Experienced Class Application for new students to GSA
    Supporting Documents Submission

    NOTES​​​​
    • If you want to be considered for review please we will ask that you turn in everything we have asked for in order for you to be considered. Incomplete applications on deadline date will result in us automatically denying you for review/consideration. 
    • If you were in our summer program or took another summer class elsewhere. We will also use the summer coach's recommendation to make a final determination on your placement for spring's class. If you did not take the camp with us, it is highly recommended you get this information as soon as possible to include with your application for review. Please include this info with the judge's feedback document.
    • Note: anyone from our current intermediate/advanced classes who is failing to meet the requirements of the intermediate/advanced class can be denied continuation. Please ensure you have fulfilled the requirements by the end of the class. 
    • ​If you don't have all of this information compiled and would like to register and the get evaluated,  you can leave the sections blank for now, but understand that your final placement won't be confirmed until we have received all required documents. Failure to follow up will lead us to placing you in a lower level class. We will follow up with you to make sure we get these documents for review.
    • You only need to submit these files if you are a new student coming to GSA with prior experience in speech and debate.
    STUDENT INFORMATION
    SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
    Please convert everything into a Google Docs file. Make sure everything is viewable by anyone who has the link.

    What we need:
    1. ​​TOURNAMENT RECORD - The complete list of tournaments you've been to and placings if any. You can also include a screenshot of the list from your Tabroom account.
    2. BALLOTS - Ballots/screenshot compilations of judge feedbacks you've received from a couple of your most recent tournaments. Access it through Tabroom, then merge it into one document. This should be a complete set of ballots from at least 2 of the most recent tournaments. This should include the good AND the bad.
    3. VIDEO PERFORMANCE - Upload a video of you reading your cases or performing your speech. Google Drive or Youtube links are fine. You can also use your recent tournament recording if any.
    4. WRITING SAMPLES - Blocks/cases for debate or the speech you have written if applying for Platform (write N/A if applying for Interp or Limited Prep, but you still have to submit a video).
    5. Try out- Students should be available for a try out/interview with a coach to determine placement​
    ​
    CLASS #1
    CLASS #2
     ​ATTENTION:
    ​Make sure the title specifies the event so we can forward the link to the coaches accordingly.

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School year Hours

M-F: 3:45 pm - 8:30 pm 
Sun: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Telephone

510-270-8480
510-470-0531

Email (preferred)

For more info email us at: info@tgsastaff.com

Locations

Fremont: 200 Brown Rd #201, Fremont, CA 94539

Cupertino: 20432 Silverado Avenue Suite 211, Cupertino, CA 95014

Aborn Institute: 2804 Riedel Road, San Jose, CA 95135