Out-of-the-Box Lawyering: An out-of-the-box solution — maybe — if your high-school senior (or a client's high school senior) has been denied admission by their dream college. Appeal. (That's right: Appeal.)

May 16, 2004

An out-of-the-box solution — maybe — if your high-school senior (or a client's high school senior) has been denied admission by their dream college. Appeal. (That's right: Appeal.)

The Wall Street Journal, in its May 13 edition (page D1), has these headlines:

“Kvetching Your Way Into College: Schools Establish Procedures To Appeal Rejection Letters; What Works — What Doesn't”

So what are the chances for a successful appeal? Depending on the college, the range is from maybe it's worth the effort to faggetaboutit. Here are some of the numbers that the Journal reports:

UC Berkeley as of May 3 had granted 55 out of 761 appeals; and

University of Southern California, this year, had granted 32 out of 500 appeals.

Some other schools aren't so liberal:

Brown University has changed only one or two decisions in the past decade! That's right, the past decade;

And Georgetown isn't taking any appeals this year.

The article details, as the sub-headline describes, “What Works — What Doesn't.”

If you're interested, the article can make valuable reading and maybe get your child in the dream school of his/her choice. (Don't you hate that his/her??)

Posted by ajlevy at May 16, 2004 5:28 PM