<p>^ Critical analysis of poetry would be fine.</p>
<p>TASP essays are a lot of work, and the odds of getting in slim. But somebody gets in–it might be you.</p>
<p>A side benefit of TASP essays is that they are good warm-up for the college essays you will be writing next fall. Some of the ideas are even transferable, even though most college essays are substantially shorter. In other words, even if you don’t get in, your effort will not be wasted.</p>
<p>Does anyone know if critical analysis of a song would be ok?</p>
<p>from the FAQ page: “You should feel free to take a broad interpretation of what counts as a “text” for this essay, including types of works you might not typically discuss in school. The text does not need to consist only of words, and it is possible to write a quality critical analysis essay on music, art, film, and photography, to name a few examples.”</p>
<p>i’m dallying with the idea of analyzing a piece of music too. not sure if my analysis will be critical enough.</p>
<p>Does anyone want to share their approach to essay #2?
I’m having some difficulties with not making it a research paper - that is, my first inclination is to structure it like an expository essay with in text citations with the goal of informing the reader. However, it’s pretty clear from the prompt that that is not what they want.</p>
<p>Can anyone tell me what’s the relationship between the TASP postcard and your PSAT? I haven’t been able to see my PSAT scores yet, and I won’t be able until January, so I wanted to know if getting the TASP postcard meant anything.</p>
<p>^As far as I can tell, TASP letters are sent to people scoring 220ish and over. So maybe TASP letter=NMSF?</p>
<p>Does anyone know when the online applications will become available on the Telluride Association website?</p>
<p>^I think they already are.</p>
<p>Looks like most of last year’s TASPers have momentarily disappeared in a flurry of college apps.</p>
<p>@Qualitative, tarofang
Although I do not personally know anyone who wrote about a song for the first essay, I do believe that if you think it illustrates enough critical thought then it will be fine. The TA is more concerned with how you write it than if you followed the prompt to a T.</p>
<p>@jordijay23
Think of it more as a discussive paper. They want to see how and what you think about a topic, not facts on the topic itself.</p>
<p>@chaosakita, 314159265
I scored around 230 on my PSAT (but was not qualified for NMS) and did not get a TASP postcard, but went to TASP. I don’t think it means anything except that’s the TA’s way of narrowing down their advertisement recipient pool.</p>
<p>Happy writing!</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>Has anyone else NOT started their essays yet? 
so busy ;_;</p>
<p>I would never recommend it, but there are some of us former TASPers who didn’t write some of their essays until the night before the application was due.</p>
<p>Procrastination at its best.</p>
<p>Well, some of you may have finished your essays the night before the deadline, but I know that I will need at least from now until the deadline to get everything in shape. All the questions posed in the essays require A LOT of thought, and TASP applicants are chosen based by their individuality and thought processes. I think it would be a good idea to start sooner rather than later. </p>
<p>And yeah, I really should not be talking because I have JUST NOW started on my first essay out of the five others that we need to write. I’m on the second question, btw–about your topic of choice. I’m writing mine on racial division and the psychological impact that has on a person (since I’m a minority myself and I just happen to live in Alabama. Hmm…). Well, good luck to all!!!</p>
<p>The second question was the easiest one to write about for me, since it just involves me basically ranting about something I care about, which I do all the time anyway haha.</p>
<p>I’m freaking out a little about the third essay because I really can’t think of any conflict in my life important enough to warrant a 1500 word essay. -__- I guess I should be happy about that, but right now it feels like a bad thing.</p>
<p>I’ve written bits and pieces of one essay…but I don’t think that you can really consider that “starting.” I’m hoping to finish my essays over Christmas break.</p>
<p>Qualitative, hopefully it helps that they’re not rigid about their definition of conflict.</p>
<p>I know that once I find the right subject/thesis, the first essay will just write itself, so I’m trying not to stress about that. I can’t think of the right topic for my second essay, and my third is done.</p>
<p>Essays
<p>I meant to ask this…
How do you guys feel about writing the second essay in first person? </p>
<p>And,
What’s your first choice seminar?
Mine is Cornell II</p>
<ol>
<li>Gonna write about a piece of music</li>
<li>So screwed</li>
<li>Still screwed</li>
<li>Pretty easy</li>
<li>All 4 are OK, but Intergenerational Justice sounds most interesting</li>
<li>Done</li>
</ol>
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<p>I did mine (although it may become #4 instead) in first person…as long as it’s not like “I think that…” or “Then I decided that this was important…” then it’s fine imo</p>
<p>Haha I think number 5 is easy to write about but in reality I just want to write
“I don’t mind which one. Stick me at anyone that has space. Any one would be like winning the lottery. Just accept me pleaseeee.”</p>