<p>just thought i'd drop in and say hi to all the tasplicants from last year that are still hanging around</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>oh and if any of you get into dartmouth let me know...</p>
<p>Degoutant, you sure are precocious. </p>
<p>May I suggest you turn it in now with the books you are planning to read added on already. That way you will be obligated to read them ;).</p>
<p>Oh and hey Nate, facebook me some time. We havent chatted in a minute.</p>
<p>For previous TASPERs....is it okay to ask a professor from a summer program over the summer to write a rec for me instead of a current teacher?</p>
<p>Ooh, I have a NICE one from Brown Summer Session. I'd love to send it in, except my English teacher this year really likes me, and his will probably be even better. I wish I could send both.</p>
<p>ahhhhhhhh im having such an urge to just be IN to telluride with all of you guys and just hang out with you already - cause i feel like the application process has been a bonding experience in itself</p>
<p>Awwww radio. lol</p>
<p>On the rec you really can pick anyone, but just be careful and put serious thought into it. Also I think last year some one asked and they were okay with them sending in multiple recs. Anytime you have a questions about the process just call TA up. And you will probably speak to Ellen directly and she can answer your concerns. </p>
<p>I think I might be going to New Hampshire over break now, I am so excited.</p>
<p>laststop: i think unless you have circumstances that would prevent you from sending in a teacher's rec, you should ask a teacher from your high school. the teacher's rec is not so heavily weighed in your application, so don't worry too much about it. i wouldn't suggest using a recommendation from a professor at a summer session, but check with telluride. </p>
<p>no, don't send them multiple recs. again, the rec is a reference letter and will not be heavily weighed in your application. telluride is chill, and if you ask they probably won't strongly discourage it (last year, people asked them if they can do their critical analysis on a song, a children's book, etc, and they were fine with everything), but it's just not necessary. </p>
<p>radio: yeah, it's nice, especially if you become roommates with one of them ;)</p>
<p>also, early decisions have been trickling in all week! assorted and onegoodgirl, <3</p>
<p>I will be SO depressed if I don't get, not just because I didn't get in, but because I'll have to leave the thread...</p>
<p>yesss princess. agreed. i just figured out what im going to write about for my literary critique - thank goodness. it was, before night, the most intimidating. </p>
<p>i got my paper application today btw!</p>
<p>o i wish i had my brochure. and its very nice to know the blackhole-esque appeal of TASP has already pulled you in. i really want to get my essay all down, but there is time yet.</p>
<p>I'm not sure if I'm applying to TASP or not.</p>
<p>If I do, the rankings for me are Michigan, UT Austin, Cornell II, Cornell I (the Cornell ones are last on my list because I live right near Cornell, and I'm not sure I basically want to be stuck here all summer as it's much less interesting than going somewhere else, so it's not even that the topics don't interest me, it's the location that I have a problem with).</p>
<p>I'll probably apply, but I probably also won't get in.</p>
<p>Despite the odds singdancerunLIFE, I encourage you to approach the application with a slightly more positive attitude than you expressed in the above post. By no means are you being pessimistic, but I do believe approaching the app with a more positive, hopeful and with some confidence will bolster your "chances". By no means am I advocating being cocky, but, I do believe that the more receptive you are to the app process, the more you will gain from the process and it will ultimately help you out in the long run.</p>
<p>And your reasoning for not wanting to attend the ones at Cornell is valid, and you should express that in your discussion of seminar topics essay. While the seminar is what you are doing 15 hours a week, the program has an emphasis on community and over all experience. And no doubt is traveling to a new place a great experience. At my tass their were a lot of people from around the Umich area and I definitely appreciated that I was some 2000 miles away from where I lived. That being said, while some used being close to home as a "crutch" at sometimes, some of the people from the area gained a lot and saw where they lived in a totally new perspective... But it will be different for everyone, including you. Just some food for thought :).</p>
<p>Good Luck!</p>
<p>I'm hella stressing over what text to analyze for the first essay. Does anyone have advice over if they prefer out there stuff (things they've never heard of) or mainstream material?</p>
<p>I'm leaning toward using a newspaper article to spinoff to society, but that might be avoiding the topic. What is their preference in regards to fiction/nonfiction?</p>
<p>Giantredlobster - The reason I say that is because last year, I applied for TASS. I got an interview. I bombed the interview...Thus, I didn't get in. I kinda figure the same thing will happen this year unless I suddenly get good interviewing skills (that was the first interview I had ever done though).</p>
<p>No way was I accusing you of anything SDRlife, and I didn't understand the circumstances. </p>
<p>I know a girl that got into tasp 2 years ago after ultimately not getting in after her tass interview. Good Luck!</p>
<p>spiky do an analysis on something that your really like. if you put out the effort of analyzing something no matter how off base it may seem it'll show and im sure it'll be appreciated. if nothing else if its something random like an encyclopedia ask if they would have a problem with it.</p>
<p>and ooo interviews can be scary. i was so nervous and i was sputtering a bit but i plowed through it anyway.</p>
<p>my latest critical analysis idea: deconstructing a take-out menu, a la <a href="http://www.theonion.com/content/node/27794%5B/url%5D">http://www.theonion.com/content/node/27794</a> ;)</p>
<p>HK, that is glacial rift deep in comparison to what we discussed regarding eulogies. Who is the Burrito Bandito vs. What is the Burrito Bandito <-- Abridged version of the complex analysis displayed in the article. </p>
<p>^That was extremely cryptic as I am to lazy to log into Face book and message you.</p>
<p>how hard is it to get in???</p>