<p>Hey guys...I would REALLY appreciate any feedback on my situation! <3 Sorry in advance for the novel...good time to practice your speed reading, eh? </p>
<p>123-GO! I was accepted to UCLA as an incoming transfer student this Fall (Spanish major), but was rescinded due to an Incomplete in an English course I took at my city college last Spring. The teacher I need to get in touch with is on a "sabbatical" so I was never able to resolve the situation...I am still trying to get in touch with him before he returns NEXT Spring (***?!). I had a good relationship with the teacher and am pretty sure he will still give me an A in the course once my work is submitted. On these grounds, I was going to file an appeal with "new information" and my updated transcripts.</p>
<p>I've been in touch with admissions and I am told there is no hard deadline for filing an appeal and that it is more or less at the school's discretion, but obviously school is about to start in a couple weeks, so the sooner the better. I have also been told that they will sometimes, but rarely, accept appeals and allow re-admittance for the Winter quarter. I am nervous about proposing this idea to admissions, but even if I DO manage to pull off this madness and get re-admitted in time to attend this fall, all of my classes have been full for quite some time and I don't even know what I would take! :[ (Which is why the Winter enrollment option sounds appealing -- no pun intended.)</p>
<p>So I'm thinking...get that Incomplete turned into an A, get a couple of letters of recommendation from my professors and my counselor, write an awesome letter explaining the situation, why I think I deserve to be re-admitted, etc. (any tips here on what I should definitely include in my appeal? Should I go all out and make it portfolio style?) and then see where that lands me. I will be handing this in in person, btw.</p>
<p>Worst case scenario, I guess I'll be reapplying this November, but I'll kick myself if I don't at least TRY to appeal.</p>
<p>So to sum things up:</p>
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<li><p>Do you guys think it's too late and I'm totally screwed? Guesstimates on my chances are welcomed! haha.</p></li>
<li><p>What should I include in my appeal letter? </p></li>
<li><p>How many letters of recommendation would you suggest and what is the protocol for requesting said letters from previous professors? (Do I tell them I am appealing or just ask for a general letter of rec? Should I request them in person? What is the etiquette as far as the span of time given for requesting the letter to be completed?) </p></li>
<li><p>Anyone have any hopeful appeal stories or a friend of a friend of a friend who has pulled anything like this off? </p></li>
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<p>Ramble ramble. Personally, I am fairly certain I am effed, but what the hell. Might as well give it a shot.</p>
<p>Thoughts?</p>
<p>Gracias! :D</p>