UC Appeals: Help Please

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>So, unfortunately, I was rejected from a bunch of UC's (Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara, Davis, San Diego, LA, and Berkeley) I never really had high hopes for Cal, LA, and SD but I thought I was a shoe-in for Santa Cruz. But after reading through my application, I realized I had made a mistake by reporting Calculus AB for both my junior and senior years when I took AB last year and AP Calculus BC this year. </p>

<p>As for new and significant information, my parents have a bigger financial hardship because they are now sending funds to family overseas because their house was damaged in a tropical storm along with paying for my sister's UC Davis fees and rent. </p>

<p>I'm elaborating on why there's a strain on my parent's relationship (which I couldn't do in my PS because of the word count): my dad's parents never liked my mom, and their resentment in her resulted in favoring my cousins over me and my sisters.</p>

<p>Also, I didn't mention that I was invited to the National Society of High School Scholars and the NYLF on Medicine at George Mason University. </p>

<p>I'm enrolled in Coursera's Introduction to Mathematical Thinking, a free online course given by a professor from Stanford. I'm also taking 6 AP exams (self studying for AP Psych -which is my major) </p>

<p>I'm currently tutoring 2 more students in Algebra (in my original app, I was only tutoring 1 at the time)</p>

<p>That's pretty much all I have for my appeal. Love it? Hate it? Do I have a chance? </p>

<p>Just some background info: </p>

<p>Honors*/AP Courses I have taken: I have taken AP World (3), AP Lang/Comp (4), APUSH (3), AP Calc AB (3), AP Bio (4), Honors Spanish 3 and am currently taking AP Calc BC, AP Physics B, AP Lit/Comp, AP US Govt, AP Macro Econ, and Honors Physio and Anatomy</p>

<p>Weighted GPA: 3.8</p>

<p>SAT: 1680 (pretty low, I know :( )</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars: tutor for 2 years to elementary school kids at their after school program, marching band for 2 years (won first place at the Western Band Associations both years), Math mentor for 3 high school students, Member of the Pre-Med and Vitality Club, CPR Certified</p>

<p>Pretty much it. :) Thanks!</p>

<p>*Honors courses that I've taken that I know count as college credit at UC's. (Not sure about Honors English 1 and 2, Honors Algebra 2, Honors Pre-Calculus or Honors Bio)</p>

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<p>Everyone gets invited to those. It’s not a big deal. “Also, I didn’t mention that I was invited to the National Society of High School Scholars and the NYLF on Medicine at George Mason University.” U don’t even have to get invited, u can sign up. I guess u can appeal the calc part. But I don’t think the rest of your appeal would make a difference</p>

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<p>If you did better on the SATS you could have gone to better schools.</p>

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<p>Go ahead and try to appeal, it couldn’t hurt.</p>

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<p>Yeah talking about thoses invitations were a stretch and I know my SAT scores are a detriment. Idk, they were always somewhat of a struggle for me :/</p>

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<p>And thanks for taking the time to reply! I appreciate it.</p>