UCSB Waitlist

<p>UC Santa Barbara waitlisted me and I would love to go there because I hear they have a good program for my major. I plan on majoring in Political Science. Is it worth the try to e-mail them and explain my motivations on attending their school in order to get off the waitlist?</p>

<p>Try an appeal. The way I see it is that If you are on the waitlist (Like me) it isn’t going to be a huge stretch for them to accept you like if you had been rejected. </p>

<p>Good Luck! I am going to appeal as well. If the appeal doesn’t work then I may still get off the waitlist.</p>

<p>Doesn’t an appeal only work if you have something new to say that wasn’t put on your application? Because I don’t…</p>

<p>Yeah that’s how it works.</p>

<p>New information about me:

  1. Fall semester-4 A’s, 1 B (4.4 GPA)- by far the best semester I have ever had. Also shows that I didnt fall into senioritis.<br>
  2. Named Captain of my team
  3. Mom got diagnosed with Osteoporosis. Since UCSB is the closest UC to me, it is very convient because I can get a great education at the same time be able to help my mom if she ever needs it.</p>