Official Tufts University Class of 2018 ED Results

mathsci1995 · December 16, 2013, 8:03pm

Congrats ED Applicants!!! Hope everyone got the news they were hoping for. Fill this out, once you've got a minute, so that the rest of us can know what's going on. I saw someone tried to start this in another thread, but the thread changed subjects.

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted*[/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Deferred[/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected*[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ *] Supplementary Material:

[ /list][ b]Other**[list]
[ ] State (if domestic applicant):[] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[ /list][ b]Reflection**[list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] If rejected, where are you looking now?

[ /list][ b]General Comments: **

newoutlook14 · December 16, 2013, 8:33pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (710 M, 770 CR, 800 W)
[] SAT II: French (670), US History (740), Chemistry (680)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 37/410
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), French Lang (4), English Lit (4), Chemistry (3)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP French Lit, AP English Lang, Physics, AP Euro, Studio Art

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of Habitat for Humanity club at my school, Vice president of Literary Society, Girls Soccer (9-12)
[] Job/Work Experience: Waitress at local country club (summers before 11th and 12th)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Habitat for Humanity
[] Summer Activities: Working
[] Essays: I’ve been told they were good.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Again, I thought they were good.
[] Counselor Rec: Probably not that great. Big public school, don’t really know the counselor
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: none
[] Supplementary Material: none

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):[] Country (if international applicant): rural part of CA
[] School Type: Public, average
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 60,000 (applied for FA)
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: CR SAT, AP English classes, rec from English teacher, etc all built up toward me wanting to study English at Tufts
[] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars, Class rank (given that it’s not a super competitive school) and GC Rec
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Weaknesses > strengths.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Been accepted to UVM (Honors)
[li] If rejected, where are you looking now? Emory, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, Brown, and University of Arizona.[/li]
[/ul]**General Comments: ** BLAHHH I really wanted to go to Tufts :(

dasher1204 · December 16, 2013, 8:49pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 720 math, 710 Reading, 660 writing
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 790 math 2, 700 physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 13/360
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc Ab (5), English Lang (5), USHistory (5), Physics B (4), World History (4), Chinese Language and Culture (3 as a non-native speaker, which is actually good since the curve is jolted by native speakers)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Ap Bio, AP calc BC, Ap Economics, Ap English Lit, AP Statistics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Ap Scholar With distinction, Girl Scout Gold award (like Eagle Scout)

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Track/ Cross Country (three season Captain), Math Honor Society (president), Chinese honor society (VP), science honor society, national honor society
[] Job/Work Experience: hostess at a local diner all throughout the year, lifeguard in the summer
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer swim coach over the summer, plus various NHS related community service (ie, giving gifts to kids in a less fortunate school for Xmas)
[] Summer Activities: Johns Hopkins summer university- intro biochem (Recieved an A), did an exchange program to china summer after my sophomore year
[] Essays: talked about being a runner in a lacrosse-obsessed community, and going to the physics Olympics (nerdy side)
[] Teacher Recommendation: one from US history teacher who loved me, one from calc teacher
[] Counselor Rec: definitely was good- even though he doesn’t know me very well he knows me better than most students so I’d figure it was good
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: went wonderfully! We definitely connected over some cool things
[] Supplementary Material: n/a

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[] School Type: competitive public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): upper middle class, did not apply for aid
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): female that wants to study engineering and Chinese[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I definitely had an awesome GPA and ECs, and my essays were unique, and I have demonstrated a clear interest in the school (multiple visits, etc)
[] Weaknesses: my writing score is a tad low, and it’s obvious I’m a math kid from that… My essays were a good topic but I’m sure that if I were a better writer that they could be improved
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have competitive stats and enough leadership roles to support me, it was made apparent that I can handle a rigorous course load and love Tufts
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:first acceptance, I had applied to UMD as a safety but I just withdrew that
[li] If rejected, where are you looking now? N/a[/li]
[/ul]**General Comments: **
SO EXCITED TO BE A JUMBO! Congrats to all of my ED-ers.

