<p>Wait, so you can’t argue against the book? Dangit.</p>
<p>This may be a silly question…but is it a disadvantage to identify your ethnic identity on the application? (the box says it’s optional)</p>
<p>a critical analysis of a book is literally just that and no more</p>
<p>critically analyze the book in any way you wish. of course you can argue “against” the book, or “for” it, or whichever way you like</p>
<p>these prompts are way less restrictive than you guys seem to think they are, trust me. it’s all there in the prompt–no more is being asked of you than whatever is, uh, being asked of you</p>
<p>In my critical analysis, I argued that the author chose certain names for their characters because the names were symbolic of the characters (or something like that, not exactly, since I don’t want to tell my real topic, lol). Is that all right?</p>
<p>^ So something like Huxley using major political figures in Brave New World? I haven’t been part of the program and I’m applying this year, but yeah, I think that would probably be fine as long as you analyse it well and really explain how the name is symbolic of something (i.e. Marxism with Brave New World)</p>
<p>Let’s admit it, these are silly questions…</p>
<p>Telluride’s questions or our questions?</p>
<p>Ours; some of the questions featured on the thread are of “what’s meant by a critical analysis” or “if it’s ok to meet the word limit”. The critical analysis prompt isn’t as objective as we’re making them out to be, all that it’s asking for is to well…critically analyze an aspect of the book and pose an argument towards it. This can be character development, theme, why this book is a book about X. (heck, argue against the authors point of view if you want as long as evidence can be found towards it)They’re like any other essay you’ve had in class except they’re meant to be more critical and less constrained by the classic “5 paragraph, ‘in conclusion’” form. I’m pretty sure that the committee wants none of that and would much rather have you freely express your own thoughts towards the book. For instance, my essay is tracing a central them in the book and why it’s so.</p>
<p>Yea, well said. Everything is really straight forward. If it appears not to be, then you are over thinking the prompt! If you still are having trouble, then look at this <a href=“http://owl.waol.org/handouts/critique.pdf....it[/url]”>http://owl.waol.org/handouts/critique.pdf....it</a> basic but it should calm the furry of questions.</p>
<p>@awesomeirl
Thanks, this really calmed my anxiety. I guess I just over-thought the essays, since I really was nervous about getting into the program.</p>
<p>Don’t worry, I’m actually as nervous as you are (if not more…)</p>
<p>hi guys! I’m also applying this year. still have one essay left ~ the other are just drafts, nothing completed yet >__<</p>
<p>Its better than where I am at. I’m literally staring at the ideas I put for my "topic of interest " paper. It isn’t the fact that my essay hasn’t been started that bothers me as it is the questions I’ve had to ask myself in giving a sense of confidence and in imparting a piece of myself when I’m not entirely sure of what that is yet. I’m not really as familiar with the humanities as half TASP-licants/ TASP-ers are ( and let me say, we have some HARDCORE kitke</p>
<p>Its better than where I am at. I’m literally staring at the ideas I put for my "topic of interest " paper. It isn’t the fact that my essay hasn’t been started that bothers me as it is the questions I’ve had to ask myself in giving a sense of confidence and in imparting a piece of myself when I’m not entirely sure of what that is yet (ARG sentimental crap, i know) I’m not really as familiar with the humanities as half TASP-licants/ TASP-ers are ( and let me say, there were some HARDCORE kirkegaardians the last couple of past threads).
On the brink of total b.s.</p>
<p>Stupid double post!</p>
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<p>Did anyone receive tasp emails this year?</p>
<p>^Not an email, just a mailed invitation</p>
<p>does a mailed invitation have any correlation with psat scores?</p>
<p>Yes, it’s typically given to those who scored in the 99th percentile of the PSAT or those that were nominated by their teachers (lawls…the latter isn’t the case with me). You can also go to the telluride website and “self appoint yourself” by applying to the program.</p>
<p>@Watermark
They send brochures and stuff to people who score well on the PSAT. That’s how I found out about this program at all.</p>