If you appeal....

<p>If you appeal a school's decision, do you have to go there?
I'm thinking about appealing UCLA, but if they force me to go there after getting accepted i may not want to go..
i know chances for appeals are really slim, but UCLA has been my dream school forever...
but at the same time, i think that i may really enjoy irvine..</p>

<p>thoughts anyone?
thanks!</p>

<p>I already told your butt to do so :p</p>

<p>^lol, Lasko that does not answer my question.
If you appeal a school's decision, do you have to go there?</p>

<p>P.S. Seems like there's nothing you can say in the appeal to change their minds..
if i just talked about my circumstances junior year which caused the drop in my grades, would that be a legit reason for reconsideration?</p>

<p>"Because all applicants are examined so thoroughly in multiple reviews, admission decisions are rarely overturned. Requests for reconsideration are most likely to be persuasive only when students present new information. By "new" we mean information not already presented in the original application (e.g. missing ACT/SAT scores, classes that were not listed as AP/Honors that should have been, additional course work, etc.); information that clearly shows you to have a stronger academic record than had been earlier evidenced. Additional extracurricular activities or fall term grades are not a basis for a reversal of the decision since decisions are based on academic information that was available at the time of application.</p>

<p>In rare cases, students may find it necessary to be in Los Angeles due to a personal hardship. In itself, this is not necessarily grounds for reversal of an admission decision since there are several other colleges in the Los Angeles area. Academic qualifications combined with the particular hardship listed would allow for an additional review of an applicant. If you base your appeal on an emergency or sudden-need situation, please be prepared to document your circumstances."</p>

<p>No, you are not asking for a binding decision. It is not like ED applications. </p>

<p>However, appealing to schools just for the ego gratification, when the student does not plan to attend when the appeal is granted, is just bad manners (in my opinion). Better that someone posts more chance threads and gets lots of reassurance they are 'good enough', instead of tying up the admissions staff on a pointless appeal and denying a spot to perhaps a different appealer who actually wants to attend the school.</p>

<p>I am not implying that the OP is doing this just for the ego - that was a parenthetical diatribe I posted after the first paragraph which is directly responding to BreakfastClub88's question. The OP can appeal with no commitment (other than perhaps moral) that he/she will submit a SIR if the appeal is approved.</p>