ilovetufts19 · December 16, 2013, 10:56pm

[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 770M, 800R, 800W (2370)
[ *] ACT: -
[ *] SAT II:800 Math II, 790 Chem, 760 Bio
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5% at highly competitive public school of ~200
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Calc BC, 5 Lang, 5 Spanish, 4 Bio, 3 Euro
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Stat, AP Chem, AP Phys, AP Gov
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar, Intel STS Semifinalist, STEM Scholar for State, Dean’s Award, National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Trumpet for 7 years, Cross Country (Captain), Tennis Team -State Finals, Jazz Band (Lead Trumpet), Orquestra, Debate Team (President), SAVE Club (Co-founder), Chemistry Club (President)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Front desk at local Vet
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital volunteer (250+hrs)
[ *] Summer Activities: Internship at Columbia University Medical Center and Duke
[ *] Essays: Average.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Heh, not very close with my teachers
[ *] Counselor Rec: not sure, average
[ *] Additional Rec: -
[ *] Interview: -
[ *] Supplementary Material: Kinda rushed, not that good, didn’t really show passion.

[ /list][ b]Other**[list]
[ ] State (if domestic applicant):[] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: M
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[ /list][ b]Reflection**[list]
[ *] Strengths: Extracurriculars
[ *] Weaknesses: essays. didn’t really put my passion into the supplements.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: tufts really looks at your essays.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Applying to Brown, Columbia, UC Berkeley, and couple others.
[ *] If rejected, where are you looking now? Well, I really wanted to get into Tufts!

[ /list][ b]General Comments: **

wumbojumbo · December 17, 2013, 5:55am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I: W 790 CR 760 M 710
[] SAT II: Bio (E) 720, Math 2 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7 UW? Not entirely sure
[] IB: predicted 39
[] Senior Year Course Load: HL Math, HL History, HL Literature, SL Physics, SL Spanish, SL Math Methods
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Multiple Academic Bowl prizes, including one from an international competition

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Destination Imagination, Varsity Forensics, Varsity Academic Bowl, Spanish Honor Society, National Honor Society, Environmental Club (President), Varsity Model United Nations, School Magazine (Co-Editor-in-Chief), JV Badminton
[] Job/Work Experience: Internships at an international research institute (unnamed for anonymity) and a local green building initiative
[] Volunteer/Community service: Tutored at a special ed school a third world country, tutored underprivileged children without access to schooling in a different third world country
[] Summer Activities: Prestigious IR camp at an Ivy, internships mentioned above, tutoring mentioned above
[] Essays: 3/4 I was pretty confident with, I really felt that they demonstrated what drives me. My essay for question 3, on the other hand, seemed a little trite and typical…
[] Teacher Recommendation: I’m pretty sure they were strong but honest. The teachers I chose are unlikely to sugarcoat.
[] Counselor Rec: Quite strong
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: None available in my area
[] Supplementary Material: N/A

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Country (if international applicant): Underdeveloped nation in Asia
[] School Type: International Christian school
[] Ethnicity: South Asian with American citizenship
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): Too high for FA most likely. I applied for aid anyway, though.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Probably my essays - my SAT and GPA weren’t stellar. It’s probably of note that I’m an American living abroad, though

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, leadership, and internships
[] Weaknesses: GPA, SAT
[] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/rejected: My essays, probably; I think I was able to effectively communicate what I’m passionate about and why.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I haven’t gotten decisions from anywhere else yet. I was planning on applying to UCLA (ideal), UC Berkeley (reach), Wesleyan(ideal?), Penn (reach), Duke (reach), BU (safety), NYU (safety), ASU (safety), and Rice (reach)

[/ul]**General Comments: I’M SO EXCITED TO BE A JUMBO. Infinite thanks to Mr. Grayson, Mr. Coffin and everyone else on the admissions committee **

