@TheMadScientistX 2000 I believe, but there are full scholarships. I had to work and also spend some of my saved money from over the years. It‘s pretty good bang for your buck, in my opinion, but I loved it there so I might be biased.
Hey guys!! I also went to TASP last year and can answer any questions u may have lol. I went to the cornell one btw.
does anyone know if you get a notification in mid-march even if you get rejected (like will they not say anything at all if you’re rejected?)
they’ll let you know in a physical letter
@calendardates if it’s thick is it an interview and/or acceptance?
@calendardates Did any people at your program seem like they got in because of immense interest in the seminar’s topic?
@memeqween101 I know that the interview letter is a bit thicker just because it has additional information regarding recommendations, transcripts, and other stuff (not SAT scores). When I received mine, I thought it was a rejection because of how small it was lol.
@UesugiKenshin not that I can recall. tbh I don’t think people are accepted based off of their interests in the seminars specifically as opposed to their interests in learning and community development. They really look for people who have a willingness to learn as opposed to just getting for the sake of being a TASPer ya know
@asiahz @calendardates are extracurriculars given any significant weight in the process? Did TASPers also tend to be people with fairly impressive EC’s?
would also love to hear an answer to @Kingtape 's question… i decided to pick out 4 of my absolute best ec’s and spend most of the word count describing what they meant to me but am just now realizing that i probably should’ve taken the few words i had left to list out other ec’s i have(student council, club officerships, minor-ish school stuff that nonetheless takes up a portion of my time). i was concerned that only describing 4/7ish ec’s would’ve looked unbalanced, but now i feel like it looks like i don’t have enough breadth 
Not too often I don’t think. It never really came up in the seminars. Also, the house meetings and community events often tended to be related to TASP itself, not our personal lives. There weren’t really people talking about their ECs too often except for things like theatre, poetry, etc. It wasn’t integral to anything bc TASP does focus a lot on the community bonding together as opposed to bringing in elements of their school life
Im sure this is not a pproblem for your application. It just depends on how it reflects your overall interests. For example, if you wrote A LOT about gender equality and feminism in ur essays but then your ECs discuss nothing about gender equality, it could affect you… It’s good to be cohesive in any application really, not just for TASP.
Tip for next year applicants: spend less time on the ECs that may sound good for Harvard or whatever and more words on ECs that supplement your true interests in learning/activism/whatever. I’m not saying totally ignore being school president, but that can waste your word count as opposed to talking about how u organized a march on campus in the latino student group.
Hey, I am applying to TASP from Canada. Do you know if they still send international students a letter? What about the interview?
@seasonsgreetings They send an email as well as a letter, so you will get the email a few days before you get the physical letter. Interviews are also arranged over email, or by phone if you selected that you prefer to be contacted over phone on the application.
Congratulations you guys!! @confusedtryhard and @CreativeWalrus You’re so welcome, it was my pleasure!
@Kingtape At my TASP, ECs played a bit of a role - there were some people who had done absolutely mind-boggling things, both in the humanities and in STEM - but the majority were fairly normal. It’s really the essays that they look at more than your ECs, just like with grades and test scores.
@ all like @CreativeWalrus said, you’ll get the email first for just about any communication that they’ll send you. It took me weeks to receive my letters for some reason, so I was glad for that, lol.
Also, since some of you had requested videos about creative writing, and since there tends to be a ton of overlap with people applying for different summer programs, I just filmed a video on the Iowa Young Writers’ Studio and Kenyon Review Young Writers Workshop, so in case there’s anyone here who that can help, here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nxoYS3vJsM It’s been so awesome getting to know you guys, and I’ll be around to answer any questions you have going into the finalist stage!
sure! pm me?
@seasonsgreetings my comment was just deleted and i’m still a newbie so I can’t pm lol… i assume you are new too? If not, please pm me
soooooo do results come with like an email? or do they have letters mailed to you? do they notify you both for a rejection as well??
@youbetterstop My understanding is they both email and mail letters for acceptance and rejection… they definitely notify you for rejection by email, not sure by mail, though.
Sidenote: To everyone, it’s probably not a good idea to reread essays; it’s not helpful at all… I made that mistake and have since found numerous cringe-inducing mechanical errors haha
At least the essays can be recycled into other summer app essays, and the experience probably recouped a lot of the time lost in straight up essay writing practice.
browsing CC might not be fantastic for anxiety management either 
@youbetterstop Both email and snail mail, though at least in my case, the email came waaaaaay before the physical letter, lol.