Hi, so I wasn’t accepted to UC Berkeley and I was planning on appealing. I was planning to talk about why I got a low SAT score, why I love UC Berkeley (I visited last year), that I have relatives in the Bay Area and my experience over there. Since I live in Argentina, we don’t hace the same grading system than in the U.S. and I wasn’t able to send my final grades to UCB. However, I’ve calculated my final gpa (whole secondary school) and I get a 4.0. Besides that, I got a 1140 SAT score which I know is low for the university I was applying but I know that I got it low since I had never taken it before and I knew about it just 1 month before taking it, so I had to rush things and deal with keeing up my grades and studying for the SAT (since in Argentina we start classes on march and end classes on December). So please let me know what do you think
Everything you mentioned seems good, and remember to sure to consider all other holes/missing info your application could have as well in order to write the best appeal you can. Good luck!
There are a couple things you should consider when making this decision, since you are an international student tuition would be much more expensive, and the UC system does tend to favor in state students. Talking about why you love Berkeley would not be very helpful, if you do end up appealing you should talk about why you are qualified to attend the school, don’t be afraid to brag, show your individuality, UCs value who you are as a person and might be willing to look past your scores if you show you will positively contribute to the campus. The standard international students are held is insanely high, you have to realize that there are so many qualified applicants. Many with well over a 4.0, on top of many extra curricular activities, with high test scores. Grades are only a fraction of what these schools are looking for, you have to set yourself apart from everyone. Be careful how you word your reasons for low sat scores. dont make it sound like you’re making excuses. I myself didnt study at all for the SAT and on my first time i scored higher than yours, and even I feel as though they arent good enough to those around me. It seems as though you are trying to get in based on merit alone and it might not do you well. That being said if you should definitely appeal if you feel you would not be at peace with yourself if you dont. It’s definitely worth it to know you tried your best to get into the school you want. Sorry if i was a little too straight forward, I hope it was helpful, best of luck! 
The UC’s are public universities funded by money from the residents of California.
They have to limit the amount of students who are not from California. This includes international and out of state US students. There is a cap on non-resident students. California parents have put a lot of pressure on the universities to admit more instate students. So that’s one strike.
It doesn’t matter how much you like Berkeley or that you have relatives nearby. They admit according to GPA and test scores. If your scores were not at, or above, instate resident applicants scores, your appeal won’t work.
A number of US students have never taken the SAT test, either; you can’t use that as an excuse for an appeal. They like students who do well, despite hurdles. Strike two.
Appeals don’t work unless there was an error in paperwork on the part of either the high school, the College Board or the university; it’s as though you are telling them that they are wrong in their decision. Begging to go there doesn’t work. Strike three.
Also, there is no funding for non-resident students. None.
The fees are $65K per year.
You would have to pay over a quarter of a million dollars to attend for 4 years.
UCB does not consider an applicant’s level of interest in their application review, so you need to specify why UCB should accept you over another just as deserving and qualified applicant.
@jacles7 Thanks for your response. I forgot to mention that I’m actually an out-of-state student since I am American and hold an American citizenship.