<p>Stats:[ list]
[<em>] SAT: 800V 720M
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC, 790 Writing, 790 Physics, 780 US History, 430 Hebrew
[<em>] GPA: 3.8W/3.4UW
[</em>] Rank: Unreported and unknown (as far as I know)
[<em>] Other stats: APs: four 5s, one 4; most challenging course selection available at my school
[/list]Subjective:[ list]
[</em>] Essays: Original twists on cliche topics, pretty good, i thought
[<em>] Teacher Recs: excellent
[</em>] Counselor Rec: said I would change the world
[<em>] Hook (if any): regional president for synagogue youth group?
[/list]Location/Person:[ list]
[</em>] State or Country: Ohio
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White, Jewish
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: grades left something to be desired
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: couldn't tell ya[/li][/list]Other Factors:
[*] who knows?</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1520 (770 V / 750 M)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 770 W / 720 IIC / 710 Chem
[<em>] GPA: 3.9 UW / 4.5 W
[</em>] Rank: School does not rank (but top 10%, I think)
[li] Other stats: 34 ACT; NMF; AP Scholar w/ Honor (5s on Lang & Comp, Calc BC; 4 on Euro; 3 on Chem); 9 APs total</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Pretty good, but I didn't let anyone read them, so I don't really know...
[</em>] Teacher Recs: 1 very good, the other I didn't see
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably great (she likes me), but I didn't see it
[</em>] Hook (if any): Not sure? Possibly university-level research?</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Florida
[</em>] School Type: Small, public magnet
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Major Strength/Weakness: Strength - ECs? Maybe just well-roundedness; Weakness - Mid-Year Report?
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted: I guess I got lucky. You win some, you lose some, and I won this one (but lost others)...</p>
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[<em>] ECs: University-level research, state championship french team, very unique leadership/civic engagement program, 700+ comm service hours (mostly focused), a couple offices
[</em>] Visited the school (though I didn't stay for the info session or most of the tour because it was pouring rain)
[<em>] Interview was decent (although my interviewer was probably 85, so it was difficult to relate...)
[</em>] Perhaps the admissions office coffee was really good the day they read my app??</p>
<p>[/ul]Congrats to everyone else who got accepted and good luck to all of you with the rest of your schools!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: 710M 700M (1410)
[</em>]SAT IIs: Physics - 730; Math IIC -- 740; Writing: 710
[<em>]GPA: 3.9ish
[</em>]Rank: 13/260 (round off the top 5%)
[<em>]Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>]Essays: good
[<em>]Teacher Recs: excellent/good
[</em>]Counselor Rec: bad
[<em>]Hook(ifany): CEO of a non-profit organization -- website ;)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>]State or Country: MA
[<em>]School Type: Public
[</em>]Ethnicity: White, but Muslim
[<em>]Gender: All man
[</em>]major strength/weakness: lots of motivation, lack of work habits
[li]why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: The interviewer guy seemed touched by the fact that I lived in Bosnia during the war, even though I told him that I got through it much better than the vast majority.[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>To all who didn't get in, I'm truly sorry. Hopefully Tufts wasn't your first choice anyways.</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT: 1530</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 760/720/720</li>
<li>GPA: 3.9</li>
<li>Rank: no rank</li>
<li>Other stats: National Merit Finalist</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: very good</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: should have been good</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: should have been good</li>
<li>Hook (if any): recognized musician, also immersion student since 1st grade in a non-European language.</li>
</ul>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 770V 680M
[</em>] SAT IIs: 760 750 710
[<em>] GPA: 3.8uw
[</em>] Rank: top 10%
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Pretty good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: above average
[<em>] Counselor Rec: excellent
[</em>] Hook (if any): legacy?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: wa state
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: male
[/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
They're listed elsewhere...anyway I'm tired of comparing.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Great (?)
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Did not read
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Did not read
[</em>] Hook (if any): Musician, athlete (not recruited), intl student (cultural experiences, etc.)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Canada
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Intl, African (with British citizenship, so African-British)
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] major strength/weakness: Weakness - average math skills, strength - English, music, athletics.
[</em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/deferred: May be they liked me, or my essays...
[/ul]Other Factors:
Community service, volunteering, enthusiasm about the school...etc.</p>
<p>This really lifts my spirits after getting rejected from other schools.
