<p>I got rejected from Wellesley even though I thought I had a pretty good chance. I have a 4.3 gpa (w) and I have a lot of extracurriculars (many of which I've had a leadership position in). I also visited the school (all the way from ca), filled out the interest form every time I went to college fairs, and had a great interview with an alumni. Wellesley was my first choice since 10th grade so I'm pretty bummed rught now. Do they accept letters of appeal? Has anybody ever done one before for Wellesley? Thanks.</p>
<p>Sorry, jhjk3295, I don’t think so. </p>
<p>You could start somewhere else and apply as a transfer? But I think at this point you need to move on and make other plans.</p>
<p>If you feel that strongly about Wellesley, then you are probably the type of woman who will blaze trails and make the most of your opportunities wherever you decide to enroll. Best wishes to you.</p>
<p>Agreed with college_query. It’s unlikely that they consider letters of appeal…you can send one but it likely won’t affect anything.</p>
<p>Have you tried reaching out to your interviewer to see what she has to say? Per college_query you could also go to another school for first year and apply to transfer. Wellesley does accept about 15-20 or so transfers a year so it is certainly possible but by no means a guarantee. I wouldn’t attend a college just to transfer out of it for a year since it might not work out…but after awhile at another school, if you still feel like Wellesley is a better fit for you, then apply to transfer.</p>
<p>Generally I’ve heard that “the decision is final” blah blah blah. But what would it hurt? I would write a letter explaining how disappointed you are, (in a non passive aggressive way) etc. and ask questions about the transfer process. Why not try? For a larger school, I would say, forget it, but Wellesley is a smallish place, you never know.</p>
<p>If you’re rejected, it just won’t happen.</p>
<p>Think about it. There are hundreds of waitlisted folks who are ahead of you, and even those kids won’t all get a spot.</p>
<p>Yeah, I actually do agree with Aerobug on this one. If you were rejected (no offense) the decision wasn’t close; how much the applicant wants to go would be considered if she were near-qualified or qualified-but-overrepresented, but it sounds like they didn’t /think/ this was the case with you.</p>
<p>I also think the people saying “it couldn’t hurt” are wrong. It might get you a bad reputation if you indeed still do intend to apply for transfer, and it could also set you back psychologically if it makes you spend a lot more time and effort pouring your heart into an appeal to a school you really don’t have a chance at anymore. If you had an early evaluation and received unlikely or only possible, that might have been the time to send extra information/express extra interest. It’s best to move on from what you lost and redirect your hopes to another school that will be possible for you - I know that’s what I’m doing with some of my rejections, and even a WL at my top pick. </p>
<p>It’s true that if you’re curious about why you were rejected you could probably ask your interviewer (sometimes if they really like you, they’ll communicate with admissions on your behalf), but this will still not allow you to change anything.</p>
<p>Sorry you’re disappointed, of course :(</p>