<p>also @ the OP- in all of my rejections and in many prestigious/large schools’ websites, there are specific parts where they state plainly that appeals cannot be considered and all decisions are final. examples that spring to mind include Stanford, the Ivies, JHU, etc. they’re not being malicious they’re just trying to preempt the flurry of appeals that they know will be sent, after years of the same thing happening over and over again.</p>