DanAdmiss_Tufts · December 17, 2013, 8:53am

Oh! I know who you are! CONGRATULATIONS!!! YAY!

surudev · December 17, 2013, 11:25am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: Bio- 720
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): school doesn’t calculate
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): didn’t take any
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): predicted- 41/42
[] Senior Year Course Load: Biology HL, Chemistry HL, English HL, French AB initio SL, Math SL, History SL
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): have been playing violin for 7 years, member of local church orchestra, member of school orchestra (first chair), student council (academic captain), member of disciplinary committee (co- founder), MUN club, Music club
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: volunteered at a cancer hospice, made science lab manuals for a local community school
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: I really wanted to go to Tufts and i think my essays showed that
[] Teacher Recommendation: good
[] Counselor Rec: I’ve only known her for a few weeks, so i’m not sure how it was.
[] Additional Rec: NA
[] Interview:NA
[] Supplementary Material:

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): India
[] School Type: International IB School
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): Not sure of the exact numbers. I applied for financial aid.
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Diversity[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, grades, teacher recommendations
[] Weaknesses: no work experience
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: grades and essays. I really tried to convey my longing to go to tufts.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Tufts was my first college application, so nowhere else.
[li] If rejected, where are you looking now?[/li]
[/ul]**General Comments: ** I’m really glad to be a part of the Tufts community! I can’t wait to meet you guys (:

richbern · December 17, 2013, 2:44pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
-SAT I (breakdown): 700 Reading 620 Math 710 Writing
-SAT II: 790 French, 650 Chemistry
-Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
-Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5
-AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Spanish Lit (5), AP Spanish Lang (5), AP French Lang (5), AP Psychology (5), AP Chem (3)
-Senior Year Course Load: Spanish, British Lit, History, Calculus, AP Biology, AP Physics
-Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): QuestBridge National College Match Recipient

Subjective:
-Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society (President), Student Council (Secretary), French Honor Society (President) Model United Nations, Forensics, Science Bowl Team, Math Olympics
-Job/Work Experience: Worked with an accountant in the summer, worked as a waiter the summer before that
-Volunteer/Community service: Tutor at a local library, worked on a project to reduce the damage done by the Lionfish to Puerto Rican reefs, among others
-Summer Activities: OxBridge Academic program at Paris
-Essays: I did very well on my essays showing the type of person and student that I am. I also showed lots of interest in Tufts!
-Teacher Recommendation: really good one from my AP French teacher (who knew me really well) and one from my AP Chemistry teacher (I believe it was also great)
-Counselor Rec: She knows me very well, so I am very sure it was great (my class is of 40 students, so we’re all close to the administration)
-Interview: Did not have an official interview, but I attended Voices and had an informal chat with an admissions representative and a student.
-Supplementary Material: None

Other
-State (if domestic applicant): Puerto Rico
-School Type: Private, small school
-Ethnicity: Puerto Rican
-Gender: Male
-Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation college

Reflection
-Strengths: Many extra-curriculars, good SAT scores, responsible, good writer
-Weaknesses: My Math SAT score
-Why you think you were accepted: I think I really demonstrated that I am a very hard-working and dedicated student. I think I embody the characteristics of a Tufts Student!

General Comments: SO EXCITED FOR NEXT FALL! Go Jumbos!

talz19 · December 17, 2013, 3:54pm

[ b]Decision: Accepted**[green/color][+2/size]

Objective:
*SAT I (breakdown): 690 Math 720 reading 730 writing
[ *] ACT:32
[ *] SAT II:700 Literature 590 Math (didn’t send in haha)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): probably like a 3.64 (3.95 out of 4.33 for my school)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No idea
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): (5) Psychology (4) English
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AP Bio AP Us Government AP French
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Won silver medal at the Vermont State Science Fair, not many besides that

Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Captain of Ski Team, Founded a club that helped Congolese students out, lead a senior leadership group for freshman
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Worked one summer briefly
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: A ton, probably close to 500 hours
[ *] Summer Activities: participated in a medicine forum at local hospital
[ *] Essays: Pretty good, at least I was told
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: good, I’m assuming
[ *] Counselor Rec: Phenomenal. My counselor liked me a lot and is an excellent rec writer
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview: None
[ *] Supplementary Material: I liked my supplements :)

Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): VT
[ *] School Type: Public (about 900 kids)
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): Over 100,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none really

[ /list][ b]Reflection**[list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] If rejected, where are you looking now?

[ /list][ b]General Comments: I’m so excited to join Tufts as a member of the class of 2018! **

zinaprecht · December 17, 2013, 8:34pm

ACCEPTED!

OBJECTIVE:

SAT I (breakdown): —
ACT: Comp: 30 (34 English, 31 Reading, 28 Math & Science)
SAT II: —
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio 4
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Chem, Philosophical Literature, Modern India, Cultural Spanish, Senior Internship
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): —

SUBJECTIVE:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Club soccer (7 years), Editor-in-Chief of school newspaper (2 years), Student Leadership Team (4 years), Big Sib (1 year), Pianist (off/on)
Job/Work Experience: Summer work for a Children’s Museum
Volunteer/Community service: Homeless shelter (2 years), Sandy Relief, Student Community Leadership Team
Summer Activities: Stanford program, Brown pre-course
Essays: Strongest suit. I pride myself on my writing.
Teacher Recommendation: Very close with both teachers, I am assuming they were very nice.
Counselor Rec: Extremely close relationship with my counselor. He has been my sophomore English teacher and my mentor for four years.
Additional Rec: Brief rec from VP of my school, who graduated from Tufts.
Interview: Pretty well. Didn’t feel too comfortable with the interviewer, however, he did say “obviously, I am going to write you a great rec” at the end. This secured my lingering worries.
Supplementary Material: None

OTHER:

State (if domestic applicant):[li] Country (if international applicant): NYC[/li]* School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Multicultural (Mother is Caucasian, father is Hispanic and African American)
Gender: F
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): Upper middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy (mother attended Tufts)

REFLECTION:

Strengths: Writing, grades and newspaper
Weaknesses: ACT score
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
I think the Tufts admissions office is most concerned with the voice of the applicant. I was very confident in my writing, and very confident that my personality would get across to them.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I applied to Tulane EA and was accepted with a $20,000 annual merit scholarship.

GENERAL COMMENTS:
When it comes down to it, the applicants who are seriously considered all have around the same grades and test scores. It’s the applicant’s voice that is the distinguishing factor. This is mainly why I didn’t repeatedly take the ACTs and stress over them, even though my ACT score was a bit below average.

tedco18 · December 18, 2013, 2:49am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 Critical Reading 740 Math 700 Writing
[] ACT: Composite 35: 33 Writing 34 Math 36 Reading and Science
[] SAT II: 800 Chem; 800 Bio (M); 720 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem 5; Bio 5; Chinese 5; Psych 5
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, APUSH, AP English Language and Composition
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor; PSAT/NMSQT Commendation; SISAC (sports conference) Honorable Mention for Basketball

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 3 years varsity basketball; Fundraising Committee; NHS; founder of HOSA chapter in Shanghai, (Middle School Basketball coach)
[] Job/Work Experience: 2 week internship at school
[] Volunteer/Community service: yearly service trips to rural areas of China for one week; volunteer work here and there and for clubs
[] Summer Activities: 2 years CTY, 1 year Stanford Summer Quarter
[] Essays: Put a lot of time into it, felt like it conveyed my passions aptly and effectively.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Were very close to both, assuming that they wrote nice letters
[] Counselor Rec: Counselor’s’s first year at the school, probably extremely genetic
[] Additional Rec: Middle School teacher/6th grade basketball coach; basically mentor
[] Interview: Applied for one, but didnt get it due to location (Shanghai)
[] Supplementary Material: Again, spent alot of time on the supplementary essays, I think they were pretty well written

