Appealing a Transfer Rejection - Sad Pritzker Applicant Forum

[Anonymous User]

Hey Guys, Wondering if any of you could give me advice on appealing a transfer rejection. I was recently denied admission from Priztker, my dream school! The admissions office told me they occasionally receive and review appeals cases. But I am not sure if anyone has actually succeeded and gotten into Pritzker or another law school this way. Any thoughts or suggestions?

[kaiser]

I can't say for certain but I would presume that you would need a pretty extenuating basis to have a transfer rejection overturned. What extenuating basis do you think warrants overturning your transfer decision?

[nixy]

Yeah, is there anything new/different to add from your original application? If the appeal is "here's some more info that might change your mind," that's one thing. If your appeal is "please consider me again," it's not going to go anywhere.

[Anonymous User]

I don't have any extenuating circumstances but can I ask for reconsideration?! Any suggestions? I'm not saying they made a mistake. Just wanting another chance if they happen to have an opening before the start of the semester. Anyone heard of appeals success stories?

[cavalier1138]

I don't have any extenuating circumstances but can I ask for reconsideration?! Any suggestions? I'm not saying they made a mistake. Just wanting another chance if they happen to have an opening before the start of the semester. Anyone heard of appeals success stories?

As was already mentioned, that's not how it works. Unless you had a grade change or something similarly dramatic since you applied, you just didn't get in. Appealing wouldn't make a difference (except in the admissions office's irritation level).

Them's the breaks.

[QContinuum]

I don't have any extenuating circumstances but can I ask for reconsideration?! Any suggestions? I'm not saying they made a mistake. Just wanting another chance if they happen to have an opening before the start of the semester. Anyone heard of appeals success stories?

As was already mentioned, that's not how it works. Unless you had a grade change or something similarly dramatic since you applied, you just didn't get in. Appealing wouldn't make a difference (except in the admissions office's irritation level).

Them's the breaks.

Yep. The appeal is not going to go anywhere absent any changed facts, or a mistake in the original application. Even then it would be a real longshot, but absent new facts the appeal is going to be dead on arrival.

[Lawman1865]

I don't have any extenuating circumstances but can I ask for reconsideration?! Any suggestions? I'm not saying they made a mistake. Just wanting another chance if they happen to have an opening before the start of the semester. Anyone heard of appeals success stories?

I have not heard any stories of this working out, genuinely sorry. If you just want to make an appeal happen, you could find some minor change in your life, stretch the truth a bit, and just submit an appeal for the kicks, but to be honest you should probably move on. Hopefully you found another school that you're happy with, or at least succeed in killing it at your 1L school and get the job you want.

Good luck