<p>I want to appeal the decision of 6 schools (ivies) i was flat out rejected from. I'm not totally satisfied where I got in. I think I was rejected bc my midyear grades were pretty bad compared to my upward trend. I was kicked out of my parents house for a bit and living with outside family. I never explained this, but my guidance counselor thought I'd be a lock at one of the schools i was applying to. Is it too late to appeal? is there a shot? how would i do it?</p>
<p>If all of the ivies rejected you, then I would doubt its worth an appeal. I could be wrong though.</p>
<p>I would say the chances are astronomical that the appeal would work. They are usually reserved for clerical mistakes such as missing recommendation letters and transcripts.</p>
<p>I’m a graduating senior too so I am no expertise at this, but I think it’s never to late to try. (I mean the worst they could is say no again.) I would call the office, email my admissions officer, and write a letter and fax it to the office. I would really go over and beyond to show I really wanted to go there. But most importantly I would call first just to make sure they would even accept an appeal this late before I put all my energy into an appeal. Good luck on your appeals and wherever you end up I hope you do great.</p>
<p>IMO it’s a waste of time. If you were on the fence for those schools, you would’ve been waitlisted. I doubt an explanation of midyear grades, which probably aren’t that significant anyways, would help you much. Move on, but I guess if you REALLY want to give it a second shot, there’s no harm in trying. </p>
<p>I understand where you’re coming from though. I got rejected from my dream school, and I thought of appealing for a while. However, I realized that if they really wanted me, they would have at least given me a second chance by waitlisting me. Plus, appeals in general are almost never successful unless you were missing SAT scores or something, or they mixed up your app with someone else’s. </p>
<p>Trust me, you’ll get over these rejections in a couple of weeks or so.</p>
<p>Realistically, how do you think this would work? How will these six very selective institutions–institutions that are already full–make room for you? Will they push aside their overly long wait-lists and bump you ahead of the people who impressed them enough to be admitted, but for whom there was not room?</p>
<p>I just don’t see it happening. I think the far more prudent course is to make a virtue of necessity, and find something to like among the colleges where you have already been admitted.</p>
<p>None of these schools allow appeals. And if you even were successful, read what Sikorsky says. You’d end up at the back of a 1000 long wait list of which they’ll pick 10-50. That’s success?</p>
<p>I agree with many posters here. It is a total waste of your time. You got into some good schools. Time for you to pick one and to move on.</p>
<p>You can’t appeal at any ivy.</p>