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Country (if international applicant): China
[] School Type: International School (AP system)
[] Ethnicity: Asian American
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): <$150,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Standardized Tests Scores, Essays, (maybe) EC’s
[] Weaknesses: GPA, course rigor, work experience
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My supplements showed a lot of demonstrated interest. I also think my rec letters played a big part.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred from Case Western Reserve University. Applied to: UC Davis, San Diego, and Irvine as well as University of Washington, University of Utah, Rochester Institute of Technology, and Augustana College.
[li] If rejected, where are you looking now?[/li]
[/ul]**General Comments: ** TUFTS CLASS OF 2018!!!

bams630 · December 18, 2013, 11:13am

Objective:
SAT I n/a
SAT II: n/a
ACT: 33 superscored… math: 31 science: 36 english: 33 reading: 32
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7 ish
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (4), Chemistry (4) although I did not submit either

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): varsity diver (captain), club diver, varsity ice hockey, key club (officer), NHS, student congress, seminar day (chair), peer mentor, waitress at local restaurant year round
Volunteer/Community service: samaritans (national suicide hotline) and call2talk (local help hotline), volunteer at Pine Street Inn (local food bank)
Summer Activities: internship in pediatric department of local hospital
Essays: I was really proud of them! Each one provided a totally different aspect of my life and my character. Everyone who read them liked them
Teacher Recommendation: From my AP chem and AP bio teachers! I really liked them both as teachers and people, and I think they both liked me as a student and as a person.
Counselor Rec: Pretty good! Although she has 80+ other students, we got to know each other over the past few years.
Additional Rec: From the doctor that I intern for, who also went to Tufts and takes in Tufts premed students when possible. It was really a nice letter!
Interview: I thought it went well. It was a simple, rather informal conversation, which was nice because I didn’t feel any pressure to seem completely perfect and composed. We joked and laughed the whole time!
Supplementary Material: I took a physics class from BYU (got an A- for part 1 and an A for part 2), so I sent that in.

Other
State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts (Go Sox/Patriots/Celtics/Bruins!!!)
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public, above average/superior
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): a little too high for FA
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection
Strengths: ACT, essays, extracurriculars/leadership, rigor of classes selected at a pretty rigorous school… I really know what I want to do (premed, neuropsychology focus) and I have found avenues to begin to pursue my interests (at the hotlines, at the hospital, in school classes, etc).
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Although my GPA is a bit under the Tufts average, I think I showed my love for Tufts and provided a genuine and accurate picture of myself in my application.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: haven’t heard from anywhere else!
If rejected, where are you looking now? n/a
General Comments: I am sooo honored and proud to be able to call myself a Jumbo! Every time I think about it, I can’t help but smile!! A very sincere thank you to Dean Coffin and all of Tufts admissions :D

TuftsMed · December 31, 2013, 10:30pm

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]
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[ b]Objective:**[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take
[ *] ACT: 31
[ *] SAT II: Biology (760) Latin (720)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.82
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):none
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Language (5) Macro (5) Bio (4) Gov (4) Latin Vergil (n/a) Stat (n/a) Physics B (n/a) Lit (n/a) Psych (n/a)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, AP Physics B, AP Psych, AP Latin, AP Lit, ASPIRE
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Genius Olympiad Science Champion, ISEF 4th, 2nd Place State Science Fair, NASA Excellence in Research Award

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):President of Science Research Team
Varsity Golf (Recruited)
Science Fair
Chairman of Young Democrats of America
President of Organizing For America Obama Campaign.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Worked as a bag boy at a golf course
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Taught golf in a troubled area and taught math in Uganda
[ *] Summer Activities: Democrat stuff and golf tournaments
[ *] Essays:REALLY GOOD. Rocked the YOLO essay
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see them but I assume they were okay.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ *] Supplementary Material:

