<p>i'm appealing to uci and i have a few questions:
First, i'd like to know if i have an okay excuse. My dad got into an accident and has been on disability leave for they past year (and still is on disability leave today). Because of this money was a problem, i was not able to take sat classes and still managed a 1960. Money also led to me not going out and losing a social life that left me depressed because i was always at home (is that a reason worth writing about).
Also, two of my ap classes had teachers that were teaching ap for the first time, one of my teachers straight up told us at the end of the year that we didn't get the best outta him because he had personal problems, and one of my teachers left on maternity leave and it resulted in us having a new sub almost every week so i could never get adjusted to a teacher.....i want to make this point and then finalize it by saying how i strive with a good teacher which uci has....</p>
<p>Also, do i put the cover page, letter, transcript in a big envelope or do i staple it and then mail it?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance</p>
<p>First off, i think you should omit the part about not being able to take SAT classes because a lot of people can get high scores on the SAT if they study really hard and diligently. You shouldn’t use that evidence as an excuse for your “low” SAT score. Also, using your teachers as an excuse isn’t a great reason to appeal as well because even if they were not good teachers, it is up to your duty and responsibility to study on your own and catch up.</p>
<p>You are not supposed to be looking for excuses. Appeals are for students who weren’t admitted due to mistakes (on UCI’s part) or for those with what they like to call “new and compelling info.” In other words, if you believe they made a mistake calculating your grades, or if you’ve done something since applying that makes you worthy of a decision reversal, you should definitely appeal. </p>
<p>Not being able to take SAT classes is not really a hardship IMO. It’s arguable yes, but there are students who have earned much higher scores in the 2100+ range without ever sitting in one of those soul-sucking SAT prep courses (I know a few personally). </p>
<p>Money made you depressed and deprived you of a social life? Tough luck. Millions of Americans have money issues these days and not having a social life is the least of their worries. Many college students face adversity daily and are still able to succeed despite this. You should prove to UCI that you can overcome financial issues and excel and thrive (I’m talking about more than good grades). That’s what they want to see, not someone who sits around feeling sorry for themselves. If you have any example of how you’ve done this since submitting your application in November, that’s a great reason to appeal. </p>
<p>Bad teachers? We’ve all been through it. Stop whining and get used to it. How does having bad AP teachers make you worthy of a decision reversal from UCI? Understand that your admission is considered within the context of your environment. i.e., many of your peers may have had to deal with that same bum of an AP teacher. It’s not just your problem. Once you go to college, you’ll find that lousy professors who don’t give a crap about their students are not a rarity. You think you’ll magically become adjusted to a good teacher because good teachers are abound at UCI (I don’t deny that UCI has great professors but not each and everyone will be that way)? You’ll be lucky if manage to get in 5 minutes of intellectual discussion with a “good” professor here w/o someone butting in to suck up. Not to scare you but this is reality; professors don’t care you and certainly don’t care whether or not you strive UNLESS you go to them and get to know them. Don’t go into college assuming that “holy moly things will be awesome from now on–I’m getting out of high school and a nice amazing professor will take me under his wing and be my mentor for these next four years.” You have to make it happen. </p>
<p>btw, if you are wait-listed at UCI, you can’t appeal.</p>
<p>tl;dr: Not having a social life doesn’t go anywhere (though it should be increasing your GPA since you have more time to study), we’ve all had bad teachers before so that doesn’t count.</p>
<p>I say just go to a CC for 2 years then transfer. Saves a lot of money (sounds good in your case), and you have better chances of getting to UCLA or something good.</p>
<p>The appeal tends to give some hope to people who got rejected, but I’m sorry, the chances of getting in via appeal are way too slim.</p>
<p>^^I need to retract an earlier statement incase someone who is waitlisted reads this; you actually can appeal if on the waitlist. My bad.</p>