<p>Hi,</p>
<p>My son got into UCLA 3.81 GPA Econ and I noticed a few people with the same GPA did NOT get into UCLA.</p>
<p>I say he got in because of TAP; he says because he was non-traditional (young).</p>
<p>Has anyone heard of someone completing TAP and not getting accepted?</p>
<p>"Has anyone heard of someone completing TAP and not getting accepted?"</p>
<p>Yes, like a billion. TAP could have made the difference if he was placed against others with similar stats in many other respects, but TAP is hardly a panacea.</p>
<p>1/25 TAP students (or something like that) didnt get into UCLA last year. my comm college has a 3.5 gpa req for TAP certification, though, which i know is not standard.</p>
<p>Everyone I know w/ TAP got in.</p>
<p>There are still a few TAP students who didn't get into UCLA especially in impacted majors like business econ, bio... Also note that there is NO TAP for all ENGINEERING programs at UCLA. </p>
<p>TAP doesn't give you 100% chance but it boosts your chance a whole lot for sure! Many non-TAP students can also get in... besides, I'm very happy to be accepted to UCLA as well. </p>
<p>oh yeah I didn't do the TAP because I didn't know it until my second year so it was too late to apply but I encourage others to do the TAP which helps a lot for gaining admission to UCLA.</p>
<p>"1/25 TAP students (or something like that) didnt get into UCLA last year."</p>
<p>As I've said many times, those numbers mean nothing. The question is what difference TAP actually makes for a student with particular stats, not how many TAP students got in (because those students very likely could have gotten in without tap, given high stats).</p>
<p>Some students qualify for TAP with less than a 3.5, and then you are getting into a dubious area.</p>
<p>very rarely does that happen. required minimum major prep + 3.2 + non impacted major is pretty much guaranteed.</p>
<p>I have kinds of a bad shocking news:
I have just heard today that 3 of my friends in my bio course got rejected from UCLA;
1 has 4.0 GPA and UCSB offered him Regent scholarship (totally free, every cost is covered) but rejected by UCLA
1 has 4.0 GPA but also rejected by UCLA
1 has 3.8 GPA but also rejected by UCLA</p>
<p>While many of my other friends' friends who got around 3.5 GPA or even lower got in UCLA.</p>
<p>Of course, many students with very high gpas get rejected from competitive majors, while students with much lower gpas get into other majors.</p>
<p>You know what... most of them including the ones with GPA 3.5 or lower apply for impacted same majors ... their majors are like Bio-chem, Bio, business econ, econ, engineering, computer science and so on.</p>
<p>If that is true then there are a number of other important factors--first and foremost the BASICS--when they completed the english and math requirements, IGETC, performance in those requirements, number of units, etc.</p>
<p>You also know what... 1 of the 3 who has 4.0 got in UCB but rejected by UCLA. That is why upon hearing their results, i am like "WHAT?"</p>
<p>There are a number of explanations...You shouldn't say "WHAT!?" without seeing a full file.</p>
<p>I think UCLA is known to be more random than UCB...it happened in HS too</p>
<p>A UCLA admissions counselor told me TAP does not make much of a difference if you have a 3.6 or above gpa. She said they are looking for the best students tap or no tap. I talked to her earlier this week.</p>
<p>TAP is a waste of time...honors classes suck</p>