OFFICIAL Tufts University Class of 2018 REGULAR DECISION RESULTS

chocolatechipcu · March 28, 2014, 7:34pm

Hey guys! Post your stats here!!!

Choose One:
[ b][ color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]
[ color=yellow]Decision: Waitlisted[/color=yellow]
[ color=red]Decision: Rejected[/color=red]**

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

[ b]Subjective:**
[ list]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
[]Job/Work Experience:
[]Volunteer/Community Service:
[]Summer Activities:
[]Essays:
[]Teacher Recommendations:
[]Counselor Rec:
[]Additional Rec:
[li]Interview:[/li][/list]

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

[ b]Reflection**
[ list]
[]Strengths:
[]Weaknesses:
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied:
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:[/li][/list]

chocolatechipcu · March 28, 2014, 7:35pm

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John6777 · March 28, 2014, 7:42pm

If someone wants to reply with thoughts, please do!

[color=red]Decision: Rejected[/color=red]

Objective:

[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown):
[]ACT (breakdown): 32 (E33, M30, R35, S29)
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): 710 Math I (didn’t send any though)
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.677u/3.894w (all honors classes, only weighted on AP classes)
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[]AP (place score in parentheses): 5s on US, CompSci, and English Lang
[]IB (place score in parentheses):
[]Senior Year Course Load: Pre-Calculus, Data Structures (CS), AP English, AP World, French IV, Orchestra, Theories of Knowledge
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, State Speech Qualifier Impromptu, Scholastic Silver Key[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Youth Orchestra Violin Concertmaster, Honors Ensemble at School, Speech/Debate, President Model UN club
[]Job/Work Experience:
[]Volunteer/Community Service: Hundreds of hours
[]Summer Activities: Played in multiple pit orchestras for musicals and such
[]Essays: Good
[]Teacher Recommendations: Good
[]Counselor Rec: Good
[]Additional Rec: Good
[li]Interview: Asked but did not receive [/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): IL
[]Country (if international applicant):
[]School Type: Private Prep
[]Ethnicity: White
[]Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: > 100k
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[]Strengths: Extracurriculares: Stellar violinist and president of MUN, huge grade upward trend, good essays
[]Weaknesses: IDK. Perhaps GPA, every semester better GPA than last except for senior year where I went down a few pegs (nothing serious), test scores? I applied for PolySci so it’s not like my math score needed to be a 36.
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Big applicant pool. Admissions is a bit ridiculous these days. There were thousands of applicants just like me. Stretching myself to stand out and make my file glow is rather artificial and something I tried to do organically but perhaps failed at.
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: Got into WashU, BU, Rochester, waited at Chicago…we’ll see
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I showed little interest. No visit, only sent a few emails to rep.[/li][/ul]

Phlogiston · March 28, 2014, 7:58pm

Choose One:
[color=red]Decision: Rejected[/color=red]

Objective:

[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2370
[]ACT (breakdown): Didn’t take
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II (800), Chemistry (800), Physics (800)
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School doesn’t calculate GPA
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%, but
[]AP (place score in parentheses): Physics E&M, Physics C, Biology, Chemistry, BC Calculus, Latin (all 5s)
[]IB (place score in parentheses): nope
[]Senior Year Course Load: statistics, advanced bio, latin, history, and lots of english electives <3
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Intel STS Semifinalist, National Merit SF + F.[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): president/head of 4 clubs. mostly cultural + science-based.
[]Job/Work Experience: unpaid molecular bio internships, but they’re totes worth it
[]Volunteer/Community Service: ESL teacher to local elderly <33
[]Summer Activities: Unpaid lab internships, learned foreign language
[]Essays: They were okay? Nothing earth-shattering though. I liked my Tufts essays more than some of my Ivy ones.
[]Teacher Recommendations: We have a mutual affection towards one another. c:
[]Counselor Rec: Should be good, she knows me well.
[]Additional Rec: Didn’t do~
[li]Interview: Was denied an interview~[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): MA
[]Country (if international applicant):
[]School Type: Private
[]Ethnicity: Asian
[]Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: don’t qualify for financial aid
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none.[/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[]Strengths: i’m well-rounded, i guess?
[]Weaknesses: uh my profile probably. I pursued what I liked, but some of those interests seem to have coincided with racial stereotypes.
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Life doesn’t work out sometimes. That’s okay.
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted to UMass, NE, BU, Columbia, Dartmouth, and Cornell.
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: No worries, y’all. College decisions are ultimately not worth depressing over. Let’s all stay optimistic![/li][/ul]

