Should I even bother with an appeal?

grigg02
Wed, 16 Mar 2011 22:15:28 +0000

@speed - In my appeal letter, I basically talk about my family moving to the bigger city for my education and I explained why they should not hold my “average” grades against me because of my family’s extreme financial issues, my mom leaving home for three years (she is still gone to earn money), while my dad is struggling with his business that started a couple of years ago. I also talked about obstacles such as confronting my sexual orientation (not sure if this is a good idea). I just don’t really know what else to add on. I basically tied all of this together and said how I am a better person now than before because it helped me grow and try 110% harder after high school (plus my grades had a upward trend).

I have three recommendations: One is from my English teacher (the one who worked at UW), the other is my English tutor who had a huge influence on me (I mentioned him in my appeal essay and how he taught me to how to overcome my personal issues and not let it stand in the way of education), and the third is kind off odd: it’s from my cousin who attended UW a while back. She isn’t a teacher so I wasn’t so sure if I should include it. She was upset I didn’t get in, so she is writing them about it. Is that a good idea?..Not sure… Thanks so much for your help. Please, feel free to give me any advice.