<p>i just want to know what you guys think my chances are for getting in ...so here are my stats</p>
<p>GPA: 4.8 weighted
Rank: 5/495
SATs:
V: 700
M: 590 (ouch) i am going to retake it...
W:730</p>
<p>i am taking sat 2s saturday..</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
volunteer/translator at the VA Hispanic Chmber of Commerce
cross-country, track, and crew four years
Model UN
Relay for Life - my team raised over $4000 for cancer research
tutoring in conversational spanish
all the usual clubs- nhs, beta, mu alpha theta, etc.</p>
<p>Awards:
National Hispanic Scholar Finalist
AP Scholar with Honor
Randolph Macon Leadership and Athletic Book Award</p>
<p>i have also been in exchange programs to colombia and spain during the past summers and attended school in colombia...i have a native american background as well (quechua) from South America but i dont know if that will actually help me...</p>
<p>please tell me what you think because i dont know if i should waste my money applying to tufts...but ive visited and i really like it...thanks for the help!</p>
<p>1290 isn't bad for SAT's though. I doubt that would have any adverse effect at all. You're right in the ballpark. It's not high enough to help you and not low enough to hurt you so you're going to have to be really spectacular in other things.</p>
<p>I really haven't a clue of what Tufts looks for as far as EC's go but your grades would again make you competitive. EC's though, I don't see anything out of the ordinary so I'd embellish a little on the application and by embellish I mean feel free to completely make things up to make yourself more appealing to the adcoms than you really are. </p>
<p>Mention that you're a concert pianist or something, that you created some far left-wing student group dedicated to stopping school bullies or some other wortheless left wing cause and also that you successfully saved a family of five from a burning car over the weekend.</p>
<p>Then again, if money is any problem at all you probably shouldn't be applying here. Save that money for grad school playa.</p>
<p>Obviously do not make up things. But play up what you think are your best assets -- the unique things you could bring to the campus. Active citizenship is really big at Tufts so that would be a side to play up. Good luck! (PS: Don't worry about a bad math SAT score -- your grades, rank, and other SAT scores make up for it. So you're not a math person -- so what?)</p>
<p>I disagree with Rightbackatyou in that if you have no money you shouldn't apply. Quite the contrary, if you don't have money, you are in the best position of overcoming diversity and perhaps getting a full ride. One of my best friends is exceptionally poor though she only pays 3k a year. The only time people really get screwed are when exceptional applicants come from a middle class background where they are expected to take out extraordinary loans. An unfortunate system, but reality.</p>
<p>In terms of chances, I'd say you have an excellent shot. You've demonstrated a lot of initiative and come from a worldly/cultured background.</p>
<p>If you like Tufts and feel you would be happy here then you should apply. I think your chances are good, but you may want to bring up your SAT scores a bit.</p>
<p>4.398 Weighted GPA (only 2 B+, remainder A- and above)
National Merit & National Achievement Semifinalist
Honor classes 10 by graduation
AP classes 9 by graduation (2 self study)
(US 5; Statistics 4; Biology 5; Euro 5; World 3 - self studied)
Senior year APs: English, Spanish, Calculus and Chemistry.
JV soccer co-captain
JV/V Academic Team Captain
School magazine Music Editor & Editor at Large
VP & V County Teen Library Board
Volunteer work in Nicaragua
Many cool summer programs: Smith, U Cincy Med School, Kenyon
(Telluride Finalist - didn't make the final cut). </p>
<p>SAT 1: 770 v; 680 m; 680 w (12 on essay)
SAT 2: 710 US; 690 Biology; 700 Literature</p>
<p>She probably has a pretty good chance even though her math score and biology score are a little low. If she writes about her volunteer experience, that would help seeing that Tufts' new mantra is "Active Citizenship." Good luck!</p>