<p>hey, i got deferred ed2, and was just wondering if any of you knew about how deferrals fared in the RD round. i remember hearing that tufts doesn't defer many candidates (though i'm not sure if that's good or bad).
let me know.</p>
<p>hey i was also deferred early decision 2! so upsetting!!! what is the best way to proceed? should i send a letter of intent right away, schedule an interview (i was never offered one for early decision) etc...?</p>
<p>i was also deferred :(</p>
<p>I was deferred :((</p>
<p>Can you guys post stats so we have an idea of what the admissions are like?</p>
<p>hey muskter, u're form israel right?
Seems like tufts (and most of other schools) defers international applicants :(
Sharing with you from China :(</p>
<p>true, i'm living in israel, but i have american citizenship so technically i am not considered an international.
it's weird.. someone in my school here who also holds both american and israeli citizenships got deferred as well (applied ED I though).</p>
<p>anyway, here are my stats chronic:</p>
<p>Applied to the engineering school
GPA: 89 (my school isnt the kind of school where every other person has a 4.0 or something. grading is extremely tough here)
SAT I: 2090 (770M, 670CR, 650W)
SAT II: 770 MathII, 750 Physics, 730 Hebrew
ECs:
MUN 4 years - delegate at my school's conference, delegate at an international conference in Qatar, Secretary General of Technology of my school's conference this year
Varsity Baseball and Soccer 4 years - captain of both this year
Student Tech Team - President
Middle East Dialogue Group
School musical - one of the main roles both last year and this year</p>
<p>a bunch of school awards including 1st place AMC10</p>
<p>Essays I thought were pretty good. My Commonapp essay earned me an A in my english class. In both my commonapp and supplement essays I mainly talked about how the conflict here in Israel has influenced me in different ways and made me more aware of the world around me.
I never saw my recs, but I assume they were good.
I thought my interview went very well.</p>
<p>at least you guys got deferred, i was flat out denied :-( . Here are my stats for what it's worth. I know my stats are very average for Tufts so I can't say I'm surprised, but I didn't expect flat out denial</p>
<p>GPA: 92.08 (weighted)
RANK: #28 of ~280</p>
<p>SAT I: 2110 (680M / 730CR / 700 W)</p>
<p>SAT II: 700 US History / 660 Math Level 1C</p>
<p>AP: 5 US History , 4 English Literature , 4 European History. currently taking English Language, Art History & Spanish Language. </p>
<p>ECs:
Student Newspaper - Editor-in-Chief 12th, Layout Editor 10th & 11th, Staff Writer 9th
Model United Nations (Member -9th, 10th, & 11th, VP - 12th)
History Society Treasurer (11th & 12th)
National Honor Society member (10th, 11th & 12th)
Debate Team member (9th, 10th, 11th & 12th)</p>
<p>hey guys, here are my stats for any future/worried students</p>
<p>(accepted engineering)</p>
<p>ACT 34 (math 31, science 35)
SAT 1390/2030 (CR 690 M 700 W 640)
SATII's MathII- 680 Physics 640</p>
<p>97 weighted avg (i guess about 4.0?), my first quarter senior year gpa is 101 (seconds quarter is more like 90-ish)
4/450 in my class
all aps (that are offered, which is 2), colleges courses, a few IB's</p>
<p>-4 years spent on the local youth bureau youth leadership and service council, im president this year.
-head officer for my schools NHS
-tutored math
-organized a bunch of community service projects
-world travel and community service work abroad
-published photographer
-a bunch of other stuff i listed</p>
<p>-recommendations were amazing (my teachers had me read them) and my essay brought tears to my guidance counselor and english teacher.
-optional essay about a book that ive read at key times during my life, kinda sappy.
-conversations with the admiss. officers and professors there
-I guess the thing that worked out for me was that my school is in the middle of nowhere and has typically"low standards"- although I dont really believe so</p>
<p>i applied to the college of arts and sciences for intl. relations.
i'm actually also not surprised i got deferred. my stats are very lackluster; it's my life/ec's that make the difference.
GPA: 3.2 for first two years of high school (at a super-competitive intl. school) and 4.23 at the massive urban high school i currently attend.
