<p>I can't believe I actually read that whole thing.</p>
<p>And thanks for the kind words. I really want to visit some people but after that dream I have a feeling it might be a deadly thing to do. =/ not really i just feel like being dramatic today. </p>
<p>A garlic knot is like.....pizza crust thats knoted and then drenched in garlic stuff. I can't exactly describe it but you can find it at brooklyn pizzarias. They are just amazing.</p>
<p>"I was like YAAAAAAY! SQUEE!! And then I asked why she was reading my mail."</p>
<p>HAHAHAHAHA. my mom did that too. i came home and she was like, "hey, your tasp letter came today! i already opened it for you. [beams]" but i already found out about the interview a week earlier because you people freaked me out with your AHHHHHHHDFKS:LJDSFLINTERVIEW posts. <em>coughs</em></p>
<p>"I haven't heard from him in a long while though. :'( That makes me a very sad panda." </p>
<p>..okay, it's kind of sad that i actually understood/remembered that reference. but LMAO.</p>
<p>and you never had a garlic knot, aida?!?! they're like, little breaded dough thingers with love drenched on them. mainly butter and garlic powder. </p>
<p>how long did it take for you to type all of that!?? and what if i don't want to be androgynous! roams like genders too. watch me create a new CC account with the username "SuNsHiNeKiSsChIcK3848474934" or something. blargh, back to french. afjkdldklfj.</p>
<p>there's nothing to fear but a tasp rejection letter itself.</p>
<p>fdr didn't know what he was talking about.</p>
<p>fearing fear? psh what a joke.</p>
<p>Aww Karen! That interview story was very sad. You seem like a really nice person, and I'd totally love to meet you! </p>
<p>For what it's worth, I think you're very brave for having the courage to frequent this board even with the knowledge that you won't be able to attend.</p>
<p>And DON'T feel bad because other people seems to have things you don't. Success gives us confidence, but failure is the true test of our potential. The ability to deal with failure and to gain the good from the bad is what truly separates the great people from the little people, far more than success does. So from my point of view, you're a very accomplished person (a LOT more than I can say of myself!)</p>
<p>Yep, I find that REALLY hard to swallow sometimes too, especially after what happened with my science fair project that I worked MONTHS on, and I hope I'll be able to move on from it as successfully as you did with this.</p>
<p>Sorry for the long post, and I really hope I made you feel even the tiniest bit better inside!</p>
<p>hey guys,</p>
<p>I haven't posted much till inkspill invited me (thanks inkspill). I actually had my interview over the weekend. The best advice I can offer is be yourself, don't worry about the book list (my interviewer didnt touch it), but other than that it really depends on how the interviewer conducts the interview. Good luck everyone.</p>
<p>OMG thank you guys so much. I love you all more than you can imagine <3</p>
<p>Thanks for your imput. :)</p>
<p>aw, inky. </p>
<p>and karen, us jerseyeans should go to hoagie haven sometime. corey will be there in spirit.</p>
<p>we so should. Name a date and time and I'm there. Well....I'm kinda busy. But in the spring I should have more time.</p>
<p>Hello, again, my friends.</p>
<p>I have returned from my journalism adventure!</p>
<p>And now on to homework...otherwise known as browsing CC for topics of interest :)</p>
<p>lol.....i know how that feels ;)</p>
<p>Ha ha.</p>
<p>Well I mean, procrastination > all. For once I will force myself to wake up at 4 tomorrow morning to work on my literature essay...I must...rawr...</p>
<p>But for now, CC love :)</p>
<p>YES I WILL BE THERE IN SPIRIT ROAM!!!
<3 Hoagie Haven</p>
<p>When I meet you I'm gonna be wearing one of those bright orange shirts to show my pride...Or maybe a teal Princeton Record Exchange shirt.