sjh9524 · March 28, 2014, 7:59pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 34, superscore 35
SAT II (place score in parentheses):
GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99 UW 4.27 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/440
AP (place score in parentheses): 5s on US, World, Human Geo and Lang/comp
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Bio, AP Gov, U of MN english, Physics, AP Micro
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): High School soccer (2 yr captain, 2 yr all-conference), club soccer (3 yr captain), NHS, Science tutoring, Student reporter for online soccer website, camp volunteer, 3 year varsity track
Job/Work Experience: Soccer trainer for little kids
Volunteer/Community Service: See ECs
Summer Activities: See ECs
Essays: I thought my Tufts ones were some of my best… guess not
Teacher Recommendations: Good
Counselor Rec: Fairly good
Additional Rec: Very good
Interview: None

Other
State (if domestic applicant): MN
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Upper/middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection
Strengths: Great test scores and GPA
Weaknesses: No unique ECs, little demonstrated interest
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Nothing that really set me apart in a huge applicant pool
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted by Notre Dame and safeties, waitlisted by Wash U and Carleton, rejected by Duke
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Disappointed because I thought I had a pretty good chance, but at top schools like Tufts you have to have extracurriculars that stand out, you can’t just get by with flashy test scores/GPA. Congrats to everyone who got in

fpsdoug46 · March 28, 2014, 8:26pm

**[color=green]Decision: Accepted to College of Engineering[/color=green]

Objective:

[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2140 superscore - 670CR / 710M / 760W
[]ACT (breakdown): (didn’t send)
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): 750 Math II, 680 Bio
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): school doesn’t do unweighted but prob 3.7-3.8 / 4.2W
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): doesn’t rank but top 15%, possibly higher
[]AP (place score in parentheses): 3 on World History, AP USH, and bio, 4 on English Lit. I’m taking 6 APs this year.
[]IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Gov, AP Spanish Lang, AP Physics C, AP Stats, AP Calc BC
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): not much, I guess AP scholar w/ honor. [/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):Volunteer at local church, Varsity Math team, Drummer of Jazz Band, Track/Cross Country for 3 years apiece, JV Bball 2 years
[]Job/Work Experience: Summer Internship at UMass Hospital
[]Volunteer/Community Service: Decent amount, not insane tho
[]Summer Activities: Not much
[]Essays: I guess they were pretty good and creative
[]Teacher Recommendations: 7/10? idk
[]Counselor Rec: 8/10
[]Additional Rec: n/a
[li]Interview: Went very well I thought, interviewer was super nice and said she would give me the highest recommendation (although she may say that to everyone). [/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): MA
[]Country (if international applicant):
[]School Type: Private
[]Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
[]Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: $200,000+
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none really[/li][/ul]

Reflection

[list]
[]Strengths: Essays I guess? My gpa was pretty good for a competitive private school, got into cum laude.
[]Weaknesses: SAT scores, SAT IIs. Math was low for engineering.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[]Rejected: Cornell (ED), Johns Hopkins, Carnegie Mellon, UC Berkeley
[]Accepted: Northeastern, RPI w/ 13k per year merit, UCLA, Rochester w/ 9k per year merit, (now Tufts)
[li]Waitlisted: Michigan CoE [/li]Waiting: USC

Honestly I wasn’t expecting to get in after being deferred EDII, but I’m happy I was. Now I have to decide between Tufts and UCLA for engineering. Idk right now but I’m leaning towards UCLA.

