<p>"It is not TASP itself, but the type of quality student that participates in that program, who will do extremely well with the college admissions process.:</p>
<p>I agree. It's very difficult to get to TASP. The admissions process is even more selective than admissions for Harvard. To get accepted into TASP, one needs extraordinary scores (top 1%, I believe, of one's zip code), lots of thoughtful, insightful, essays, and an interview. TASP clearly is seeking very bright people who have such a passion for learning that spending the summer diving into a narrow academic field thrills them.</p>
<p>Someone who spends a summer at TASP therefore has the intellectual passion and smarts that top colleges seek. It's not TASP that gets them into top colleges: It's their passion and intelligence -- the same things that got them into TASP.</p>
<p>A reminder; As is the case even with the Olympics, going to TASP still isn't a 100% guarantee that one will gain acceptance to the ultra select college of one's choice. Still, odds are more in a TASPers favor than the odds favor most applicants.</p>