Help me check my standings! (UCLA Transfer)

Major: Psychology BA /
Current GPA: 3.63 (with two non-transferrable classes for I have not calculated without it yet) /
GPA after Fall: 3.7 /
Major GPA: 4.0 /
TAP Certified /
IGETC Completed /
ECs: Tutoring Chem at my CCC, and will be tutoring Psyc (and maybe Socio) the following semesters. And I have worked part time at retail for the earlier parts of my college career. I really need help finding/thinking of more to do… :frowning: / I feel like I will also write a pretty good personal statement.

You’re cutting it close for a psych major. The bottom 25% GPA was 3.71 and top 75% was 3.95. About 1,800 people applied to UCLA for the fall 2016 quarter for psychology. It is a massive department and perhaps one of the most applied majors at UCLA. You’ll perhaps need to try to bump your GPA closer to 3.8 and even then it could be difficult because UCLA has one of the best psychology departments in the country, I believe it’s ranked in the 5.

Your GPA is on the lower side, but TAP certification helps out a lot, and I speak from personal experience. You can afford to have a somewhat lower GPA with TAP certification, but it’s wise to raise your GPA as much as you can anyway. Given everything you’ve stated, you seem to be a competitive candidate. Good luck!