<p>I'm very interested in Tufts, but it is very much a 'reach' for me. I live in New Jersey, so a trip to Boston/Medford is not short. What I'm wondering is whether or not the fact that I didn't visit will hurt my application; basically, does Tufts care if you express interest in that way, and will it especially hurt a less qualified applicant? If I were lucky enough to be accepted, I would definitely visit then, but I don't want to ruin my chances over something so silly (even though I genuinely do not have time to visit between now and when I submit my application). Could I visit after submission and then send along something to say that I visited? Would that be adequate?
Thank you!</p>
<p>According to college data.com, your level of interest is “not considered” in the admissions process, so it appears that whether you visit or not is irrelevant from their point of view.</p>
<p>[Tufts</a> University Admissions Information - CollegeData College Profile](<a href=“Tufts University Acceptance Rate | CollegeData”>Tufts University Acceptance Rate | CollegeData)</p>
<p>From your point of view, I alway think that it is a good idea to visit a college to see if it fits you.</p>
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<p>While I’m not always convinced that a visit tells the whole story (certainly, students who visit a campus and become convinced that it’s their dream school can be disappointed upon being a student at the coveted institution), but a visit may inform the strength and conviction and "compellingness"of your college essay(s). My daughter was able, with sincerity, to call upon some very specific things that she noticed or about which she had interchanges with both Tufts admissions people (and a Tufts professor, whose class she visited) as well as the input she got from current Tufts students.</p>
<p>^^Same here. In response to the “Why Tufts?” prompt, my son wrote about something that happened during his visit.</p>
<p>Ditto for my daughter.</p>
<p>My son also had the same experience. He wrote specifically about something he’d noticed on his visit in his “Why Tufts” essay. He commented that he had a very difficult time with the “Why ___” essay for other schools where he didn’t have that kind of connection. (He hadn’t visited Chicago, but a number of family members had attended and he was able to refer to their experiences - and t-shirts - in his essay.)</p>
<p>Agree with everyone else – it’s not that the school expects you to visit to prove you’re seriously considering it, but it does help with giving you specific examples of why it appeals to you.</p>
<p>BUT please remember that the admissions office knows that not everyone can visit. Visits are valuable, but if you don’t have the means, don’t worry.</p>
<p>^^^agree w/Seashore. My S got at least as much out of the school visits from the admissions rep as he did from visiting campus.</p>