BBenitez16 · March 28, 2014, 8:47pm

**[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]

Objective:

[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 1920 (didn’t send)
[]ACT (breakdown): 30
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): 710 Bio E, 700 Chem
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5
[]AP (place score in parentheses): AP World (4), AP Enviro (2…this was freshman year), AP Chemistry (4), AP Biology (4), AP Spanish Language (5), AP Human Geography (5)
[]IB (place score in parentheses):
[]Senior Year Course Load: All classes at the local university. Comp II, Orgo I, Calculus I, Stats
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
[]Job/Work Experience:
[]Volunteer/Community Service: Church events mostly
[]Summer Activities:
[]Essays: Probably the best I wrote. I took a really unique spin on PV=nRT for one of my essays.
[]Teacher Recommendations: Didn’t see, but most likely amazing. It would be no stretch to say that these teachers were like my best friends
[]Counselor Rec: Amazing, see above.
[]Additional Rec: None.
[li]Interview: I arrived a tad late…hope he didn’t mention that! Other than that, it went beautifully. He said I had an engaging smile lol.[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[]Country (if international applicant):
[]School Type: Public
[]Ethnicity: Hispanic
[]Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: > 65 k
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation, Hispanic?[/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[]Strengths: Definitely Essays.
[]Weaknesses: Scores and extra curriculars
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My essays
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted: Colgate, Tufts, Williams, Northeastern, UF, FSU, FloPoly. Rejected: Columbia, Cornell, Tulane. Waitlisted: Harvard. Waiting on: Stanford
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:[/li]
I wanted to post to show that I don’t have perfect scores. I did not do research to cure cancer and I was not captain and leader of every club and sport. I was ME. I poured my all into my essays, and spent time forging good relationships with multiple people. I strongly feel that my recommendations, essays, interviews, and connections allowed me to get into the schools I applied to.

I am here to say this: Those of you out there who fear to dream big because of your scored- do not fear. You are more than just a number. Every single person on this site has something to offer. Show the admissions committee that you are unique and that they should want you. Most of us have been working hard our entire lives to get into a good college/ university. You are not alone, and you have so much to offer- so show it.
[/ul]

willymomann · March 28, 2014, 8:49pm

**[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]

Objective:

[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[]ACT (breakdown): 33 composite
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): Didn’t send
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):Out of 100, its a 96ish
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 50/501
[]AP (place score in parentheses): US History (4), European History (4), Art History (4), World History (4), Lang (4),
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Macro, AP Micro, AP Gov Comparative, AP US Gov, AP Stat, AP Lit, AP French, Anatomy
[]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Ap Scholar w/ Distinction, Scholar Athlete 4 yrs, Principal’s Honor Roll 4yrs,MVP…
[/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):Varsity Volleyball (captain two years), Model UN (handful of awards, school’s team is top in the country), NHS, several other clubs I was in and out of…
[]Job/Work Experience: Counselor
[]Volunteer/Community Service: “Work Weekends” at underfunded summer camp, Chattahoochee River cleanups, worked at neighboring elementary school…
[]Summer Activities:CIT program
[]Essays: Presumably unique, for “Let Your Life Speak” I wrote how my dad believes he was a golden retriever in a past life and how, in his next life, he will be one again. Basically, how his personality shaped me in my otherwise rough upbringing
[]Teacher Recommendations: One from my French teacher who knows me very well and generally likes me
[]Counselor Rec: Very good-- asked for a personal statement from my dad, which explained how his absence that he had little control over and living with my destructive single-mother shaped my independence.
[]Additional Rec:Decent, from my AP Lang teacher who knew how to write a good rec but may have not liked me too much.
[li]Interview: Didn’t have one[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant):Georgia
[]School Type: Large public school, pretty competitive depending on the class year
[]Ethnicity:White
[]Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: $200,000+
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): It may have helped that I’m from Georgia
[/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[]Strengths: My essays and recs. My crazy upbringing probably caught the admission’s interest (Alcoholic single mom who passed away, now living with my aunt, etc.) Tests scores weren’t too bad either. Course rigor is also up there.
[]Weaknesses: My GPA and lackluster ECS
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I indicated that I was interesting in my essays, showed that I was competent in my grades/scores, and I think I’m the type of student they may be looking for.
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied:
Accepted: Colorado College, Occidental, Skidmore, Reed, BU, U of Richmond
Waitlisted: William and Mary
Rejected: Middlebury, Claremont McKenna, Brown
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I got in over many of you kids that are loads more qualified than me. College admissions is a game, and you never know what you’ll end up with. Simply put, i’m genuinely lucky and overwhelmed and excited and confused and happy. Thanks to Tufts for recognizing my potential! [/li][/ul]

Eagles11 · March 28, 2014, 9:00pm

Choose One:
[ b][ color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]

