<p>Ok so at the moment my plan of action for appeal is to take a position regarding incorrect GPA.</p>
<p>I had a 4.4ish weighted GPA and 3.58 unweighted through 11th grade in Florida.</p>
<p>If i write about how the UC calculations decreased my actual numbers will that help at all?</p>
<p>Oh by the way, i started senior year in a California Public school.</p>
<p>Ranking will be based on which school? i went to 3 different high schools including the current 1 im in.</p>
<p>I’m sorry but I don’t think you have a case here … I honestly doubt they want to hear how your grades are better than everyone elses. If you still chose to write an appeal, note that the best appeals are personal and emphasize personal qualities not included in one’s application. Look back at yourself and see what you can say. If there is nothing to say, do not appeal. There are well thought out reasons behind your admission decision and you should respect the effort they put looking at your application.</p>
<p>Sorry, no chance on this one.</p>
<p>^^ these people have no idea what they’re talking about. i appealed and it worked. the uc calculations thing is a pretty bad idea, but change your major in the appeal. worked for me</p>
<p>and the best appeals AREN’T personal…mine was roughly 1/3 of a page (double-spaced). I told them in the appeal I would like to switch my major, told them why (given my academic background), and that’s that.</p>
<p>people here will tell you “oh you need to move them” or stupid stuff like that, nah they really dont want to hear it. make it concise, straight to the point and confident. make them feel like you’re rejecting them!!</p>
<p>good luck</p>
<p>Just because your appeal worked doesn’t mean that his will. You were one of the lucky ones.</p>
<p>Most successful appeals will involve some sort of reporting error - like a grade that should have been an A was erroneously reported as a B (and the student can prove it), or if an SAT score was reported incorrectly.</p>
<p>Most appeals seem to consist of things that don’t matter - like how UCLA is their dream school or that they have had some epiphany since November and now they want to be a poli sci major instead of a math major. Or (my favorite) that 3 kids from their high school got in to UCLA and have decided to go elsewhere, so they would like to have their spot.</p>
<p>I was gonna ask for Alexandra Wallace’s spot.</p>
<p>^lol, best line of the day, kudos.
@OP, its a worth a try. The worst thing they can do is say no. Prepare as if they will say no, and visit the other colleges you have/will be accepted to.</p>
<p>I’m appealing also. My basis is that They didn’t really take into consideration of many of my activities and my past experience as much as I was able to put on my UC app. Tell me what you think</p>
<pre><code> When I came to high school I broadened my academic and social spectrum with a variety of activities and courses. I continued to take an accelerated course load of difficult classes because I wanted to keep testing myself and pushing myself to a limit that I still have yet not found. I do not feel as if my UC application was able to tell my entire story because it was extremely impersonal and didnt allow me to show all my work. It primarily did not allow me to emphasize the simultaneous classes I took in conjunction with my Varsity sports teams and the unique clubs which I created. During my four years of high school I took an average of 7-8 classes starting from my freshman year, which were 2-3 classes above the normal load. I never took less than two sports per semester, I founded 2 clubs, and I am one of the few students to actually have hands-on experience in my desired field of study.
In my application I was able to show that I took physics as a sophomore, yet I was not able to emphasize that it was restricted for only Juniors and Seniors, and I was the youngest student in my schools history to take it. I was also able to show that I tutored students voluntarily but I was not able to highlight the fact that I was paid to tutor 3 juniors and seniors, while learning the physics course that I was initially restricted to take, and I was able to improve their final marks by 1-2 letter grades.
The UC application did not allow me to stress the fact that I was taking 5 academically weighted classes while participating in Marching Band, Soccer, Track and Cross Country during my Junior year. I need to underline the fact that I never stop doing something once I start because I know that I have the ability to do what I put my mind to. I feel that my GPA is not a complete reflection of who I am, but a holistic view of my activities and classes show that I would excel at UCLA. My brother (UCLA Engineering Alumni 10) has showed me that grades arent everything, and that I have the potential to be a great engineer with the correct guidance.
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<p>Even though I could show that I participated in an internship on my application, I couldnt explain what this internship has allowed me to do and the valuable experience that Ive gained from it.
At my internship, I was one of 50 selected interns from across the nation that actually had hands-on experience at a NASA facility. I was able to work on the new Mars Rover, Curiosity, by building an environmental control system that purged liquid nitrogen, all by hand. I was not allowed to use the high-tech machinery because I was a minor, so instead of leaving the task for an engineer I took the initiative to use physically intensive hand tools to manipulate the ½ steel tubing and complete my task. I also helped build the largest and most cost efficient Thermal Humidity Chamber that saved our team hundreds of thousands of dollars in testing materials and time consumption. Besides this project I had the opportunity to teach myself some automotive mechanics with an old electric trolley. I refinished the brakes, worked on the rusted electronics, and was able to bring the trolley back to life with some alterations to the batteries. JPL presented me with awards for The Most Outstanding Intern and another award for The Most Outstanding Presentation because of the culmination of my hard work over the summer. I was invited back after a successful experience and will once again intern at the exclusive Jet Propulsion Laboratory this summer.
The field of aerospace engineering requires extensive mathematical and physics backgrounds, both of which I have, but it also requires much determination and skill. I believe that this application neglects the amount of coursework that I took while still being extremely active in my Varsity athletic teams and the clubs which I created. I am confident that I am a very competitive applicant with my abilities to handle large loads of work, live an active and social life, and also have the experience to help myself as well as others towards a better future.</p>
<p>Strong everything</p>
<p>And it fcking sucks that I’m in the middle of nowhere in terms of residency. I’m a bit oos and instate ***</p>
<p>Jack was that for me?</p>
<p>And if it was, thank you. I’m going to send it in today at like 5 or 6PM. Do you suggest anything else that can be revised?</p>
<p>Appeal Sent.</p>