<p>haha good job!
we still have 12.5 hours where I live (until 2010)</p>
<p>Yeah, we came into 2010 pretty early over here. The only major countries before us were Australia, New Zealand and Japan, I think. Well, those were the ones they showed on TV, anyway.</p>
<p>well, Happy New Years!</p>
<p>Still 0/5 essays done, lol. ):</p>
<p>Is the deadline still January 23? I think it was last year, and I’m sure that brought me some luck since it’s my birthday. lol</p>
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<p>Waiting for the writing bunny to come and infuse you with inspiration? D:</p>
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<p>I almost answered yes, then I realized that was the SAT. Deadline’s January 25 this year. Not too far from your birthday :P</p>
<p>thanks jhu, I’m worried. Eric Lee, the best thing to do I’ve found out is to move away from the computer going about your daily life but thinking about the question and wauit for inspiration to hit you.</p>
<p>I too haven’t written any essays—but they’re all formulated in my head or sitting as notes on my iPhone.</p>
<p>Also, I have to find a written version of my book so I can quote it (originally, I listened to the audio).</p>
<p>A word of advice:</p>
<p>Just because many TASPers from last year submitted their apps last minute doesn’t mean you should, too. There is no correlation whatsoever between the time you send in your apps and the likelihood of you getting in to TASP. If anything, I would suggest you work on your essays dilligently, little by little every day, and try to perfect it as well as possible. Leave plenty of time to write, edit, and finish your essays.</p>
<p>Also, remember these essays are read by real people. Back then, I, for some reason, thought TASP readers were some kind of machines/robots in their zombie-like state…don’t ask why. It’s in your best interest to grab their attention with your unique voice. If you are witty/funny, let that shine through your essay. If you are descriptive, let your essay speak for itself. </p>
<p>And TASP readers read a LOOOT of essays…they are busy people and you don’t want to burden them with your long, overdrawn prose/narrative/etc. Don’t ramble in your essays and get to the point. Succint/concise > verbose/loooong</p>
<p>Finally, have fun writing those essays! You guys are already ahead of the game compared to your peers (the process is very similar to college apps…) and best of luck. If selected for an interview and ultimately as a TASPer, I guarantee you, your life will change.</p>
<p>I’m writing Essay II about a problem in American society–but this problem is a problem in other Western cultures as well, so I could easily write it more inclusively or make the essay specifically about England or Canada or France or Germany or what-have-you. Instead of getting my language all jumbled by using the weird misnomer “Western society,” I just decided to write from an American perspective because I’m American so it seemed to be logical.
Basically, will the TASP committee nail me because of my narrow treatment of the issue? I’m totally overthinking this, I know.</p>
<p>I’m nervous too. I’m writing about a type of discrimination most people joke about. Sigh.</p>
<p>I agree with introvert. I wrote all of my essays in one week, but it took me nearly three weeks to edit them so that I was satisfied with the end result. So you never know, it might actually pay off if you don’t procrastinate this time lol.</p>
<p>Wow, I see they decided to request the transcript/recommendation only if an applicant gets an interview. Makes more sense, actually.</p>
<p>Yeah,thank god they did that. I’m scared to ask for so many transcript forms.</p>
<p>^me too. I hate having my GC get copies; i feel so bad for him.</p>
<p>I have a question that has probably been asked before. When listing books, are we expected to also add a little aside as to why each one is significant? I have a relatively short, but important (lol, brief and wondrous) list, and while I guess the fact that I chose these titles shows that they mean something to me, something feels so wrong about writing so little. </p>
<p>Also, I received an application in the mail just last week and that is how I found out about TASP (And also the reason I feel horribly inadequate applying). The weird thing is, I only scored in the 98th percentile for the PSAT. I thought they only notified kids in the 99th, at least according to what I’ve garnered from The Google. You’d think they’d get more stingy, not less, considering they have to admit less applicants this year. Not that I’m complaining ;)</p>
<p>I don’t think we’re supposed to add an aside, but i certainly know exactly what you mean; in fact, i feel the same way. Also, my book list is quite short, barely 20 books, so I don’t know what to do. I don’t know if I need a certain number.</p>
<p>For the conflicts essay…would something like a…well, not a terminal illness but something sort of like that work?</p>
<p>my booklist was 5 books long, and i got in last year. don’t sweat it guys.</p>
<p>My list is nine books, or eleven if you consider the Illuminatus! Trilogy, well, a trilogy. lol.</p>
<p>I just discovered TASP today and the program really caught my eye, so I started applying. Then comes the 4th page with 5 ESSAYS!! I freaked out, LOL. 5 essays in 3 weeks seems impossible D;</p>
<p>We’re pretty much on the same boat, _dainel.
Five essays in three weeks is small potatoes. It’s having five GOOD essays done in that time, in any time really, that’s a bit…daunting.</p>