<p>im thinking about doing it..i have 3.7 and a 1960. i know it probably wont work, but ucsb is my top school and i have some new information from senior year i want to add on as well as mention some other things...so might as well give it a shot.</p>
<p>it says we need to write it....so is that hand-written or typed?</p>
<p>also, for the optional teacher recs do we use the same teacher rec forms as when you apply to colleges or do we just ask the teacher to write us a letter</p>
<p>Yeah for sure appeal I can't believe you didn't get in!</p>
<p>If you have new information...go for it. It is unlikely, but it never hurts to try. The worse that can happen is they will say no. Also, revise your application for anything you may have forgotten to add. </p>
<p>If it says written, I would assume hand-written, but you might want to call the admissions office and ask.</p>
<p>I would say that it should be a newly written letter of rec, recommending you for admission at UCSB...so you should probably just have the teacher print out a letter on paper with the school's seal etc etc.</p>
<p>Good luck! I hope you get in! If I could give you my spot, I would.</p>
<p>When it says on the site "Complete all courses with grades of "C" or better in your senior year. Notify the Office of Admissions immediately if you earn a grade below a "C" in any 'a-g' (academic) course. If you notify us promptly, we may be able to offer some alternate preparation that will allow you to maintain your admission. " </p>
<p>Does it matter if it's a C minus?</p>
<p>OP, type it up. This is business correspondence.</p>
<p>If you can get a new rec specifically addressing your appeal, go for it. If not, remember UCs haven't seen any recs yet, so generic is better than nothing. </p>
<p>Good luck! </p>
<p>hella - C+, C, C- same thing to UCs.</p>
<p>How do you do the UCSB appeal? I got into UCI today, but my hearts still set on UCSB..</p>
<p>Anyone have the appeal link?</p>
<p>Can they rescind my admission? What do you guys think: I got a 2.75 first semester, but then I improved to 3.25. I'm looking at >3.5 for semsters 3 and 4.</p>
<p>I have around a 3.47 and a 2020. Do you think I should appeal? And even though they say your senior year grades can't be below a C, does it matter if there are more than one C?</p>
<p>You should definitely appeal! Your SAT's are definitely adequate enough, afterall. How were your essays?</p>
<p>I helped one of my friends write her personal statement and she got into UCD and UCSB so far with a 1700 sat & 3.6GPA. T~T;</p>
<p>As long as you don't get a D, a C or two here or there isn't too terrible.</p>
<p>OK. I have UCR and SLO so far and I'm still waiting for Irvine & LA but I won't count on them anymore after being rejected from Davis & Sb. I thought my essays were different and possibly stood out but with one of my essay (with what I talked about), it kind of only allowed me to choose biology (or anything closely related) for all the schools I applied to. Maybe that was what was difficult since I never took AP bio in hs.</p>
<p>Also, where do I appeal and get the information on how to appeal?</p>
<p>Google is a valuable tool; here's the link. [<a href="http://www.admissions.ucsb.edu/parentcounselor/Appealprocess.asp%5D%5B/url">http://www.admissions.ucsb.edu/parentcounselor/Appealprocess.asp][/url</a>]</p>
<p>Define different. I had a friend that compared himself to KFC fried chicken and how he is an enigma like the colonel's eleven herbs and spices. Apparently he got in yesterday. Of course, his essay had a lot deeper insight than just fried chicken. My essay was about tripping down the stairs and how fast you feel your life about to slip away.Then again, I supplemented my bizzare essays with adequate stats. I wasn't ELC or anything, though.</p>
<p>Ok ... then I guess mine weren't too different afterall. I wrote about how I grew up in a family where animals were regarded highly and taking care of them led me to want to become a vet. And the other one was just about leadership in a club. </p>
<p>I went on the site and it said "We expect that we will not be able to respond to appeals until after May 1, the date by which many institutions require their applicants to make a commitment. We therefore strongly encourage applicants to consider all of their educational options. While all appeals are reviewed on a case-by-case basis, the rate of decisions being reversed based upon an appeal have historically been very low." </p>
<p>That sounds really discouraging. Also, what do people usually put in their appeal letters? I know it'd have to be really really really good to win them over.</p>
<p>i’m gonna appeal::</p>
<p>my gpa second semester junior year was horrible. my gpa for second sem:
3.0 W with 1 AP
but my gpa for first sem senior year was so much better
4.0 W with 1AP, 2 H
which is surprising because i had so much more going on senior year.
so my college counselor said highlighting that improvement would be a good way to go. a whole grade point jump in one semester. also, i’m gonna slip in the fact that i’m gonna be graduating high school at 16 and that i’m working on starting a health club and hosting a health week in school with one other person next month. also reason behind bad grades into good grades is obv that i’m a lot more into my work and am way more motivated and love challenges now. [weak, but this is to support the actual number of the improvement] i’ve also been in another musical after i applied.</p>
<p>any comments or advice on my appeal??</p>
<p>my stats are like yours desi_rockstar22</p>
<p>i’m going for my hardships though</p>
<p>ohh, what kind of hardships, if you don’t mind sharing?
my counselor told me to focus on the STATS because UC’s go for that rather than hardships, etc.
they like to see legitimate numbers, so she told me to focus on those 
idk</p>
<p>While I hope that appeals work out, I just wanted to let everyone know there is an alternative in case the appeal is denied that lets you get pretty much the full UCSB experience along with a guarantee you’ll be admitted to UCSB. See my post at <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-santa-barbara/468098-backdoor-way-get-into-ucsb.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-santa-barbara/468098-backdoor-way-get-into-ucsb.html</a> </p>
<p>Some of the deadlines in the alternative come up soon, though, so you might want to start exploring it now instead of waiting to hear back about the appeal.</p>
<p>Basically most of my friends and I were accepted to UCSB. None of us will be attending (most are going to UCSC although I’m appealing to UCI so we’ll see how that works out). I think when we all SIR to other schools it will open up space at UCSB and they will accept a lot of people who appeal, so I think it will be clear whats going to happen after the SIR deadline.</p>
<p>however you do have to consider that all universities accepted more students than then can have in their classes. they are banking on the fact that some students can’t attend due to personal/financial reasons, students were accepted to another school, or another reason. just because you appeal doesn’t mean there will be room for you as other applicants submit their SIR to other schools.</p>
<p>most people who appeal think that the school is waiting on people to say that they’re NOT actually going to attend their school. but tr1p7s is right in what he said.
for instance, i asked a UCSD admissions rep and she told me that the school admitted about 16,000+ students for this year, but they’ve only got about 3,000 spots.
the reason for that was because they KNOW that people applied to UCSD as their safety school and were WAY overqualified for UCSD.</p>
<p>[to desi_rockstar22]: my hardships were that my grandfather passed away during my sophomore year and a friend of mine died because of cancer.
i am going to respectfully mention that in my appeal letter to UCI, UCD, and UCSB, but my counselor also told me to focus on (for lack of better words) “bouncing back” from those personal setbacks that affected me.</p>
<p>just get to the point of why you believe you’re good for the school because some appeals limit you to 350-words like UCD does.</p>