<p>@zinaprecht, i don’t believe any school bases their decision on how you can pay for the school, so you should be okay ;o</p>
<p>@5421358</p>
<p>I am hoping this is the case, however, I read somewhere that Tufts is not need-blind, but rather need-aware. I just feel like maybe they weren’t even able to look at my application since it was not fully completed, because my financial forms were missing. This is all so frustrating, because I really don’t even think I will receive any financial aid in the end! :(</p>
<p>We understand that ED notifications are coming out this week - do you know when?</p>
<p>@zinaprecht</p>
<p>I think tufts would have sent you an e-mail sometime around the end of November if they realized they were missing an important part of your application to evaluate you (ex: i got an email saying my first term grades were not received, and so i sent them in the next day). if you were not alerted of such then you should be okay! </p>
<p>@MomB201</p>
<p>Nobody knows when; not even @DanAdmiss_Tufts knows [or is withholding information… ha ha ha]. We’ll just have to wait and see!</p>
<p>@5431368</p>
<p>Yeah, that’s what I thought. I got the same email saying I was missing my first quarter grades, but that was the only thing they informed me of. Guess I’ll see within the next few days :/</p>
<p>Hey Dan,</p>
<p>I have a question about testing.
I received a 760 math, 670 CR, 580 writing on my SAT.
I decided to send in my SAT becaus of my math score, but I am worried that my writing score will hurt my application. Is the 580 enough to hurt my application in a large way? I understand that any score under 600 is often considered bad, but I thought that my 760 might even it out. I received a 33 superscore on my ACT and I believe that is a little over average.</p>
<p>Thanks a ton!</p>
<p>There is so much more to your application than that one individual writing score. Tufts goes by a holistic approach and with them being a selective school they look for those solid scores but most importantly those strong applicants as a whole.</p>
<p>@mltall, that ACT is way stronger than your SAT. That is what you want to send, no question.</p>
<p>The financial aid forms shouldn’t disrupt decisions for ED (this is not necessarily true for RD, where everyone has a lot more time to get the forms in) - your admissions decision won’t change, but when you receive the details of a potential financial aid award, obviously, might be altered. </p>
<p>@Jeffarse - if you’d like, I can put you in touch with current international students so you can ask about their experiences.</p>
<p>@dan thank you!!! I am officially a Jumbo now-- so happy and grateful!</p>
<p>How big of a role do sports play in admissions. Particularly for football. Also what is the lowest band they can accepted regarding SAT and ACT scores.</p>
<p>Hi Dan,
My daughter just received notice of her acceptance ED to Tufts ;). Is there a formal acceptance document that she/we need to send in at this point or are we good to go since she submitted thru the ED process and we agreed to commit at the time she applied? We are so excited to join the Jumbo family. Thanks!</p>
<p>@Dan,
Can you shed some light on deferrals? What leads to the decision to defer rather than accept or reject the applicant? How many in the ED pool got deferred this time/is it a large or small group? Generally how likely is a deferred applicant to be accepted in the regular round later? Does it help that he/she applied ED initially? Any suggestions on what to do (or not do) to help increase the likelihood of eventually being accepted? Thanks!</p>
<p>@Dan
Hi! I got in ED, but I have a question about my schedule for next semester. My school is on the block schedule so I will have a completely new schedule next semester, and on the common app I indicated that I was taking Math 200 at my local city college (which is multivariable calculus) but it turns out I can’t because it interferes with a required class. Will this be a problem, especially since I’ve already taken two years of calculus? Also should I call or email admissions? Thanks!</p>
<p>This thread is really helpful! I have two questions. My first is regarding standardized testing. I took both the SAT and ACT December test dates, and I know that my ACT scores won’t be ready until sometime in January. I don’t want to directly send them to Tufts, among other schools, because I want to be sure that I’m sending the better of the two tests. Is it possible for me to review my test scores once I receive them online, then choose either the SAT or ACT to send? My other question is about the essay prompt titled “Celebrate your nerdy side.” I want to write this essay about a specific video game series that has had an impact on my whole life, but I’m not sure if I should, because I don’t know if the reader will understand my references and such. Is it okay to write about a topic that may be unknown to the admissions officer?</p>
