Always send an appeal!!

For context, I was flat out rejected from UCI but somehow accepted into UCLA but I could not afford it. With so much uncertainty on what to do after, I decided to send an appeal to UCI. Knowing that appeals rarely ever work, I didn't expect it to work at all. After rejecting LA and planning on attending CC, I got a notification that my UCI application was updated. And voila, I was accepted! Moral of the story, always send an appeal guys !!