<p>I am getting antsy waiting for my UCLA and UCB decisions, so I am formulating contingency plans. Does anyone know if UCB and UCLA check spring semester transcripts if you appeal? I have a REALLY upward grade trend, but I only had a 3.4 overall after last semester. I am taking 23 units this semester(long story) and will almost definitely get straight A's, giving a huge boost to my GPA. It sucks that I have worked so hard and will get no credit for it. </p>
<p>I was thinking since they don't send decisions until around May 1st and my my semester is over mid-late may, they may be able to take spring semester into account in their review. Is this possible? Does anyone have experience with the appeals process and would know what the time line is?</p>
<p>according to their faq appeals must be recieved by may 16, so that means in most cases people won't have their spring grades.</p>
<p>get some letters of recommendation</p>
<p>You can get mid-grade reports, etc. from your admissions and records office and submit them to your professors so you can have something.</p>
<p>Which school requires appeals by May 16? It looks like UCLA isn't even going to start rolling admissions until early May.</p>
<p>UCLA says June 1st is the deadline for transfer appeals:
<a href="https://www.admissions.ucla.edu/AppealsTr.htm%5B/url%5D">https://www.admissions.ucla.edu/AppealsTr.htm</a></p>
<p>Unfortunately, I couldn't find anything regarding Cal.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>I know UCB and UCLA highly discourage appeals unless something DRAMATIC happened...like you were in a coma for 40 days or something, you know? But I DO know of someone who got in after an appeal with UBER recommendation letters...like from the mayor, a senator, and the college president.</p>
<p>The recommendation letters will not do it; that's almost trash. They want NEW, COMPELLING info, preferably ACADEMIC in nature. If you don't have something new and compelling to provide, they discourage it.</p>
<p>If that person got in just because she had letters from "high ranking officials," that is a travesty. Personal connections shouldn't be a prerequisite to winning an appeal. Perhaps the letters actually contained NEW, COMPELLING info, however, in which case the appeal would be valid.</p>
<p>Calm down, g1a2b3e, I was just letting wildebeest know of a case I know. Isn't that what this forum is for, to exchange ideas? I'm not endorsing personal connections...I don't have any, and I'd be bitter if that's how schools worked. By the way, those letters were of content, not just something written to thrust and abuse their influence. They highlighted his outstanding service to the community, and Cal offered him an admission later on.</p>
<p>I know Cal's line is "new and compelling information" but I only hear that from people who work for UC. They really just say that to make sure 8000 people don't appeal every year. I know several people personally that got in on appeals and none of the cases were very dramatic. I would say for my case, taking 23 units, working part time and getting straight A's is pretty darn compelling if my academic record is the reason I get rejected</p>
<p>hey... wildebeest, may be you don't even need that appeal--they accept you in the first place already :) Good luck!</p>
<p>wildebeest-But do they already have that info? It's a common sense thing. If they already have seen that you are taken that many units, that you work, etc. etc., why would an appeal repeating such information be useful?</p>
<p>I am afraid they will look at how many units I am taking this semester and say, "this guy put all of his hard classes off 'till his last semester, he might not be able to handle it, lets reject him." Then I come in with my recommendations and straight A's and pleading appeal letter, and they are like, "cool."</p>
<p>ahahhah... it seemed like you already have had a pretty good story even before you apply huh... do you take 23 units on purpose like one way of make yourself standing out from the crowd?</p>