TASP是全美久负盛名、最成功的学术暑期项目之一，也是全美最好和最难进的暑期项目，录取率5%，为来自世界各地11年级学生提供为期六周的教育体验。让他们在一起分享积极进取的学习野心，进行口才、智力、见识、行动力方面的PK挑战。学生可参与由各大学教授指导的密集型研讨会，包括阅读、讨论、文学赏析和写作等主题，以及大量课外活动。项目全免费(包食宿)，对于申请美国著名大学和常春藤是重要的标杆。这里强调的是团队的讨论，而不是讲座式的灌输；重视对知识的好奇心和积极性，而不是话题题材的常规理论。如果你是文科学霸，那么这无疑是一个难得的机会来证明你的才能！
TASP夏校信息 官网： https://www.tellurieassociati … tasp/ 项目时间：2018.6.24&nash;2018.8.4（共6周） 申请截止日期：2018.1.16 项目地点：康奈尔大学（2个项目）、马里兰大学和密歇根大学安娜堡分校三个营址 针对人群：高二学生，具有高度人文学科知识储备的同学；以及希望申请美国人文类名校尤其是藤校的潜力股； 费用：学费免费（不包含交通、生活等其他费用） TASP夏校申请 TASP项目申请难度不亚于美国名校的申请，甚至筛选度更高， 每一位高中学生都可以通过在线或邮寄材料的方式申请该项目，也可以由教师、辅导员、导师和社区成员提名申请人，TASP项目官方表示这种提名方式并不能代表可以提高录取率。 1.申请步骤 官网提交申请后，等待面试申请以及参加面试后的录取通知。 4步申请： 第一步：选择你要参加的TASP项目（2018年共有4个项目） 第二步：通过官网在线填写个人信息、材料、完成文书、提交或按照官网给出的表格填写后连同材料邮寄到指定地点； 第三步：面试（据说面试几率大概为10%）及补充成绩单和推荐信； 第四步：录取（录取几率6%，不到70人的数量）； 2.文书 TASP项目录取过程中最重要因素不是标化成绩，而是通过申请人回答TASP及有难度的文书来挑选适合人才。这些文章为申请者提供了一个自我描述的机会，并展示了他们对社会和政治问题的独立思考、好奇心和关注。 Essay的回答是TASP录取决定的主要依据。录取小组希望看到深思熟虑的、完整的、简洁的文章，他们评估这些Essay，感知你提出的观点和力量，以及你对复杂问题的分析和批判性思考的能力，希望你能有最好的形式展示作品，但内容对我们来说也很重要。如果你被选中参加TASP，这些观点和内容将会与你的导师和同学们分享。 2018年TASP Essay Questions（文书题目）： 1. Reflect on the eucation(formal an informal) you have receive: ✔What experiences have you felt fortunate or unfortunate to have? ✔What part of your eucation (formal or informal) has challenge you the most? ✔If you attene TASS, please reflect on that experience an explain what in aition you woul hope to gain from an contribute to TASP.
- At TASP, you will iscuss texts an ieas in a college-style seminar. You shoul feel comfortable thinking eeply about an issue, communicating a well-reasone stance, an genuinely engaging with others’ positions. To that en, tell us about a time a text (a piece of writing, movie, song lyrics, etc.) influence your ieas about an issue. What i you think at first, an how i your thinking change? Refer to specific parts of the text to analyze how it affecte your ieas.
3.TASP is comprise of small eucational communities that rely greatly on the maturity of iniviual members. Tell us about a recent time you i something that upset or hurt a peer in a community you were involve in. ✔How i you respon to this situation? ✔Reflect on your response, an evaluate it. What woul you o the same, an what might you o ifferently? Why?
Short Answer Questions（短问答）： In aition, please provie, in no more than 1,500 characters (approximately 250 wors) per list: ✔A. brief explanation of why you are intereste in each seminar an an orer of your preference for attening them. If there is a seminar that you woul efinitely not atten, explain why. (If you are selecte for TASP, we will use your answer to help place you into an appropriate seminar.) ✔B.A list of your favorite books an other meia (such as films, exhibits, newspapers, magazines, lectures, music, works of art, etc.). ✔C.A list of your most relevant activities, work or volunteer experiences, scholarship programs，honors, an awars. For each, inclue a very brief eion of its importance to you. ✔Optional: You may (but are not require to) submit up to 1,500 characters (approximately 250 wors or half a page) of any other information you feel woul help the committee unerstan your application: for example, any unusual patterns or anomalies in your acaemic recor, such as gaps in eucation, or a poor semester performance.
