<p>I've just gotten invited to the Berkeley Transfer Alliance Project. I'm currently a graduating senior planning to attend Pasadena City College. I was wondering if anyone on here has done the TAP program and what specifically you guys participated in. Does everyone get into this program? Thanks.</p>
<p>Im part of the UCB TAP program, they look at ur income, ur grades. ur ethnicity, and/or your first-gen college status. Basically, you just get a TAP advisor that helps you do everything possible to increase your chances of transferring to UCB. You also get some other cool stuff, like free tickets to home Cal games and free food at the games. There are also seminars you can attend at UCB, and they help you fill out the UC application and write your personal statements. There’s also this mandatory meeting at UCB in like september or october (i forget), but it’s basically just a run-down of what u need to do on the app. This program is actually highly selective, cuz of all the criteria that they have, it’s a cool program tho, go for it!</p>
<p>is there a link for Berkeley TAP? I remember when I started out college i signed a sheet to be in Berkeley’s TAP. Only 7 community colleges in the L.A. area were participating at the time.</p>
<p>I say go for it. I got invited to it as a senior out of high school too (2008) but all the schools participating were just entirely too out of the way for me (the closest were Pasadena City College, Santa Monica College and El Camino College). According to other people on the board, it’s pretty much guaranteed to get into Berkeley since it’s such a small program. After all, it couldn’t hurt.</p>
<p>It is no guaranteed admission. I am in the program and there is no priority acceptance either. I only like it because they invite me to some seminars at UCB.</p>
<p>Go for it, it’ll help you in the long run and at the time of application.</p>
<p>^i agree. TAP does not guarantee admission but I guess their opinions would be useful when you’re lost during the application process!</p>
<p>My app would have been a mess without them helping me… </p>
<p>@MrxRudyxR, are you low income, first-gen, high gpa?</p>
<p>Although admission for those in Berkeley’s TAP is not guaranteed. The acceptance rate for those who are a part the program is significantly higher than those who are not.</p>
<p>^ Prove it. I’m in the program and my tap advisor has denied this since the beginning.</p>
<p>yeah any links??? i only found one but it isnt very helpful
<a href=“http://students.berkeley.edu/apa/2008-Aug14_UCB_CEP_TAPColloquium-Program.pdf[/url]”>http://students.berkeley.edu/apa/2008-Aug14_UCB_CEP_TAPColloquium-Program.pdf</a></p>
<p>if u hv gone to the first TAP meeting in berkeley (the one for signing up appointments for correcting ur ps), the one who held the meeting said that every year around 85% of the TAP students got into berkeley.</p>
<p>Being in TAP doesn’t mean you get priority. They just assist you with the transferring process. They encourage you to seek out internships/ECs/research etc. They read over your application and tell what berkeley really wants. Ultimately, it’s the student’s effort that makes TAP worthwhile. You can join TAP, don’t meet up with advisors , don’t do any ECs, skip the personal statement workshops, and just check the TAP box on the app and get rejected. TAP doesn’t give weight to applicants, it’s really up to applicant how they use TAP to their advantage. TAP gives you a lot of support/opportunities through this process and it’s not some thing you just check off on the UC application. The reason why there is a higher rate is because the program makes sure the students’ work(EC, personal statements, awards etc.) is shown to its fullest on the application. What I’m trying to say is… it’s the student’s effort/work that will get you in; the drop down menu box that says TAP won’t get you in. Don’t get the notion that TAP is going to give some sort of priority because it’s not, they just guide you. TAP is what you make out of it.</p>
<p>Being in TAP doesn’t give you priority, but it gives you a huge boost in the admissions process in 3 ways:
- It shows you are committed to UC Berkeley.
- It shows you are underprivileged to some degree.
- The seminars, advice and personal statement advice will reflect in your application.</p>
<p>It may not give you priority, but it definitely does help. I HIGHLY recommend joining if you can. :)</p>
<p>@Cupertinotransfr: if ur part of TAP you would have gone that that mandatory meeting, at which they put on the board that the acceptance rate for TAP students was 89%</p>
<p>Yes, i am very low income, first gen, but only 3.6 GPA</p>