<p>question: if i get to the interview stage of the TASP application, will i have the same interviewers that I had for the TASS last year?</p>
<p>Hi everyone, still a little confused about the essay that asks us to discuss a specific problem or topic in a field that interests me. The open endedness of it confuses me a bit as to how it should be approached; if old TASP’ers could post the kind of “topic” they chose as examples so I could get a feel for the kind of essay desired and thus pick my own appropriate topic, I’d be very appreciative.</p>
<p>My topic was racism, although an interesting spin on that general idea. But I don’t think this type of abstract social ideal is necessarily representative.</p>
<p>For the first question, about the literature, I’m a little confused.</p>
<p>Is this supposed to be a standard literary analysis paper? (Ex. something for AP English Lit.)</p>
<p>Or can it be more of a general essay, using a book as a starting off point? Does it have to directly argue against/for the literature?</p>
<p>for the 1st essay i kinda did wrote it AP style but I didn’t explain rhetorical devices…i just sort of mentioned them</p>
<p>so what programs are you guys interested in?</p>
<p>I feel like such a procrastinator!! I just got on winter break and haven’t started my essays yet - I will, however, be spending the next two weeks straight on them. I’m very interested in both the Myths and the Democracy programs, so chances are I will be at Cornell if I get in.</p>
<p>I think the Cornell programs are both really interesting, especially the Myths one. The UT program just doesn’t appeal to me at all.</p>
<p>I’m halfway through two of the essays and I’m debating whether to start another one because I seem to be incapable of writing any more on the other two. This is frustrating already, and we’re still more than a month away from the deadline…</p>
<p>I dont like the cornell II one…I think it sounds pretty boring but I guess thats just me. The other two seem really interesting</p>
<p>Do I have to follow the format of regular high school essays for TASP? (5 paragraphs with a clear thesis) or should I write them in a more creative style?</p>
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<p>You can write the essays however you want, but in my personal opinion the high school five paragraph, restatement in the conclusion, attention getter, thesis sentence model creates very bad writing. Do what ever works for you and write in whatever style you think fits you best.</p>
<p>You’re absolutely right. I think using such formulaic writing would kinda seem like you lack creativity or you are not a mature writer.</p>
<p>hey for essay #5 how long are you guys writing your explanations as to why you are interested in each seminar?</p>
<p>Don’t be like me and list a book with a bunch of short stories, of which I only read one and decided that I’d love the rest of the book, and then end up rushing to even find the book before the interview. Also don’t list a book that you havent read since middle school, but you know you just “LOVED it”, then before the interview panic because you know you havent read it. …Dont put two books that you need to refresh yourself on before the interview. </p>
<p>Lol, while I was trying to find my interviewers before the interview I saw the book that I hadn’t read since middle school. I started freaking out. </p>
<p>…We never discussed the book list. </p>
<p>Good Luck guys. TASP is a different, fun experience. There are ups and few downs.</p>
<p>for the work/ volunteer short answer, do you guys know the word count limit? there isn’t one…and I’m not sure exactly how much im supposed to write…</p>
<p>oh. one more thing. for essay#5, if you don’t have a particular seminar you’re really against going to…do you just not write about it. like not answer the last part of the essay prompt?</p>
<p>The volunteer short answer is not meant to be an essay/long description. It should largely just be a list, so unless you are doing a truly insane number of things a word count shouldn’t be an issue.</p>
<p>OMG thats awesome that the books arent discussed in the interview because, if I were to be interviewed about my book list, I would have to reread some of them…haha : D</p>
<p>^They weren’t in determind15’s interview, they were in mine. It depends.</p>