Congratulations to admitted students, and condolences to those who weren't....Good luck to everyone who I may or may not see next year!</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: NYC</li>
<li>School Type: Private</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian</li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: grades, stats</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I'm so surprised I got in because I thought I was going to be a tufts syndrome rejection</li>
</ul>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1570
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800, 730, 710
[<em>] GPA: 4.13/4.33
[</em>] Rank: 1
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[<em>] Essays: Good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[</em>] Hook (if any): some regional math and science awards
[/list]Location/Person:[ list]
[<em>] State or Country: MA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[*] major strength/weakness: One of my essays was not great. My interview was extremely boring.</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: Good according to my English teacher.</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: I read one of the two and it was good.</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Didn't read it.</li>
<li>Other Rec: Sent in rec from a professor I did research for.</li>
<li>Hook (if any): I don't smell? Research, club leadership stuff, tennis.<br></li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: CA</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>why you think you were waistlisted:
Hmm, I thought I'd be able to get in, but apparently the adcoms think I suck. =(</li>
</ul>
<p>Other Factors:
Drove an hour to interview with alum which went well.
I'm hungry.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1400 (but 34 on the ACT, so ~1520)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 670 Math IC, 720 US History, 780 Writing
[<em>] GPA: 3.8 unweighted
[</em>] Rank: 38/231 unweighted, 16/231 weighted
[<em>] Other stats: 4 on APUSH
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I liked mine. Well-written, if not terribly original.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: My teachers love me. So, probably pretty good.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I actually got to know mine pretty well, which is unusual at my school, so I'd imagine it's good.
[<em>] Hook (if any): Super involved in Mission Mexico team at school(?).
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Washington State
[<em>] School Type: Small Catholic school
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Major strength/weakness: Strengths are in the humanities, and how much I love Latin American culture was apparent. Weaknesses definitely in math and science (although my physics teacher wrote one of my recommendations).
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I showed a good amount of interest, and I fit in the averages and such.[/li][/ul]Other Factors: When I was interviewed, the interviewer and I got along really well. For ten minutes or so of the interview, we spoke in Spanish, although I'm not fluent. He thought it was really cool that I was willing to do that.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:1360 690V 670M
[</em>] SAT IIs: 760 MiiC 690 Hist 660 Writ
[<em>] GPA: 3.95uw 4.55w
[</em>] Rank:7/163uw 4/163w
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays:Good
[<em>] Teacher Recs:Good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Decent
[<em>] Hook (if any):N/A
[/ul]Location/Person:MAINE[ul]
[</em>] State or Country:USA
[<em>] School Type:Public
[</em>] Ethnicity:White
[<em>] Gender:Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness:courses/SATs
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered:Many Aps and College level classes even tho my school doesnt offer many, School Board Rep, Harvard SSP, I do a lot of tech thearter work, worked as a dishwasher, varsity tennis 4 years, love to sail, LOVE BOSTON![/li][/ul]Other Factors:I can't believe this, I feel so good right now.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1570
[</em>] SAT IIs: 770/770/710
[<em>] GPA: 3.9
[</em>] Rank: Barely top 10%
[<em>] Other stats: AP Scholar with Honor, National Merit Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Strong... I'm a writer
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Strong... my calc teacher liked me
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Excellent... my counselor did a great job
[<em>] Hook (if any): Nothing that I can think of...
