Rescinded from UCLA--Appeal Advice?

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<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 I was accepted to UCLA as an incoming transfer student this Fall (Spanish major), but was rescinded due to an Incomplete in an English course I took at my city college last Spring.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>

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<p>did you just find out you got rescinded…?</p>

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<p>I found out the last week of August, because I held off on submitting my FINAL transcripts until the absolute lastest deadline, since I was still trying to resolve my incomplete. :[ I only recently learned that my English professor is on a sabbatical, which would explain me not being to get a hold of him all effin’ summer long. Sigh.</p>

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<p><em>bump</em> </p>

<p>…dang…all these views and no input. This must be the next generation of CC kids. :[</p>

<p>Come on guys, at least give me a “Nah, you’re probably screwed” or a “keep the hope”…lol.</p>

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<p>Nah, you’re probably screwed lol sorry not my words. It’s kind of a sucky situation but I think you are SOL still. Good luck though</p>

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<p>Find that teacher!</p>

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<p>What’s so hard about finding this professor? Have your tried to contact the school, advisor, his/her departmental secretary? He/she must have a forwarding address, no one disappears from the face of earth. At which point did you realize you had an incomplete? You may get better advice from parents.</p>

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<p>He truly is quite impossible to get a hold of. I have contacted my city college several times and have told them that my acceptance at UCLA depends on thise one course and this crazy situation. They aren’t too concerned, and all they can do is transfer me to his office voicemail “in case” he’s checking it. I have also e-mailed him with no luck. The odds are definitely against me here, but it is ultimately my fault for receiving the incomplete in the first place…and I am well aware of that. Just keeping my fingers crossed and hoping he gets back to me in time to at least file an appeal for the winter quarter, I guess. Bah. Slim odds are better than no odds, right?</p>

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<p>Use the white pages. Find that guy!</p>

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<p>Get a private detective to find him! I would…If I was you. I mean this is UCLA we are talking about here!</p>

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<p>try the internet to get his email address(s). Maybe he belongs to some professional organization(s), and they would list his contact information. I have even found people personal address and phone # on the internet. What about Face Book?</p>

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<p>lol–I love the enthusiasm! I’ll just show up at his door with coffee and my completed pile of work for him to grade on the spot. Mmm, I smell a restraining order brewing! Haha…I get what you mean, though. I guess I’ll put another message in with the dean on Monday…maybe she will have a different means of contacting him.</p>

<p>■■■.</p>

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<p>Good idea, oldfort! He is anti facebook…and he is even anti cell phone! But maybe I can find something…operation light internet stalking is in full swing! Keep your fingers crossed for me!!</p>

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<p>I guess it depends on how badly you want to go to UCLA. I still don’t quite understand why you got an incomplete. I have also never heard of not able to reach a professor. It just sounds like a lot of excuse to me, kind of like “dog ate my paper.”</p>

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<p>give me his name and if I find him…you can pay me 100 dollars. Deal? :)</p>

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<p>I’m not really posting in this forum to be reprimanded or told to ask my parents for advice…just looking to move forward from the situation I’ve landed myself in. </p>

<p>But since you’re curious, I had a final essay that needed to be turned in. I had arranged to turn it in while my professor taught a summer session at my school…that never happened. He booked it and took an unexpected sabbatical…possibly a family emergency? Who knows…point being, it happened, I haven’t gotten my grade changed because I can’t get in touch, and as far as the school is concerned, there is nothing wrong with that since he is doing his own thing until his return.</p>

<p>And why would I make up an excuse in a forum? -__- You’re right, he’s TOTALLY reachable…I’m just lazy and not concerned with attending a top UC. lol.</p>

<p>Jeez, man…can you not see where I’m coming from here?</p>

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<p>You wanted to turn in your final paper weeks later?</p>

<p>I don’t think you deserve to attend a good school.</p>

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<p>Short hand - when I said parent, I meant Parent Forum. They usually give much better advice than students. I was trying to give you constructive advice about how to track down someone if necessary. You started getting flipping about “stalking,” so I wondered how hard you tried to reach the professor. If you are still very concerned and wonder what you should do, I would encourage you to post on the Parent Forum. You may still get some “why didn’t you turn your paper in early,” but we are usually pretty helpful.</p>

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<p>@unknownpleasures–There are personal circumstances involved as to why I could not make the last day of class. My instructor was understanding and we agreed to meet in person once the summer session began. It’s not like I intentionally slacked off and am blaming him for not catering to me.</p>

<p>Thank you for your harsh input, but perhaps you shouldn’t judge whether or not I am deserving of attending a good school based on one course and “life” happening. Sometimes things are out of one’s control. I assume you’ve never encountered an experience like this, or maybe you would be a bit more sympathetic. I don’t think an excellent track record over the past two years with the exception of one class means I am a terrible student.</p>

<p>So, where did all the positive, helpful people in this forum go? Ahh, good times.</p>

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<p>Thanks oldfort…I misunderstood you. I will look into that. I was just teasing about the “stalking”…trying to keep things light-hearted. :]</p>