<p>Is it a good idea for me to appeal a rejection from UCLA if:
They rejected me because of a low GPA (4.0 Weighted)
BUT I got straight As starting 2nd semester Junior with 5 weighted classes and straight As in senior 1st semester with 6 APs? And with a 2300 SAT? Would this be a good basis for an appeal because I think the straight As in my later high school career shows that I CAN do well in school.
I know that my profile is really mediocre with a 4.0 weighted when the avg GPA is like 4.2-4.3 for UCLA, but do I have a case here?
Thanks for the help guys.</p>
<p>Short answer: No. Adcoms reviewed your stats thoroughly, appealing will do nothing.</p>
<p>You can not use anything that happened after you submitted the app as a basis for an appeal. It needs to be based on info relevant to the app that somehow was not presented by mistake when you applied. UC's only consider soph and jr grades.</p>
<p>Have you already been rejected? It seems the 2300 should make you a good candidate with a 4.0.</p>
<p>This is a bad year to try appeals. They will have a hard enough time finding space for all of the qualified CA applicants with the budget crisis.</p>
<p>No chances that a different admissions officer will have another POV on this matter?
What is a good basis for appealing then if the Adcoms already decided?</p>
<p>Opps, sorry for that previous post, i didn't ready your reply hmom5.
So basically their decision is final?
Haha tough luck for me =(</p>
<p>I'm not saying not to appeal, I'm saying you can't appeal based on senior year grades. Do some research to figure out a better strategy. I know a kid who successfully appealed because she was from LA and it would have been a financial hardship if she couldn't live at home while going to school. It will be very hard this year though.</p>
<p>Are decisions out?</p>
<p>UCLA decisions come around March I thought?</p>
<p>I'm really sorry for not telling you guys that I'm actually a Junior and this is a hypothetical case. I thought I mentioned it on the tread, but I forgot to.
But UCs do ask for your early senior grades though. During the evaluation the adcoms wont be able to see the grades right; I think it's only used to check up on how your doing during your senior school year.</p>
<p>Don't go into the process even thinking about appeals, make a realistic college list, especially if you're banking on UC's which will probably face problems for several years.</p>
<p>s1mplyr4nd0m.. I think worrying about the results of an appeal is a little premature....</p>
<p>with your grades and a 2300, you should get in. Go enjoy junior year while you can..</p>
<p>I agree with shrinkrap; it's way too early to be worrying about this. And a 4.0 is certainly not a "low GPA", so stop stressing -- you'll be fine.</p>
<p>Thx guys. I'm just gunna try my best to up my chances!</p>
<p>If you really had a 2300 SAT you'd be smart enough to know that you'd probably be admitted to UCLA, or if not UCLA, something better.</p>
<p>But I do personally know someone who appealed a UCLA rejection and got in! When this student's parent said they were going to appeal, I thought it ridiculous. The hook was the Marching Band. He was in the high school band, and apparently the UCLA band, which is quite large, needs members. So he got in on appeal, apparently one of only a handful of successful appeals each year.</p>
<p>Focus on SAT II's. After May, think about letters of rec, essays and a good time!</p>
<p>I'm only applying for UCs because their the ones I can afford since I'm instate...so I think that recs are not necessary? SAT I score was not hypothetical haha; but I've heard that UCLA and UCB rejects many high SAT scores because there's simply too many applicants.
I think my biggest chances are in the essay because it is the only thing I believe that can make me stand out more.</p>
<p>Have you run the financial aid calculators to make sure you won't qualify for enough aid to make privates affordable? For many, the private colleges that offer good aid can be even cheaper than state schools. Many also take more than 4 years to get out of a UC, so that should be factored into cost too.</p>
<p>The thing is, if I apply for an UC, the tuition is around 7k which is a much lighter burden than many private schools with financial aid. But I heard something about Standford has free tuition for families that earn less than 100k per year, is that true? But other reasons I'm applying for UCLA is because I'm close to home, and it's in LA, a city full of opportunity and a city full of interesting people! Not to mention the beautiful campus haha. My heart is basically set on UCLA!</p>
<p>Hi SAT does not do anything for UCLA. Last year, somebody was rejected from UCLA with high SAT(2300) and high UC GPA(4.5). The high UC GPA was a surprise to me too. This person was admitted to UCB.</p>
<p>One student does not speak for UCLA's system. Most people with a 4.0/2300 do get accepted there.</p>