Chances at Early Decisions for Tufts University

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey guys, I'd just like to know my chances at Tufts Early Decision, here is a little about myself:
GPA: 4.2 weighted, 3.85 unweighted
SAT: 1820 no studying(it's horrible I know, I'm retaking it in a month and I plan on getting a 2050-2150 with my second try)
AP Chem and AP Lang taken this year, I plan on taking AP Physics, AP Calc, and AP Econ next year
SAT 2 Chem: 720
My brother graduated from there doing his undergrad and masters
Extra Curriculars:
Habitat for Humanity Member- been on a trip where we built houses in Bulgaria
MUN executive member- went to Berlin as an Ambassador
Effect Club member (basically an environmental club)
Soccer team- captain
Basketball Team</p>

<p>I'm an international student from Saudi Arabia, im not applying financial aid, and I'm applying there for chemical engineering. When doing my chances, please take the SAT that i plan on getting into consideration, not my old SAT. I speak 2 languages fluently: arabic and english, and I'm working on spanish. </p>

<p>Thank you all so much</p>

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<p>Tufts ED: Aim for 31+/2100+</p>

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<p>Firstly: A 350 point SAT increase is not so easy.
Secondly: Even if you got a 2150, it’s still a reach.</p>

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<p>The target score posted is simply for reachability… then again there are people who do much better on the ACT than on the SAT.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I’d say for it to be a match you’d need a 33 or 2240ish…</p>

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<p>Your scores would be okay if your gpa were slightly higher (considering only 2 Ap’s, it’s relatively low…)</p>

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<p>Guys please take into consideration that I’m not American, and I don’t have the passport. Also, I’m in the top 10 percent of my grade. Also, I have good reccomendations and really good relationships with my teachers. Soze, that is true, but I didn’t study at all for the last one, and I know personally I can improve by at least 300 points.</p>

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<p>@superman22 Then it’s going to be even more difficult for you to get in. Being international definitely hurts you, and it’s going to be a reach</p>

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<p>@noel597‌ I’ve heard differently…Apparently being an International puts you at an advantage over other students. My brother got in with a much lower SAT score than I got just 4 years ago</p>

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<p>and @noel597‌ my school limits the amount of AP’s I can take, but i do plan on taking more next year to raise my GPA to about a 4.25 or 4.3 depending on how luck i am :p</p>

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<p>@superman22 Well, in general, it’s an accepted fact that it’s harder for internationals. Ask anyone on this site, and read anywhere online. Maybe they look at scores differently where you’re from, but in general, it’s more difficult!
They look @ you in the context of your school, so maybe you’ll be fine :)</p>

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<p>Haha I hope so! Anyway thanks for the advice guys, I’ll make sure to study harder for the SAT to get my chances higher, and @noel597‌ it might have something to do with where I’m from since English isn’t the first language here, who knows. </p>

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<p>For example, those applying from China or India would have an extremely tough time. Best of luck!</p>

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<p>haha yeah I’m from Saudi so I dont think i have to worry about that; competition isn’t as cut throat here as it is there. Thank you so much :D</p>

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<p>Oh, well that makes all the difference.
You didn’t make it clear that you knew “personally” that you can improve by at least 300 points.
Please, do share with this forum how you came to know this, so others can use the same technique to predict their future test scores.</p>

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<p>@soze‌ Sorry just saw your post. When I first took the SAT, I did it just for fun and didn’t try at all. I did decently for a no effort. This time around, I’m actually studying really hard for it and hope to do a lot better. I’ve already improved my writing and math scores significantly. Honestly, the only way I was able to do it is by starting a great SAT program by the name of MeTutors. It’s honestly amazing and the tutors really helped me believe in myself when I had all but given up on SAT and life in general. Good luck to everyone :D</p>