What Is TASP Like?

wombatsoup
Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:13:26 +0000

However, from this website, it seems like everyone is applying to TASP because its the most prestigious and theyll “automatically” get into the top school that they apply to, NOT because they are genuinely interested in learning.



As a general rule, people who apply simply for the prestige don’t have the drive/intellect to write the insightful essays that are required to actually get into the program. I don’t have time to answer the rest of your question at this movement (and trust me, it will take a while) but at my TASP everyone there was genuinely interested in learning. You can literally have a conversation with someone there about anything. Also as for the “automatic acceptance” thing there is no evidence to support that. Correlation =/= causation, though I’m going to be honest and say that it is a great admissions thing and everyone there was aware of it. But it is so much more that, and I (or other TASP allums) will explain what I mean later. I admire the way you’re looking at it by the way.