Chance this asian girl for Tufts ED II please!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hello! If you have a moment, please consider my chance for Tufts ED II. Thank you so much!

GPA - 4.0 out of 4.0

SAT I - 2240
Reading: 720 Writing: 740 Math: 780

AP Bio - 4
AP Calc BC - 4
AP Calc AB (in BC) - 5
AP Chem - 5
AP Physics C - 4
AP Stats - 5
AP Psych - 5

The school at the time did not provide AP classes when I took these APs.
In my senior year I am taking three AP classes - bio, econ, calc AB

SAT bio E - 750
SAT Chinese with listening - 770
SAT chem - 800
SAT math level 2 - 800

TOEFL - 112

ACTIVITIES:

  1. President of International Volunteer Organization

Managed and assigned students to different volunteer activities

  • Visit and provide supplies (rice, flour, eggs) to the elderly, clean up garbage in streets and hiking trails, help farmers harvest their fruits and crops, fund-raisers, spread Korean culture by teaching Chinese how to make kimchi (a traditional Korean side dish), tutor orphans English, teach Korean to Chinese children
  • Our volunteer organization was written about in newspapers and in TV. I was once interviewed for TV news
  1. Founder and Leader of the School Science Club

Researched and analyzed data of recent biological studies, organized a school science fair

  1. Captain of the girls' soccer team - won championships
  2. Member of orphanage club (where I visited an orphanage every week and created activities & sent gifts)
  3. I also hosted a charity concert for this orphanage. In the concert I was the MC and I performed (singing & dancing)
  4. I participated in science fairs in which I studied how well certain plants can clean the fine dust in the air (a severe problem in China), how facial expressions can change emotions, and how electric magnetic waves affect plant growth.

Won second place in a science fair

  1. Model United Nations - I went to MUNisc as a delegate of UNHCR
  2. Web Site Manager
  3. Published a research paper on the topic of the ethics of DNA editing and molecular scissors, specifically CRISPR
  4. Foreign Exchange

Translated Korean, Chinese and English at Parent-teacher conferences and letters for parents

  1. I am teaching sat math to high school students in school

AWARDS:

  1. K-Pop award - Dance award given joint competition between North & South Korea - regional
  2. Qingdao Embassy Award Dedication of Volunteering - regional
  3. Leadership Award of the National Unification Advisory Council of Korea - national
  4. Outstanding achievement School Scholarship - 9th to 10th
  5. Environmental award for Art - regional

Other:

  • Major: Biomedical engineering
  • Country: South Korea
  • Ethnicity: Asian
  • Gender: F
  • Income: Approx. $30K
  • Financial Aid: Yes
  • Common App Essay: There was a period in China where some Chinese would discriminate Koreans (not let them in shops, bakeries; fights break out in pubs) because of THAAD deployment in Korea. I wrote about that experience as a Korean who has been living in China for almost 16 years now. I wrote about how heartbreaking it was to see two nations turn back to each other but how I eventually still chose to keep my faith in humanity through a volunteering experience where I was giving out eggs, flour, and rice to Chinese elderly people in need.

-Supplements: I think they’re pretty interesting. I really tried to “show” not “tell” and include some humor in them.

I did take the new sat but the score isn’t high enough so I’m not planning to send it.
Do you think sending only one old sat score will hurt my chance?

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If you want more info about THAAD, you could go check it out on this website: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/17/thaad-anti-missile-system-makes-china-lash-out-at-south-korea.html

And in NO WAY am I trying to say that ALL Chinese people were horrible to Koreans. Just a minority of people with strong patriotism and strong political views. And I totally understand why they would be upset with Korea.

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I think you have a good shot. Tufts is selective enough that it is impossible to say for sure.

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I think you have a really good chance for ED2 @mudbloodforlife

I will say that be very careful about any political biases in your essay…it’s perfectly okay to share your lived experience but just be mindful that you know nothing about the folks reading your essay and what their views (if any) might be. Maybe get reads from people with no prior knowledge of the situation and get their feedback?

The one thing to put some effort into now is your Tufts supplements. If you apply ED 2 you’re already making a commitment to attend, so they know you like the school. The supplements should reflect why…

My S goes to Tufts and loves it there! Good Luck with your application!

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@silver67 Yeah I did get feedback from other people and they seemed to really like the essay. I don’t really talk about my political views, but rather just descriptions of what situation I was put in, how I didn’t feel safe in a city I spent my whole childhood in, and how I ultimately learned a lesson from it.

Anyways, thank you for your reply! I really really do hope to get in. I’m not keeping my expectations too high though…I don’t want to feel too devastated if I get rejected. :-S

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It should be fine then @mudbloodforlife and make for a great (and unique) essay! Hope you get in!!!

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Hi. Current Tufts student here. I was admitted with a very similar profile. I’d say high match/low reach ED2 (70% chance). You have a very good chance, but it the essays can still determine whether you will get you in or not. Good luck.

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@silver67 thank you!

@Dawala282 Ahh you help me ease my worries a little. Thanks!