Appeal for UCLA rejection bc LOW GPA

itzcaroll
Fri, 30 Apr 2010 02:30:41 +0000

I am in a similar situation. I was told by a UCLA Admission officer that I was rejected because my GPA was not competitive even for my Women’s Studies major.

The thing is that I really truly just want to attend UCLA and graduate at the end of spring quarter. I want to not only be done with school but also I want to graduate with my class. I originally wanted to take Communications as it pertain to my career field, but the major is too competitive. I went then to Sociology to Women’s Studies because it’s like a sub topic of Socio but emphasizing the female perspective; also, I only need to take 13 classes in order to graduate. Thus, I can graduate within 1 year.

So in the letter, I am going to explain why my GPAs is low (took some random classes that really killed me) and also explain my plan. I originally told them that I have accepted a paid internship with WB in London for this summer, but I have decided to take 2 summer classes at UCLA for my major to show how dedicated I am to my plan. Then in Fall, I will declare my emphasis and take remaining classes in the next 2 quarters (4 classes each quarter), which I will be set to graduate.

Do you think it is compelling enough?