<p>Does anyone know the chances of getting off the wait list? For example, how many people accepted a spot on the wait lists in the past few years and how many were admitted afterwards? Thanks!</p>
<p>I'm curious about this too. Could not find the info on their site. I think my son is leaning toward staying on the waitlist. Does anyone know the figures?</p>
<p>Last year I was waitlisted and then got in b/c of my inside connections ;) Don't worry though, it's not that I'm not qualified or anything, it's just Tufts is quirky with who it takes (my best friend applied this year w/1540 SAT and 4.0 GPA uw and was waitlisted, I'm sure you know how it goes). Anyway, point of this reply is that when I was taken off the waitlist, I was told that I was only one of about five or maybe ten students. However, this was in May, and perhaps as more kids who chose Tufts got accepted off the waitlists as other schools, they took more kids off the Tufts waitlist. (hopefully that sentence made sense to you.) So yeah, I don't know the exact number, but it seemed pretty small. I'd say stay on the waitlist anyway and if you're really interested in going here, then maybe e-mail them telling them that you'd definitely go here if accepted, and maybe visit and try to get an interview or something....GOOD LUCK!</p>
<p>thanks for the info!!</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure the number increases throughout the summer. A lot of people miraculously don't show, or switch last minute (forfeiting the $500 deposit when accepted on another school's waitlist).</p>
<p>One of my best friends was waitlisted to Tufts. He had already been accepted to UPENN at the time, but Tufts was his first choice. He made several calls and sent emails to the admissions office reaffirming his desire to attend. In the end, he was accepted off the waitlist!!</p>
<p>Tufts' admissions seem heavily weighted by interest and enthusiasm. Generally speaking, and this goes for any school: applicants who do their research and ask the right questions find themselves in a college they are well suited to and then contribute accordingly. You sound pumped to come to Tufts and I encourage you to get in contact with admissions directly. They'll love it!</p>
<p>Another thing. While colleges do love students with great stats and extracurriculars, they are also looking to build a functional community. What I mean is that they need to build a class that contains webmasters, graphic designers, public speakers, editorial writers, intramural team captains... people who play frisbee... Imagine the disaster that would occur if an entire class had no one capable of editing a news magazine, for example.</p>
<p>This has two implications for you. The first is that you can really boost your image by telling admissions how it is that you will contribute to the Tufts community using your unique skills. The second is that you should not feel bad about being waitlisted, they may not have had a clear idea yet about how your talents, however exceptional, would fit in.</p>
<p>Hope this helps!! Good luck!
If you'd like to talk about this more, leave a post and I'll give you my phone number.
- Nick (Liberal Arts, '07)</p>
<p>Thanks Nick!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Your post contains so much useful info. I knew showing interest was important, but I wasn't sure how big of a deal it was for Tufts. I was starting to worry that I had no chance of getting off the wait list. Wow, you're definitely know more than my counselor. She hasn't been much help. </p>
<p>Also, thanks again to everyone else who posted. You guys are the best!</p>