<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list] 2130
[ *] SAT I (by section): CR 760 W 730 M 640
[ *] SAT IIs: US 760 Lit 670
[ *] GPA: 3.744 (4.61 Senior Year)
[ *] Rank: NA
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: Model UN, Soccer,
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): I have no doubt that my essay is largely responsible for my being offered admission.
[ *] Teacher Recs: I would imagine they where good.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Same
[ *] Applied on:
[ *] Hook (if any):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: New Jersey
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Highly Competitive
[ *] Ethnicity: Jewish
[ *] Gender: Male
[ /list][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc:[ /b] Tufts has been my dream school since I started the college process. I am elated to have been accepted, but its a there is a bittersweet nature it it because I doubt I will be able to pay for the school.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): Critical Reading - 760, Math - 770, Writing - 720
[</em>] SAT IIs: Biology - 720, Math Level II - 800, US History - 780, Chemistry - 770
[<em>] ACT: no thanks, i’m east coast
[</em>] APs: Biology - 4, European History - 5, Langauge and Composition - 5, Chemistry - 5, US History - 5, Calculus BC - 5, Physics (mechanics) - 5
[<em>] IBs: what?
[</em>] GPA: 4.74 weighted, 3.75 unweighted
[<em>] Rank: school doesn’t rank, but probably top ten %
[</em>] Other stats: honor roll for the past three years, AP scholar of some sort, National Merit Commended
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Cross country (JV 9/10, Varsity 11/12), spring track & field (JV 9/10/11), concert band saxaphone (9/10), Model UN (11/12), guitar (out of school, past five years)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: volunteered at a hospital in 2008, about 100 hours
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): I thought they were clever.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: sunshine and rainbows, undoubtedly
[<em>] Counselor Rec: good, but she left for another school this year…
[</em>] Interview: I really should have done this.
[<em>] Applied on: the last possible day, probably
[</em>] Hook (if any): I was the only survivor of a narwhal attack that claimed the lives of 36 people.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: pennsylvania, suburbs of philadelphia
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Large, competitive public school. Ranked in the top 100 by US News and World Digest a couple of years ago.
[<em>] Ethnicity: pakistan, ftw
[</em>] Gender: the male variety
[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc: Congratulations to those accepted. I didn’t really see myself here, so no big loss. I did think this was one of the better applications I submitted, though.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): M-750 R-730 W-710
[</em>] SAT IIs: Did not submit
[<em>] ACT: Did not submit
[</em>] APs: Six 5’s and a 4
[<em>] IBs: None
[</em>] GPA: No Idea (mostly A’s with a few A-'s and B+'s)
[<em>] Rank: School does not rank; top 10%
[</em>] Other stats: uhm?
[/ul]
[ b]Location/Person:**[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: USA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Male
[</em>] Gender: White
[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc:
This is pretty cool :-)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): Reading: 760, Math: 730, Writing: 710
[</em>] SAT IIs: Lit: 770, Math II: 710
[<em>] APs: Took 4 last year, 4 this year
[</em>] GPA:96 ish?
[li] Rank: Top 6%</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Ton’s of leadership positions
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses):Pretty good I guess
[<em>] Teacher Recs:Amazing
[</em>] Counselor Rec:Amazing
[li] Hook (if any): Independent research? I didn’t win INTEL, but I sent in my paper and I will be published.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NY
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, send about 15 kids (out of 300) to top schools
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc: Congrats to everyone! So surprised I got in, since NO ONE ever gets in from my school!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): CR-700, M-750, W-720; 1450/2170
[</em>] SAT IIs: MathII-800, BioM-670, BioE-670, Lit-630
[<em>] APs: Biology-4, Computer Science A-3
[</em>] GPA: 4.30
[<em>] Rank: Top 5% /381
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Yearbook (Sports Editor), Assistant Headmaster’s Office Assistant, School Newspaper (Photography Editor), Peer Tutoring Program (Remunerations Officer), Society, Earth, Animals, Life Volunteer Club (Secretary), Science Olympiad (Treasurer), Varsity Swim Team, Photography Club, Premedical Society, Community Development Corps, Wolfpack Volunteers, After-School Tutoring, Bible Club, BLS Mentoring.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Babysitter, Project Designer Assistant for a company, Hospital Lab Assistant (Volunteer), Hospital Health Corps Volunteer.
