<p>What are you supposed to include in your appeal? I called the admissions office and they said that all the information on appeals was in their FAQs, but I cannot find the info there.</p>
<p>Once you sign in to your UCSD admissions page, search “admissions appeal”. My son already submitted his appeal, so it is no longer showing up, but that is how we found it initially. It is a short on-line form, with a space to include a 250-word essay stating the grounds for your appeal. My son submitted it about a week ago, and it says a decision will be made in 3 weeks. If you haven’t heard in 3 weeks, you should e-mail at a given address. I do know they made the appeal form very difficult to find!</p>
<p>Also as far as what to include, I think the form tells you.</p>
<p>Hey hey read this!
[Kevin</a> F. Adler: My Successful Letter of Appeal to UC Berkeley](<a href=“HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost”>My Successful Letter of Appeal to UC Berkeley | HuffPost College)</p>
<p>^^^^ Just be aware that for the current appeal process, you are limited to 250 words, and it must be submitted on-line. The letter reference above is probably over 1000 words. My son wrote his initial appeal that came out at over 500 words, and then spent at least as long cutting it down. 250 words is not long to convince admissions that they should take you, so be very succinct with your discussion!</p>
<p>My point was that you have to charm them, not just give them your progress report and ask them “am I in?” I guess the letter is a good reference, but the author’s story of his appeal process was very insightful and describes very well “the motions” that a student rejected from his dream school might go through.</p>
<p>Another question. If I appeal to another UC will they each know? Is that good or bad? I was palling on appealing to Irvine.</p>
<p>The various UC’s have different appeal processes and do not compare notes. In any event you are allowed to appeal to as many as you’ like. Also, the letter referenced above is 10 years old. It is way too long and flowery. Your appeal should be very short and to the point. You do not need to charm them-you need to tell them what they missed the first time around in a very clear-cut fashion.</p>
<p>Hello Everyone!
Regarding “New and compelling information”, would becoming a state officer of a national organization qualify and mentioning an abusive and turmoil filled household (saying that you don’t blame them because that is how they were raised but it had an impact on you, and it also turned you into the leader that you are now) be somewhat considerable?</p>
<p>I believe all appeals were due by April 15</p>