<p>Hey guys I applied to my dream school and waiting to hear back from them. Recently I have thought about emailing the admissions director for this school and basically begging for acceptance. I don't really quite have the grades for this school but I know I have what it takes to be successful at this school and I know a change of scenery are what my grades really need. Could emailing and asking for acceptance work in my favor or will I just come off as too desperate? I feel like I need to get into this school. Its somewhere I've grown up with and I've never seen myself somewhere else. </p>
<p>Thanks for your input guys.</p>
<p>You’ll definitely come off as desperate. I do not recommend doing this. Maybe someone else has a similar experience that can shed some light on this?</p>
<p>If this website is any example, adcoms get this type of plea every year.</p>
<p>Honestly, I believe that people should apply, get their decision and then attend or move on. Begging for special treatment is not a good habit to get into. There may be times when it is called for, like when there’s a medical emergency or some other unavoidable situation. But not just because you really want something and for some reason think that you want it more than anyone else out there.</p>
<p>Insane. If I were an adcom, this kind of plea would work against the application.</p>
<p>If nothing else, the idea that a change of school will automatically guarantee better studying, output and grades shows a kind of magical thinking that points to a lack of personal accountability.</p>
<p>Don’t do it.</p>
<p>A very bad idea. Admissions officers get many such letters. I’ve sen admissions pulled as a result.</p>
<p>Absolutely horrible idea.</p>