<p>For the record, I got six wonderful hours of sleep. ;)</p>
<p>I was lucky...my conflict essay was COMPLETELY blank until 9:30, couldn't think of a topic. Once I did, it ended up being the best I did...and I didn't even have to draft it four times like I did with the analysis!</p>
<p>ALL THIS WORK, I hope hope hope I at least get an interview!!</p>
<p>Dayum, that's hardcore, tako. I'm falling asleep, and I was in bed at 1 last night.</p>
<p>Hehe maybe I'm just becoming delusional. I think I'll sleep soon, and wake up at 4 to study instead of staying up late/sleeping in. </p>
<p>Dang I'm so scared for TASP.</p>
<p>I have a feeling all of you who did the paper app will be laughing at us online app people some time Friday night...</p>
<p>Oh dear.</p>
<p>I average seven hours of sleep a weeknight...I feel special!</p>
<p>Niiice. How many classes do you have? How many APs?</p>
<p>thats not bad for some one who wheres a orange speedo.</p>
<p>Oh my bad gold.</p>
<p>My general advice is go for the personal and emotional first and the rest will fall in line. If it doesn't thats where having a teacher look at your essays or something will help.</p>
<p>are there any truly bored souls out there right now that wouldnt mind helping me with my critnal? i dont really know how to write one and all ive got is a page of incoherent babble.</p>
<p>Haha. That sucks mouse.</p>
<p>Do you have a really good English teacher that your close with?</p>
<p>I took my 5 pages of babble and random quotes and turned it into a great essay just by sitting down and having a discussion with my teacher. It was really beneficial sometimes it helps to talk to somebody thats knows what they have are doing to get you on the right track.</p>
<p>Whats your page of babble on BTW?</p>
<p>I just finished my conflict essay in two hours (: Go me! I think it turned out pretty good. </p>
<p>On the more depressing side, my eyes hurt and my vision is glazing over from staring at the computer for too long. </p>
<p>For other people, if this applies: on your critical analysis, did you cite page numbers when you took quotations from the source? After reading all of those posts about bibliographies, I'm starting to think it would've been a good idea to at least reference the page numbers I got the quotes from, but it would really be a hassle to look back through the book and find the pages.</p>
<p>I did reference page numbers (just did it as I was writing), out of habit. But it probably isn't that big of a deal if you don't do that, as long as you reference wherever you found the text.</p>
<p>Question--</p>
<p>For my issue/topic essay, I'm writing about my experiences with diversity. I want to mention that I grew up in a pretty homogeneous environment, white middle class neighborhood. Yet the high school I go to is very diferent.--numerically, one of the most diverse high schools in state. I go off on diff. tangents about race, integration, etc, will it hurt me to mention my socioeconomic background?</p>
<p>I didn't have a single bibliography, despite quoting extensively from my copy of the book I analyzed. I also incorporated other people's views into my issue essay because their views are what have influenced mine directly, and doing anything different would have felt like plagiarism.</p>
<p>Furthermore, my book list was divided by how much of the book I had actually read, and my "future opportunities" essay actually said that given the opportunity, I would consider not going to college.</p>
<p>I just did what I thought would be normal for me and decided to leave it to TASP to decide whether or not they wanted me. =). If they don't think I'd fit due to my idiosyncracies, then so be it. I think it's pretty silly to worry over such picky things as the bibliographies.</p>
<p>Zachsta. Socioeconomics are a HUGE factor in diversity. Think about it. In a school thats lets say all white. There are going to be divisions by socioeconomics. The rich girls hang out with the rich girls.... (obviously this is very generic and would need to be explored more) Also mentioning your own background helps bring you into the essay (even though it seems like it already is surrounding you...:D good job)</p>
<p>Also you mention numerically.. Did you cover the differences between paper and in real life. YOu can have 1 person of every race or creed imaginable but what are the effects of that... What does diversity real mean. (always define your topic in your own words)</p>
<p>Ok sorry zachsta I went on a TASS relapse mode. Sounds good so far !!!!</p>
<p>Two more questions:
how do you format your books for teh book list if you're applying electronically?</p>
<p>also--do you include books you've read part/most of but haven't finished? does the "in the last year" have to be followed so strictly, or is it okay to include some stuff from early sophomore year?</p>
<p>haha no it's sort of like that. i want to say that essentially diversity does not mean integration. my school in particular is so segregated and people develop really strong racially-motivated attitudes, etc. i talk about class distinctions also in the formation of racial judgments, and i mention the work of sociologist michael eric dyson.</p>
<p>Arthurbulla: IMO TASP would have more reason to accept you (not for diversity or w.e) but your being true. I can write a 2 page paper about which classes I can take at Harvard, OR I can write whats true...And that sounds like what you did.</p>
<p>Also yeah bibliographies. IDK how it came up but, forget about it. They are the least of your priorities. You can do in line references or W/e Just make sure you give credit where it counts.</p>
<p>When this is all said and done it would be interesting to see your essays Arthurbulla..... :D</p>
<p>Hmmm that seems pretty interesting Zachsta. Where are you from?</p>
<p>Im from middle.upper class White/Asian CA. And being African American I know exactly what your talking about. I refered to it in one of my essays as repulsive. </p>
<p>Gawd if i have to here one more thing about the new BMWs or w/E i will lose it. I drive a hand-me-down subaru and its fine with me. Im just lucky to have a car.</p>
<p>I'm from Fresno, CA, where I think well under 10 percent of population is African American. My school, on teh other hand, is 25 percent African Americans (whites make up only 12 percent, compared to like 40 percent municipally).</p>
<p>Well, don't get me wrong, I didn't totally denounce college, but I admitted that, for example, if I ever got a boost into the entertainment industry, I'd take my chances. </p>
<p>Sorry for the rant, I'm just seeing all this worry over the little things as petty. I mean, I understand where people are coming from being worried about it all, but if the deciding factor in your application is whether or not you referenced page numbers in your critnal, then something else was missing, yanno?</p>
<p>EDIT: And it looks like we've moved on, anyway. Haha, don't mind me!</p>