What Is TASP Like?

Obstinate
Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:03:54 +0000

Oh yeah, and let me add that if any of you are reading this and are URMs, please don’t hesitate to PM me for more specific information and help along the way with the application and anything else TASP-related. Not discriminating or anything, but one thing about TASP that struck me was the disturbing lack of minorities, Hispanics especially. I think our TASP was the only one with Hispanic representation, if I’m not mistaken, and 1/2 to be exact.

Yes TASS is there to encourage African-Americans to apply, but I believe there needs to be some sort of training to smooth out the transition between that sort of atmosphere and the TASP atmosphere. There were quite a few uncomfortable moments that would’ve been less so if there were more minorities there to relate to really. That’ll happen even moreso in most schools, but at least in college there are resources and groups for different minority groups to meet others from similar backgrounds. I’m still not convinced that some people there weren’t racist (though most there were varying levels of awesome indeed)

Oh, and once again, let me reiterate: More minorities, more experiences are definitely needed in TASP. It’d be great to see more of us representing and learning from such an experience as it, because in a way it mirrors what you’ll experience in college. So please don’t hesitate to ask more!