<p>Hi Dan,</p>
<p>I am wondering if there is a significant difference between applying ED II vs. RD to Tufts. While Tufts is a top choice, it’s difficult to commit to not being able to see any of the other college decisions if accepted ED II to Tufts (and therefore having to withdraw other applications). For a student who’s accepted ED II to Tufts, do you expect they would have the same chance of admission during the RD round? A lower chance?</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>Questions! Ok. Here goes.</p>
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I’ll post a separate thread for this. It’s a good question, but in case there’s interest in a larger conversation about deferral, we can move it there. </p>
<p>@Kkim15 - you need to let us know immediately if you have curricular changes post ED. You don’t want us surprised when we get your final transcript and start looking for a class that won’t be there. </p>
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Don’t be silly. Send us everything automatically. You can’t be hurt by doing so, it ensures we’ve got the scores as soon as possible, and you’ll be worse than us at knowing what the “better score” actually is. If you’re sending us January testing, you really don’t want to delay it. </p>
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Of course. If it reflects something important about how you think or what you value intellectually, you should be including it. What’s the video game? I’ll bet I’ve played it. :)</p>
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<p>When I think about the advantages/disadvantages of ED versus RD, heres what I see as the advantage. As I read applications, I often find myself getting excited about the personal and academic strengths of students, and as I get excited I recommend them to the admissions committee (of which I am a part) as an admit. This happens more than you’d guess, given our admit rate. We always love you (the plural you) more than we actually have room at Tufts to love you (again, plural you). So, some fairly significant number of students who reach the end of the selection process with <em>very</em> strong advocacy from an admissions officer cannot be admitted. There literally aren’t the beds on campus to accommodate them. It’s a reality of admissions, and it’s hard. [Both</a> for you and for us](<a href=“http://admissions.tufts.edu/blogs/inside-admissions/post/you-matter/]Both”>http://admissions.tufts.edu/blogs/inside-admissions/post/you-matter/). </p>
<p>Its important to have your admissions officer backing your application and pushing for you, but thats often not enough. In ED, we still havent filled the class, we’ve got more room to play with and a smaller applicant group. Add to that you telling us that Tufts is your first choice. It changes a lot about the odds of admissions for the students who submit strong applications (and I mean strong in a way that goes beyond academics). </p>
<p>You still need to have a strong application. You’d need to be the kind of student we’d love and seriously want to admit in RD to stand a chance in ED, but for those students, ED can make a difference. We’re not making different decisions in ED than we make in RD, but we have more freedom to make those decisions (does that make sense?). </p>
<p>TL;DR: If you’re the kind of student we want, you still might be denied in RD. That’s the reality of the numbers. In ED, if you’re the kind of student we want, we get to take you.</p>
<p>So I can send my SAT’s with my commonapp on December 23rd, when I get my SAT scores, and still send directly send my ACT scores when they’re released in January, and have both scores considered by admissions? I was just worried that sending my SAT scores before my ACT scores would cause schools to look at my application with my SAT scores, and possibly reject me before receiving my ACT scores. And I’ll be writing about The Legend of Zelda series, specifically Ocarina of Time!</p>
<p>Dan,
my son is a junior and we have started visiting schools. We will be up in Boston soon and he wants to see the campus, but it may be a time when the admissions offices are closed. Does Tufts consider “demonstrated interest” in the application process? An info session and tour would have obvious benefits but putting that aside, does a visit when campus is open also confer an advantage in the eyes of admissions counselors?
Thanks</p>
<p>Hi Dan,</p>
<p>I have a question about the supplement questions. For the question asking “What makes you happy”, would it be better to write about one thing or about three or four things that make you happy?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>