@cody27 If you decide to appeal the UF decision, your counselor should contact admissions to discuss the circumstances you mention of deaths in your family junior year. Unfortunately, when a school only considers grades and essays, it becomes purely numbers. It put you at a disadvantage because the school probably viewed your transcript as trending in the wrong direction (9th - As, 10th - 2Bs, 11th Bs or mostly Bs?) They may not have taken the time to read your essay/ supplement and consider your circumstances junior year if they were focused on scores/ grades. Good luck to you!