[ /list][ b]Other**[list]
[ ] State (if domestic applicant):[] Country (if international applicant): Florida
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity:Mixed African American and Indian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):100,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Half URM, Golf Recruit (didn’t help that much though)

[ /list][ b]Reflection**[list]
[ ] Strengths: Extracurriculars DEFIANTLY, and GPA
[ *] Weaknesses:ACT could have been better
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: EC’S and essays
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:UChicago, UMich
[ *] If rejected, where are you looking now? nowhere ****es!!!

[ /list][ b]General Comments: ** Congrats to all of my fellow Jumbos who were accepted!!! For those who didn’t get it DON’T STRESS, you guys are all smart and as cliche as this sounds you WILL end up somewhere great!!!

CrusaderTrunks · January 2, 2014, 4:38pm

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ *] Supplementary Material:

[ /list][ b]Other**[list]
[ ] State (if domestic applicant):[] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[ /list][ b]Reflection**[list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] If rejected, where are you looking now?

[ /list][ b]General Comments: **

CrusaderTrunks · January 2, 2014, 5:06pm

^ignore this, editing problem

CrusaderTrunks · January 2, 2014, 5:50pm

Objective:
-SAT I : 2070 (CR650, MT700, WR720)
-ACT: 29 (didn’t report b/c I didn’t put much effort into that one test)
-SAT II: 720 (math 2 + chemistry)
-Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): I only recall a 4.4 (incomplete due to a complication in reports)
-Rank: 1%
-AP (place score in parenthesis): CalcBC(3) CalcAB(4 sub), USHistory (4), Psych(4)
-Senior Year Course Load: Ap Bio, APEuro, Calculus 2 (Dual first semester at local Uni), HLatin4Lit, HEng4, Theology electives (2), Intro German Lang+Culture (second semester)

-Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Ap Scholar, Mission award

Subjective:
-Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council, Mock Trial (Captain), Ambassador, Tutor, Snowboard, Science Club, Art Club, Latin Honor Society, MuAlphaTheta Math honor society, national honor society

-Job/Work Experience: N/A

-Volunteer/Community service: Nursing Homes, Adult DayCare, Homeless Shelter, plus misc. stuff that dots the year from my school (400-500+ hours)

-Summer Activities: volunteering^, chem camp

-Essays: talked about a recent and big obstacle that would affect my now and as an adult

-Teacher Recommendation: Latin teacher (of 4years, my favorite), past english teacher (he was intense, but people loved his class)

-Counselor Rec: definitely positive, we have a small community and I’ve talked to her semi regularly

-Additional Rec: N/A

-Interview: awesome, we had an hour in my town. She came from the engineering school. After covering the school stuff and Tufts, we discussed art, music, and my activities.

-Supplementary Material: the writing? I think I used metaphors, and made sure to talk about different things in each essay.

Other
-State : MA
-Country : N/A
-School Type: parochial
-Ethnicity: asian-vietnamese (but born and raised in USA, didn’t travel)
-Gender: F
-Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 30-50K (if I read the lines right, also a recent medical circumstance may have been considered)
-Hooks: First Generation, interest: latin, and other languages (german, french), neuroscience and immunology

Reflection
-Strengths: GPA and ECs, definitely community service, I made sure to have a lot of other things to demonstrate besides school stuff that would make up for sports

-Weaknesses: standardized test scores (I could have prepped, but alas time escapes me), speech impediments (I even laughed at them during the interview X|), interest? (I visited once in the summer and met nice people, I’m more of a research-online person, but I did talk about the school a lot at the interview)

-Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: comparatively to the people at my school, I’ve had at least one unique factor to my gen course load (since 8th grade) that makes it more difficult, but I can handle a college load. I also think I stood out with my essays.

