just got waitlisted

NOVA, F, mixed races
took a gap year and studied in Europe as an exchange student, learned to speak a foreign language.

GPA: 3.92
SAT: 1200
ACT Math/English: 27/23
AP classes: AP World History, AP Calc AB, AP Chemistry, AP Human geo, AP Physics, AP Lit, AP Lang
Dual enrolment GIS college credit from JMU got 100% in the class
Cross country and soccer, lifeguarding as job
National Honor Society
Science National Honor Society
Future Educators of America for 3 years
VP of French club
200+ hours of community service

University Studies

A lot of people from my school got in with way lower stats and less rigorous corse load. Maybe I didn’t explain my gap year well enough?

Virginia Tech was my safety and now I don’t know what I am going to do. Can you appeal while being on the waitlist?