Did your parents approve your whole college list? If they did, why did they suddenly decide that only UCLA is “good enough”? That is the real issue here. Is it that they really don’t want to pay for any place other than UCLA if you come to the US? If so, then what options remain to you in your home country or in another country?</p>
<p>For unbiased information about higher education in the US, your parents could have a chat with one of the counselors at the closest advising center of EducationUSA. Click on the part of the map that represents your part of the world, and follow the links to find one: [EducationUSA</a> | Find an Advising Center](<a href=“http://educationusa.state.gov/find-a-center.cfm]EducationUSA”>http://educationusa.state.gov/find-a-center.cfm)</p>
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This is the core issue. And then you add:
These whole side issues about community colleges, finances, and what your parents want, and letters of rec. are just that: a side issues that doesn’t play into the core issue. </p>
<p>I think you need to tell your parents that just b/c you add all these other issues and the possibility that there is an “appeal”, that you’re still rejected by UCLA and the chances that you’ll win on appeal are extremely remote. Unfortunately, you really don’t have new information (usually like explaining that got an improved gpa, or that you won some awards, etc.) that will convince UCLA that you’re a different student than they knew before your rejection. Sorry. </p>
<p>ETA: the whole CA system is very different from what I know, so pls rely on whatever HM says on that.</p>
<p>Just checked back on your older threads. If your visa status has not changed, you need to tell your parents now that if they want you getting your education in the US you had best drop the whole UCLA thing and choose one of the places that is willing to work with you. Your issues are very big, and very serious. Not every college/university in the country is willing to deal with them.</p>