<p>^^^ There’s no way to know for sure, but the prompts have been the same for the past few cycles.</p>
<p>Are any of you guys working on getting honors certified?
Does being tap Tap certified significantly improve your chances. </p>
<p>At my CC the TAP applications open back up in mid June, at which time I will be applying for it. Yes, it greatly improves your chances of being accepted. My only concern is I’m not sure what “honors classes” refers too. It says I have to take a certain amount, but my schedule is packed with IGETC and major prereqs through Spring, so I have no idea how they expect me to take additional honors classes, whatever those are.</p>
<p>@drcheese From what I understand, being TAP certified does make a difference in applications. However I have not found any solid, reliable data to back this up. One thing I do know for sure is that being TAP certified allows one to put a backup major, which is nice. Maybe @Cayton has some more to say on the TAP subject.</p>
<p>At my CC (SMC) we get honors certified the Fall we apply, after taking/in the process of completing 15 units of honors courses. I am not sure what the process is at other CCs</p>
<p>@luckie1367 </p>
<p>Almost everyone who is TAP certified gets in to the College of Letters and Sciences. The only exceptions are if you’re applying to a really impacted major like Biz Econ.</p>
<p>@ocnative That’s what I’ve heard from tons of people (classmates, counselors, UC reps, etc) but bc I don’t have a link or a flyer saying so, I don’t feel very comfortable stating it as a 100% fact. Maybe like a 99.9% fact.</p>
<p>I know one plus is ‘Priority Consideration’ which means the TAP apps get looked at first, but I’ve heard other anecdotal things about a GPA bump that I am not too sure about.</p>
<p>@luckie1367 what exactly are “honors courses”? I mean, are those classes on IGETC or are they some sort of special class? How does one determine what is honors and not honors? I see no distinction in any school catalogs.</p>
<p>If you don’t mind saying @fullload , what CC are you attending? At the bottom I’ve included the SMC honors page which is where I base most of my information off, but I’m not sure how other CCs operate.</p>
<p>At SMC, the catalog has a special designation that the class is a part of the Scholars Program, and is only open to Scholars participants. Most Scholars classes do satisfy some part of IGETC, so I haven’t had to take any extraneous honors classes.</p>
<p>SMC Scholars: <a href=“http://www.smc.edu/StudentServices/Scholars/Pages/default.aspx”>http://www.smc.edu/StudentServices/Scholars/Pages/default.aspx</a></p>
<p>SMC Fall Schedule w/ honors listings: <a href=“http://www2.smc.edu/schedules/2014/fall/default.htm”>http://www2.smc.edu/schedules/2014/fall/default.htm</a>
(Example: English Comp. Group A has a class with Zehr that is designated Scholars)</p>
<p>I’m at WLAC, but taking classes at 4 of our district’s schools because there’s 7 major prereqs in the American Lt major at UCLA. I dont see any designation on any of the classes I’m taking through Fall and surely there can’t be designated honors classes to fulfill the remaining courses I need in Spring.</p>
<p>I’m just going to call my counselor tomorrow and see what this is all about. I cant see how I can suddenly add all these honors classes when my schedule is packed through Spring just to satisfy IGETC and major prereqs.</p>
<p>I have a 3.9 btw and could fulfill all other honors requirements as laid out by WLAC’s TAP page.</p>
<p>Talking to a counselor is a good idea, they will be able to give you the best and most accurate info.</p>
<p>From searching around the WLAC website I have come across this: </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.wlac.edu/transfer/honors-program.html”>http://www.wlac.edu/transfer/honors-program.html</a></p>
<p>It includes the entry requirements and the numbers and emails of Honors counselors.</p>
<p>Thanks, yeah, I’ve already read that a few times and it just doesn’t give any info on honors classes. I’ll call them tomorrow. Thanks for your help!</p>
<p>After going through the class schedule, I see what you mean. Trying to find an honors course is very frustrating. Hopefully the counselors will be able to point you in the right direction!</p>
<p>I’m actually not going to be tap certified. I only took one honors course that is 3 units. It is hard to find an honors course that fits my schedule, so hopefully this disadvantage will not severely affect me.
The Important thing is that I’m trying my best and keeping my grades up. </p>
<p>By the way, is the deadline to apply for the uc system September 30 this year?
