It looks like there is no word limit for this school. However, I strongly suggest that you keep the Letter of Appeal (Item 2 below) very short and to the point. Be very direct, don’t throw in a lot of info that doesn’t matter. Remember that these admissions officers have read thousands of applications and are probably pretty burned out by now. If you don’t catch their attention in the first couple of sentences then you will most likely lose them quickly. Good luck!
http://services.admissions.uci.edu/resources/appeal_information.html#selection
Appeal to Selection Decision
This appeal is for applicants who wish to request the Office of Admissions and Relations with Schools reevaluate the admission decision of their application. New and compelling evidence not previously on the initial application will need to be submitted by the applicant for further review. Submission of an appeal does not mean an appeal will be granted, and students should follow through with other universities’ deadlines.
Please be advised that even with filing an appeal, the applicant is still considered not admitted to the university, and therefore is unable to sign up for any and all orientation/advising programs offered by our campus. If the student is admitted via appeal at a later date, arrangements will be made to attend orientation at a later date.
A further consideration is that once the initial SIR deadline (May 1 for freshman applicants; June 1 for transfer applicants) has passed, on-campus housing is no longer guaranteed for applicants accepting an admission offer after those dates.
PLEASE NOTE: It is very imporant all materials sent for review are sent at one time in one package. Due to the amount of paperwork received by the office and also the ongoing appeal review process, any paperwork submitted separately WILL NOT be merged with the original appeal for review.
Freshmen Selection Appeals: Submit the following items in ONE package postmarked by April 15 and include student name and Application ID number on each sheet of materials submitted:
1.Appeal Cover Sheet (download and print: MS Word or PDF)
2.Letter of appeal clearly stating new and compelling information for appeal consideration, written and signed by the applicant
3.High school transcript from most recent term; please note the transcript must have course information and grades from fall semester of your senior year and any additional semesters available at the time of appeal; an official transcript in the school’s sealed envelope is preferred
4.Other additional documentation
5.Letters of recommendation are NOT REQUIRED unless requested by our staff to support appeal information