Requesting rectification, student admissions to bachelor's programmes 2024
Requesting rectification
The purpose of the written rectification request procedure is to allow applicants to appeal against Aalto University’s student admission decisions on the grounds of a possible error in the decision-making, and thereby have an erroneous decision corrected. An admission decision may only be rectified if Aalto University has made an error in the admission process and the error in question entitles the applicant to have the admission decision rectified. The procedure is not intended to be used as a tool for requesting feedback or additional information on the admissions results.
Read the instructions carefully before requesting rectification and submit your rectification request to Aalto University Registry by the deadline.
You may appeal against an admission decision within 14 days of the publication of the admission results. See the deadlines for rectification requests for each application period under the section "Important dates regarding rectification requests". Your rectification request must be received by the respective deadline. The university will not process rectification requests received after the deadline or before the publication of results.
Contents of the rectification request
If you request rectification for several study options, you must make the request separately to each study option.
Your rectification request must contain the following information:
- the study option that the rectification request concerns
- the decision you wish to have rectified
- a description of how you want the university to rectify its decision
- the grounds for your rectification request
- your contact information (full name, email address)
- written authorisation to your representative (if you use a representative)
The rectification request must be directed to the Dean of the School in question (for example: The Dean, School of Business). You can find the name of the School on the website of each study option.
You may not submit any new documents as a supplement to your rectification request. Aalto University makes the admission decisions, and the decisions on the rectification requests, on the basis of the information that you have delivered within the application period and by the deadlines for submitting the attachments to the application documents; and if you have been requested to provide the university with supplementary information, the information that you have delivered by the deadline stated in the request.
In most cases, it is not necessary to include confidential information in your rectification request, such as your national identification number or information about your health or life situation, as they are not included in the admissions criteria that are considered in the admission process.
Decisions on scholarships are final and cannot be appealed against.
In the second joint application to higher education, you may request rectification on decisions concerning the study options that you have ranked higher in your application preferences than the option to which you were admitted.
Below is a sample rectification request you can use as a template for your request.
Sample rectification request
Rectification request
Name of the appellant: Ashley Applicant
Contact details of the appellant: (email given in the application form, for example [email protected])
Study option: Spring first joint application 2024: Aalto Bachelor’s Programme in Science and Technology (Data Science)
Decision requested to be rectified
I request rectification to a decision by Aalto University regarding my application to the study option Data Science in spring 2024.
The grounds for rejection were that my SAT test score did not meet the minimum requirements of the study option Data Science.
Requested rectification
I request a review by Aalto University of my SAT test score that were delivered to the University as required by the admission criteria of the study option Data Science.
Grounds for the rectification request
According to the admission criteria, the minimum total score requirement in the SAT test is 1200 and the minimum score requirement for the Mathematics section is 650.
I have taken the SAT test two times. The first time, in December 2022, my total score was 1100 and my score in the Mathematics section was 420, which does not meet the minimum score requirement. However, the second time, in May 2023, my total score was 1520 and the score in the Mathematics section was 670.
I have ordered my SAT test score to be delivered to Aalto University in November 2023.
I believe that Aalto University has erroneously considered my SAT test taken in December 2022 and not the one taken in May 2023, and that my SAT test score meets the minimum requirement.
Submitting a rectification request and related deadlines
All requests for rectification of admission decisions must be delivered to the University Registry by the given deadline, either to the Registry’s email address [email protected] or by post to its postal address:
Aalto University
Registry
P.O. Box 11000
00076 Aalto, Finland.
Use the following wording as the email subject line: Rectification request concerning the 2024 bachelor’s admissions.
The electronic rectification request must be submitted as a pdf file. Submit your rectification request from the email address you entered in the application form used to apply to Aalto University.
If you submit your rectification request by post, it is not enough to have the envelope stamped by the deadline; it must be received by Aalto University by the deadline.
Aalto University must receive your rectification request by the deadline mentioned below. The university will not process rectification requests received after the deadline.
Important dates regarding rectification requests
You may request rectification to an admission decision within 14 days of the publication of the admission results. Below you will find deadlines for rectification requests per each application period. All rectification requests sent to Aalto University before the publication of the admission results will be returned to the sender.
The admission results based on the SAT or ACT test results, for the English-taught Bachelor’s programmes in the fields of Business and Economics as well as Science and Technology, will be published by 30 April 2024. The rectification request must be submitted to the Registry of Aalto University by 14 May 2024 at 3 pm (UTC +3).
