Chance an under-achiever lol

Colleges and Universities A-Z Tufts University
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<p>Hi. I applied to tufts regular decision, but I think I should have applied EDii because I'm really nervous that my chances are too low. Can you guys tell me if you think I have a shot? Or if anyone is an admissions person, can you tell me if people with my statistics have gotten in in the past?</p>

<p>My gpa is 3.28 unweighted and 3.74 weighted. I have not taken any ap's or honors classes until senior year. but i still took accelerated classes so it was still a challange... Also my school is pretty competitive. My class rank is around top 30% :(</p>

<p>My sat score is 1330/1600 or 2010/2400. I took them twice. My sat twos are math 1: 750 physics: 600.</p>

<p>I am trilingual, and was born abroad. I am a first generation immigrant and I will be the first in my family to go to college in America.</p>

<p>My two major extracurriculars are poetry and piano. I am a published poet and I have a bunch of awards. And I have two piano awards. I also do a good amount of community service, and a few clubs at school.</p>

<p>Do you think Tufts would like me????? Also, when will I be contacted for an interview if I applied like a month ago?</p>

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<p>Any thing is possible. I think I saw a student with 1700/2400 SAT got into Stanford EA. </p>

<p>Since you already done your part - finished the application, just wait like rest of us.</p>

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<p>Tufts is welcoming of first-generation college students, and I think you can count on the admissions office to understand your unique situation. Good luck to you.</p>

<p>Interview assignments are still being made. But if you feel especially strongly that you would like to have an interview, it's about time to contact the chair of your local alumni-interview committee. If you end up not getting an interview, please don't fret. Many current Tufts students didn't have interviews either.</p>

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<p>Hey if you look at collegeboard.com you can see the middle 50% of applicants and check out their scores to see what has gotten accepted in past years</p>

<p>(and you're not an under-achiever!)
have a great day!</p>

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<p>Your GPA and test scores are underwhelming, but the other aspects of your background make you an interesting applicant, so who knows?!
Good luck!</p>

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<p>Emphasis is mine. By that standard my D is also a first-generation tri-lingual student, never mind that both her parents have at least a masters'. Not trying to be nasty, just realistic :-). With academic achievement as described, there would need to be a seriously compelling story present for a positive outcome.</p>

<p>Good luck to the OP and everyone else</p>

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<p>GroovyGeek, I noticed the "in America" part but had the feeling that the "first generation" issue might apply to this poster anyway. Might have been wrong, it wouldn't be the first time.</p>

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<p>wait...im confused if both my parents went to college but not in the country, does that still count? or does that not make me a first generation college student?</p>

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<p>You don't count as a first-generation college student if your parents got post-secondary degrees -- abroad or otherwise.</p>

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<p>ohh. DAMMMMMM ITTTTTT. that sucks i didnt know that!!</p>