ED2 Chances?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Tufts University
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<p>I applied EA to Georgetown and was deferred, and so I'm turning my attention now to my second choice, Tufts. I'd like to get in ED2 so I can get the whole college process over with early. Anyone think I can get in?</p>

<p>GPA: 3.93 weighted, 3.48 without (9 AP's help to weight it up nicely :))
Rank: Top 10% of a competitive class of 250 (already gotten one into Harvard and two into Stanford EA)
SAT I Math: 800
SAT I Verbal: 770
SAT II Writing: 770
SAT II U.S. History: 710
SAT II Math IIC: 770
Drama - Nine plays in high school including one as a director... five-star honors in the International Thespian Society
Quiz bowl team - Three years on the team, captain my senior year
Student newspaper - One year as staff writer, one as layout editor, one as assistant editor
Forensics - Three appearances in VHSL (Virginia High School League) state finals, two in NCFL (National Catholic Forensics League) nationals
Community service - Over 200 hours (building houses with Habitat for Humanity and working as a counselor for ESL (English as a Second Language) students
Employment - Have kept a part time job for about two and a half years, working three hours a week during the year and 10-15 a week during the summer
NHS - Joined as a junior
National Merit Semifinalist - 229 NMSQT index
Placed top 5 in state in National Spanish exam sophomore year
AP Calculus AB: 5
AP US History: 4
AP Computer Science A: 4
AP English Language: 3</p>

<p>Please let me know how good my chances are for ED2 admission at Tufts. Thank you very much in advance!</p>

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<p>I'm betting that the reason you were deferred from Gtown, even with your very impressive numeric stats, lies with your 3.48 unweighted GPA. Since you've gotten more B's that A's in your high school years, there's the implication that you may not have worked to the best of your ability. Make sure that your recommendations are extremely solid, and it might even be nice to include one from a teacher that gave you a B, just so you can hit home the fact that classes are very tough and competitive at your high school. I have a feeling you'll get in...especially because you're applying EDII. Good luck!</p>

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<p>wow, looking back at my last post, i was pretty harsh. I'm sorry. I have a good feeling you'd get in. Just play up the fact that you really want to go there. Tufts loves demonstrated interest. Good luck!</p>