Other decisions for Aalto University admissions for Bachelor’s programmes in English (Bachelor’s Programme in Design and grades-based admission in the fields of Business and Economics as well as Science and Technology) will be published by 31 May 2024. The rectification request must be submitted to the Registry of Aalto University by 14 June 2024 at 3 pm (UTC +3).
The decisions for Aalto University admissions in the spring second joint application to higher education, as well as changing major in the Bachelor’s Programme in Science and Technology, will be published by 4 July 2024. The rectification request must be submitted to the Registry of Aalto University by 18 July 2024 at 3 pm (UTC +3).
There is no possibility to apply for degree studies in English at Aalto University through the joint application to higher education in autumn.
Aalto University processes the rectification requests in approximately 1–2 months. All rectification requests will be processed as swiftly as possible. The University will reconsider your application and prepare a written statement in response to your rectification request. The dean of the School in question will make an official decision on whether your rectification request will be approved or rejected. The University will then inform you of the result by email.
If you are offered a study place based on a rectified admission decision, you can begin your studies at the start of the academic year.
Frequently asked questions
There is no set wording for the rectification request. However, you must clearly include the study option and the admission decision you request to be rectified, for example in the following manner:
“I am requesting rectification to a decision made by Aalto University in spring 2024 on my application to the study option X.”
You can find the names of the study options, for example, from the Study options page.
An admission decision may only be rectified if Aalto University has made an error in the admission procedure and the error entitles the applicant to have the admission decision rectified.
Student admissions are based on admissions criteria which are decided by Aalto University. Rectification requests will not be approved by the University if the requested rectification does not conform to the admissions criteria. If your application does not fulfil the eligibility requirements defined in the University’s admissions criteria (for example, you do not demonstrate sufficient language skills in an approved manner), you cannot be admitted to Aalto University.
Applicants are admitted to Aalto University based on the application documents and information they provided in accordance with the University’s instructions by the deadlines. It is your responsibility to follow the instructions and meet the deadlines. If you have not followed the University’s instructions or if you missed a deadline, this is not an error on Aalto University’s part.
In your rectification request, specify the decision you want to have rectified, how you want it to be rectified and on what grounds.
In your rectification request, you must demonstrate that the University has made an error. If the rectification request is based on grounds other than an actual error made by the University, the University will not consider such grounds. The list below contains examples of grounds that are irrelevant and therefore should not be used to justify a rectification request:
- ‘I am highly motivated to study at this bachelor’s programme in X at Aalto University.’
- ‘I have applied to study to this study option many times before.’
- ‘I forgot to attach an attachment to my application, or I added the wrong file.’
- Aalto University did not accept the documents I presented as proof of my proficiency in English, but Finnish/Swedish/English is my native language / I am fluent in English.’
- ‘I do not understand the reason why my application was rejected.’
- ‘This rectification request contains additional information that was not included in my application.’ (E.g. an updated transcript of records, a language test or SAT/ACT test result not submitted by the deadline, or information on your personal health or other circumstances that have affected the duration of your studies or your grades.)
Yes, you can. In your rectification request, mention the score you should have had in your opinion and explain in detail how you have arrived at your result following the basic score calculation rules given in the admission criteria for the study option in question.
Please contact the Admission Services for more information.
Do not request rectification just to get feedback or more information on the admissions results.
Yes, you can. Specify in your rectification request in detail the answer that, in your opinion, has been erroneously assessed, as well as the nature of the error.
You can request rectification to a decision concerning study options you have placed higher in the order of preference than the one you have been admitted to.
If you have applied to study in the spring first joint application (Bachelor's degrees taught in English) and you accept an offer of a study place, you cannot be admitted to any other study option starting in the same term as the study place you have accepted (one study place per term provision). In this case, other study places you have been admitted to, or to which you could be admitted based on a rectification request, will also be automatically cancelled.
If you have applied to study in the spring second joint application (Finnish/Swedish-taught Bachelor's programmes), you can accept a second study place as a precautionary measure. If you are offered a study place based on your rectification request, you can accept it even if you have already accepted another place. In this case, the place you have previously accepted will be cancelled.
Rectification request is not meant for asking for reassessment of your entrance exam or intake assignment.
You must specify in your rectification request in detail the answer that, in your opinion, has been
erroneously assessed, as well as the nature of the error.
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