Advice from a successful transfer student

Ella89
Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:16:24 +0000

@whoever was *****ing about my math comment. UM sarcasm? I failed algebra 2 TWICE in HS. I was trying to make a point.

@asph, I did STP at UCLA, it’s very similar to site, but aimed at a specific racial group. But yeah I think both programs helped me A LOT. Mostly due to the fact that I had 3 well trained people go through my entire application and edit it for me. And they helped make my essays perfect. That aside, having them both looks really good on your app just by emphasizing the fact that you are low-income, first gen, whatever you are. I think it really gave me an edge at UCLA since I applied to an impacted major, well below the average admit gpa without TAP and basically no EC’s.

edit: If you havent already had Aileen go through your application, PLEASE DO. Just copy it into a word doc and she’ll tell you any random tiny details to change. I did it around this time last year and she was able to get it back to me pretty quickly with some really good insite to make the app in general stronger.

Aside from that the CCCP crew is awesome. Now that Im at UCLA I basically live in Campbell Hall (where AAP is, which houses CCCP). Once youre in you should be a member of AAP and you’ll get your own counselor, free tutoring, plus they have a bunch of outside programs for different majors. I’m in one that gives a $3000 stipend. The person that intervewed me for the program I knew from STP. So rambling aside, theyre good people to know.