<p>I e-mailed Ellen last night. She responded at 10:58 AM with an email addressed to me.</p>
<p>Then, she sent another email at 12:56 PM addressed to those admitted to Cornell I. BUT vegangirl was accepted to Ties That Bind without receiving the e-mail, so perhaps students accepted to other programs didn’t receive it?</p>
<p>This sounds like a detective’s notebook…</p>
<p>GAHH I really wanted to go to Cornell I goddammit!!! I really don’t see how I would fit into any other semianr with my interests so I feel like I’m about to get rejected from the program. Hmm, the weird thing is I really don’t know what I could have done better; I thought that my essays were well written and that my interview went decently Not to place blame on my interviewer or anything, but she never went to TASP herself, she isn’t part of the admissions committee/factota, and she mentioned outright at the end of the interview that she hates doing interviews generally because she feels that the short timeframe of contact that you have between the interviewer and the interviewee makes the whole ordeal kind of pointless.</p>
<p>Life sucks.:(</p>
<p>Well, your issue essay dealt with Islam. Plus, if you indicated interest in any other seminars, TASP basically assumes that you’re interested.</p>
<p>Besides, I’m not even sure that all Cornell 1 students received it. I’m just assuming so because otherwise, it wouldn’t make sense to send the acceptance e-mail twice to me personally.</p>
<p>azndictator, I feel the same way. My first choice was Cornell 1, but I found out 2 hours ago that I will be going to the UM one. Honestly, I don’t know or care about Islam/Muslim; I chose UM because of its proximity to my house. Hope you have better luck than me, but I’m still happy as hell.</p>
<p>^ Read Jihad vs. McWorld by political scientist Benjamin Barber. It’s essentially Cornell 1 material and how Islam fits into all of that. Honestly, Islam is a powerful force in global affairs today.</p>
<p>Dude I’m worried that I won’t get into any TASP seminar!!!:(</p>
<p>Here’s the deal with the Islam one guys: Although I lived 6 years in the Middle East, have had exposure to Islam, and touched on the topic in my issue essay, I explicitly stated that I would <em>prefer</em> not attending the Islam one because I live in a suburb in Detroit, MI so it was too close to home and because I felt that Islam was too narrow of a focus as compared to the issues in some of the other seminars.</p>
<p>At this point, if I get into ANY TASP seminar, I will be throwing a party baby;)</p>
<p>P.S.: Mindy, maybe they are sending out the emails individually???</p>
<p>Why don’t you e-mail TASP? It’s less nerve-wracking than calling, IMO.</p>
<p>To the PS: Ellen sent one to me individually, and then a second one addressed to “applicants” in general. Not sure what to make of that.</p>
<p>Eh, why do I have a feeling that I’m going to get another e-mail saying “Just kidding. You’re rejected.” or “Sorry, we made a mistake. You actually didn’t make it.”</p>
<p>I guess I’m just that pessimistic. Or just that surprised.</p>
<p>Well congratulations to everyone that has made it thus far.</p>
<p>I emailed them a few minutes ago, and though I suspect I’ll be anxiously refreshing my inbox until I recieve a response, I don’t know if I truly want to know how this has turned out for me or not. I’m such a bundle of nerves right now… and on such a gorgeous, gorgeous day, too-- it’s sort of like ‘way to rub it in’!</p>
<p>You’re so in, kelsiface. What was your first choice seminar?</p>
<p>On a new note, quite contradictory to my last post, an omen? Note that I live in a very small, small town (pop. ~400) and I don’t usually have tons of traffic go by my house… However, at the moment, a funeral procession is going by. Yes!</p>
<p>Ahh, I really don’t know about that. Cornell II was, followed by Austin and Ann Arbor very closely. That’s actually why I’m holding out hope, I think… no one has announced notification for those programs, at least…</p>
<p>I just emailed Telluride…it’s all in god’s hands now I guess.</p>
<p>Please bring back good news Allah, Vishnu, Jesus, Zeus, Quezacotl, Maat, Odin, Yu-huang, and all other divine entities out there…;)</p>
<p>^ Yu-huang? Is it sad that I’m Chinese and yet I don’t know who that is? ><</p>
<p>Yu-huang is the Chinese “Jade Emperor” of Taoism a.k.a the highest ruler of the Taoist heavens.</p>
<p>The sadder part Mindy is that you will be at TASP having intellectually stimulating discussions this summer while I will probably be at home mowing my neighbor’s lawns and listening to my mom yell at me for no apparent reason.:(</p>
<p>Don’t sell yourself short yet-- you are very intelligent and curious and it shows. Maybe you won’t get Cornell I, but there’s still a decent likelihood you’ll get something.</p>
<p>Thank you Kelsi!!!:):)</p>
<p>Maybe we’ll end up at UT Austin(which is my 2nd choice) or perhaps even UMich together.</p>
<p>Oh wait, I know who Yu Huang is. I kept pronouncing it in my head as yu(3) huang, when actually, it’s yu(4) huang–the fourth tone.</p>
<p>Yu Huang is referenced in a lot of those lame Chinese movies that my dad watches. It’s kind of weird how they combine Taoism, Hinduism, and Buddhism into one movie… really confusing.</p>
<p>Those were my second and third choices, so we can hope! I swear, this much nervous tension cannot be healthy for a person.</p>
<p>Mindy, out of curiosity, what were your thoughts on your interview/interviewer and did you feel confident after you left it???</p>