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Virginia
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Major strength/weakness: SATs, and extracurriculars
[li] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/deferred: See above![/li][/ul]Other Factors: Theater, quiz bowl, newspaper, NHS, employment, community service, forensics, debate, etc, etc, etc...</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT: Above 1500</li>
<li>SAT IIs: All 760 or better</li>
<li>GPA: 4.0 UW 5.0 W</li>
<li>Rank: 1/400</li>
<li>Other stats: Physics Rotary Award, Health Rotary Award, Top Japanese Award, IB Math SL 7, Unofficial World Record Rubik's Cube Speed/Blindfold solving</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: I thought they could have been better</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: The teachers I asked were the ones that knew me best</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Best possible</li>
<li>Hook (if any): First generation</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: Oregon</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: Strength: Grades, scores Weakness: ECs, Essays</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I don't know how I got in but to be honest I don't know how I got in anywhere so far. Who knows what these guys want.</li>
</ul>
<p>Other Factors: </p>
<p>I visited and my interview was the most horrible thing ever.</p>
<p>^TAKE NOTE OF THIS TO ALL WHO FREAK OUT OVER INTERVIEWS.</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: It was good.</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: Good?</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: I'm assuming good.</li>
<li>Hook (if any): Science Research</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: NY</li>
<li>School Type: Suburban Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: Stats?</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Tufts Syndrome? I didn't show much interest...</li>
</ul>
<p>I posted this on another thread in the Tufts Forum, but I feel more people may see it if I put it under this thread. Notice how all these kids with incredibly high stats were expecting rejection/waitlist because of "Tufts Syndrome" but were admitted. Its fairly safe to say that Tufts Syndrome is a misnomer. Obviously if you have a 1600/4.0, live 2 miles away and never visit you should not expect to get in, but its ridiculous how people seem to literally think there is some kind of cutoff based on stats where you are rejected if you are too far above it. Here is what I had to say before: </p>
<p>"Okay I have really really had enough of this Tufts Syndrome talk. I have worked at admissions all year and have had to file away hundreds, maybe thousands of applications, including towards the end of the process into piles based on acceptances/waitlist/deny etc. I have never ever seen one clear instance of Tufts Syndrome. Earlier in the process I had to file away kids whose decisions had been made early because the cases were so clear cut, and virtually all these kids were 1550-1600, very top of their class, great personal and extracurirricular scores etc. etc. The percise kids "Tufts Syndrome" would apply to. Now heres the shocker- these were not put in the waitlist pile, GASP!, but the accepted pile. Sure it may have existed a few years ago when a different Dean was here, and judging by the fact that it is named Tufts Syndrome Im guessing there is some truth to the fact that it once was employed here. But last year a new Dean came in, and I see no reason why it would continue. Tufts Syndrome may very well exist- but not here. Franklin and Marshall for instance, openly admits to employing it, and WASHU's decisions seem a little sketchy as well. Nothing on the admitted students thread surprised me in the least. If you as a white northeastern applicant think ur automatically getting in with a 1500 and 3.6-3.8 GPA you are sadly mistaken. Tufts is a more competitive school than seemingly anyone on this board is willing to give it credit for. Im sorry to those who didnt get in and really wanted to attend, and congrats to those that made the cut. My good friend applying was waitlisted and I really thought/hoped shed get in, apparently even I underestimated my own school."</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 1480 (790M/690V)
SAT IIs: 800 USHIST 750 Biology 730 Writing
GPA: 3.8UW, 5.3W
Rank:4/504
Other stats: AP Scholar w/ distinction, all 5s and 1 4 on 7 tests
Subjective:
Essays:Good
Teacher Recs: Very Good but kinda generic, both from 30+ year teachers
Counselor Rec: Very Good
Hook (if any): Work a lot, Newspaper (not really a hook..but I hoped)
Location/Person:
State or Country: Florida
School Type: Public High (65% minority)
Ethnicity: White Jew
Gender: Male
major strength/weakness: Strength-SATIIs, Grades, AP Scores, Weaknesses-SAT verbal, 2 C+s in high school (AP Calculus, tough teacher,) but everything else was 90% as and the rest bs and b+s
why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Showed no intrest in tufts, bad interview, didnt do a 2nd essay</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1550 (800M/750V)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 790 Chem, 770 Math IC, 760 World History, 740 Writing, tons more
[<em>] GPA: 96.5UW, 98.0W
[</em>] Rank: Top 20 of 350 (top 5%)
[<em>] Other stats: 5's on 6 APs, National Merit Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: excellent
[<em>] Teacher Recs: pretty good but probably not amazing
[</em>] Counselor Rec: excellent
[<em>] Hook (if any): Research?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: New York
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] major strength/weakness: Excellent stats, decent everything else<br>
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I honestly don't think I would've been accepted if I hadn't visited. I also didn't have an interview, which I thought would've cost me admission. Guess I was wrong and maybe Tufts Syndrome should be renamed to WashU Syndrome!</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:
Wow! I can't believe they accepted me! :D</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1470: 780M, 690 V
[</em>] SAT IIs: 750, 780, 790
[<em>] GPA: 4.3
[</em>] Rank: School Doesn't Rank
[<em>] Other stats: APUSH 10th grade = 5, AP Euro 11th grade = 4
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Good. Did the optional one too.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Never read them.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Never read it.
[<em>] Hook (if any): Jewish? Girl that likes Math?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: GA, USA
[<em>] School Type: Small, Jewish, competitive
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] major strength/weakness: ?
[li] why you think you were accepted: Gosh, no clue.[/li][/ul]Other Factors: Pretty Good interview. Never visited. Probably not gonna go.</p>