Berkeley Appeals Letter - SOB story??

dekscholar
Fri, 09 May 2008 18:08:12 +0000

I’m sorry to hear about your friend’s untimely death, and regardless of whether or not you get accepted to Cal, you can honor the memory of your friend. However, I think your letter is written rather poorly, especially considering you are an English major! Your sentence structure is distracting in certain places, and there are several grammatical errors. I think writing an appeals letter is a great idea considering your unusual situation, but your letter just sounds like a sob story. Also, I agree with your professor that you are very vague in referencing what it is about the Cal English department that you are so enthralled with.