Does TAP for UCLA REALLY WORK??

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>Im wondering if one has a 3.3 gpa and are TAP CERTIFIED AND APPLY FOR A LESS IMPACTED MAJOR, is one basically a shoe in to UCLA?</p>

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<p>why are all your threads the only ones in CAPS all the time?</p>

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<p>From what I read from CC it has a 99% success rate :)</p>

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<p>It’s very useful if your major isn’t impacted and your prereqs are done :D</p>

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<p>I had my pre-reqs done, excellent ec’s, TAP Certified, and a 3.9 gpa. I was rejected but I also had applied for econ.</p>

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<p>Check out my stats in the various decision threads. Political Science major, 3.95 at CCC with TAP, dropped down to 3.4 by 27 dubious grades from a quirky private liberal arts college. All pre-reqs completed, excellent major-related work experience, and powerful personal statements discussing my part in bringing down a corrupt elected official.</p>

<p>Rejected from UCLA, accepted to Cal for Spring.</p>

<p>In short, TAP isn’t 99%. It helps, and it’s worth doing, but it didn’t work for me. I was honestly expecting to get into UCLA but not Cal because of TAP. As it turns out, Cal’s emphasis on holistic review (paying more attention to ECs, personal statements, etc) ended up being worth more than TAP.</p>

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<p>From personal experience, Yes!!!</p>

<p>I applied to UCLA as a Psych major with TAP and an alternate major(Philosophy).
I was denied under Psychology(Low GPA), but admitted under Philosophy. It does work! </p>

<p>So I’d suggest doing TAP. Do the work for the major you desire, but also have a back up plan. That’s what I did and I got in.</p>

<p>Hey! but you have to do the classes for that other major too!! and it has to be a non-impacted major from the School of Letters & Science.</p>

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<p>Notice the people who were rejected were rejected for an impacted major!</p>

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<p>99% success rate. I saw tons of TAP rejects last year.</p>

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<p>Pre-reqs are important. Having them 100% complete (or as much as possible) definitely helps. What major?</p>

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<p>There is no such thing as a “shoe in” for UCLA… especially not with a 3.3. Having said that, TAP cannot hurt your chances, it can only help them… but not as much as getting solid grades over the next couple of semester will.</p>