UCSD Appeal

College Search & Selection
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<p>I got rejected from UCSD but i want to appeal because I think I should have gotten in. I know you need new and compelling info but here are my stats. Could I appeal on the basis that my GPA went up and that my grandma recently had back surgery and I am the one that has to take care of her most of the time which makes it really hard to get stuff done and I want to stay near by to continue helping (i live 10 minutes away).</p>

<p>Major: Political Science
GPA when applied: weighted 4.094 now 4.15 Unweighted 3.7 now 3.76
SAT total 2010 Math 720 Reading 650 Writing 640 US history subject 700
EC:
- Self-Started Fundraiser
Founder and organizer of a fundraiser raffle started in order to raise money for a socioeconomicly deprived elementary school for their sixth grade camp (4 yrs)
- San Diego Sikh Foundation
Only youth journalist in a monthly Sikh newsletter where I publish articles with research and my opinions (11,12)
- National Honors Society
-Sikh Foundation Punjabi School
After graduating from Punjabi school I went back to help teachers by tutoring kids that were behind or assisting the teacher
-Dhamaka Cultural Show
Worked to lead 8 teens in creating a punjabi cultural dance and raising money though the show's charity
-Paid Tutor
Worked with kids aged 8 to 13 and helped them with academic tutoring on subjects they would learn the next year
-Honor Roll
- Hemkunt Speech Competition
I won 1st place in the San Diego youth ages 13 through 14 bracket.
-ABES Recyling club
Was a daily volunteer that emptied out a whole building's recycle bins and take them out to the large recycling dumpsters
-SACS
South Asian kids from all high schools in the Poway unified school district get together to put on a cultural show to raise money for a charity in India.</p>

<p>Essays were decent</p>

<p>Biology 4
Calculus AB 4
Calculus AB Subscore (from the BC sitting) 4
Calculus BC 3
Environmental Science 4
European History 5
U.S. History 4</p>

<p>I thought I had a chance but I really need advice on what to do. I am really confused.</p>

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<p>I don’t think your appeal will work because you had probably included everything in the previous application. The UC’s are all about scores. Your AP’s are all over the place and your SAT isn’t competitive enough. Your volunteer activities, are also all over the place and they should include those that were only completed in high school. Additionally, your on-site high school activities are very limited-Sports teams? Clubs on campus? Such that your current activities appear narrow in scope. What have you done outside your culture and comfort zone?</p>

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<p>I don’t think it can hurt. I mean they have a limit of 250 words - plead your case and see what happens.</p>