<p>I'm applying to TASP too because I think it will be a wonderful experience. I just finished my application online, I was wondering when everyone is going to send theirs in? Assuming that some of you are doing it online too. Also I have a Q about the 3 copies of the transcript and teacher rec...my teacher only gave me one copy of the rec - should I hunt him down on Monday and rush to the post office? I'm worried I won't make it on time. Will TASP officials get annoyed that I only have 1 copy? I know I would be after rummaging through 900 apps...</p>
<p>A question for you all-- if I'm using a printed out application that I could easily just, you know, print out multiple times and fill out the same way, should I still go the making photocopies route instead? I probably will-- after all, it is what they recommend-- but it seems a bit silly to me when more convenient options are available. Any thoughts?</p>
<p>I really dont think that matters at all. I might end up doing the same thing because I dont know where i am going to get all of my stuff photocopied. Its not like their going to be like, "omg that guy didnt photocopy his info form, he is not getting in!"</p>
<p>I don't think it matters one way or the other, honestly. They're looking for smart, thoughtful kids, and I don't think they'd disqualify someone based on if they printed their app vs. photocopying it. </p>
<p>Anyway, all you people who are already done with your apps rock :) My status is:</p>
<p>future plans: 1 1/2 pages, finished
book list: 1 1/2 pages, finished
lit analysis: 1 page, half done
issue essay: 2 pages (with the margins reduced so it would fit, I kind of got carried away on that one!), finished
conflict essay: does not yet exist
seminar choice list: a little over a page, finished.</p>
<p>Guys, I hate to be the bearer of bad news but it's probably not a good idea to go over 1.5 pages on any of the questions besides #3 and #4 since in at least my opinion, those are the only true "essays". The rest of the prompts seem to be ones where they are looking for concise resposes. Eh who knows I'm not an adcom but something to think about...</p>
<p>well, the point of having a well packaged application isn't to impress them consiously, as in "this person has a neat application, they must be the best choice"</p>
<p>it's more of sending a subconsious message that the applicant is thurough and thoughful. your handwriting, font, paper, ink, etc. all send subliminal messages to the readers. of course, it's not going to be enough to make a massive difference, but i would affect them somewhat.</p>
<p>for instance, if your essays were all printed on light blue paper, that would send a message, woudln't it? a bunch of people sitting at a table, with a pile of white papers in front of them, and one's blue... which one will they read first? which one will they notice?</p>
<p>so in a way, everything about your application matters. just not that much.</p>
<p>i hope i get an interview. where i will dazzle them with my irresistable charm and 100 dollar bills. just kidding. i think. </p>
<p>i used the same margins and same text on all my applications. anyways; i think it creates a uniform look to my application to have the same margins, same font, same everything. </p>
<p>Alien dictator brings up a good point. I know if I was a reader, I wouldn't want to slog throuh somebodys two-page long conflict. I tried to keep it either casual and amusing or scholarly and intellectual. An inteview would be nice, but I doubt I'll get one. My essays aren't super amazing, but I like them, especially the topics I chose. ;)</p>
<p>honestly, wat literary works have u guys been analyzing. I seem to only be able to summarize, not analyze. What do you do when the analysis is all done by the author?</p>
<p>I'm analyzing a poem by a turkish writer named Nazim Hikmet. I'm actually inching towards completing it as we speak. Just out of curiosity, did you guys use any / a lot of quotes in your lit analysis? I'm using several in mine, but right now I'm trying to make sure they're all relevant and back up my points, because these TASP people really seem to be big on conciseness :)</p>
<p>i sure hope they're not too big on conciseness. I read somewhere that a guy once submitted a 14 page essay and got in. i'm just crossing my fingers because some of my essays are a little more than 2 pages long, although those are only some of the ones that don't have a stated 2-page limit.</p>
<p>let's see... 1000 some sets of essays, lets say they grade them all in 4 weeks, so thats 20 days, so they have 50 sets of essays a day. Now, if they have everone read all the essays, then they have about 10 minutes to read each essay set.</p>
<p>i'd imagine, tho, they'd probably break up the task and have a couple of groups read groups of essays each, and then submit the ones they think are good for to a larger group. </p>
<p>something like that.
so, if they have 3 subgroups who each read essays, then they'd have about 30 minutes to read you essays.</p>
<p>and it's not like they'd stop reading your essays for lack of time. so i think it's alright to have long ones.</p>