Perhaps AAP is best known for its counseling and tutorial programs, but academic help isn't all it offers. The program aids incoming students with their adjustment to life as a UCLA student by providing a ready-made support group. Brooks attends tutoring sessions several times a week but visits Campbell Hall every day. In addition to offering tutoring and counseling, the program works with different offices on campus such as Sunset Commons, the Career Center and the EXPO Center in order to offer a wide variety of resources to its students. AAP calls itself a family, and Gurrola believes that this comprehensive approach adds to the sense of community that AAP students experience.
Students can come in and talk about their personal agendas.
AAP's personalized approach to counseling seems to work well. Thank-you notes from students are tacked up on one wall of Gurrola's office. When I have finals, sometimes I'm just stressed. If they see that you're stressed, they'll come talk to you. They'll even give you hints.