<p>I am pretty sure that those of you who are tap certified got a letter in the mail informing you of a $5000 scholarship from UCLA for incoming transfer students. The paper says that the scholarship is based on academic merit and financial aid. Does that mean they look at both or either/or? So if I didn't qualify for financial aid, am I automatically not eligible for receiving this money? Just curious because I don't want to go through the hassle of getting a recommendation and writing a mini essay if it is not applicable to me in the first place. Any thoughts? :)</p>
<p>If you didn't qualify then you probably wouldn't have gotten the application in the first place.</p>
<p>Is it a TAP scholarship? My college didn't have the TAP program but I still got the scholarship.</p>
<p>Yeah, it is specifically for transfer students who have completed the TAP program and are transferring this fall. I actually got this application from UCLA a couple weeks before I even found out I got in so it seems like anyone who applied to UCLA and indicated they were TAP certified on their application got one, regardless of their qualifications.</p>
<p>i was an idiot and didn't turn in the fafsa in time so i didn't qualify.</p>
<p>Does anyone know the likelihood of getting this scholarship? And how important is it to get a recommendation from someone from the school instead of say, an employer?</p>
<p>i haven't read my letter since i got it, but I think it said something about maintaining a 3.0 or.. 3.5 and you get 5k.</p>
<p>I'm applying. Hopefully it'll pay off. <em>shrugs</em></p>
<p>i think one person from each major group gets it: humanities, business etc..</p>
<p>ONE PERSON?? Greattttttttttt.</p>
<p>I doubt that.</p>
<p>Just sayin'. :D</p>
<p>I don't think so. I was under the impression that those who qualified would automatically receive this award.</p>
<p>I was under that impression too. Have you guys submitted it?</p>
<p>The UCLA College TAP Scholarship Committee meets to select candidates for each of the College divisions – Humanities, Social Sciences, Life Sciences, and Physical Sciences. </p>
<p>taken from website..</p>
<p>Yeah...and where does it say "one of each"?</p>
<p>think about it why would it specify by college divisions???</p>
<p>...I still don't see how "candidates for each of the College divisions" means they're only picking one person from each division.</p>
<p>I don't think that implies one at all. To me that means they will be evenly distributing scholarships among the different departments in order to be fair.</p>
<p>Has anyone heard anything of the scholarship?</p>
<p>need based scholarships do not reduce the required loan amount. Ucla provides up to a student’s full need minus $5500 in subsidized student loans(roughly 80% of costs). Which is generous nonetheless. But its best to earn merit based scholarships that will not affect your government/school aid. Unless, those two avenues of aid are not provided at the maximum.</p>
<p>Two Scenarios:
- 80% ride with $5500 in student loans, add a $5500 merit based scholarship, that student gets a 100% ride
- 80% ride with $5500 in student loans, add a $5500 need based scholarship, that student takes out less government aid and still has a $5500 student loan</p>