honied_dreams

Let it go and move on...you have a lot of good choices there. It's very unlikely there was a mistake.

sunnismiley

how would it be to have your school principal/admin send an appealling letter to univs? any ideas?

leetxy

how exactly does one write an appeal letter? it seems very hard

jocan

It sounds like some people have really valid reasons for appealing.

The rest: "But I really wanted to go there and so you have made a mistake" appeals? That just sounds childish to me.

anatoosh15

Hi My name is Anat and i'm writing an appeal letter to UCSB for their Economics major. Any suggestions on what to write? and what to include to convince them that I will be a good asset to their school?

arkitex

I say that if you REALLY want to attend a school that turns you down, certainly try to appeal. If you don't try, you won't know. You should not expect results, but do it with hope. Since you have a unique situation, express it to the best of your ability and see what happens.

One caveat - definitely commit to a school who has accepted you so you don't shoot yourself in the foot on a slim hope!

arkitex

Why not get some other people rooting for you? A lot of school counselors and administrators have relationships with the admissions officers for the colleges they send students to.

mmz

appeals do get accepted, but it's rare. check this out:

Newhouse News Service - Letter From College May Not Be Last Word