<p>hey, i made my mom call this morning during my APs and i got into cornell II! </p>
<p><em>falls off chair and dies</em> </p>
<p>no, really this is pretty xciting. im unbelievably happy right now.
(also, im pretty suprised i got my first choice, thats a total bonus)</p>
<p>i also had an email sitting in my inbox which i just received- but don’t despair – it specifically mentions CU2. good luck to all u guys, im crossing my fingers for you!</p>
<p>Was it addressed to all acceptees, out of curiousity?</p>
<p>So, that basically means that I’m not going to Cornell, NYC at all this summer. Please don’t fail me WashU and Austin…</p>
<p>My interviewers were extremely tough but also very familiar with the TASP admissions process. One was the ex-President of Telluride, a current professor in the Classics. Another was a lawyer who had been working on cases for underprivileged citizens. Both were TASP alumni.</p>
<p>I knew that the interview would really make it or break it for me, since they were so qualified. I was also sort of worried that they wouldn’t have enough time to focus on my review, since they had several other ones to write.</p>
<p>I left the interview fairly confident (it was much better than I expected)… but my confidence fell afterward. I didn’t exactly give the best responses to some of their questions… and our interests were so different. We didn’t talk very much about global politics or economics, which are my areas of interest. Instead, we talked more about domestic politics (e.g. immigrants, the urban poor, etc.) and abstract ideas (e.g. human rights, knowledge v. belief, human nature, etc.). It was definitely an interesting convo, even though I’m more of a concrete thinker.</p>
<p>Hey, chariot; I guess I’ll be seeing you at Cornell! How segregated are the two seminars?</p>
<p>Well, I bit the bullet and called-- nope, no TASP for me.</p>
<p>This sucks. Well, UChicago it is, I guess. I hope.</p>
<p>Hmm interesting, I only had one interviewer and she’s not a TASP alumni nor is she associated with the Telluride board itself in any way; she does live in the UMich Telluride House though she does have some contact with the program.</p>
<p>Mmm, our conversation focused basically exclusively on my essays as she went through all of my essay responses with and asked several relevant questions about each one. We both read one of the books that I listed on my booklist so we discussed that for a bit and prior to that I talked about my goals to become an economist/financial advisor. I’m involved in MUN and Policy Debate so she interrogated me quite heavily about that. I was fine initially in this discussion until she asked, “If you were part of the UN, what would you first and foremost do to combat problems in 3rd world countries?” I said “disease” and immediately left the interview feeling disappointed with that response because I felt that I could have given a much more creative answer. I felt like I answered the rest of her questions in the interview pretty well though even though I did drop the statement “Jews are the smartest race” once during the interview when we were talking about my book which was centered on race relations but I still backed up that assertion, though it was a little radical. Everything else went well except at the end of the interview when she suddenly proclaimed that she hated interviews in general because they were so subjective and they do not accurately reflect a person’s abilities or something. That was a little unexpected and kind of depressing so I’ve been nervous ever since then in hopes that she could write a good interview report.</p>
<p>Wow, that was long.;)</p>
<p>OMG Kelsi no ****ing way!!! I’m soo sorryyyy:(
I can’t see how they found 16-18 people who are more perfect for the Cornell II program than you are. Grrr.</p>
<p>Aw man, I want that developing countries question.</p>
<p>Thanks-- I don’t know if I’m entirely surprised, though. I was quite sick when interviewed, so if nothing else, maybe for my ego’s sake I can blame it on that.</p>
<p>God it sucks though. I really hope you’re accepted, by the way, and congratulations again to those of you whom were.</p>
<p>Hey Mindy, what answer would you have given to that question???;)</p>
<p>P.S.: Kelsi, you really should have canceled your interview on that day if you were sick. I don’t know whether this detail would have affected your TASP decision at all but I’m sure Telluride would have been understanding if you had rescheduled it. Just something for everyone to remember in the future when it comes to college interviews, job interviews, etc.</p>
<p>Well, of course, it depends on the country. But two things I would focus on:</p>
<p>(A) Increased grassroots efforts (think about the Sauri project)
(B) Incentives (not penalties) for anti-corruption measures
(C) Integration of economic and social development into peacebuilding and conflict resolution</p>
<p>Whoops, three.</p>
<p>man, thats sucks, kelsiface! you woulda rocked out @ cornell, i could feel the literary vibe emanating from u…</p>
<p>and savoirfaire, i think we live together but have class seperately. indeed, i will be seeing you! excited…</p>
<p>alright, back to calc and such…</p>
<p>I got into the UMich TASP…just checked my email…I’m pretty happy though Cornell I was my first choice.</p>
<p>Drat.</p>
<p>Their office closed at 4. That’s what I get for staying after school.</p>
<p>Oh man, I haven’t heard anything…for some reason I thought decisions would be finalized today and mailed out tomorrow…what’s the number I can call?</p>
<p>Michigan for me. Got an email. Good luck to all who haven’t heard!</p>
<p>Hello,</p>
<p>Congratulations, you have been chosen to attend the University of Texas
(Austin) TASP program. A formal letter will be sent out later this
week. Please let us know as soon as possible whether you plan on
attending
the program.</p>
<p>Regards,
Ellen Baer</p>
<p>–UT was my second choice, but a strong second…if one had judged me soley on my essays and interview (which I guess they did…) it would have seemed like a perfect fit for me. I have this vague happyish feeling…JK I’M LIKE TOT@LLY exCITeD lol omg </p>
<p>jk.</p>
<p>I’d made up my mind that if I got in, the subject of the email would have been “Congratulations!” or something, and if I got rejected, it would have been “Telluride blah blah,” and it was “TASP,” so I was nervous blah blah now I’m rambling.</p>
<p>I still haven’t got an e-mail or anything so man oh man I think I got rejected.:(: It seems like all the programs sent e-mails to those who got accepted and I didn’t get one.</p>
<p>Anyone have an e-mail from Cornell II?</p>