<p>Does anyone know the address for sending in an appeal letter to UCSD? i checked on the website but it said to call the admission office..... i'm know appeals rarely work, but i'm going to try. can someone share their experience of appeals, if they have gone through this process.</p>
<p>I am searching for this too! I found it for every UC but SD!</p>
<p>i tried calling the admission office and they told me all the info is on their website, but i still can’t find it. :(</p>
<p>UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
MC 0021
La Jolla, CA 92093-0021</p>
<p>That is the address to the admissions office, I’m not sure if that’s where you’re supposed to send them but that is my best guess! Source: [Contact</a> Admissions](<a href=“http://www.ucsd.edu/prospective-students/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/contacts.html]Contact”>http://www.ucsd.edu/prospective-students/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/contacts.html)</p>
<p>It wasn’t easy, but here you go.
Note there are two steps you need to follow.
The first step is to talk with an admissions officer.
The SECOND step is the secret online form with the link below.
The PID is your User ID.
It’s all outlined below.
Good luck!!!</p>
<p>Q: Can I challenge the admission decision?
A: Any applicant who does not receive an offer of admission has the option to appeal, whether or not they are on the waitlist. The procedures for appeal are set out in the FAQs for Applicants Not Offered Admission. Appeals are considered only after consultation with an Admissions Officer, and then only if new or compelling evidence.</p>
<p>Q: Can I appeal the admission decision?
A: UC San Diego reviews every applicant thoroughly and extensively, taking into account all the information provided on the application. Because applicants are examined so thoroughly in multiple reviews, admission decisions are rarely reversed.
Requests for reconsideration are most likely to be persuasive only when students present new and compelling information. By “new,” we mean information not already presented in the original application—see the examples, below. Additional extracurricular activities or fall-term grades are not a basis for a reversal of the decision, since decisions are based upon academic information available at the time of application.
Students are strongly advised to take advantage of other offers of admission. UC San Diego does not reserve spaces for students who appeal admission decisions.
Appeal decisions will not be given over the telephone.
In rare cases, students may find it necessary to be in San Diego due to a personal or family hardship or need for medical care. In itself, this is not necessarily grounds for reversal of an admission decision since there are several other colleges in the San Diego area. Academic qualifications combined with the particular hardship listed may allow for an additional review of an application. If you base your appeal on an emergency, family, or medical-related situation, you need to provide documentation of your circumstances.
Examples of new and compelling information may include:
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information that shows a stronger academic record than reflected in the original application;
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missing on-time ACT/SAT scores;
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courses not listed as AP/IB or honors;
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additional course work;
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personal hardships; and/or
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extraordinary personal circumstances or events.
This new information may or may not result in the reversal of an admissions decision. Additional extracurricular activities or high senior-year grades are not a basis for the reversal of decisions.
Step One:
If you have a concern about your admissions decision, you must first discuss it with an Admissions Officer by calling the Office of Admissions and Relations with Schools at 858-822-0790. This number will provide you with recorded information about UCSD’s Fall 2010 admissions, after which you may opt to speak with an admissions officer directly during office hours, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The Admissions Officer will discuss UC San Diego’s selection process, admission criteria, and how the decision regarding your application was reached. If the Admissions Officer determines that you indeed may have new and compelling information to merit a subsequent review of your application, you will be instructed to submit an appeal as described in Step Two.
Step Two:
After an Admissions Officer confirms that your appeal may provide new and compelling academic or personal information that was not in your original application, use this link to submit your admissions appeal online or type the address into your browser: **<a href=“Web Login Service - Stale Request”>Web Login Service - Stale Request;
We do not accept appeals sent by mail, fax, email or over the telephone.
You must attach documentation of the challenge or issue that is the basis of your appeal (e.g., transcript, score report, documentation of circumstances). While we do not require letters of recommendation, you may submit one letter in support of your appeal with a maximum of two attachments total.
Appeals must be submitted no later than April 15. UC San Diego will make every effort to provide a final decision before the May 1 Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) deadline; however, appeals received after the April 15 date may not receive decisions before May 1.
When a decision has been made, you will receive an email directing you to a secure website to learn of your decision.</p>
<p>what kind of information is good enough for an appeal? they turned me down on the basis of my parents divorce…so im not really sure what kind of information they are looking for?</p>
<p>does anybody know?</p>
<p>ucsandiego915 and AVHS Dad thanks so much for the help!</p>
<p>thanks man, i was searching everywhere for this</p>
<p>has anyone gotten an appeal decision back yet? I submitted mine on the 29th and have yet to hear anything…</p>
<p>@waitlisted10 -It depends on what area and the points you lack in your application that determines what they look for. I think you have to ask for it. </p>
<p>My friends appeal last year because he was like 40 points away from the bar. Then he ended up calling the officer, tell them why he should be accepted (I’m not sure about the complete content of this phone call, and send them a letter/personal statement #3 about this personal difficulty with family complications and stuff. </p>
<p>I think your best bet is to make it personal, but not unrealisticly pitiful.</p>
<p>I’m thinking of doing this to, but for theatre. I wonder, if I am receiving theatre scholarships and acceptances from top theatre schools around the country (i.e. USC, Carnegie Mellon), and haven’t declared a Theatre major at UCSD (applied undeclared)… perhaps if I ask for my application to be reviewed as a theatre major… perhaps I’ll seem more qualified? I’d much rather go to UCSD then anywhere else (even the aforementioned top theatre schools)…</p>
<p>you’re accepted to the school first, not to a particular major. the admissions office won’t consider portfolios of extracurricular material.</p>
<p>did you find one for ucsb?</p>
<p>Just thought I would let you guys know that my appeal was granted!
I was accepted to ERC '15 =)
Awesome!!<br>
Not sure if I’m going yet, as I actually really like UC Irvine… but… that is awesome!!</p>
<p>@Troyhasafence:
Congratulation on getting into UCSD!
I have a very simple question for you: approximately how long did it take UCSD to reply to your appeal?
I am appealing too and was wondering if I should send in my SIR or not.</p>
<p>@DistressStudent
Hey! I submitted my appeal between April 6th-8th and heard back yesterday. I had already sent in my SIR to UCI, but it only costs about $100 to do so just in case. As a theatre student admitted to both the prestigious Carnegie Mellon and USC theatre schools, which was the basis of my appeal to the theatre program at UCSD, I defied the odds of having my appeal granted. It might be safest just to submit your SIR elsewhere… and then change it if you happen to get into UCSD. Best of luck!</p>
<p>Hey! I stumbled upon this forum when i was submitting my appeal to UCSD this year too. I just thought I should say that I got in on an appeal to ERC '15 too. Maybe they put all appeal students into ERC because it was the least desireable? haha idk. Anyways I was curious, did you end up picking UCSD or UCI? Because I was in the same predicament forever, and even though im still not completely sure it was the right choice I picked UCI.</p>
<p>I ended up choosing UCSD. I’ve come to enjoy UCSD and the thought of the dreaded MMW sequence =). I felt more at home on the UCSD campus than UCI… things just felt right. Plus UCSD has air conditioning in the dorms… not that we need it as much as UCI does… hahaha =)</p>
@Troyhasafence may i ask what you wrote about in your letter of appeal?