Discovery Weekend & CBTA

Okay. Two notices.

If anyone who is part of a minority group (Hispanic, Asian, Black, etc) wants an application to Discovery Weekend at Swarthmore, I have it in my email, so if you want it, just drop me a line.

Secondly, I just wanted to let you all know that the CBTA deadline has been extended. I got this via email, from Michael, and you're all supposed to have it too. However, just in case someone has technical difficulties with their email, doesn't check it often, or accidentally deletes it, here's the email:

Greetings TASSers and TASPers,

I hope you all have had a chance to start working on your applications to CBTA, and we're greatly looking forward to reading them. One of the things I value most about the house is our structure of making big decisions as an entire group. In our housemeeting last night, one of these decisions worked in your favor. The new deadline for applying to the house is September 12. That is a deadline for us receiving the application, not for a postmark. This means that you will find out about whether you are to be interviewed no later than September 19. All other dates will remain the same, as described to you in the mailing with your application form.

There are two details relating to sending applications which we would like to add. The first is a reminder that you don't have to wait until the deadline to submit your application. You may send it in whenever you feel that it is complete. This will give us more time to carefully look at each application. The second detail is that you may also send an electronic copy of your application, in addition to the hard copy you will send by mail. Again, this will give us more time to read your applications. Electronic copies should be compiled into a single document and sent to both telluride@cornell.edu and telluridehouse@gmail.com.

There isn't much time between now and the new deadline, and we want to make sure that everyone has received this announcement. Please take a moment to reply to this email as soon as you get it, indicating that it got through. Also, if you are in contact with your friends from TASS or TASP, you should check that they have received the message as well. As always, if you have any questions about CBTA or the preferment process, please contact me at mjb245@cornell.edu.

Sincerely, Michael Barany
Spring 2006 Preferment Chair
Summer 2006 Orientation Committee