<p>Hi, I'm a biology major and I've been accepted to University of San Francisco (USF), UC Santa Cruz, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, UC Merced & UC Riverside. However, I've been rejected by the 2 UC's which are closest to where I live. Berkeley is 25 minutes away and Davis is 40 minutes away. The problem I have is that I battle an anxiety disorder and separation anxiety disorder even though I'll be 18 this summer, my separation anxiety has never been healed. Because of this, I need to go to school near home so that I can have the option of coming home whenever I need to. I have a 3.8 UC GPA & a horrible SAT score (1600) however, my anxiety did take a toll on how I did in school. I want to appeal to both Berkeley and Davis and explain my condition. Do you think I have a chance at a successful appeal? Please let me know!</p>
<p>I doubt the appeal will be successful but never hurts to try. USF and UCSC aren’t that far away…you could go home on weekends.</p>
<p>@UCBChemEGrad why wouldn’t the appeal be successful? I have a valid reason…it’s not like I’m bitter about rejection, I actually have a reason.</p>
<p>Lots of people appeal and very few are successful. Did you not mention or discuss your situation in your essays? Usually only new info is considered for appeal.</p>
<p>@UCBChemEGrad actually I never mentioned having an anxiety disorder… Or having intense separation anxiety.</p>
<p>If the appeal doesn’t work, you could attend a community college close to your home and then reapply to UC Davis and Berkeley as a junior transfer student.</p>
<p>@UCBChemEGrad no offense to transfer students, but I’ve worked extremely hard in high school. 6 AP classes, 3 honors, etc. I think I deserve to go straight to a 4 year university 
I just hope this appeal works because I have friends with far lower GPA’s and SAT scores than me who have gotten into Davis and Berkeley.</p>
<p>Ask your guidance counselor to call them and plead your case. They may not believe a student.</p>
<p>BE PROUD you got accepted to four UC’s with a 1600, including UCSB. I know you want to go somewhere close to your home but it’s either CSU’s or you move out. But like you said, if that’s really not an option, then I guess appealing is your best chance.</p>
<p>I got a 1620 on my first SAT and I’m planning to retake it without a doubt, my goal is to get into either UCLA, UC Davis or UCSD. If things turn for the worst, I’ll take the lower UC’s like you did.</p>
<p>GOOD LUCK on your appeal though, if you can be descriptive of how your anxiety attacks interfered with your education, they’ll accept it, but you can always go to a community college and reapply in two years like UCBChemEGrad said.</p>
<p>“If things turn for the worst, I’ll take the lower UC’s like you did.”</p>
<p>Santa Barbara cannot be considered a lower UC. Its in the middle with Davis. I don’t know how OP got accepted to UCSB with 1600. Here’s a list to give you an idea:
TOP UC’s
- Berkeley
- Los Angeles
- San Diego</p>
<p>Middle UC’s
- Santa Barbara
- Davis</p>
<p>Low UC’s
- Irvine
- Santa Cruz
- Riverside
- Merced</p>
<p>Actually Davis is tied with San Diego right now so 3. San Diego/Davis :/</p>
<p>^I wouldn’t say that as Davis and Santa Barbara have equal stats although looks like Davis has gotten very competitive this year. </p>
<p>I would rather bring San Diego down to middle than pull Davis up.</p>
<p>I would score it differently</p>
<p>Berkeley/UCLA top tier</p>
<p>Davis/San Diego second tier</p>
<p>Santa Barbara/Irvine third tier</p>
<p>Santa Cruz/Riverside 4th tier</p>
<p>–</p>
<p>UCLA and Berkeley have an international reputation–the other dont.</p>
<p>I kind of deal with something similar, and I’m probably going to a school that ill only be able to go home on the weekends. Maybe you should try looking into a school you got accepted to that will allow you to do that. The way I look at it, maybe that will push you to overcome your anxiety disorder but you still won’t be so far away that it’s impossible to go
home</p>
<p>Plus you got accepted to some good schools. It be ashame to miss out on going to them</p>
<p>Y’all are hilarious…my friend got into Davis with a 1300 SAT. Davis isn’t that great. UCSB is waaaaay better and more competitive</p>
<p>*Low UC’s
- Irvine
- Santa Cruz
- Riverside
- Merced*</p>
<p>UCI is not a lower UC. It’s in the middle. </p>
<p>Davis is a very good school. </p>
<p>You can’t really look at one student’s test score and acceptance to make a determination about any UC. The UCs weight GPA more heavily to give students from “bad” K-12 districts an edge. Also, a student’s intended major (fine arts with portfolio, performing arts, etc) may have been a hook.</p>
<p>I’m not sure, but UCs may “forgive” those with lower SATs if English isn’t their first language. If so, then GPA may be given even more weight.</p>
<p>isnt it too LATE to appeal?</p>
<p>I would concentrate on Davis.</p>
<p>Your SAT scores are way too low for Berkeley.</p>
<p>If I were an admissions officer at Davis, however, I would see that you got into some comparable schools, so admitting you would not be a stretch.</p>
<p>I agree UCI belongs to the middle tier. However, I would not want to go to UCB with anxiety disorder. Check out the looney bin thread. I think UCB will bring it out more. Just my 2 cents.</p>