<p>Hey guys! I'm a female from NY state... I applied ED to Tufts, showing INCREDIBLE interest, visited twice, was in love with the school since freshman year, and I showed it. I do believe the only reason I was deferred was because of the competition from my class, which included legacies and hockey players (which I'm sure Tufts wanted). I would still LOVE to go, and pursue veterinary medicine.</p>
<p>GPA: 3.9ish, probably top 11% of my high school (which has a phenomenal relationship with many colleges & is one of the top high schools in the country)
SAT: 730 verbal, 670 math (I seriously cannot do SAT math, but I get 4.0s ad 3.5s in all my advanced math courses)
SAT II: 730 writing, 720 biology, 660 U.S. History (mehhh)
Senior year courses:
AP Calculus AB
AP French
AP Biology (99 average & 100 on the midterm!)
AP Environmental Science
English electives
Social Studies electives
-- Midyear report EXCELLENT, have always done phenomenally in school with advanced, challenging courses
-- Last Year's APs: US History (4), AP Physics B (3)
ECs:
Tons of volunteerwork at farms, veterinarians, MS society
Steady job
Summer experiences working at camp and attending Tufts vet summer program
Musical/artistic talent (sent art slides... have taken many art courses at high school and have had my work showcased)
President of unique club with volunteerwork
Member of various other clubs
IBM Science Research program helper</p>
<p>Good essays & great recs... I show an extreme interest in veterinary medicine, yet I show I am very well-rounded and a good hard-working student.</p>
<p>I also followed up after the deferral with a letter expressing my continued interest in the school and offered a new facet of my personality.</p>
<p>Sigh I feel your pain. My stats are similar except higher test scores and lower GPA plus different E.C.s....I was deferred too. It SUCKS right? well good luck to both of us! I'm keeping my fingers crossed till April!</p>
<p>p.s. how soon after your deferral did you send in your letter?? And do people think that it will effect me if my letter is later rather than sooner?</p>
<p>I sent mine about a week... it was rather lengthy, haha more like spilling my heart out. It's fine to send one now, just update them on new ECs or what's been going on and make sure they know they're still your #1!</p>
<p>As I recall from last year, the average class rank of an admitted liberal arts student was top 7%, and the average SAT of admitted (not enrolled) student was around 1400. The median SAT of ED I admittees was a 1390 this round. </p>
<p>Those numbers (for overall admitted students) include the private school kids, where class rank might be lower but acceptable; minorities, athletes, legacies; kids from South Dakota; and people who don't have English as their first language. A lot of CC parents will say that, for a white kid from the Northeast (or West Coast), she should be right around the top 25% mark to be a "match," which is about 50/50 chance of getting in. </p>
<p>Finally, admissions staff has said that they will accept qualified kids, regardless of whether or not other qualified kids apply from their high school. In 2003, Tufts accepted 25 kids from Stuyvesant... clearly there was no policy of trying to reduce the number of kids from a single high school. </p>
<p>So, this sounds harsh, but here goes: drop the "deferred unfairly" routine. It wasn't unfair - based on class rank and SAT, you are below average/average for Tufts. While the decision could have gone either way, it didn't go the way you would have liked: that's not unfair; it's college admissions. That said, you've probably done the best that you can do - just submitted more materials and let them know that you are interested.</p>
<p>i'm sure it will work out for you guys... the same thing happened last year at my school to a couple of seniors with similar stats to you fippydippy. They showed continued interest to tufts and eventually got in RD...</p>
<p>best of luck... i hope that you guys make it through (u deserve to... ur stats are way better then mine)</p>
<p>they are not unfair!!! Cmon if you start believing that your stats alone can get you to tufts you are mistaken. I know the pain of rejection ( or deffered in your cas, not the same thing ) but one should also the master the art of acceptance. If you get accepted accept it but if you get rejected get on and look back at this as an experience. </p>
<p>I know, I actually discovered after my deferral that I'd be a much better fit at Cornell, so now that's my top choice. And for the record, I only said the deferral was unfair because I know for a fact if I had been in the 2004 graduating class I would have gotten in, and I've heard from alums as well as others that the only reason they did not accept me ED was due to the other applicants from my school with more desirable characteristics, such as legacy. In my interview, my interviewer said flat out, if there were any kids with legacy applying, Tufts would gladly take them over me, being as that we were both qualified. That's why I say the entire college process is unfair, and merely a politcal mess.</p>
<p>Hum... not sure that the alums gave you accurate information. Tufts is not going to reject you simply because other people from your school are applying. Take a look at the stats - on the average, they take 1.8 people from each high school. </p>
<p>Legacy also doesn't help that much - you still have to be qualified to get in. If I'm not mistaken, only about 80 or so of the 1200 freshmen are legacies.</p>
<p>i think you should just wait. Being deferred doesn't mean that you aren't going to be accepted. ED is way 2 competitive, so just sit bak and wait. I think it's all you can do. and GOOD luck! eh, and what can you do. things happen. life isn't fair. i guess its all based on a flip of a coin. but thats just what i think.</p>
<p>I am a legacy and i have stats well over their averages. I was deferred as well, "unfairly" as another poster put it. I was told that i didn't get in because there is little diveristy in the early pool largely as a result of the fact that finantial aid applicants cannot rely on grant money from ed schools which they will be bound to attend.
Therefore, since i did not request finantial aid and i am a jewish kid from westchester new york, the legacy, stats, ecs and recomendations were secondary to the diversity that they need.
I'm crossing my fingers for regular, it's still probably my first choice.</p>
<p>1400 wont open up any doors in a hurry. most top schools don't care so much about interest. Harvard and Yale have gone so far as they don't even keep track of who goes on tours or visits campus. 1400 will certainly get you in somewhere tho, so good luck.</p>
<p>Heheh, I guess this thread doesn't count for much anymore because I got into Cornell, which is now definitely my first choice and I'd much rather go there for a variety of reasons. Would be pretty funny if Tufts accepted me RD and I declined... :P</p>