<p>Would it be good if I mention </p>
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<li>my financial situation, like it would cost me more to go to a UC out of town than UCSD since one of my parents got laid off
-an event that I am organizing to bring attention to the Filipino community/culture(I'm Vietnamese by the way)</li>
<li>some other ec's that I didn't mention because I thought they were insignificant<br></li>
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<p>in the letter to appeal?</p>
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<li>probably not if you haven't mentioned this already (may be seen as a last-ditch call for sympathy) in your essay ... and they can argue that the CSUs are even cheaper than the UCs
2/3 probably not. </li>
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<p>the majority of your admissions decision is based on academic achievement; i'd focus on that over extracurriculars</p>
<p>My gpa was 4.1 weighted
sat was 1600
sat II's bio was 740 and math 560 math
act 28
ec's were just clubs and their events </p>
<p>and I have not mentioned my recent financial situation in the application. I don't think CSUs compare to UCs</p>
<p>I don't think there's that much "compelling new information" academic wise from the time between applications and now besides the grades I got in senior year.(all A's and one C)</p>