Review my Letter of Appeal. I got rejected into University.

Applying to College
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<p>I recently got rejected into University of Missouri. I am now writing my letter of appeal. Please review it and help me make it better if you have any suggestions. anything that would help me stand out or things to avoid in writing my letter. I really want to get into this University right after high school. Please I would appreciate any help. here it is.</p>

<p>Dear Admissions,</p>

<pre><code>Hello, My name is Alex ****** and I am writing this letter of appeal regarding my academic record not meeting the minimum requirements for admission. I do not feel that UMSL has make a mistake in their final decision. However, I must write this letter for myself knowing that I tried my best to get in. Despite your final decision, which I know that realistically to be against my desired response. I am aware that my ACT score was not high enough to meet the admissions standards.
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<p>My ACT score prove that I am not a good test taker. However, I feel that if given the chance of admission, I will be able to achieve great success. My success in the Advanced Credit Program at the University of Missouri has undoubtedly prepared me to succeed at college level classes. I have been recently awarded Cum laude and will graduating with honors. I am a dedicated, hard working student and I wouldn't have applied here if I wasnt ready for college level classes at UMSL.
My involvement in the Healthcare career club during my senior year has proved to be a helpful, growing experience for me and has opened many career opportunities in the healthcare field. In addition, my involvement in the Youth in Government program, which has taught me invaluable skills in government. My plan for the future is to have a career in the healthcare field. Moreover, I have great interest in attending UMSL because of the educational quality I could gain.
In my junior and senior year I attended Japanese classes at Webster University every Saturday and wish to continue my education at UMSL. I feel that UMSL will provide me with multiple opportunities offered for my career goal and interests. I believe not only will this University help me obtain my goals, but also deepen my knowledge and help me grow as a successful college student. I am convinced this university will make me a possible unique student for admission for the fall of 2014. With the greatest respect, I hope you will reconsider my application as a freshman student of UMSL. I have attached two letters of recommendation and hope that you will consider it in your decision. Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,</p>

<p>Alex *****</p>

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A letter asking for reconsideration when you don’t meet the minimum requirements is waste of your time and effort. Applying to college is the first step to adulthood and part of that lesson is learning to follow the rules, whether they are set by a university, the DMV, the IRS or your boss.</p>

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<p>You have nothing to lose. I would go against gibby and say send it! </p>

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<p>By all means send the letter, by understand that colleges are bureaucratic institutions and if a rule is broken for one student, that rule must be broken for all. So, I think your letter will ultimately fall on deaf ears, as Admissions will not want to set a precedent for admitting a student with an ACT below their minimums because they have to publish their minimum ACT in something like US News & World Reports and, as an institution, they don’t want to do that.</p>

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<p>In the second paragraph of your letter, please fix the verb agreement for prove. Either “proves”(if there is only one ACT score) or “proved.”</p>

<p>Also, this is a sentence fragment, “In addition, my involvement in the Youth in Government program, which has taught me invaluable skills in government.” Consider eliminating the comma and the word “which.”</p>

<p>Did your college application essay have grammatical errors? Please review it to see.</p>

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<p>I agree, the gist of this is fine… but there are lots of grammatical errors that should be addressed.</p>

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<p>If you have new information of recent work that has shown significant improvement than I don’t think you have anything to lose by trying. But I would get an English teacher or someone else to go over this letter before you send it. </p>