<p>I am currently attending a boarding school, and I’m planning to apply for TASP '11.</p>
<p>But I’ve heard rumors that students attending private schools
are at a disadvantage in the admission process because
TASP is geared towards selecting students from a public school background
who do not have as much of an opportunity to engage in discussions, etc.
at school.</p>
<p>Now is this true? Do I face a higher chance of rejection if I am from
a boarding school?</p>
<p>I hadn’t heard that - I certainly hope not; I don’t go to boarding school, but I’ve participated in some small seminar-style classes that really changed and challenged me. I planned to mention that in my essays, because it’s one of the reasons I really want to go to TASP…</p>
<p>I wouldn’t be too worried about it. I attended TASP last year and at least one of our TASPers attended a boarding school. </p>
<p>And, even if it does lower your chances, would that stop you from applying? If not then this really doesnt matter at all. The odds are already extremely small, but if you are accepted it is well worth the time spent on the application. :)</p>
<p>Don’t worry…I attend public boarding school, and was still accepted.</p>
<p>Honestly, just put forth your best effort in the essays! :-)</p>
<p>No, this is not true.</p>
<p>Telluride Ass’n does make some effort to diversify by geography, social class, ethnicity, etc., since it could easily fill its programs entirely with Harvard faculty brats and future Stuyvesant/Bronx Science/Philips Exeter/Dalton School valedictorians. So if you come from an intellectually very privileged background, more will be expected of you. And for reasons of social dynamics, TA doesn’t like to send two kids from the same school to the same program. However, there are absolutely no quotas and TA is actually less prone to make these kinds of adjustments than are university admissions departments.</p>