<p>Hello all. While I haven't actually been denied yet from UCI, I'm already thinking about an appeal. I know, dumb, but here's my stats. Coming from a CSU.</p>
<p>GPA: 3.5, 3.6 major
Applying as a Bio major.
Missing 1 recommended prereq, currently taking the final necessary prereq at a local CC.
Pretty good essay, President's List first year.
Part time job since sophomore year.</p>
<p>The whole CSU thing is making it really hard to stay optimistic. There have been a few new developments since submitting my app, however.</p>
<p>First, for the last 2 quarters, I have made the deans list and received much better grades than last year, in which my GPA dropped from 3.8 to 3.4 because I utterly hated my major. Second, I was given acceptance to UCI for my first choice major by ELC when coming out of high school, but I instead chose another college because UCI did not offer the major I wanted to pursue but found myself to hate. Third, and perhaps most compellingly, my mom has since began seeing a counselor for family problems and some mental instabilities, and it would greatly benefit my family to be closer to home, as I currently live 6 hours away and cannot afford to go home more than once a month.</p>
<p>If anyone can offer any advice, I would be more than happy to take it. Thank you in advance for your help.</p>
<p>Although I hope you succeed, I also think this is going to be a real uphill struggle for you. Biology is an impacted major at all the UCs forcing them to turn down CCC transfers who have highest priority while CSU transfer applicants have the lowest. Second, having been accepted out of high school by UCI but electing to go to a CSU I am afraid you have really burned your bridges with UCI or any other UC.</p>
<p>have you called the office for the reason why you got rejected? sometimes adcoms overlook important points of someones application. i think knowing the reason why you were rejected in the first place would be helpful when writing an appeal. if it was because of your low GPA… then you can explain how you’ve managed to raise your GPA…hopefully you’ve managed A’s this quarter. i don’t think your second reason carries much weight…so what if you got in before? admit rates tend to decrease as years go by…and the process is different now that your applying as a CSU transfer. i can’t say forsure but i’d say that your 3rd reason might be “compelling”…but not really sure since it doesn’t really show how youre a much better applicant now than when you applied …which is what theyre looking for. if there’s anything amazing you’ve done - ec’s, internships, honors - or something that you left out on your application…before to include that too.</p>
<p>here’s an entry from Ms. Sun’s blog containing more information on the appeal process for transfers…it includes an example template too: <a href=“Error”>Error;
<p>Well, technically I was never accepted, as I never ended up submitting an application. I was accepted to my school first. I was just given admittance through ELC. I dunno makes any difference, though.</p>
<p>even more reason not to mention it in your appeal.</p>
<p>ELC=guarantee to UCI. You pretty much gave it up bro.</p>
<p>CSU to UCI bio major = 0.01 % chance. They guarantee CC people who have over a 3.0 for bio… that alone fills up their spots…</p>
<p>Yes, I realize that I gave that up freshman year. Again, they did not offer my major, and therefore it wasn’t even an option. I understand that I’m unlikely to get in with the CCC students taking all of the bio spots. That’s why I’m asking for advice for an appeal. Yes, I want to go to UCI. It’s much better for the major that I’m switching into than my school now. There’s a lot more at stake for me, though. Honestly, I don’t want to sound like a sob story, but I’m trying to move closer to home to help save my family. Obviously I can’t just write that in appeal letter. I need help, and that’s why I’m here. I don’t know what I can really do but ask for some assistance.</p>
<p>Grad school man.
4 year to 4 year transfers don’t really happen.
And with budget cuts you have a very slim chance.</p>
<p>Would it possibly be better to appeal for a different major acceptance? My second major choice was pharmaceutical sci, but I could also appeal for public health sci. Though the microbiology major doesn’t take transfers in, would it be better state my intention to get into the microbio major by originally applying as bio? Just trying to help the odds :/.</p>
<p>I hate to break it to you, but appeals are rarely successful. They don’t care about any past information, they only care about new information. Even then, very rarely do they find that new information worthy of an acceptance. </p>
<p>They will not factor in spring grades into your appeal, period. If they did, everyone and their grandma would appeal who did well in the spring. The fall grades are your cutoff when being considered for admission, and they’re rigid on that. </p>
<p>Your only real shot is with the family thing, and even that is highly unlikely at succeeding. Sucks, I know, but I’m just trying to be brutally honest here.</p>
<p>Why don’t you go to a CC near him for a year and then transfer out to UCI?</p>
<p>hey guys how about we stop shooting down this guy and give him some bloody advice already. </p>
<p>As you already know appeals are based on “new and compelling” info. </p>
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<h2>To appeal our denial you must present new information that was not contained in your original application and personal statement. If there is nothing new or compelling, an appeal may not be appropriate.</h2>
<p>Thats a quote from UCSC. </p>
<p>As for appealing for a different major, you could instead say youre appealing for a Bio spot, but add that youre open to other majors.</p>
<p>Other than that I don’t have much new info for you. Good Luck, I’m looking to start appeals as well and most people start with the “you don’t have a chance” speech. I have to say it’s thoroughly irritating. Again, good luck.</p>