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): What influenced me to want to become a Doctor without Borders and how it affected my life.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Waived right.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Waived right.
[<em>] Applied on: December 31.
[</em>] Hook (if any): None.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MA, USA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public exam school, one of best in MA.
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc: Congrats to everyone!</p>
<p>Rejected… looks like I’ll have to live with the UChicago wait list (which was my top school anyway), or else it’s… state school. <em>shudder</em></p>
<p>I got accepted!!!
I’m too lazy to post stats, too, but I’m definitely excited.
I put a lot of effort into my Tufts essays and they were some of my favorite to write!</p>
<pre><code>* SAT I (by section): CR 800, M 710, W 800
SAT IIs: Eng Lit 800, World Hist 680, US Hist 680
APs: Eng Lang 5, World Hist 5, American Gov 4
GPA: 3.8 UW
Rank: Top 10%
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* ECs listed on app: Newspaper Editor-in-Chief, 2nd degree black belt Tae Kwon Do, teaching, demonstration team and tournament competition, helped organize march in Wash. DC, Ecology Club, leadership positions in a couple other clubs
Job/Work Experience: None at all
Essays (subject and responses): Don’t remember, I remember I thought they were quite bad
Teacher Recs: Great
Counselor Rec: Pretty good
Applied on: Last minute possible
Hook (if any): I’m good in the humanities?
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: MD, USA
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public school in most competitive county in MD (and one of the best in the nation)
Ethnicity: Mixed
Gender: Female
</code></pre>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc: Quite surprised I got in, very excited though!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 710M 770W 750CR (2230 total)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 610SPAN 740M1 690LIT
[<em>] ACT: –
[</em>] APs: Haven’t tested yet but I’m taking 4 AP classes this year & I took one last year as well.
[<em>] IBs: –
[</em>] GPA: 3.6UW 4.9W
[<em>] Rank: Top 20%, school doesn’t rank
[</em>] Other stats: –
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Peer Mediation (President), Class Secretary, Student Action Committee, NHS, SNHS, Cheerleading, Girl Scouts, Cheer Coaching, etc.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: –
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Common App: 3 of my teachers read it over for me. One said it was perfect, one said she liked it but it needed revision, and another brought me into her classroom and told me I would never get into any colleges if I kept my essay “as is”. Needless to say, that one was controversial. I thought my Tufts essays were good, though.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I had 3 – chem teacher, English teacher, class advisor.<br>
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good, I hope! She’s awesome.<br>
[</em>] Applied on: ? Regular decision. I’m not sure what this question means.
[<em>] Hook (if any): None. I think my interview went very well, though.<br>
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: NJ
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, huge, very competitive. We have the most national merit commendations / semifinalists in the state, last I heard.<br>
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc: Congrats to everyone who got in! I’m glad I was waitlisted – I thought I might get outright denied. YAY! Today is awesome.</p>
<p>Neethus … I am sitting in a parking lot and just had to check on you. I saw your post and I literally have tears of joy for you!! (((((((Congratulations!!!)))))))</p>
<p>This said. Son has yet to call me so I’ll check in again when I get home and Im not typing one fingered on an iPhone!! :)</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 670 Reading, 630 Math, 590 Writing (1890 overall)
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: 610 Latin, 600 Literature, 800 US History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 12%, though I was ranked 32/256 last time I checked.
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English Language and Composition (3), AP US History (5), still have four more APs to take
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Three AP classes, two regular ones.
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None.
[/ul] Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Treasurer of the Student Forum, Member of the Senior Class Fundraising Committee, Writer for the school newspaper, Participant in the Museum of Fine Arts Rhetoric Competition for two years in a row, Classics Club member.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Summer job, worked at a daycare.
