<p>All you really need to be a TASPer is passion and intellect. Being an interesting person also helps.</p>
<p>Many TASPers do have high test scores, since TA sends out applications to people who score over a certain percentile on the PSAT (I would never have heard of the program otherwise), but they’re not a necessity. There’s not even a slot for test scores on the application. [I very very strongly advise you NOT to write them in anyway, as some people have done in the past.]</p>