Chance me?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Tufts University
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cGPA: 3.5
wGPA: 4.01
ACT: 31: 34 on Reading, 34 on English, 27 on M, 30 on Science
I think my test scores reflect well on my career choices as I plan to go into Communications in college, more specifically Public Relations. I feel if a college sees how well I performed on the English sections of both tests and also sees me applying for their Communications school, it will reflect well.

My strength of schedule is probably considered pretty high, I took 3 years of Spanish in middle school and math all the way up to Geometry in middle school as well. In high school all of my classes have either been honors or AP, and after senior year I will have taken 7 APs(NSL, World, Psych, US, Stat, Lang, Lit), earning high marks in all classes, well besides Stat, Lit, and US as those are all senior classes but I am certain I won’t get below a B lol.

I have a good amount of extracurriculars as well:
2015-2016 Sports Editor of school newspaper
2016-2017 Editor-in-Chief of school newspaper
2015-2016 Vice President of Key Club
2016-2017 President of Key Club
2015-2016 Event Planner for Best Buddies Club
2016-2017 Vice President of Best Buddies
Member of 2016-2017 Gay-Straight Alliance Club
Member of 2016-2017 National English Honors Society
Member of 2016-2017 National Honors Society
Member of JV Baseball team in 2013-2014 & 2014-2015
Manager of Varsity Lacrosse team in 2015-2016
Member of Varsity Lacrosse team in 2016-2017
2016-2017 Leader of school’s student section, nicknamed the “Maroon Platoon”, work with AD and various others to ensure fun for all students at sporting events
Member of Co-Ed Varsity Bocce team in 2013-2014
Student Coach of Co-Ed Varsity Bocce team in 2014-2015, 2015-2016, & 2016-2017
-Just a little side note to clarify what exactly the co-ed bocce team is. It is a varsity level team comprised of general education students and special needs students in hopes to create a sense of accomplishment for students who couldn’t participate in regular varsity sports, as well as creating unity and friendship between the students. For the three years I was a student coach, I ran the practices, created lineups, coached during games, etc. as well as stayed after school with my players and cultivated a welcoming environment for anyone who wanted to join.

Along with those in school extracurriculars I have over 400 hours of documented student-service-learning hours, and countless more undocumented throughout various organizations and community service projects, including a mission trip to Alaska to help the homeless and clean the environment.

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Both your GPA and ACT are below the average for Tufts, but perhaps your strengths in reading and English and the fact that you want to go into communications may put less emphasis on your math scores - Also strong leadership positions and service related ECs - Write good essays and apply ED and you should have a fair shot

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@Bop that is actually incorrect. The average ACT for Tufts is a 31, so the OP is right in range in terms of test scores. Your GPA is low, but your ECs look great!

Average ACT source:

http://admissions.tufts.edu/apply/enrolled-student-profile/

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Wow it dropped. Last year I believe the average was a 32

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Do you have any hooks?
Without them, i regard your chances as middling.

Your GPA and ACT scores are fine, but not impressive in terms of the applicant pool.
Also, there are more and less difficult APs, and of your list only the USH is among the former. What were your scores on the AP tests so far?
Your ECs look fine.
But have you done your homework? You refer to applying to the communations school, but Tufts doesn’t have one.