<p>Haha I agree ^</p>
<p>Starting my book essay now. ~1 paragraph done after 2 hours /facepalm</p>
<p>For the analysis, how formal does the tone have to be? I feel like this one should be more formal, but I’m unsure… Should we not refer to ourselves? (use I, me, etc)</p>
<p>Basically, do we have to follow ‘formal academic tone’?</p>
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<p>Same question for the 2nd essay…</p>
<p>The others ask about your life specifically, so it’s obvious that you don’t have to follow FAT for those.</p>
<p>Of course I have to be the creeper UMICH TASSER 2011! WOOT!!
~~Fades away</p>
<p>I think the fact that they don’t say directly that “you must follow formal academic tone” means that you can do what you’re most comfortable doing.</p>
<p>Essays completed so far: zero.
procrastination at its finest right here…</p>
<p>^ same here. Ah, and with finals and SAT coming up, I am too busy. agh.</p>
<p>How long are your seminar preference essays?</p>
<p>^ Mine is 656 words. A paragraph (or two) for each seminar.</p>
<p>^ Mine is about 300. I just don’t seem to have anything to say about the seminars I’m not interested in, other than the fact that I’m uninterested.</p>
<p>okay great, thanks. and how long were your longest essays?</p>
<p>Also, I can’t believe how short this thread is. It seems like the pre-TASP discussion has been declining each year- maybe the number of prospective TASPlicants is declining too. </p>
<p>…kidding. just wishful thinking :P</p>
<p>This is a dumb question, but is TASP the summer between Sophomore and Junior year?</p>
<p>TASS (Sophomore Seminar) is between sophomore and junior year. TASP (Summer Program) is between junior and senior year. (:</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>Probably time to start on essays now… No idea what to write for some. Especially the personal conflict… What if I don’t feel I have been through a truly important conflict in my life?..</p>
<p>Same here. I don’t feel like I’ve been through a significant conflict to write about… ah. And I can’t get myself to start on the essays!</p>
<p>I’d never heard of this thing before, but now I’ve gotten the mail and become obsessed. ^^</p>
<p>EDIT: You’ve had no significant conflict in your life? Oh, First World problems!</p>
<p>From the [TASP</a> FAQ page](<a href=“http://www.tellurideassociation.org/programs/high_school_students/tasp/tasp_faq.html#conflict]TASP”>http://www.tellurideassociation.org/programs/high_school_students/tasp/tasp_faq.html#conflict):</p>
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<p>You guys might be constraining yourselves by your own definition. Conflicts don’t have to be the prototypical dispute between two people. Be creative :)</p>
<p>Under the question saying “recent honors and awards”, how recent must they be? Also, can school issued academic awards count toward this or should they be more prestigious?</p>
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