What Is TASP Like?

bears_and_dogs
Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:08:54 +0000

I am a parent of TASPer 09
I heard about it through grapevine and went on to read every thread in this site. I totally strongly crazily believed that this is made for my kid and convinced him to write essays and apply without telling much what he was getting into. He still has no (maybe some) idea what he had given.
I shared freely every other info about any other stuff, Marie Walsh Sharpe art camp, Questbridge, etc…
But I did not tell anyone about TASP.
Why? I think I did not wanted any competition from other ghetto school artists or same geography area that could outdo his essays.
My excuse was that kids who know would knew anyway, some smartest one would even get invitation to apply. I knew few CC ers from same town who did not make it.
Now, to repent my sin, I tell everyone I meet who has younger kids who like writing how wonderful it has been and they should totally apply.
One thing everyone could have done to spread diversity (race, money wise) is to broadcast its merit and recruit more kids from the class or in the neighborhood. I am sorry I didn’t. Amen.