<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: m800 v780
[</em>] SAT IIs: 790, 790,710, 690
[<em>] GPA: 4.6 (4.0 uw)
[</em>] Rank: 2/437?
[li] Other stats: 3 5s on APs, nm finalist</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: eh, okay. have been told there good but am not so sure
[</em>] Teacher Recs: unknown but probably good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: unknown-had some complications
[</em>] Hook (if any): no idea?</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type: large public
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] major strength/weakness: good stats (rolls eyes, even though i think they don't count for that much)/pretty boring overall, nothing too noteworthy
[</em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/deferred: Im lucky ;)
[/ul]Other Factors: decent ECs, am very committed to them but i don't know if i showed that in my app.</p>
<p>am waiting on a few others but they are tres selective...probably deciding between tufts and northwestern.</p>
<p>For collegeman102-- I gotta say, i think the "Tufts Syndrome" label in your case may be slightly misguided. I also got a 1500 SAT, a 3.84 GPA, loads of ecs, 800, 750, and 640 on SATIIs and I did get in.</p>
<p>One more thing-- I also got into UMich, GW, and Northwestern, and waitlisted at WashU, Duke and Harvard. My main choice was between Tufts and Northwestern, and I have to admit that at first it bothered me that Tufts is seen as a second-tier school for kids who didn't get into the Ivy of their choice. However, after seeing the accomplishments of the rest of you accepted students, I am thrilled to be a part of the group. Well done-- you guys are awesome.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:1470 (800V 670M)
[</em>] SAT IIs:800, 740, 710, 670
[<em>] GPA:3.6 UW
[</em>] Rank:top 10%
[<em>] Other stats:Commended Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays:Good--about viewing my heritage in a new light through reading French lit
[<em>] Teacher Recs:Two amazing (one from my track coach) and one good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Don't know, but probably very good
[<em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: MA (I thought this was gonna kill me)
[<em>] School Type: Public (top 20 in the state though)
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: Essay + very well-rounded ECs/unspectacular grades (for Tufts, anyway) in math + sciences
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I think my essays had a unique voice to them and painted me as someone with a passion for learning...I had LOTS of leadership roles...also, my interviewer said that I was a perfect fit for Tufts[/li][/ul]Other Factors: Visited once and requested information from the Tufts website several times.
So excited, Tufts has amazing IR, and the experimental college is really great--it's going to be a very tough decision...</p>
<p>Stats:
ACT: 28
GPA: 3.78 unweighted
Rank: unranked (class size of 128)
Subjective:
Essays: pretty good
Teacher Recs: got them from teachers that loved me
Counselor Rec: got to know my counselor very well
Hook (if any): NOTHING
Location/Person:Chicago
State or Country: Illinois, U.S.
School Type: small, rigorous private
Ethnicity: hispanic
Gender: female
Major strength/weakness: great interview
Why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: i had a lot of extracurriculars. i was the president of one club, started another and was chosen to attend a national conference (student diversity leadership conference). my interviewer was really impressed by that.</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: About my decision to stop dancing and possibly pursue medicine</li>
<li>Teacher Recs:I think they were very good, at least one of my teachers was upset that I wasn't accepted at Duke and Harvard</li>
<li>Counselor Rec:Really good, he couldnt have said anything more flattering</li>
<li>Hook (if any):Ballet (since 4th grade)</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country:NJ</li>
<li>School Type:Private, NYC</li>
<li>Ethnicity:White</li>
<li>Gender:M</li>
<li>major strength/weakness:History/Science/Math</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered:I have decent stats and male ballet dancers w/ a brain are unusual</li>
</ul>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1470 (780M/690V)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 780 Writing / 710 Math IIC / 700 Molecular Biology
[<em>] GPA: 3.71 UW / 4.23 W
[</em>] Rank: 131 of 949
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Stellar
[<em>] Teacher Recs: "The best I've ever written," says one of my teachers.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: No idea.
[<em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Southern California
[<em>] School Type: Urban public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Latino
[<em>] Major strength/weakness: Strong test scores, strong essays, weak extracurriculars, fair GPA.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted:
[/ul]Other Factors:</p>
<p>I was rejected but had the same response to my alum interview. By the end of it he asked if Tufts was my first choice to which, at that point, I just flat out said "No." That might have had something to do with the rejection, but who knows? I liked the school best in Boston but I got into my first choice anyway so I'm happy about that. But they really should do something about their networking because the guy who interviewed me was clearly uninterested, not very well informed about what I was interested in, and on the whole not personalbe. Congratulations all!</p>
<p>The people who interview are all alumni volunteers, so that may be difficult to screen, especially when face to face contact with the admissions office is not possible.</p>
<p>Also, schools are somewhat reluctant to "fire" interviewers, for fear of offending alumni. However, it is always useful for them to know what student experiences are(perhaps they can use those interviewers less frequently), so if you have time you should just drop a quick email/letter describing what they did to turn you off.</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 1560 (m800 v760)
SAT IIs: 800 Wr, 780 IIC,740 USH, 670 Phys
GPA: 3.75 (uw)
Rank: Unranked (Top 4%)
Other stats: 5 AP US History, 4 Calc BC, AIME</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: hard to tell, but others say theyre good
Teacher Recs: strong
Counselor Rec: strong
Hook (if any): nothing significant</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: CT
School Type: medium-sized public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
major strength/weakness: Strength: Good grades in competitive and difficult curriculum; Weakness: Few significant EC's
Other Factors: State Champion Varsity Tennis Team, good interview</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (Liberal Arts) Transfer student.</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT: 1280, 650M 630V</li>
<li>SAT IIs:660 Math, 650 Bio, 600 Writing</li>
<li>GPA:2.9 in College, 27 on 45 points in the IB</li>
<li>Rank:No Rank</li>
<li>Other stats:</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays:Very Good and sincere</li>
<li>Teacher Recs:Excellant</li>
<li>Counselor Rec:Excellant</li>
<li>Hook (if any):International Student, Multilingual, Student Leader and Dean advisor.</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: Currently UW-Madison, but from Bombay India</li>
<li>School Type:Public Uni</li>
<li>Ethnicity:Indian </li>
<li>Gender:Male</li>
<li>major strength/weakness:My academic record isn't too good but showed improvement in the past semester. VERY strong ECs, like a lot high school sports, debate, theatre, etc.</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered:
I showed a lot of interest in my essays and I had very good recos.</li>
</ul>