<p>does anyone know the acceptance rate for this year?</p>
<p>25% (10 char)</p>
<p>That's great. How did you know? I haven't seen anything yet in the Tufts Daily...</p>
<p>It should be on the acceptance letter.</p>
<p>I got the information from Tufts Admissions because I am an alum interviewer.</p>
<p>First, what does 10 char mean? And also are you sure? I heard 23% from Bendetson (I called and asked).</p>
<p>I would be pretty sad because I was excited to hear that. Tell me you're wrong lolabelle.</p>
<p>Although 25% is good, I really hope that it is 23%! Who did you speak with at Bendetson? Did they sound sure (if it is 23%, that would be great...and I don't think Admissions officers would be unsure of the number).</p>
<p>Also, 10 Char is just a space-filler to meet the Forum's mininum character requirements...you can ignore that.</p>
<p>don't know who...just called and asked and they told me. am in the midst of deciding between two places.</p>
<p>Does dan@admiss care to enlighten us?</p>
<p>so you're going to decide based on the % admitted?</p>
<p>Well, if Bendetson told you it was 23%, that's good news :)</p>
<p>I think you guys care way too much about these percentages...</p>
<p>^^^^^ lol pretty much sums up a lot of CC</p>
<p>my WL letter said 25%</p>
<p>Okay...the Tufts Daily is reporting 24.5-25%...which is still excellent.</p>
<p>I can understand the curiosity behind this thread, but I'd like take a moment to address some of the comments made by WorldBandDX.</p>
<p>It's rare when I call out a specific poster in this manner, but I'm disappointed in the belief many seem to have that a low acceptance rate has some sort of intrinsic value, and that the lower our acceptance rate is the better we must be.</p>
<p>Chicago, for instance, has traditionally had a high acceptance rate relative to their peer schools. A big portion of this is that Chicago has a fairly distinct identity that attracts a distinct population of students who tend to be fantastic matches for their programs. Personally, I think that's something to be applauded - a model to be emulated by others. Lowering that acceptance rate doesn't make the school a better place, regardless of what people incorrectly infer. I understand why families and students look to that percentage, but there are many qualitative and quantitative ways to judge the quality of a student body; the acceptance rate is a red herring and a false prophet. </p>
<p>And it's that obsession with the admit rate that leads to schools waitlisting top students simply because of yield concerns, or encouraging applications from students they know won't be competitive, or relying so heavily on ED that regular decision applicants get boxed out. I, for one, don't have an interest in using any of those practices. It isn't healthy, it isn't ethical, it isn't right. I know it isn't easy to change widely held public perceptions on this issue, but I wanted to throw in my two cents, and encourage the posters (on the Tufts forum, at least) to be more 'holistic' in their evaluations of institutions.</p>