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer librarian at a local Taiwanese Economic and Cultural Center, Math/Chemistry tutor for two years.
[<em>] Summer Activities: Reading, photography
[</em>] Essays: I wrote about the recession. I said that there were still opportunities to make money, and recommended that everyone have a little hope. I intended to give off a confident aura with this essay.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: One from my Biology I teacher, another from my AP English teacher. I bet they were kickass.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I bet it was good. The counselor knows me reasonably well, so he probably didn’t give me a generic recommendation.
[<em>] Additional Rec: None
[</em>] Interview: None
[/ul] Other
[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): United States
[<em>] School Type: Public High School (Magnet)
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: $30,000 a year
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college student (at least in this country)
[/ul] Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: My recommendations, possibly my essay.
[<em>] Weaknesses: My SAT score, my extracurriculars.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My Tufts essays were not very good… Obviously, they demonstrated a lack of interest.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Suffolk, Babson, UMass Boston, UMass Amherst, BU, BC, NEU. Waitlisted: Brandeis[/li][/ul]General Comments: Thanks for considering me, Tufts. It’s been an honor, and yes, I will remain on the waiting list. I know that an admissions officer posts here, so judging from this profile, he/she may know who I am…</p>
<p>Congratulations, guys! I still have BU, BC, and NEU to consider.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2230
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math IIC: 800, Lit: 710
[<em>] ACT: 35
[</em>] APs: Macroecon-5, Microecon-5, English Lang-5, plus five more this year
[<em>] GPA: 5.57/5.00 W, 3.82/4.00 UW
[</em>] Other stats: NMF, Siemens Semifinalist, etc.</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Congressional debate (captain), Mathletes (captains’ board), Band (secretary), Model UN, tutor for various things, multiple honor societies
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: working at my synagogue, summer camp counselor
[<em>] Essays: I was pretty proud of my Tufts-specific essays, and my Common App one was solid.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Very good
[li] Counselor Rec: Glowing</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: IL
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): competitive public, sends many grads to top schools
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: This is my third waitlist in a row, and I’m pretty frustrated because I know there won’t be enough financial aid left for me if I get taken off of any of them. But congrats to all who got in!</p>
<p>@panospylar: Haha, I think you’re the first person who’s noticed that! Actually, it doesn’t; my best friend is Greek and suggested it to me as a username. I’m actually Spanish Filipino and Jewish/Eastern European myself. =)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 770 verbal, 630 math, 720 writing
[</em>] SAT IIs: 780 lit, 730 US history
[<em>] ACT: 30
[</em>] APs: English language (5), US history (5), bio (4), English lit, Euro
[<em>] IBs:
[</em>] GPA: 4.3 weighted, probably around a 3.8 unweighted
[<em>] Rank: No rank, but “second decile” (I’m like top 11%, but my grade is split into ten deciles)
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Editor in Chief of school paper, figure skating, Student Movement Against Cancer, Red Cross Club, courier at local hospital, NHS, Italian Honor Society
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Barista/cashier/food prep at cafe since August, camp counselor for two summers, internship with environmental monitoring group
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): oy. Common app one about how I’m graduating from the rink in which I basically grew up. Why Tufts was cheesy; their newspaper, the “click” I felt on campus, I think it’s the best school if you want to make a difference. Richest thing in life I took as a joke; I wrote about BK milkshakes. Let your life speak was about my mom. Wrote the optional essay-- gave Van Gough a job at an ad firm.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: From my jr year English and bio teachers; the former should be pretty good, and the latter was all right.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably pretty good.
[</em>] Applied on: the deadline, I think.
[<em>] Hook (if any): Didn’t apply for aid.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: NJ
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): big public school with crappy stats
[</em>] Ethnicity: “Eurasian”
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc: =) YES!!! =) Was my second choice for a long time; now I’m choosing between here and Barnard. I am SO HAPPY.</p>