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Stating an intending major doesn't affect your chances of being accepted. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the only thing that affects your acceptance is if you apply for the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences or the College of Engineering.
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My understanding is that it matters, but in a very random way. If Tufts happens to get way too many prospective English majors and not enough economics majors, it will be easier for the latter to get in. They have models and ways of predicting who will end up in what majors - and they can't have a situation in which one department has way too many students and can't accomodate all of them.</p>
<p>You have to pick the College of Liberal Arts or the College of Engineering. Most people don't have a hard time picking between the two because their interests are usually very engineering-based or not at all.</p>
<p>And I would definitely advise against using a school as a "back door" - for example, we all know that engineering programs practice affirmative action for girls, but don't think that if you're a girl and will apply to engineering, you're safely in and can then transfer to Lib Arts. Because if you have no interest in engineering, your app will probably reflect that - lower SAT/AP Math and Science scores, etc. They can smell ********. My belief is, apply as YOU to the schools, without putting up any facade of what you think they're after - if you get in, then you'll know that people like you are welcome there, and if not, you prob. wouldn't have been happy there anyway.</p>
<p>Oh okay. I just wanted some opinions. Would you guys recommend any other colleges that are similar to tufts in sports (DIII Lacrosse) and academics but maybe a little less costly?</p>
<p>1) I'm not sure, but I think that you write essays for both. I think that ED requires a "Why Tufts" essay.</p>
<p>2) No, it wasn't. Tufts requires that they be the one and only early application that you have out at the time. (You can apply EDI somewhere and ED II to Tufts, or EA somewhere and ED II to Tufts, but not EDI and EA.)</p>
<p>3) I think, usually deferred, but they will sometimes reject. About 150 or so deferees get in regular. PistolPete was one of those, a few years ago (wow, I think he's a junior now!). Search for his posts.</p>
<p>I have a question. Could some of you guys help me compare Tufts and Cornell. Based on my stats, do I even stand a chance at Cornell? Help, please.</p>
<p>Trugangsta627:
It depends what school at Cornell you're applying to. A search of posts you've made indicates that you're interested in Cornell's School of Agriculture and Life Sciences which is one of the schools that makes Ivy-a***holes call Cornell "SUNY-Ithaca". You would have a much better chance of getting in there than at Cornell's Arts & Sciences, which is the comparable institution to Tufts' Arts & Sciences. What do you want to study anyway? There's a big difference between Cornell's SALS and Tufts A&S so if you're torn between them, it's probably because you're still pretty confused about what you want. Also, the difference between a gargantuan school like Cornell located in the middle of nowhere and Tufts, a smaller school in a suburban setting is something worth considering.</p>
<p>I am hopefully studying to become a doctor. I was considering the location, like you mentioned, and I still can't make a decision. I'm not sure what to do, and the deadline for early decision is coming closer and closer as each day passes...</p>