<p>I am writing this letter of appeal in response to my Fall 2013 admission to your university being rescinded. I received a letter dated April 8 explaining the reasons why and I want to address them appropriately.</p>
<p>My sophomore year of high school is a year that I am not proud of. My lack of motivation and concentration lead to my poor performance in the chemistry class at my high school. The end of the matter is that I chose not to use the CSU validation policy for Chemistry, which would allow the second semester grade to validate the grade in the first semester, but instead to take the Cuesta Community College Chemistry course to fulfill the physical science a-g “d” requirement. I wanted to actually earn the grade that I deserve in that subject matter but at the college level. I did not want to let my high school grade represent my actual potential as a student. Please note that I have succeeded in earning two B’s and a B- in three CSU-transferable courses; Economics, US History and Political Science. I currently have an 87% in my Cuesta Community College Chemistry course, as supported by the attached letter from my professor.</p>
<p>My intention was not to deceive the admissions committee. I was erroneously advised to omit my high school chemistry grade because it would be replaced with the Cuesta Community College course. It has now been brought to my attention that in order to allow a course to replace the exact previously taken course, the repeated course has to be the same course with the same curriculum. I did not know that the validation of the grade pre-empted the replacement grade in this situation.</p>
<p>I acknowledge my error in reporting my high school Chemistry grade based on the misinformation given to me, but ask that you would reconsider rescinding my Fall 2013 admission, based on my community college class successes, my pending Cuesta College Chemistry grade, and my desire to attend San Diego State. Being a first generation college student, it would be a prominent achievement. I am truly focused on my studies and my necessity for a higher education is extremely active. If you need any further information, please contact me </p>
<p>Got offer rescinded because i didnt report my chemistry sophomore grades, which dropped my gpa.. according to them. worth an appeal??</p>
<p>Yeah, you should probably appeal. This is an example of you losing your offer of admission because of a rather benign mistake on your part and not an egregious mishap or failing of yours. If you make it clear to them that you would like very much to attend the school and are devoted to correcting the problem if given the opportunity, you should stand a decent chance of convincing them. The letter seems to do a good job of explaining the situation.</p>
<p>The only thing I can see to improve it would be to add something like “but I take full responsibility for the error as it was my responsibility to know the proper procedure of grade reporting” after “based on the misinformation given to me” in the last paragraph. </p>
<p>You already seem to be taking some responsibility for the mistake in the current letter, but adding that would really drive home the point that you are a responsible and committed learner. I would then place “but ask that you reconsider…” as a separate sentence.</p>
<p>Ok thanks. What do you think my chances are, i was told by my counselor that i have little to no chance because of sdsu’s selectivity. lolol well at least i have cal poly pomona as a back up.</p>
<p>I think you should appeal. However, your letter is somewhat convoluted. Consider reorganizing it to add clarity. </p>
<p>First of all you want to state your situation clearly in the first paragraph to make it easy for them to remember it. Add the reasons to the sentence "I received a letter dated April 8 explaining that the reason for … was … ". Then say in a new sentence that you would like to to explain your situation.</p>
<p>In the next paragraph, list the facts in a logical order and then explain your actions. </p>
<p>The paragraph about your intention is fine, except that you can make the beginning stronger, “I did not intend to deceive …”. </p>
<p>Suggestion by BlueUkiyo for your last paragraph is good. Make your desire strong.
The second part of the sentence “I am truly focused on my studies and my necessity for a higher education is extremely active” is awkward. Make it something like "… and I understand the importance of high quality education at an institution like San Diego State.</p>
<p>It’s so easy to make mistakes like these. Pay better attention next time. Good luck!</p>
<p>Any chance that whoever gave you the bad advice–say your guidance counselor–can supplement the appeal with a letter confirming that this was an innocent error?</p>
<p>I doubt it, my counselor think she is right about the whole cc chemistry class replacing the high school one. basically what i have is this appeal letter, my cc transcripts and a letter from my cc professor about my current progress in the class. i doubt it will work but hey its worth a shot.</p>