<p>Urgent! School starts Aug 24th.</p>
<p>To Whom It May Concern,</p>
<p>My son was accepted to SJSU. We received confirmation of orientation around July 20th. We went to orientation on July 26th and were told, "he's not listed, go to admissions. We went there and spoke with Director of Admissions Deanna Gonzales and were told, his Eng. test scores weren't in. My son took this test on March 19th! I asked for and received info on the test adminstrator and was advised by Ms. Gonzales to let her know what I find out. (leading me to think all would be well once we resolved this small problem) I spoke with ETS (admininster of test) and was told my son left off one letter in his first name and ss#. Since one letter was missing on his first name, it didn't match what was in SJSU's computer so his score was left in suspense. (SJSU had access to this if they would of run my son's birthday). </p>
<p>Meanwhile, my son figured he had completed everything needed for admission. SJSU states, they e-mailed him (as is there policy) and it was my son's responsibility to check his e-mail. As I stated, my son figured he had completed all necessary steps so he did not look to see SJSU's request to contact them.</p>
<p>Later that day, I left a message for Ms. Gonzales informing her what had happened and she contacted me and told me, "she found my son's test, but she's still not going to admit him". She based this on the fact that my son did not respond to the emails. I explained to her as a parent, (even though federal law prohibits mailings to someone other then the named individual after they reach a certain age) we should of been notified even if it was by a letter sent to our home under my son's name (we would of seen that). She stated,"we don't have time to mail to individuals". (Poppycock, it would take the same amount of time to prepare a letter as it would an e-mail.)</p>
<p>This is pretty sad for an institution of higher learning to HURT and keep a good kid back on such a technicality.
The fact that it seemed to be her decision alone bothers me tremendously. Why would she tell me earlier that day,"to call her and let her know what happens",(giving me hope) then tell me, "I'm not gonna let him in". A decision like this should never be left to 1 person alone.</p>
<p>The fact that I'm Afro-American and my step-son is Asain crossed my mind as a factor in her decison, but I have no proof, nor do I wanna believe this is the case. </p>
<p>I truly believe that if someone is accepted to your school, (via a letter) they become part of your family. Your family member is deservent of all the extra yardwork you can do (look up test scores by birthday and send a letter of withdrawal) Example of letter should read something like this: We have made several attempts to contact you via e-mail, this letter is our last attempt to contact you regarding this matter. If we do not hear from you by such and such date, you will be withdrawn from school. </p>
<p>Common sense and simple! </p>
<p>You sent a letter of acceptance, send a letter of withdrawal!</p>
<p>People sometimes my mistakes like my son did, SJSU has made mistakes by sending us Orientation Details and a Parking Pass on July 20th even though my son was supposedly withdrawn at that time. (What if I had come from out of state and this happened?) Also, we just received his dorm room and location this week. </p>
<p>Everything is in order accept for him being admitted.</p>
<p>Can you please help us get him into school this semester? Alot of money has been spent. </p>
<p>Getting my son admitted, IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO!</p>
<p>Thank you,</p>
<p>Ric Bussey</p>
<p>P.S. I just found out yesterday that there is an appeals process, but I have no idea how to go about starting it. I'm worn out!</p>