My apologies if this has been covered; I tried a number of searches to no avail, and checked the FAQ. I would imagine it is a common question, especially at this time of year.

My dilemma: I am currently 2P (have been 2P or above for maybe 7 years or so), and it looks like I will miss requalification by less than 100 miles (I will end the year at 24,917 EQM). I realize there are no guarantees in life, but my question is whether historically UA has provided any leeway at all in qualification criteria, i.e. what are the chances that they will renew my status? I ask because at AA there is a semi-official policy of "rounding up" on requalification, so that if you are within 500 miles you generally will get the higher status.

I am aware that if I want to guarantee the status I need to fly another 83 miles; that answer will not help me. Any further advice would be much appreciated. (One other note: I don't have an MP Visa so the Choices conversion is not an option at this point in the year.)