<p>I think UMich should post their TASPvideo 
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<p>Has anyone done statistics on applicants who also did TASS?</p>
<p>To anyone who previously attended TASP:
Are there a lot of kids from overseas at TASP? What countries do they mainly come from?</p>
<p>“Are the chances of being accepted to TASP affected if one is applying from the same school the year after someone went?”</p>
<p>I don’t think so–in the past 4 years my school (High School population ~600 people) has had 3 TASP-ers. I wouldn’t worry =]</p>
<p>“Are there a lot of kids from overseas at TASP? What countries do they mainly come from?”</p>
<p>Not too many. I’m an American citizen but I’ve lived in Asia my entire life. The other foreigner was a French national.</p>
<p>*I went to the UMich TASP.</p>
<p>Oh thanks sugarbowls! Out of curiosity, which country do you live in?</p>
<p>Most TASPs have an international or two (maybz more at Cornell), but this year UT had none.</p>
<p>Gah, and I thought I’d escaped the legits. At least “legitly” hasn’t surfaced yet. <em>looks around for Antagonist</em></p>
<p>embeezy, I think I and the pilgrim should count together as one international. XD</p>
<p>Hmm but like in the case of sugarbowls, who is an American living overseas, is he considered American or international?</p>
<p>Oh, Keil. The Legit is ubiquitous. Fear the Legit. Embrace the Legit. Love the Legit. Only then will you discover absolute truth.</p>
<p>I’m actually not sure what TA views as a “real” international. I didn’t consider Keil/the Pilgrim internationals since they’re both US citizens and are currently living in the US. I think sugarbowls is considered an international since he lived and attended school in another country at the time of application. If TA considered anyone who has ever lived in another country an int’l, then The Puppy In Search of Truth and I would be ones, too.</p>
<p>^I’m not a US citizen, actually, just a permanent resident. But Pilgrim has probably spent more time living abroad than me, and I assume he has dual citizenship. Hence the halves.</p>
<p>Introvert would also be an international if we are going with the “have lived in another country” definition.</p>
<p>I’m going with the not-US-citizen definition counting as half, US-citizen-living-abroad counting as half, and not-US-citizen-living-abroad counting as a whole. Just living in a foreign country for a year or two hardly makes you an international, though perhaps it grants bonus points. But that’s pure speculation.</p>
<p>Hmm thanks Keilexandra, wombatsoup, and embeezy! But you know, what I wonder is how Telluride compares the international candidates with the domestic ones. The pure internationals (as in non-US citizen living in another country) may not be as competent in essay writing or self-expression due to language barriers (though I am aware many of them are far more than competent, just considering the ones who may not be). How does Telluride then decide?</p>
<p>You have to be competent in order to survive the seminar. But you don’t necessarily have to be a brilliant writer if you have brilliant/unusual ideas.</p>
<p>Hi, I’m planning on applying to TASP, as well </p>
<p>Two questions: </p>
<ol>
<li>Do you need letters of recommendation for the application? And, if so, how many?</li>
<li>If you are accepted, but something comes up and you are unable to attend, would that be okay? The website says they also choose alternates.</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>One letter of rec.</li>
<li>You do have to give them a yes/no response fairly quickly, but the application is not a binding commitment by any means.</li>
</ol>
<p>Oh, thanks! I was also wondering, do we need to submit an official school transcript? And do we apply to a specific seminar, or rank our choices?</p>
<p>Yes, if you make it to the interview stage you need to submit a transcript (they used to require it with all applications). They ask you to rank your seminars, and indicate any seminars you would have problems with. Most people I’ve talked to got into on of their top two choices, with a few exceptions. I think (I’m not 100% sure) that they don’t just use your seminar preference to match you to a seminar, they use the rest of your application and your interview as well.</p>
<p>There is a new FAQ section on the Telluride website, I think it would be relevant to the interests of all applicants.</p>
<p>[Telluride</a> Association: Our Programs: For High School Students: Summer Program for Juniors (TASP): FAQ](<a href=“http://www.tellurideassociation.org/programs/high_school_students/tasp/tasp_faq.html]Telluride”>http://www.tellurideassociation.org/programs/high_school_students/tasp/tasp_faq.html)</p>
<p>Good luck prospective TASPers!! If you get in, the experience will truly change your life! (trust me, I know)</p>
<p>APPLICATIONS ARE OUT!!!
Let the madness begin.
<a href=“http://www.tellurideassociation.org/programs/high_school_students/tasp/tasp_apply.html[/url]”>http://www.tellurideassociation.org/programs/high_school_students/tasp/tasp_apply.html</a></p>