Do college appeals usually work?

Sikorsky
Sat, 31 Mar 2012 19:54:00 +0000

I’m sorry to say, they usually do not work.

When appeals are successful, it’s almost always because the original decision was made with incomplete or incorrect information–e.g., the college mis-filed the recommendation from your Honors Chemistry teacher, or it never received your most recent SAT scores, which were 200 points higher than the ones they did have. I have never heard of a college or university that reversed its original decision because an applicant really wanted to go there.

I wish I had better news for you.