<p>Hi,</p>
<p>After getting rejected by a few UCs, I’m going to appeal to one of them. The problem is, right after I gathered the information and topics that I’m going to write about, I don’t know how to exactly format it. Is there any examples (or if anyone would like to share with me) of appeal letters?</p>
<p>Thanks :)</p>
<p>First of all, what 'new compelling information' are you going to write about? Just in case you did not know, they state that they do not want an appeal explaining how much you want to go to the school with no substance. </p>
<p>Assuming that you have your reasons, and even if you do not, appeal anyways and put up your best case as it does no harm and you never know if they made a mistake. Make sure that you are very clear about what you are missing from your app. Remember they look at your senior grades so hopefully they are good. Talk about some things you might not have emphasized in your original app. Think of anything to put in 350 words and try to pour your heart into it. If you are very sincere, hopefully the admins will feel it and see what they can do. Realize that they will only accept you if you were on the border, so if you are a more than a bit away from the average gpa that was accepted this year, don't worry about the appeal. </p>
<p>Best of luck.</p>
<h2>Instructions on how to appeal from a helpful UC Admissions-Help Site:</h2>
<p>Things didn't go your way? For instructions on how to appeal ...</p>
<p>Davis: <a href="http://admissions.ucdavis.edu/admissions/fr_nonadmitted.cfm%5B/url%5D">http://admissions.ucdavis.edu/admissions/fr_nonadmitted.cfm</a>. Scroll down to May I appeal my denial of admission?</p>
<p>Berkeley doesn't have an official site with the appeals process, but the Pilipino Academic Student Services has a very nice summary of how the whole thing works: <a href="http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/%7Epass/resources/appeals.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~pass/resources/appeals.htm</a></p>
<p>Irvine: <a href="http://www.admissions.uci.edu/not_admitted.html#appeals%5B/url%5D">http://www.admissions.uci.edu/not_admitted.html#appeals</a></p>
<p>UCLA: <a href="https://www.admissions.ucla.edu/AppealsFr.htm%5B/url%5D">https://www.admissions.ucla.edu/AppealsFr.htm</a> for freshmen and <a href="https://www.admissions.ucla.edu/AppealsTr.htm%5B/url%5D">https://www.admissions.ucla.edu/AppealsTr.htm</a> for transfers.</p>
<p>Merced: As far as I can tell, there is no instruction available online on how to file an appeal. Call the Admissions Office at (209) 228-4682 or toll free in California (866) 270-7301 for information.</p>
<p>Riverside: As far as I can tell, there is no instruction available online on how to file an appeal. Call the Admissions Office at (951) 827-3411 for information.</p>
<p>San Diego: <a href="http://admissions.ucsd.edu/online_appeal_info.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://admissions.ucsd.edu/online_appeal_info.pdf</a></p>
<p>Santa Barbara: <a href="http://www.admissions.ucsb.edu/parentcounselor/Appealprocess.asp%5B/url%5D">http://www.admissions.ucsb.edu/parentcounselor/Appealprocess.asp</a> </p>
<p>Santa Cruz: <a href="http://admissions.ucsc.edu/apply/froshNotAdmitted.cfm#appeal%5B/url%5D">http://admissions.ucsc.edu/apply/froshNotAdmitted.cfm#appeal</a> for freshmen <a href="http://admissions.ucsc.edu/apply/upperTransfNotAdmitted.cfm#appeal%5B/url%5D">http://admissions.ucsc.edu/apply/upperTransfNotAdmitted.cfm#appeal</a> for transfers.</p>
<p>Remember, telling the admissions office they made a huge mistake is not going to help you. You must present new and compelling information that was not previously available to the admissions office.</p>