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Telluride Association is committed to equal
opportunity in employment and education, and does not discriminate on the basis of race,
color, creed, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
or physical disability.
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APPLYING TO TASP
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Test scores and transcripts have only a limited influence
on our impression of a candidate's potential to contribute to and profit from TASP.
Far more important to our decision are the essays written for the application. These
essays give applicants a chance to characterize themselves and to demonstrate their
independence of thought, curiosity, and concern for social and political issues.
The students whose personal and intellectual abilities make
them excellent TASP participants do not necessarily have a sophisticated educational
background. We try to evaluate the accomplishments of all applicants in light of their
circumstances. In this way we hope to ensure geographic, economic, and
racial diversity. Because TASP is an experience in community living as well
as in intellectual growth, we try to select students who seem concerned for
the welfare of others and who are flexible enough to enjoy the challenge of
interacting with people whose perspectives and experiences vary enormously.
The application process is rigorous—more so than most
college admissions procedures—and each application is given serious, thorough, individual
attention. Completed applications are due near the end of January. Each
application is evaluated by two or more of our trained readers, most of whom are current
college students who have participated in TASP. Over 150 of the most
promising candidates are then interviewed in March by regional representatives of
Telluride Association. In late April or early May, using all the accumulated
information about each candidate, the Summer Programs committee makes the final
selection of participants and alternates.
In the important summer before a student's senior year
in high school—a year in which students often make significant decisions about
the future—the value of a summer spent learning, thinking, and comparing ideas in
good company cannot be estimated too highly. TASPs have provided this opportunity for
fifty-three years, and we expect the 2008 programs to continue this extraordinary tradition.
The application
for next year will be available from the Ithaca Office or from this website in December. Contact us at the address below if you would like to receive materials
by mail.
Telluride Association
217 West Avenue
Ithaca, NY 14850
phone: (607) 273-5011
fax: (607) 272-2667
e-mail: telluride@cornell.edu
View or download the 2008 TASP Brochure (pdf)
If you experience any difficulties during the download process
please contact telluride@cornell.edu.
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