Seeking advice on appealing a rejection

ArrBee
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 13:25:49 +0000

UF does have an appeal process but it is for very specific things. For example, we know a student that was accidentally enrolled into a psyche class at the local college. Thing was this student already took AP psyche got an A and a 5 on the AP exam and the local college enrolled the student in the course. The student withdrew but the college messed up and sent in a F to the HS which then replaced the A from AP psyche. This student also had a new Dx with finally correct treatment for ADHD allowing for extra time on testing. Those factors are in the appeal now that the F is back to the A and the extended time 504 needs are listed.

Stating that UF admissions are also different. I don’t know if you are InState or OOS but for instate. UF places all students that meet whatever UF decides is needed to get into the school into a pool. That pool then goes through this ranked lottery like system and determines the accepted students etc.

Most qualified students will not get in - just how it is. Process is similar but even less get in from how out of state. I don’t know the current rules but it used to be no more than 10% of any given class could be from OOS.

Our counselors here tell students it’s a crap shoot and never assume UF will be a yes for even the top ranked student or a student that gets into Harvard. On the flip side they will also tell students that think they will only get into third tier schools that at UF there is also a possibility because of how the system works.

So can you appeal? Yes there is a specific process and set of rules. Will it work? In general no. Will it work simply because others on paper don’t look as good. Absolutely not. They qualified as your child probably did too and then the “lottery like” system chose them.

Here is how to appeal:

admissions.ufl.edu

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