<p>That sounded so odd I just had to comment on it. I don’t know, it has to do with the diction. Have an amazing time though, everyone. I have to admit, I’m a bit jealous. :]</p>
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I have no idea, but for the photo, I sent in a very creative picture of me (something that almost everyone dissuaded me against). Honestly though, would something like that keep its scent for so long?</p>
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<p>RyanOG88 is totally right. It really isn’t about your stats. They don’t even ASK for your PSAT/SAT scores, and the only slightly quantitative thing they ask for is your transcript, GPA, and rank (for which I could only put <4% out of 669 since my school doesn’t rank). I think that the most important thing is to show your passion, something I know you’ve heard a lot about. My essays weren’t about the most sophisticated things in the world (in fact, I was really surprised that I made it past the first round), but looking back on them, they really sounded like, well, me. This is definitely REALLY important if you get to the interview round. Also, for interviews, they’ll try to get you to contradict yourself, even though they do it subtly. Be sure to know your essays very well (I actually made a whole TASP binder and collected current events, wrote questions that I would ask if I were the interviewer, elaborated on everything in my application, etc.). I managed to stick to my points, and I think that was really important.</p>
<p>Good luck to all applying next year! :] Trust me, the TASP application process really makes you take a closer look at yourself, and regardless of whether you make it in or not, you come out a more insightful person. Plus, the pro-TASPers you meet along the way are some of the most amazing people that you’ll ever meet. Heck, just listening to them talk made me so much smarter!</p>
<p>Yeah, in the interview I definitely felt the most important thing was to be coherent. Avoid writing your essay about something you’re wishy-washy on, or something you don’t really beleive.</p>
<p>Can any past TASPers or people who were accepted to TASp this year share their cumulative GPA’s with us? So we can get a picture of the GPA range their looking for?</p>
<p>^ TASP just wants to see that you can handle the coursework and participate actively in discussions. If you can prove it in some other way (e.g. through a recommendation), that should be fine. I mean, I’m thinking that a GPA should be 3.0+ (UW), but I think that TASPers have gotten in with lower cumulatives.</p>
<p>And yeah, I agree with chillaxin. Be genuine in your essays… and present creative ideas, not merely arguments that you can find on Wikipedia.</p>
<p>Stop worrying about GPA and start working on being a more interesting person ktnx?</p>
<p>Your ideas don’t even have to be creative as long as you’re strong, knowledgeable and interesting about them. I did an essay on Taiwan vs. China and I was just like, “China’s gonna own Taiwan”. Uncreative much?</p>
<p>I agree. Colleges used to be all about creativity and such, but the time has passed. If you’re black and you have an SAT over 1300, every college wants you. Same if you’re a cheerleader. If you’re a cheerleader, your acceptance to Harvard is ensured.</p>