Chance me for Brown, Tufts, BU's 7 yr dental, and UConn's 8 yr dental

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Applying to Brown, Tufts, Wellesley, BU 7 year dental, Uconn’s 8 year dental, Stony Brook 8 year dental!

Female Asian
SAT: 2240 (800 math, 730 writing, 710 critical reading)
Sophomore:
AP Stats: 5
Junior:
APUSH: 5
AP BC Calc: 5
AP Chem: 4
Senior:
AP Bio
AP Psych
AP French
GPA: 4.65/5 (top 5% of a very competitive high school in MA)
Took multivariable calculus at Harvard Extension Schoo senior year, got a B+

Community Service: ~50 hours teaching piano to underprivileged children
~90 hours teaching English to Chinese senior citizens
~20 hours as a tennis camp counselor

Clubs/Activities
-Science Team (treasurer)
-French club
-Competitive tennis (won many tournaments in freshman year)
-Varsity tennis for 4 years (1st singles freshman and sophomore year, 2nd singles junior year, captain senior year)
-Junior State of America
-Piano for 10 years

Work
-Researched summer before junior and senior year at Northeastern University
○ Attended almost every week of the summer, five days a week for six hours
○ Attended lab several times during the school year to write paper
○ Lab experience in protein chemistry and analytical chemistry
○ Experience in giving presentations and writing scientific paper
-Job shadow (just one day) at an orthodontics office
-Tutoring underclassmen

Awards
-National French Honors Society
-Chinese American Biomedical Association
-High School Student Research Award
-Student-Athlete Academic All Scholastic Award
-Dual County League “All Star”

Essays/Recs
-Common app essay strong: related my sexuality to Chinese heritage
-Supplements: pretty strong? Not sure how to rate myself
-Teacher recommendations strong
-Good recommendation from my professor at Northeastern

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Well I’m no expert but I’d say you have a very good shot.

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bump

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All of these look pretty solid, but beware of Tufts Syndrome…

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@KingBibi what is Tufts Syndrome?

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Oh just kidding I got it. I don’t think I’m even close to overqualified for any of these schools though lol

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Tufts Syndrome is an alleged practice of some colleges, more formally called “yield protection.”

A college’s “yield” is the percentage of admitted students who actually accept their offer and enroll. It’s good for a college to have a high yield because it shows how attractive the college is to prospective students – very important when it comes to gaming the U.S. News rankings.

Tufts has a bit of a bad reputation for denying very qualified students such as yourself, on the suspicion that you’re just “using” them as a safety, and that you probably wouldn’t enroll if you were admitted, since you most likely got into a more-selective school. By doing that and only admitting people they think have a good chance of actually enrolling, the goal is to artificially keep their yield high.

Naturally, no one from Tufts, or any other college, will ever admit to doing this, but there’s a lot of evidence that it does happen. So, don’t find it too odd if you get into Brown, but waitlisted at Tufts.

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@KingBibi I understand now. Do you think my chance at getting into Brown is decent? I was hoping my essays made me stand out but I’m honestly not sure anymore

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Best shot is Wellesley

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@ClarinetDad16 would Wellesley be a match then?

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Could be