applying form the same hs

Colleges and Universities A-Z Tufts University
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<p>my son recently came to me concerned because 2 other seniors from his class are also applying to tufts, and their gpa is higher than his...is this a true concern? are the number of applicants from a single hs limited? will they compare those 3 against each other? or do they all just go into the pool and come out as they may?
thanks for any response....</p>

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<p>I'm not sure about how the applicant pools are divided, so I will leave it to Dan to answer that.</p>

<p>However, even if he is compared, he shouldn't worry that about his lower GPA. He can "make up" for it by having stellar essays, SAT scores, references, etc. I dont' think one factor can make or break you.</p>

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<p>i know that two (maybe more?) seniors from my school last year were accepted at tufts. One was #4 in the class and had really awesome ecs (leadership positions in a ton of clubs). The other was #12, his SAT score was around 150 points higher though. So yeah..dont worry too much</p>

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<p>How big was the class, GreenDayFan?</p>

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<p>There's a high school near mine that sent 3 (maybe 4) people to Tufts my year. If he's a good applicant, it won't make too much of a difference, I think.</p>

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<p>the class was like 295</p>

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<p>We don't compare applicants in that way and we don't have a quota or limit on the number of applicants admissible from the same high school. I had a school last year where we accepted 4 of 5 and a school where we accepted 2 out of 22. </p>

<p>Having an admissions officer get excited about one applicant from a high school doesn't make them any less disposed to get excited about the next applicant (in our office, anyway).</p>

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<p>Thanks Dan, and all who answered, Tufts is my sons first choice, and this will help ease some of the concerns!</p>

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<p>I'm applying to Tufts EDI and my scores are a little low, but I am a national and world Tae Kwon Do champion. Does that give a great enough edge to get accepted?</p>

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<p>I think that that would play very well, so the question is how low is "a little low"?</p>

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<p>well.... 3.649 GPA (out of 4), CR:610 M:700, W:680 and act: 29</p>