Should I appeal ?

<p>So I sent my IEP, for some people it is called a 504 plan, to UCLA by mail. I was wondering if UCLA did not look at it because it does explain my GPA and it shows that I can overcome many adversities! So does this count as shedding new light on my application!! ?? SHOULD I APPEAL?</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown):
ACT: 29C, E26, M28, R35, 29S
SAT II: 680 US History
Unweighted GPA: 3.6 W GPA: 4.21. UC GPA: 3.9 (I THINK)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 48/519
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language, Microeconomics,US History
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP Physics , AP Gov, AP Calc AB, AP Euro
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Teen board member, on adult board, (both for a program that I do for 5 yrs) teachers aide at sunday school (5yrs), National Honors Society, indoor and outdoor track,baseball umpire, Agsci for 2yrs/ JSA/ young democrats of america
Job/Work Experience: part time and summer time job, tutor/mentor
Volunteer/Community service: teachers aide (500+hrs)/ nature center/ local,state, federal election polling and campaigning
Summer Activities: 3 summers of a outdoor educational program/ job full time now part time
Common app essay: amazing
Essays: GOOD
Teacher Recommendation: AMAZING!
Counselor Rec: AMAZING
Additional Rec: Lovely!
Interview: none
Other: I am an LD student with documentation/ upward trend in grades
Applied for Financial Aid?: NO
Intended Major: Polisci
State (if domestic applicant): CT
School Type: Competitive Public
Ethnicity:
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):LD student
SO....</p>

<p>Please comment i really need the imput! Good or bad i don’t care!! Just tell me!</p>

<p>I have basically the exact same stats as you and I was rejected also. I’m wondering the same thing. I cried all last night over it, UCLA was always my dream school and my best friend got in with a 1500 sat and a 3.5 gap which made the pain feel even worse. I’ve studied so much the past four years for a rejection letter… it sucks and now I’m rambling…</p>

<p>but the learning disability thing is it worth appealing for that? I have been diagnosed since second grade!</p>

<p>If you think it’s worth it, go ahead an appeal. Only you can make the decision to actually submit the paper work. </p>

<p>As a general statement, I think a lot of people with high stats are getting rejected/waitlisted because of the major they applied for. It’s my understanding that if you apply to a very competitive/impacted major (I’m assuming that polisci is competitive because I’ve heard a lot of people applied to it) that you’ll have a slimmer chance of getting in than someone who applied to a less competitive major (such as art).</p>

<p>^ Are you kidding? Art is one of the most competitive majors.</p>

<p>does my logic make sense? With the documented LD would help my case?</p>

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<p>???</p>

<p>Not really. A lot of applicants have similar and higher stats with a bunch of extras and have a LD too.</p>

<p>still its why not anything can happen right?</p>

<p>I love how everyone here thinks their essays are good/amazing. Maybe they weren’t really that good.</p>

<p>Plus, letters of rec don’t matter. UCs don’t accept them.</p>

<p>Did you at least get waitlisted? I think if you didn’t get waitlisted, then you shouldn’t bother appealing, unless there was some sort of error in reporting your scores.</p>

<p>i can send you my essays and you can judge them if you want! I know about the recs I copied this from another thread. I was rejected but I sent in my IEP not knowing that they won’t look at it and explains a lot including why have not taken a foreign language.</p>

<p>If you applied within the College of Letters and Science, it doesn’t matter what major you applied under. Anyone can switch majors as an undergrad within CLS as long as they complete the required prerequisites, except for impacted majors like Communications where you must apply after already being an undergrad student. Thus it is pointless for admissions to take this into consideration since actually many people do end up switching once they find out that their initially declared major is not for them (and so the common rumor that applying Undeclared hurts/helps your chances is also false). The only time it matters is when you’re applying into Engineering, Art, Film, Nursing, Theater, etc. that have their separate schools and more specialized programs that are even harder to get into. Political science is one of the most popular majors that students enter with but many people often end up switching both out and into or doubling up. Sorry to burst any bubbles but I wanted to dispel any misconceptions as I’m not exactly sure it’d be something students should stress over when applying/appealing.
Good luck if you decide to appeal! It’s really up to you if you think it’s worth your time, but if you really want to go to UCLA what do you have to lose?
Keep in mind that they reiterate that the students who should appeal are those who kept some extraordinary information/circumstance out of their app or made a mistake in it that could make all the difference (e.g. not including an A-G requirement course).</p>

<p>yaaa… art has a really low acceptance rate. As albert Einstein once said, “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” You really expect art majors to have extremely good SAT scores or GPAs. Art students (generally speaking) use a different side of their brain.</p>

<p>Additionally, while an art student may not be able to answer a majority of the questions right on the ACT or SAT and pull off above a 2200, those admitted can do some pretty amazing stuff with paint and a pencil. You can’t say that major isn’t competitive, because it definitely is- just in a different way.</p>

<p>so I think I am going to call up tomorrow and decied then if I should appeal</p>

<p>I am a mom of a senior in high school but I just wanted you to know that I appealed and was accepted to UCLA. I graduated from UCLA and was very successful there. I know that for myself, I would have regretted not trying the appeal. Maybe your hook is a better explanation of your LD or maybe it is some achievement that has occurred since you filed your application. Or maybe it is the reason why you want to go to UCLA. I think that expressing why you want to attend and that you will attend if admitted, are things they never asked in the application.</p>

<p>You have nothing to lose by appealing. There is no punishment if your reason is not good enough. The worst that can happen is they say no. The best outcome is they admit you. </p>

<p>Good luck! Check out AskMsSun’s UC admission blog and website. Ms. Sun has a discussion and hints for appealing.</p>

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<p>Lapugliesa, can I ask what you wrote in your appeal letter? I want to appeal, too, but I’m not too sure how to write it. </p>

<p>And also, is the major of pre-Business Econ competitive? D:</p>

<p>I feel like they barley accepted any oos students my major is polisci what was your appeal process like?</p>

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<p>I don’t remember what I wrote. But the fact is that my basis for appeal was not great. You all have achieved at a very high level and in some cases, overcome great difficulty to do it. I think you need to describe that and how you continue to achieve. I also think you need to show a passion for the school and make a case for why it would be such a good fit for you and how someone who is like you contributes to the environment and actually benefits the environment. If you do some soul searching and can describe what about UCLA is special in your eyes, they may see how special you are because you noticed.</p>

<p>My point is, even though people may tell you appeals are difficult and even if someone here or at your school tells you that you may not succeed, you should still try and try your hardest. That way, you will know you did everything possible and you will never regret not trying.</p>

<p>People told me my appeal wouldn’t work and they were wrong. The is only one guarantee in this situation: you absolutely will NOT get in if you don’t try. You possibly could get in if you do try.</p>

<p>I wish you much luck and success.</p>

<p>thank you :)</p>