I was looking at the UC Tap website and it says so under “Upcoming Application Opportunities”</p>
<p>September 30 is the deadline for TAG. Applications are due Nov 30.</p>
<p><a href=“http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/dates-deadlines/”>http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/dates-deadlines/</a></p>
<p>Hello, I am curious of my Admissions chances and if I even should apply next fall.
I am still debating major at this moment, I would be happy with either math or physics. I plan to apply to the one that is less competitive to get into.</p>
<p>Currently my GPA is a 3.29 and after 11 units over the summer of A’s (this is probably impractical…but who knows) I will have a 3.51 gpa. Or I can do 8 units and have a 3.46, would you get recommend anything?</p>
<p>I will have partial IGETC finished ( I can have it finished, but that would require a 19 credit load in the fall and a 20 in the spring) all I am missing is going to be the language requirement. </p>
<p>As for major requirements; the physics major says certain ones are required and others recommended, I will have the year and a half of calculus finished along with the year of physics. I will also have Linear algebra and Diffrential equations finished, but not the third semester physics or chemistry.</p>
<p>Any ideas?</p>
<p>@luckie1367 </p>
<p>At Santa Monica College, over 90% of TAP applicants get accepted to UCLA in a typical year, according to the counselors there. TAP statistics published at other schools that I’ve seen were similarly very high.</p>
<p><a href=“UCLA TAP Acceptance Statistics - UC Transfers - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/uc-transfers/1106679-ucla-tap-acceptance-statistics-p1.html</a></p>
<p>This thread from a few years ago references a link detailing UCLA TAP admission statistics(The link is broken now, unfortunately). The person who started the thread states this:</p>
<p>"Across all majors, in 2010 the acceptance rate for TAP applicants was 74.3%—More than 2.5 times the non-TAP rate. That PDF also includes breakdowns for broad major categories (life science, humanities, social sciences, etc). The humanities acceptance rate is over 90% for TAP applicants.</p>
<p>TAP has been discussed at length. The program is largely self-selecting, so it’s tough to say just how big an impact being TAP-certified actually has, versus being non-TAP with an identical GPA. That said, for those of us who are TAP certified, it’s nice to know we’re in a group that enjoys an acceptance rate triple that (for some majors) of regular students.</p>
<p>The document does include a comparison of the average admitted GPA of TAP and non-TAP applicants. Interestingly, it’s identical. In the past, it has been lower for non-TAP applicants. This tells me that (as would be expected) TAP applicants, as a group, have a higher average GPA than non-TAP applicants—the TAP 4.0s pull up the average (the only other possible explanation is that TAP applicants are actually disadvantaged. This would make no sense). It would be interesting to see a comparison of TAP and non-TAP acceptance rates for applicants below 3.5."</p>
<p>I doubt much has changed in the last 4 years. TAP still confers an immense advantage to its members if they wish to get into UCLA. Countless people get in GPAs much lower than the average for their major where others would get denied, and for those who were still competitive under normal circumstances and had TAP on their side, admission to UCLA is practically guaranteed. As a member of SMC’s TAP program, and with a GPA higher than the average for my major, I wasn’t surprised that I got accepted to UCLA, though I was still very happy and excited. I just couldn’t expect any other outcome.</p>
<p>Of course, there could be some self-selection going on, but we should UCLA at their word and believe what they say when they claim that TAP enhances your chances of getting admitted. The evidence seems to speak for itself. Oh, and I believe that what UCLA means when they say they’ll give your application “priority consideration” is that you will receive priority over other community college students in the admissions process, increasing your chances of getting admitted, just as community college students receive priority over UC students who wish to transfer, and just as UC students receive priority over out-of-state students who wish to transfer.</p>
<p>Thanks @Cayton</p>
<p>@TheKracken </p>
<p>You should definitely still apply. You never know if you may get in.
Aim for straight A’s and write a great personal statement.
You have a good GPA, after all, UCLA requires at least a 3.2 to be considered.
From reading previous transfer threads, I believe you have a good chance. It just depends on what your intended major is. </p>
<p>I believe my intended major is physics. Also, my personal statement could potentially be good. In order to raise money to go to school and pay for it I went canning every night which helped me pay for classes until FA was able to, and then it goes to books. I feel like it is a good story. But who knows.</p>
<p>@TheKracken I was looking at the 2014 transfer thread, and I believe a few got into the physics program with around a 3.5, so I think you have a pretty good chance. </p>
<p>I hope you get accepted, just try your best in the summer and fall semesters. The personal statement Is a great opportunity for you to demonstrate your hardships and ambitions.</p>