<p>I got a card in the mail today. It says "Don't forget to apply to the TASP six-week summer program for high school juniors. Full scholarships for all selected. June 26-August 6, 2005. Apply online or download an application from <a href="http://www.tasp.tellurideassociation.org.">www.tasp.tellurideassociation.org.</a>" So does this mean I am qualified or something? I was 99th percentile on PSATs. Do I get a brochure or anything or is this all I get?</p>
<p>Hey TASPers does Telluride evaluate PSATs from region to region??? Some of my friends in CO got an application with sub 210 PSAT scores while my cousins in MA scored 225+ on their PSAT but yet didn't receive the application/brochure by mail. I am inclined to believe that Telluride is basically choosing the top 3-4 kids from each zip code/county and just sending them the information.</p>
<p>maybe so but who cares... if you apply to the program just go to the website and download the application!</p>
<p>Do you think analyzing diction and its uses only would be acceptable?</p>
<p>Dude I haven't gotten my PSAT scores back yet lol, so I care. Getting the application is a way to falsely express my optimistic hopes about my scores so please don't steal my spotlight.;)</p>
<p>For what essay...darkrulerII?</p>
<p>^That's pretty odd that you haven't received your scores yet, because CB sent them out mid December. Even here in CO we received our scores in December, and we're usually the state to be last in receiving just about anything.</p>
<p>Not everyone with a high score get apps sent either, I believe.</p>
<p>No one at my school with a 220+ received their applications. Which region in Colorado are your friends at?</p>
<p>For the critical analysis. Also, are you getting your letters of reccomendation from english teachers? I kinda want to get mine from my Calc teacher.</p>
<p>Oh, just saw ceecee's question. My anwer? Basically: yes!</p>
<p>Of course there are going to be more outspoken TASPers, but don't feel that this should deter you from applying. It certainly didn't stop me from having a great time.</p>
<p>Diction alone? Might be a bit thin, but I haven't read your paper. I could picture it working.</p>
<p>I haven't gotten my PSAT scores yet either, even though people in my state got them a month ago. My counselors just won't let us see them yet. I am actually very blase about my PSAT scores, but that might be a defense mechanism.</p>
<ol>
<li>savoirfaire- Cornell I: Foreign Policy as Subversion</li>
<li>Sourapplezz- Cornell II: Voyages to the Otherworld: Medieval Romance and Modern Adaptations OR UT Austin: The Cultures of Writing</li>
<li>darkrulerII- UT Austin: The Cultures of Writing OR Cornell II: Voyages to the Otherworld: Medieval Romance and Modern Adaptations
4.bravos89- Cornell I: Subverting other Nations through Foreign Policy</li>
<li>Icicle12- Cornell I: Foreign Policy as Subversion</li>
<li>vegangirl- St. Louis: The Ties that Bind (civil rights/apartheid)</li>
<li>hey_la - St. Louis: The Ties that Bind</li>
<li>evil<em>asian</em>dictator-Cornell I: Foreign Policy as Subversion OR St. Louis: The Ties That Bind</li>
<li>pyroman - Cornell I: Foreign Policy as Subversion OR Michigan: Islam</li>
<li>QuickLikeCat - Cornell I, St. Louis, Michigan</li>
<li>Ralph - UT Austin: The Cultures of Writing (or possibly Cornell I)</li>
<li>leezy23- Cornell I, possibly Michigan</li>
<li>reaching - subversion, islam</li>
</ol>
<p>I'm in colorado, 225 PSAT, and no app here either. i don't really understand the system telluride is using for doling these things out. oh well. it's unimportant anyway.</p>
<p>I eventually did get a card from TASP through my PSAT scores. However, the card was the same as nactors and it basically just told me to go online and download an app. It nearly got lost in the pile of mail that accumulated over Christmas break too since it was so small...hahaha.</p>
<p>Anyone notice that PSAT and TASP are palindromes? =p</p>
<p>oh k evil I get what you mean, but what i get confused by is when people are all worried about why they are not getting the app.</p>
<ol>
<li>savoirfaire- Cornell I: Foreign Policy as Subversion</li>
<li>Sourapplezz- Cornell II: Voyages to the Otherworld: Medieval Romance and Modern Adaptations OR UT Austin: The Cultures of Writing</li>
