<p>why do they ask for a picture anyways?</p>
<p>They want to see if you're sexy or not swimmerpolochic.;)</p>
<p>to judge ur hotness</p>
<p>Yes, everyone, the method of evaluation of TASP applicants has finally been revealed: Telluride evaluates your picture, information, and essays and establishes, based on a rubrick, a "sexiness level". The 83 applicants with the highest sexiness level get in ;).</p>
<p>I wrote my "plans for education" essay, and it ended at a bit more than half a page, and most of that is about what influenced my choice (childhood experience, etc.) Is this acceptable? I can't help thinking I should write more, but I just ran out of ideas.</p>
<p>my education/plans essay is causing me some headaches too. right now it's like a page of rambling on what's influenced me and then heads into 'but i still have no idea what i want to do with my life' territory. oy vey, tasp essays, oy vey.</p>
<p>eductional essay- i talked abouth my teacher who influenced me, and what im interested in.</p>
<p>btw, what are you guys talking abouth for the issue? thats the big one that i don't know what i want to write about yet.</p>
<p>I know. I'm trying to add more to mine to fill up more space, however bleak that sounds. I just wonder what these people are looking for. My paper is like a case study on rambling. I know I'm rambling more than you, vegangirl. haha
The sad part is that I have yet to write the other essays either. A re****l night this promises to be.</p>
<p>the education essay is the easiest of the bunch. im struggling with the other 3.</p>
<p>writing about chilean politics for the topic one. anyone else?</p>
<p>re***<em>l</em> night</p>
<p>what about the other 3 acceptees? are they not hot, in order to add some diversity?</p>
<p>I don't know, I thought the analysis was easy. Im struggling with the issue and the conflict. I know I won't get in though, I'm not a super-amazing writer. I guess they sent my an app because I got a 226 on the PSAT.</p>
<p>i think everyone is struggling with the conflict! at least it's good practice for next year. does anyone actually know how they select who to send letters to? i got a 214, and i don't get it. is there an actual algorithm based on score and region, or does it have to do with career choice on the test?</p>
<p>how do u analyze? Ive been looking at the writting trying not to summarize. But isn't an analysis a summary of the author's intent on some level? I have no trouble in English class, but when I just can't seem to analyze a work that in itself if critical without summarizing the points made by the author.</p>
<p>Yeah, im just getting some practice for next year- im getting all the nervous breakdowns out of my system ;). I figure by Friday night, I'll just right something trite for my conflict if nothing comes to me. I might write about the decline of popular politics for the issue. Only because I love Andrew Jackson though!</p>
<p>summarizing points isnt the same as a summary. of course you have to write what the author said, but you just have to decide what they meant by it, or what the message behind the story is. like aesop's fables.</p>
<p>I got a 216 in MS and got an app. So they don't even consider who they sent an application to as a factor?</p>
<p>the biggest prob for me is that im great at historical essays or english ones with a specific question. these are too broad, and i get freaked out! besides, who really has life-changing conflicts? maybe 1% of the population.</p>
<p>but they only sent applications to some people-- i don't know anyone else who got one. so an app is a factor.</p>