Chance me, will chance back! :)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Tufts University
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<p>Okay, so I'm an indian male in the IB program
Taking rigorous IB courses- HL Bio, SL Chem, HL Math, SL Spanish, HL English, TOK, SL History for my 11th and 12th years
Rank (district): 155/19,600
Unweighted GPA- 3.6
Weighted- 6.21
SAT : 1810, CR: 570, W:600, M:640
Teacher Recs: IB chem and IB History- didn't see them, but they both like me and know that I try harder than most students.
Essay for Common App: talked about my achievements during volunteering at a hospital-making wheelchairs for veterans
Extracurricular:
Mu Alpha Theta (9-12th) Geometry team captain, Precalc team captain, Historian
Science Honor Society, NHS, Spanish Honor Society, Marine Biology, FBLA Member
Played piano for 6 years
Member of School Tennis Team </p>

<p>Service Hours: VA Hospital (80hrs) , Rehab Center (50hrs), Relay for Life (22hrs), Horse Equestrian Farm (50hrs), Volunteered at dental practice in England (60hrs) and volunteered to aid with cancer patients in New Delhi (25hrs), India as well as the blind in India (25hrs)</p>

<p>Awards: High Honor Roll, Anne Frank Humanitarian Award, Outstanding Volunteer</p>

<p>Worked at Subway for a few summers!</p>

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<p>Your SAT score is well below Tufts’ median. Standardized test scores aren’t the be-all and end-all, but they do matter. You should try to get that up if you can.</p>

<p>Wait, you’re a senior? What does it matter what we think; there is nothing you can do now that will affect the decision.</p>

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<p>But for your international status, which may or may not be a hook, I would not think the odds favored you.</p>

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<p>Okay, thanks guys! I really want to get in and my supplements were really good! So hopefully there’s a chance!</p>