<p>So I have been rejected from UCLA… not much of a shocker, and I was pondering an appeal. It can’t possibly hurt my already rejected status. I was applying for Computer Science majors and I want to deeply show my passion for that subject by sending them links and source code to my various projects which I believe delve into the area of computer science on it’s own, and it is all self taught.</p>
<p>I have much more examples and projects, but I think these are some of the highlights.</p>
<p>I think something that might hurt me is the fact I never took a computer science class. To be honest, I looked at it and decided it was a waste of a class… don’t want to be elitist or anything but I couldn’t spend a year learning how to write html( it aint code )…</p>
<p>So what do you guys think, is this considered new and compelling evidence?</p>
<p>No sorry, this is not new information/stats or anything that will make the admissions committee reconsider you. It is not new or compelling information. An appeal is usually something like a family/medical problem or mistake on the app that affected and caused you to not reach your academic best that you DID NOT mention in your application already.</p>
<p>Can anyone answer this, I got accepted to Santa Barbara and irvine, and denied by LA. However, if I go to sb or uci I would have to leave my daughter. Is that basis enough to submit an appeal?</p>
<p>If you are good enough for Ucsb and uci you are good enough for ucla. Since, the deadline for appeals is now passed. Get all documentation from both Ucsb and uci along with a few pictures of you and your daughter. Do not call but Walk in to the admission office and ask for help. Take lot of water bottle with you. Prepare to spend a whole day there. Do not take’ we will get back to you later’ from them. good luck to you and happy Mother’s Day</p>
<p>I would definitely appreciate more advice. Please realize this is my daughter. I had her at sixteen and when I did I told myself she would not pay for my irresponsibility. I am planning on continuing to medical school. I realize that when and if I do go to med school, the time with my daughter will be scarce. That is why I can not leave her for the next to years. I’m already gonna be absent for four years of her life and the who knows how many while I complete residency. I have to give her these two, I feel like I have to try, I owe her that much.</p>
<p>I can see your point @momma2007, but apply for a legitimate appeal not walk into the office and wait there till they call security. You clearly have some “baggage” which may or may not be successful in your appeal, but might as well try right? I’m not well acquainted to how transfer appeals work, but I assume it’s the same for any other appeals so just write an essay detailing your life and struggles, how you overcame it or plan to overcome it, and send in your transcript. Then just pray for success. (From my experience and documenting my friends experiences with appeals and personal statements, the admissions office preference stories that relate with struggles but in the end have a clear and definite solution. My 2 cents.)
@ the comment that if your qualified for UCLA just cause you were accepted to UCSB and UCI: No…just no…</p>
<p>Options are extremely limited in this case. Ucla will not accept appeals online and phone calls, due to the complexity and time constraint of this case, are difficult. However, I would not want to go as far to wait until they call security… Momma2007 should know the limit. I respect your opinion and advises for momma2007. But I stick with my ‘walk in’ suggestion.
On the question of ucla QUALIFICATION, I think qualifications and acceptance are two separate worlds…Happy Mother’s Day, everyone. And good luck to you Momma2007!</p>