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UCLA Undergraduate Admissions and Relations with Schools

Appeals to Admission Decisions - Freshmen

UCLA does not set aside space in our class for students who appeal admission decisions. Every denied application has gone through extensive reviews. Therefore, for an appeal to have merit, it must bring to light new academic and personal information as well as information pertaining to extenuating circumstances that was not present in the application—information that clearly shows the student to be stronger than had been earlier evidenced. High grades received in the senior year are not a basis for the reversal of a decision.

Submitting an Appeal

  1. Send us a letter requesting that we reconsider your application. The letter must come from you (the applicant) and be postmarked no later than Friday, April 17, 2009.*
  2. Your letter must clearly outline your reasons for appealing the initial decision. The information you present should be new and compelling. Your letter should not simply repeat information that had already been presented in your application.
  3. If the basis for your appeal involves specifics such as a changed grade or an incorrectly reported test score, you should provide documentation (e.g., a transcript or a revised score report) in the same envelope as your letter of appeal.
  4. Letters of recommendation are not required. If you wish to include such letters with your appeal, the limit is two (2).

It is our usual practice to respond to appeals within three (3) weeks of the date we receive them. However, we cannot guarantee a response by May 1, the date by which many institutions require their applicants to make a commitment. We encourage applicants to consider all of their educational options.

While all appeals are reviewed on a case-by-case basis, the rate of a decision being reversed based upon an appeal has historically been very low.

All appeals should be directed to:

UCLA Undergraduate Admissions
and Relations with Schools
1147 Murphy Hall, Box 951436
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1436

Attn: Appeals Committee

*If you are denied after April 1, your appeal must be postmarked within two (2) weeks of the date on your decision notification letter.