Dang my knowledge of Princeton hipness is limited.</p>
<p>I told my college counselor that I got a TASP interview. Mind you, I'm the first person at my school to EVER make it this far in the application process. Also, I'm the first person in my grade to actually contend with a 10% cut.</p>
<p>Here's her reaction.</p>
<p>"Oh, that's nice. Anyway, Hannah (she's this girl my couselor only has eyes for) how did you like your visit to harvard?"</p>
<p>DAMNIT. What do I have to do to get this woman to pay attention to me? I have a 3.95 GPA! I have the second-highest SAT in the grade! WHAT DOES SHE WANT WWWWAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH. T_T</p>
<p>Awww...poor Iris.</p>
<p>My counselor knows I exist only because I needed a rec letter from her, ha ha.</p>
<p>But generally I find most of the stuff I need off this site, and college mail and all that stuff. The guidance counselor is not needed.</p>
<p>I told my teacher (the one who wrote my letter of rec) and all she said was "cool." I felt sad, expecting a somewhat more exciting response. But oh well...I am all alone in this TASP application process...except for you guys :)</p>
<p>She wants money, Iris. Cold. Hard. Cash.</p>
<p>I may have had garlic knots before. I really don't know. XD</p>
<p>I LEFT A MESSAGE! DID IT GET DELETED?! WHAT THE HECKERSZ?</p>
<p>Today was my school's Field Day. I won the weight-throw! (you throw an 8-lb ball the size of a baseball or a bit larger, and the one who throws it the farthest wins) :D I took many pictures and now I'm kind of hoarse. Not because of the photography, though, obviously. :P I'm tiiiiiired. And I wanna sleep. And I have to tutor in two hours. In other news, my Calculus test got postponed AGAIN. YAAAAAAAAAAAAY. This makes me happy.</p>
<p>aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. hoagies. I don't know what they are, but I want one. I want pizza.</p>
<p>Ah. Now I know what hoagies are and I REALLY want one.</p>
<p>"It is a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and {condiments);} different names are used in different sections of the United States (syn: bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep)"</p>
<p>WTH! A Cuban sandwich is the same thing as a hoagie?! I love Cuban sandwiches.</p>
<p>All of you have to try an Elena Ruz. SO GOOD! Or make it yourselves. Just take some bread, spread cream cheese and strawberry jelly/preserves/jam on both slices of the bread, and stick some turkey in the middle. Enjoy. <3</p>
<p>lol, procrastination is like masturbation; you're only screwing yourself.</p>
<p>.......heheheheheheheee....</p>
<p>Well, I tried to bribe her with Godaiva chocolate earlier this year, but obviously it didn't work. Right now I'm working towards having her NOT write my school report recommendation. The woman doesn't know me at all, and I'd like to have someone who knows me better write it. I'm sure she's good at what she does, but...yeah. Don't wanna risk it.</p>
<p>In other news, my art teacher wants me to give a talk about my jewelry stuff. Sounds like fun...I bet people will enjoy messing with my blowtorch and power drills. Hehe.</p>
<p>PS: I feel the same way; most of us are pretty much alone in the process. Like, my parents have calmed me down about the interview and one of my teachers is going to comb through my essays with me, but the real support I get is from you guys, who actually get how MUCH I want this. None of my friends understand it...I guess six weeks of summer vacation spent discussing religious reform isn't appealing to most people our age?</p>
<p>Like that guy that called us nerds. Whatever...I'd rather be intellectual and a nerd than stupid and...cool?</p>
<p>You use a blowtorch :D (Could you please refrain from using it in the presence of your GC...Sounds like you might commit Arson subconsciously...or counciously for that matter :-P)</p>
<p>Aida. I'm mad...Lacrosse practice was cancelled today so I cant call you from the bus...however, I can call you from home. But not as cool cause i cant people watch with you....Even though you cant see when I'm on the phone with you but still....Yea my point is???</p>
<p>My GC and I are really tight. We served on the same commission in 8th grade and now through Diversity Task Force we serve on the same commissions (Both the parent/teacher and the district)
He asked me if he could write my letter of rec. But he was really personal about it and he interviewed me for almost an hour before he wrote the letter... I thought it was a lengthy process if he does that with everybody, but it shows how much he cares. (hes the best!!!)</p>
<p>I always like when I come on the computer during lunch to check if lacrosse practice is canceled or emails regarding the event...And I end up posting on here. </p>
<p>Im in a bad mood too. Today I had a Japanese test first period and my intention was to wake up early and study....Somehow I ended up sleeping in until after school started but my mom still made me go and I was 15min late + I knew nothing on the already impossible test. (After all Japanese isnt something you can BS) The only part I got was the drawing section (We had to draw a ship, rain, plane, suitcase, and ticket) The other parts however were impossible. </p>
<p>Wait sophomoregalore....Are you a sophomore....So did you apply to TASS?</p>
<p>Interview acceptance story:</p>
<p>I read. I squealed. The dog came bounding into the room to protect me from whatever he thought I was being attacked by. My mother thought I had found my military ID, which is still AWOL and not squeal-worthy. Furthermore, I am not normally a squealer. My mom is lame. (butalsowonderfulandiloveheranyway.)</p>
<p>Interviewers on these boards: </p>
<p>My username is my first name followed by my last initial. Not much of a mystery there. Although, it's true you guys have been calling me "Lindeek". :P
Anyway, my interviewer is intimidatingly-credentialled but also reassuringly-friendly.</p>
<p>Other people and their blasphemous attitudes towards TASP:</p>
<p>OTHER PERSON: TASP? What's that?
LINDEE: Oh, it's this six-week summer seminar...[go on and on about how wonderful it is]
OTHER: Oh. So like, free geek camp?
LINDEE: Well, yeah, kind of, but it's also...[elaborate on the wonderfulness of TASP]
OTHER: Oh, right. Now I get it. Free geek camp.
LINDEE dies.</p>