Telluride Assocation Summer Program (TASP) 2014

<p>what is a ‘chill out’</p>

<p>My D also applied to TASP. She is at a boarding school in the South. Given the selectivity, she needs to make other research plans, etc. for summer 2014. How are you caveating other options? "I’d love this position, but I applied to TASP, and I won’t know until mid-May if I’m in. . . " Or, maybe with a 5% acceptance rate, you just forget about it and move on with other plans. . . . and deal with it in the unlikely event you’re actually accepted?</p>

<p>Yea I’ve been worrying about that too. I don’t know if it’s the smartest thing to do, but I’ve applied to some other programs. I have to guarantee that I have something to attend this summer, and TASP is way too prestigious to give me that guarantee… Any other opinions??? :/</p>

<p>I haven’t applied to anything else. TASP is the one thing I want to do this summer. Otherwise Id rather stay home and do my own things. Unless someone else knows of some other programs for the summer that are worth it?</p>

<p>@SanjayPatel same here. my mom believes that there is no point going to summer programs to try to impress the adcoms… she just wants me to concentrate on studying for the SAT, because grades are the most important (which I agree). I was going to apply for the Economics for students program or the IB world student conference, but I guess I’ll just volunteer and study over the summer now lol.</p>

<p>@Skrunch </p>

<p>What boarding school in the south? lol</p>

<p>I’m at a “boarding school” in the south o__0</p>

<p>@Stanford It’s a residential public school focused on math and science in NC.</p>

<p>Ha. Too funny! I go there too.</p>

<p>@Skrunch I don’t think there were many kids who applied to TASP here . . I probably know your D !</p>

<p>Small world. I suggested that she apply for TASP only a few days before it was due, so I don’t think she knew of anyone else applying. It was just a last minute thing. I bet you do know each other.</p>

<p>@Skrunch that is too crazy . . now I have to become a detective! I wish your daughter good luck on getting an interview; if she goes here, she’s probably got a good chance! </p>

<p>getting all anxious about TASP results now…like literally searching everything about it. Unless something changed, we should get results March 1.
what kind of people get in why is this so difficult I am a mess </p>

<p>@teastraw I thought the website said mid-March?</p>

<p>@fairyfantasy </p>

<p>yeah it says that, but if you look back into past threads and whatnot . . it almost always comes out on the first day of March [-O< </p>

<p>im so nervous you guys.</p>

<p>Same. Just thinking about my essays makes me want to cry. Seriously, they were god-awful. Especially the critical analysis one <em>curses myself for not finishing them earlier, so I could check them with my English teachers</em></p>

<p>Me too! I wrote mine on the day it was due so there were most likely a lot of grammatical errors, etc. By the way, do anyone know what the program specifically is about? Do we take college courses or something? All I know is that there will be insightful discussions about the topics specified. </p>

<p>After reading the book list of a TASS finalist I feel like I don’t have a chance. O.O I didn’t work on my book list at all…I think I wrote a lot of random books…and I didn’t write enough because I thought we were supposed to write about the ones really important to us. </p>

<p>Yep, and my thesis was middle-school material. My essay in general was very disorganized. And mind sharing the link for that list with me? How many books did you put? I put 16 books and 2 magazines. I think it would be better to put less, since I’ve hear that we have to discuss them later in our interviews.</p>

<p>I don’t think the program is similar to a college course. I think it’s the same instructors for the entire 6 weeks teaching the course. I’m imaging something like a very long English class with lots of discussions, writing, and group work.</p>

<p>1) I doubt Telluride offices would be open on a Saturday just to email notifications
2) If you do get selected and talk about books in your interview, it’s better to have books you can have meaningful conversation about than an “intellectual” book you can barely grasp IMO</p>