<p>Hi Parents,
I was accepted to my first choice school. However, I was accepted for the spring of 2008. I called the school and they said they can't move me to the fall. Just last week, my brother found out that he was admitted to the same school as a transfer student for the fall of 2007. Due to complicated family circumstances, it would really help my family if I could attend the college in the fall with my brother. I am writing a letter to the admissions director asking him if he could move me to the fall. Would my brother's acceptance for the fall along with my family situation help me in my appeal?
-thank you guys in advance</p>
<p>I don't think anyone here can answer that question for you -- it is an unusual situation and it certainly makes sense. The committee may very well allow you to enroll in the fall -- or they may not. Send the letter and see.</p>
<p>It may be due to missing deadlines....apply late? Then their hands may be tied but certainly worth the letter/phone call/visit....</p>
<p>thank you guys for the reply. I actually applied early for scholarship consideration, but I'm not sure why I was admitted in the spring.</p>
<p>I would definately write, explain that your brother was accepted for Fall, go into the details of the family circumstances. It's worth a shot, and they may not even realize that it was your brother admitted for Fall. </p>
<p>If you don't try, it won't happen. Good luck. Let them know that if there is a freshman who drops acceptance at the last minute (maybe they were called of the waitlist elsewhere, maybe they went to orientation and changed their mind) that you could present yourself at a moment's notice, etc. Call and followup. Be nice, a little persistant, and make them aware of the situation.</p>
<p>Nobody ever really knows why things happen inside of admissions offices. Your sibling's being put there for fall might be just the thing to put your request over the top. It certainly can't hurt, and might help, so it's great that you are trying with a letter.</p>
<p>If it would help your family financially to have you both in the same place, that's also worth including in your letter. If I were an AdCom I'd really get a warm-fuzzy thinking I could unite two sibs, and if I were on the fence and your letter came, I'd DO it!</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>If having you both there simultaneously would be helpful to your family for financial or other reasons, is the option of your brother postponing his admission until Spring 2008 possible from your family's point of view? If it is, he might want to contact the college to see whether it's possible from their point of view. This would not necessarily mean that he would spend one more semester at the college he wants to transfer away from. He could live at home and work during that semester.</p>
<p>Some schools admit for spring because of limited housing. Study abroad is more common in the spring, so space will open up. I'm no expert, but it happened to a girl in my senior class. She too wanted to go to school in the fall, so she went elsewhere last fall, and transfered as a spring admit to the school-U. Maryland- that made this admissions deal. They can't accomodate everyone who wants campus housing, but some does open up in the spring. Maybe this is the case with your school. Call them and see if anything can be done.</p>
<p>I think Frostburg is probably on target. Colleges generally don't like to house freshmen with upperclassmen, so it might be easier to find a housing spot for a transfer student than a freshmen. Just a thought but in your letter, therefore, you might also let the school know that you'd consider rooming with an upperclassmen, if that is indeed the case.</p>
<p>Carolyn's idea is very good. And don't be afraid to dorm with a sophomore. This happened to my S freshman year, that he was tripled into a double room and had very bad luck with a destructive alcoholic roommate (l of the 2). He was trying to figure out his escape in late fall. Then in French class, they announced they were looking for more people for Spring to fill a few dorm spots at the French/Spanish language house, since many kids went to Jr. Year abroad so left spaces. My S then moved in with a sophomore; even though his second language was French and the soph was a native Spanish speaker (Dominican), they just were fine, chill roommates. The following year, my S had a great chance because he was already in the upperclass dorm, so staked out a spot for himself as a sophomore there.
I mean, it might have been tough to be a freshman living with a senior, but really a sophomore is great, and will help give you advice sometimes. Knowing a few upperclassmen is as helpful as meeting lots of freshmen.
Long story, but the purpose is to say: if you're willing to live with upperclassman, say so, and that to might help you get accepted to the school. Maybe don't let them put you in with your brother...</p>