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Colleges and Universities A-Z Tufts University
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<p>I am a 16 yr. old female.. going to be a senior at a competitive high school in southern California...</p>

<p>SATs:
1st try: CR 650, W 720, M 560
2nd try: CR 720, W 630, M 600</p>

<p>SAT IIs:
Biology E- 630
US History- 750
Literature- 660</p>

<p>ACT:
1st try: 29</p>

<p>APs:
English Language: 4</p>

<p>GPA:
Freshman Year: UW 3.8, W 3.8
Sophomore Yr: UW 4.0, W 4.2 (2 honors classes)
Junior Year: UW 4.0, W 4.42 (3 honors, 1 AP class)
Senior Year core courses:
AP Gov
AP Spanish IV
AP English
Honors Physics
Math Analysis</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars:
Club Soccer (since 6th grade)- 2 year Captain
HS Soccer (3 year Varsity)- Senior year Captain
California Scholarship Federation
Red Cross Club
High School Volleyball (2 years -Captain)</p>

<p>Awards:
Scholastic Acheivement Award (10th grade)- issued by teachers
CIF Academic All-League (2 years)
Most Improved Player (HS Soccer-11th grade)
Best Defensive Player (HS Volleyball-9th grade)</p>

<p>I would appreciate ANY suggestions for things I should focus on or highlight in my application </p>

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

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<p>people will probably tell you your SAT scores are a little low... but let me tell you what my stats were.</p>

<p>SAT I
CR: 620
W:570
M:580</p>

<p>SAT II
Biology: 750
US History: 650
Math II: 610
Lit: 670</p>

<p>ACT: 29 both times</p>

<p>and I was accepted to Tufts. I noticed that you wrote "1st time" for your ACT score.. I would say don't take it again unless you are absolutely sure you'll do better. Although my subscores were better the second time around, the composite score ended up being the same, and I really don't think it made much of a difference. I know my stats weren't great, but I think Tufts places a much greater emphasis on essays. That's the type of school it is: it has a great reputation, academically, but who YOU are is way more important than your transcript. Make sure that your essays are honest; if at any point, you think "I shouldn't write this because the admissions officers will think...", then you're probably taking the wrong route. I hope this helps!</p>