【正能量】一封成功让我申诉到伯克利的Appeal Letter

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今天，小编就给大家八到了大名鼎鼎的huffington post上一位成功申诉到UC Berkeley（加州大学伯克利分校）的同学的文章（由于版权和篇幅原因，翻译有缩减）。申请不成功，你还可以申诉，为自己争取最后的机会。

UC Berkeley是我的dream school。

我在高三那年的11月份申请了它。

那个春天，我收到了招生办一封很薄的信。我走到车库打开它，期待着得到好消息。我想着这封薄薄的信会告诉我，我未来一大群UC Berkeley的同学的笑脸正在向我迎来，或者我已经可以在网上看到他们了？

不是的。我被拒绝了。

我决定要对招生办的这个决定appeal（申诉）。我知道几率很小：伯克利学生中只有不到1%的人是通过appeal进来的。更何况，我总觉得除非申请者的GPA被算错了或者SAT成绩忽然提高了很多，否则写appeal letter是没用的。而这两种有用的情况都不适用于我。

（非常感谢伯克利的公共事务办公室向我解释清了他们的申诉政策。一位官员说，虽然“成功的申诉人一般来讲会提供新的和有说服力的信息……那些申请材料中没有提到或正确解释的信息，”招生办不能肯定GPA或SAT的分数浮动是我申诉时决定是否录取的一部分。同样的，不论我对申诉成功的印象是什么，一个“对学生各方面的全面考察”才是他们的政策。）

我的申诉信一气呵成。花了大概4个小时。我从头到尾读了一遍，然后打印了4份出来。我把一份给了招生办，另一份给了我在网上查到的一位Letters and Science学院的教授。另外两封我一份给了Dean，一份给了校长。除了我的父母和这些接收者，我还没有把这封信分享给过任何人。

我的信件如下，没有编辑过（小编只能登载很小的一部分在这里，欲求完整的appeal letter和该位同学申诉过程的文章，欢迎私信)：

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As I go from one activity to another, from tennis practice where I’m expected to lead the team as captain to musical practice (despite being musically inept, I have practiced numerous hours in the shower throughout my entire life, and plan to be the best Elisha J. Whitney Anything Goes has ever seen!), the disappointment and anxiety I feel at my denial to Berkeley continues. I realize that, like thousands of the other students who may be bewildered at an admission decision, I am simply used to trying my best and yielding the fruits of my labor. Life is full of ups and downs, successes and failures — even at the green age of 18 I understand this concept well, and realize I will experience my share of both in life. I realize this is not a failure. All the events and activities I have participated in have been due to sheer love and enjoyment, and my knowledge gained from such experiences will aid me always, whether I attend Harvard U or Clown College.Indeed, the colleges I have been accepted to are among some of the top schools as well, and I do feel proud of my options.

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Author: Kevin F. Adler, Founder @HomelessPOV

Translated from Huffington Post

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