SAT I: 2010 (690CR, 680M, 640W)
SAT II: 700 US History, 690 Lit
ECs:
MUN for two years -- conferences at state department
MOAS (Model Organization of American States) at the OAS
Varsity Soccer, 3 yrs (9, 10, 12... injured during 11th)
Varsity vball (10th)
photography editor for school paper (11, 12)
volunteer soccer coach (11, 12)
speaks chinese
lived in 7 diff countries (TCK, if there ever was one)
essays were good...</p>
<p>basically, the scores aren't the greatest nor are the grades. i had pretty ballin AP scores tho, which may have helped.</p>
<p>i dunno, these stats are kinda stupid, but i know they help other people. my advice? now we can get excited to pick between schools in april!</p>
<p>Here are mine:
Accepted -- CAS Intl Relations
GPA: 3.67 unweighed
Rank: 10%
SAT: 2040 -- CR 670 M690 W680 (spr scr)
SATII: 580 Lit, 590 M2, 680 USH
ACT: 31
APs: Physics B Junior year (3), Calc ab senior, english lit and comp senior and bio senior</p>
<p>Clubs/Activities:
Fencing -- Captain Jr/Sr: State HS Silver medalist
Fencing Club -- sr: youth coach
BwB/BO - Global Ed/Comm service club; pres jr/sr</p>
<p>Recs: Poorly written from counselor (grammar mistakes >_>)
didn't read from AP physics teacher</p>
<p>Essays: Not that bad :)</p>
<p>Interview: Not that bad either</p>
<p>3.7, did you have any special hooks that helped you (recruited/URM?). Your stats are good, but somewhat low compared to the others. Congrats though!</p>
<p>I'm Chinese, I didn't send in the athletic thing and I don't think I had that special of a hook (first gen to college?).
Thanks for the congrats, I hope other people see that miracles can happen!</p>
<p>Keep in mind they consider incomes/other factors when they are looking at your test scores in order to correctly evaluate the opportunities you were presented compared to another applicant.</p>
<p>incomes? Our son never asked for our incomes when he was doing his applications. And honestly, I can't even imagine him knowing a range and it isn't something he would guess on. So.. don't think they consider income when it comes to how you did in schools. THey could, however, consider demographics in terms of where in the country and what type of schools and a student's access and dedication to higher achievement. </p>
<p>But as I understand need blind admissions, they don't really have a clue how much money you might need or don't need between the two offices. I am just saying, unless you're filling out a financial aid form, there is no way a school would have any idea how much any family brings in in a year.</p>
<p>True and not true, since the commonapp does require parent's occupation, highest level of education they achieved, and which school(s) they graduated from. So while the admissions officers don't know exactly how much the parent income is, they can piece this information together and get a decent idea of the type of opportunities that might have been available to the student.</p>
<p>Those would be some pretty big assumptions TumbleTiger. Considering that the common application didn't even list my husband's occupation -- not even close -- I can't imagine them concluding much about us based on that except that we went to college. On the other hand, where my son went to high school probably speaks a great deal more to whatever opportunities he had.</p>
<p>If a student puts down doctor/lawyer/professional for parent's occupation and they are from certain areas of the country/live in certain suburbs and attended certain high schools, the ad coms will definitely get the idea that this particular person probably had a more "adventageous" upbringing/background. Without being absolutely certain, of course, the ad coms will assume this person had multiple opportunities for test prep, AP's (from school profile), "elite" sports opportunities (squash, sailing, lacrosse), etc. Without really asking, the Common App and other admissions paperwork gives alot for the ad coms to work with, even if one does not file fafsa or other financial forms.</p>
<p>Incomes when evaluating scores? Not so much. Demographic considerations? Absolutely. </p>
<p>Where's my previous post on this subject? Ah, *there[/i</a>] it is.</p>
<p>Hmm, okay, yeah - incomes probably wasn't very accurate for me to say. Oops! But like the thread Dan posted, Tufts takes into consideration factors (i.e. the running uphill vs. running downhill analogy) when evaluating scores.</p>