<p>I haven't seen any psych majors on this forum. </p>
<p>Any other psych majors who are waiting for UCLA? It's supposed to be impacted, but I was checking 2010's acceptances and people with a 3.6 and no TAP were getting accepted.</p>
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<li>Volunteer at a adult day care center and at a mental care facility, helped Alzheimer patients with mental exercises like playing board games, helping them do art work, assisted the physical therapist in leading exercises with patients with all kinds of mental difficiencies, assisted in walking and physical therapy with patients.</li>
<li>Volunteer at a telephone reassurance program, talking to isolated older adults who need someone to talk to and provide emotional support.</li>
<li>General and Social Psychology tutor in the summer of 08’. Chemistry tutor during the spring of 09’ led beacon tutoring in an integrated organic/biochem class. Helped out fellow students mentally raise their grades from failing to passing grades.</li>
<li>MESA and RISE educational prep program member.</li>
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<p>Kidkrasher- Because I was a nursing major before I switched to psychology and nursing schools in cali said that if you volunteer in settings like these helping people with alzheimers, it will increase your chances of getting into nursing schools.</p>
<p>My counselor and the MESA director know each other and I was allowed to join MESA under the nursing major.</p>