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: N/A (i had others prepped in case but withdrew them and cancelled score report payments)

If rejected, where are you looking now? N/A

General Comments: GO JUMBO '!8!!!

dierk123 · February 8, 2014, 3:40am

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**
-SAT I (breakdown): N/A

-ACT: 34

-SAT II: N/A

-Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8

-Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A

-AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Computer Science(5)

-IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A

-Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Environmental, AP Stats, Calculus, US History, Post AP Computer Science, Graphic Design, Honors Visual Art

-Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Intel Computer Science Award, NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Award

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
-Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FIRST Robotics (Team Captain 12-14, head Programmer 12-14), Volleyball (captain) 10-13, Crew (varsity rower, captain) 12-14, TECS Computer Science Club (Co-founder and President), Young Politicians Club

-Job/Work Experience: babysitting, Summer Intern at local Tech startup

-Volunteer/Community service: Susan G. Komen work and organize Volley for the Cure Events

-Summer Activities: work, babysitting, senior projects

-Essays: Talked about Robotics and my love for programming (common app), growing up in the cleveland art museum, and about my love for books. I think they did a good job representing the things I am really passionate about.

-Teacher Recommendation: I had one from my two time english teacher and mentor who I am very close to, my Comp Sci teacher and robotics mentor who I’ve known for four years, and my art teacher who I am good friends with. I think they gave me pretty good recs.

-Counselor Rec: I’d say pretty positive, I know her well and actually row with her son

-Additional Rec: N/A

-Interview: I think it went well. It wasn’t awkward at all and I actually had a great time.

-Supplementary Material: Essays? I spent a LOT of time in them so I hope they were good!

[ /list][ b]Other**
-State (if domestic applicant): Ohio

-Country (if international applicant): N/A

-School Type: small private

-Ethnicity: white

-Gender: female

-Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): middle class

-Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): female with a background in CS and engineering

[ /list][ b]Reflection**

-Strengths: I’m pretty well rounded: I play sports, I am on a Robotics team, I volunteer, I am an artist. I’m also a female with a lot of experience in the tech industry and engineering.

-Weaknesses: my GPA is decent, but not spectacular

-Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think spending as much time as I did on my essays helped me stand out as well as my somewhat unique combination of interests. Also my interview went really well.

-Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at University of Miami, OSU, Northeastern. I only applied to some safety schools since I applied ED

If rejected, where are you looking now?: N/A

[ /list][ b]General Comments: **

ertjumbo · February 8, 2014, 5:25pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT: 33 M- 36 R- 30 E- 30 S- 34
SAT II: Math I - 710
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.63
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: Ap Physics, AP calc BC, Ap Economics, Ap English Lit, AP Spanish
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Headmasters List
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lacrosse, Jewish Forum, Volleyball
Volunteer/Community service: Big Brothers Big Sisters, Volleyball coach
Summer Activities: Summer camp, internship, teen tour, young scholars program at UMD
Essays: Increase women in engineering, from a family of four raised in one community, sports in my life
Teacher Recommendation: one from my chemistry teacher and one from my english teacher
Counselor Rec: definitely was good
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: went wonderfully! he thought it was fruitful
Supplementary Material: n/a
Other
State (if domestic applicant): Florida
Country (if international applicant): n/a
School Type: private
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): upper middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): female that wants to study engineering
Strengths: My math and science
Weaknesses: a few of my grades
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think i portrayed myself well
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to Northeastern, UMD, and wait listed at michigan, tulane, and UVA, and denied from Duke
If rejected, where are you looking now? N/a
General Comments:
IM A BABY JUMBO

HippyHoo · March 27, 2014, 7:14pm

Hey there. I’m currently a sophomore at Tufts. I came across this article and WOW!

I’m very impressed with the 2018 class. Your stats are way better than mine when I was in your shoes lol

So Congrats! I hope I will see you guys around on campus next year.

All the Best,
Huy

DanAdmiss_Tufts · March 28, 2014, 3:21pm

Hey Huy! I know you!

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