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If you received a REJECTION LETTER from a college, you may try to
appeal the decision.
You (not your mother or counselor) need to write a letter and provide
new information. Briefly state your reason for appealing. Include your
semester grades, a letter of recommendation from a teacher,
counselor, coach, employer or youth director. Two letters should be
adequate and include all the information in one envelope.
Act quickly. Check the college website for information on the appeal
process. This information is often difficult to find on the website. You
may find information on the Counselor link on the website. If you can't
find any information, follow these guidelines:
DO NOT SEND AN E-MAIL OR FAX
You must use U.S. mail and be sure to get a certificate of mailing from
the Post Office.
Your high school counselor can also guide you in the process and write
a letter or phone the college. Some counselors discourage students
from appealing. You need to be realistic.
Some colleges have an April 15 or earlier deadline for an appeal. You
should get a reply around May 1. Transfer students will have a mid May
deadline. Since May 1 is the official deadline to let a college know of
your intent to register, you need to accept another college offer. If your
appeal is successful, you will be allowed to withdraw from one college
and accept the new offer. You will most likely lose your deposit and
possibly priority for housing. Colleges may not notify you early in May.
Correct any errors and update information from your original
application and include grades and test scores. You must provide
documentation.
Did you win an award since you submitted your application?
Did you omit important information from your application?
You could address personal circumstances and its impact on your
academic record. Do you have personal hardship? Be honest. It will be
checked.
Send your letter of appeal, official sealed and signed transcript and
other supporting documents in one envelope. Your Counseling Office
will give you the transcript in a sealed envelope with the registrar's
signature on the outside of the envelope. Do not open it! Buy a large
envelope and take it to the Post Office for the correct postage. Do not
send a FAX or e-mail. It will not be considered.
Normally colleges will not reconsider your application unless you
provide new information.
It's important to correspond with the college soon after you receive
a rejection letter. It shows your interest and the college may have
only a few spots available for appeals.
If you are persistent, it might work.
Consider other options:
Colleges might offer you a spring semester option. This is not a
bad choice if it enables you to attend the college later. You could
work, travel or do some community service. You might enjoy the
break from studying. Some colleges do not want you to attend a
community college during that time. It's important to check with the
college and follow their guidelines.
If you apply EARLY DECISION or EARLY ACTION and you are Deferred,
you need to act quickly.
You should contact the college and try to obtain more information.
Your high school counselor could also call and talk to the admissions
officer. The college may provide more honest information for the
counselor.
You could get another letter of recommendation from a different teacher.
It is really powerful if several teachers felt you were very deserving and
write one letter of support and each teacher signs that letter.
If you took a class from a professor at the college and you made a good
impression, you could contact the professor and let him/her know how
much you would like to attend.
It is very important to continue to get very good grades.
Most students who are deferred do not get in during regular admission.
If you make some extra effort and you were very borderline, you could
get accepted. It does happen even with the most selective colleges.
University of California Appeal Process
This process might work for other colleges too.
Check each campus for the appeal process.
It is important for the student to write the letter of appeal.
Colleges are looking for new and compelling information. Watch for the
deadline. It is normally in April.
UC Berkeley
http:students.berkeley.edu/admissions/index.asp
Type: admissions appeal process in the question box.
UC Davis
http://admissions.ucdavis.edu/admissions/fr_nonadmitted.cfm
UC Irvine
UCLA
http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/AppealsFr.htm
UC Merced
UC San Diego
http://admissions.ucsd.edu/UCSDFall09AppealsProcess.pdf
UC Santa Barbara
http://www.admissions.ucsb.edu/parentcounselor/Appealprocess.asp
The freshman deadline is April 15, 2010 and the transfer deadline is
May 22, 2010. Mail the information to: Admission Review Committee,
1210 Cheadle Hall, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
93106-2014. Check the website for all the details.
UC Santa Cruz
http://admissions.ucsc.edu/apply/10_froshNotAdmitted.cfm
Notification for admission begins March 15, 2010 on the website.
LOOKING FOR A COLLEGE TO APPLY TO LATE IN THE SENIOR YEAR?
Check out the Common Application for deadlines at:
www.commonapp.org
Colleges with Late Admission Deadlines:
www.petersons.com/ugchannel/code/LateDeadlineSchools.asp
How to Appeal a College Decision