<li>darkrulerII- UT Austin: The Cultures of Writing OR Cornell II: Voyages to the Otherworld: Medieval Romance and Modern Adaptations
4.bravos89- Cornell I: Subverting other Nations through Foreign Policy</li>
<li>Icicle12- Cornell I: Foreign Policy as Subversion</li>
<li>vegangirl- St. Louis: The Ties that Bind (civil rights/apartheid)</li>
<li>hey_la - St. Louis: The Ties that Bind</li>
<li>evil<em>asian</em>dictator-Cornell I: Foreign Policy as Subversion OR St. Louis: The Ties That Bind</li>
<li>pyroman - Cornell I: Foreign Policy as Subversion OR Michigan: Islam</li>
<li>QuickLikeCat - Cornell I, St. Louis, Michigan</li>
<li>Ralph - UT Austin: The Cultures of Writing (or possibly Cornell I)</li>
<li>leezy23- Cornell I, possibly Michigan</li>
<li>reaching - subversion, islam</li>
<li>ivyracer - islam, african american</li>
</ol>
<p>I just received my application today--my counselor had it and forgot to page me for it. </p>
<p>Hope everyone's essays are going well...because mine aren't. :)</p>
<p>I just realized that I'm playing the diversity card sooo much in these essays!!! Haha, I'm seriously going to **** off some ultra-conservative old woman if she reads my app.:)</p>
<p>Greetings everyone! I am applying to TASP as well, and I really hope to get in! While I was working on my application, it suddenly occurred to me that I should endeavor to learn something about the application process and the program itself to avoid churning out completely inapt essays. So here I am with my queries for all of you TASPers. I hope you will take some time to address my concerns:</p>
<p>1) I understand that TASP is consciously selecting interesting kids from different backgrounds to encourage diversity and fresh insights. Other than being a Chinese-American, I do not consider myself the slightest bit what you would call "interesting," for I have dwelled in uneventful Georgia most of my life. HOW am I supposed to stand out among students who have lived in a dozen other countries or have invented their own language or have met the Dalai Lama?! </p>
<p>2) Should I write my essays over a variety of topics or should I stick with one theme that I feel strongly about? I am leaning towards the latter but am afraid the TASP people will dismiss me as uninteresting if I harp over the same topic.</p>
<p>3) Do the TASP judges place more emphasis on mastery of the English language or novelty of ideas presented? When I write essays, I sometimes stray into metaphors and abstractions. Is this a good thing? </p>
<p>4) Are TASP applicants expected to have read countless books within a year? I have read about 10 books (please don't ridicule if you have read more) over the past year, including the ones required for school. Does that sound like an adequate number? If not, what is? </p>
<p>5) Is Pride and Prejudice a good book to do my criticism on? I know it has been analyzed manymanymany times, but I absolutely LOVE the book! In addition, it is the only classic literature I have read recently outside of school. Everything else I have read is too contemporary.</p>
<p>6) Do all TASPers have to be articulate? I am well able to express my opinion through writing, but I am not so good at "thinking-on-my-feet." Any consolation? encouragement? advice?</p>
<p>Well, that's all I have for now. If any of you TASPers could take the time to answer some of my questions, I would appreciate it very much!! </p>
<p>Good luck to my fellow applicants!!!</p>
<p>Hey Save.The.Pandas! </p>
<p>Although not a TASPer, I wanted to address your question numbers 4 and 5. </p>
<p>4) The answer to this, from what I've read, is definitely a no. Some people with 15 books on their list was accepted, while someone with 70 was rejected. So I don't think its "the more the better," but rather what it is you have on there. Again, not a TASPer, just an assumption that makes perfect sense to me.</p>
<p>5) Although Pride and Prejudice is an overexausted novel in terms of analysis, I think if you approach it at a unqiue angle, you should be fine. </p>
<p>-That's all I can say--I'm just a TASP-hopeful like the majority of us here. :)</p>
<p>Thanks so much for your advice, SourApplezz! I appreciate your replying...this is my first time posting on collegeconfidential, and I see now that it is really helpful. Good luck to you!</p>