Hey! Could I be added to the chat as well? Thanks!
Hey! Are you a 2020 TASP finalist too? Idk if they’re making any group chat lol! But we should definitely connect!!
Yes, I am a TASP finalist! My Reddit account is “lolmary101” you should pm me on there lol.
Hey!! I’m a TASP finalist! Can you give me advice on the interviews?
Hey Guys, sorry this is pretty late in the game but I’m also a finalist.
Can someone add me to the GC? Thanks so much<3
Wow… Tasp sent me a rejection letter in the mail as well. And the paper and envelope were very very fancy 
Hey, I am a finalist, but cannot PM. Can someone add me to the group chat?
@BrwnBoy0302 lol yep i got one too. congrats to everyone that got finalist 
@lolmary101 you can feel free to email me at info@myivyeducation.org if you need help prepping for the interview! that goes for everyone 
@BrwnBoy0302 Same. I’m not sure how to feel about it.
Do you all think it will still happen with the current situation?
how much will it cost?
@skacholia we can hope haha
Rejected haha. Congratulations to all the finalists.
someone pm me the finalist group link
https://
chat.whatsapp.c
om/JN89wu2Wp0E9Nvs7JUdOJn
Okay that’s the link, CC monitors links so I had to break it up haha
Hey @TASP2019SCAM,
Fellow 2019 UMich TASPer here. I also disliked the program a lot, but for different reasons. I really liked the other students, even if people (including myself) were pretentious at times and even though there was cattiness and relationship drama.
I thought the leaders and the whole structure of the program were awful. People were constantly shut down for asking questions, we all signed a contract at the beginning effectively agreeing not to ask difficult questions in class, and conversations about ideas were shallow and mediocre because almost everyone had exactly the same opinions on everything. We were subjected to hours-long sermons of the proctors’ political viewpoints and punished if we challenged weak arguments or pointed out hypocrisies.
Every single element of the program enforced conformity rather than encouraging independence or diversity and stifled critical thinking rather than encouraging learning. It was closer to an average day in George Orwell’s 1984 than an intellectual summer camp.
I’d also call it a scam and strongly encourage anyone considering applying not to waste weeks of your life having your individuality crushed, your independence stolen, your faculties of reason squashed, and your chance to learn burnt on the altar of compliance and uniformity.
Why else did you find it awful?