[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2110 (670 CR, 710 M, 740 W)
[]ACT (breakdown):
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses):730 math I, 690 Math II
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8-3.9/ 4.28W
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank
[]AP (place score in parentheses):did not send any
[]IB (place score in parentheses):
[]Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National French Honor Society, 1A Upper State lineman of the year, high honor roll most years, and some others[/li][/list]

[ b]Subjective:**
[ list]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):Football (all state, all region, captain, lineman of year, palmetto champions all star team, my city’s player of the week), track and field, politics club (co-founder), french club, debate, government in action, designed my school’s sports program,
[]Job/Work Experience: None
[]Volunteer/Community: volunteer at local hospital
[]Summer Activities:Summer program at Georgetown, football practice
[]Essays:Good, and I really tried to be myself in them
[]Teacher Recommendations:Don’t know
[]Counselor Rec:Don’t Know
[]Additional Rec:
[li]Interview:Very good[/li][/list]

[ b]Other**
[ list]
[]State (if domestic applicant):South Carolina
[]Country (if international applicant):
[]School Type:private
[]Ethnicity:White
[]Gender:Male
[]Income Bracket:do not qualify for Financial aid
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):coming from South Carolina? (idk)[/li][/list]

[ b]Reflection**
[ list]
[]Strengths:Application as a whole, good amount of APs, good grades
[]Weaknesses:ok sat scores
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:Very involved, from SC, good application
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted: Tufts, Hamilton, Bucknell, Trinity Waitlisted: Emory, Davidson
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:I am very excited. I can’t wait to go visit again. [/li][/list]

Sootylion · March 28, 2014, 9:03pm

Rejected (RD)

Objective

[ul]
[] SAT I (CR, M, W): 780, 710, 770
[]ACT (breakdown): Did not send
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): Bio (740) World History (740)
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 25/329
[]AP (place score in parentheses): 11 APs, including difficult ones like AP Bio and AP Chem
[]Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs (very rigorous)
[]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/ul]

Subjective

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Pretty weak and commonplace, Science Olympiads, French Club, NHS, Science NHS, Mu Alpha Theta (Math NHS)
[]Job/Work Experience:None
[]Volunteer/Community Service:Math and Biology tutoring, helping out at local nature center
[]Summer Activities:not much, but i did take a class at community college last summer
[]Essays:I put a lot of effort into common app, all of my supplements were a tiny bit rough because i applied to a lot of schools
[]Teacher Recommendations:Should have been good, but not stellar (did not read)
[]Counselor Rec:Did not know me that well
[]Interview: Nope
[/ul]

Other

[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): MD
[]School Type: Public
[]Ethnicity: White
[]Income Bracket: 100,000-200,000
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[]Strengths:Very good academically, including high scores and grades
[]Weaknesses:Essentially everything else! Extracurriculars average/weak, no hooks
[]Why you think you received your decision: Not appealing enough subjectively I suppose
[]Where else you have applied and/or have been accepted/rejected: Accepted: Hamilton, F&M, Conn College, W&M, UR, Waitlisted: Haverford, Kenyon, Bates, Colby, Rejected: Bowdoin, Middlebury, Williams, Duke
[/ul]

General comments/advice/hindsight:
I think I placed my schools well into my reach/match/safety categories. I got in to all of my safeties, none of my reaches, and a couple of my matches. With some of my need-aware matches though I underestimated how big of a impact my financial need would have on my decision… I got accepted to my 2 matches that were need-blind and waitlisted at the 3 that were need-aware pretty hard to chalk up to a coincidence. I probably would have applied to fewer reaches if I did it all over again, 6 was too many. Very happy with the choices I have now though Hamilton is currently looking very appealing. However, I can’t really consider W&M because I am OOS and their financial aid is not very good in this area… pleased to have been accepted to such a prestigious name though at least haha. I hope everyone is happy wherever they go! In fact, I know you all will be!

FLstudent2014 · March 28, 2014, 9:32pm

[color=yellow]Decision: Waitlisted[/color=yellow]

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (750 CR, 770M, 770W

SAT II (place score in parentheses): 790 USH, 770 Spanish, 750 Math II

Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.69

Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 14/425

AP (place score in parentheses): Psychology, Spanish, Stats (5); APUSH, Art History, Microecon (4)

Senior Year Course Load: AP Euro, AP Lit, APES, AP Physics B, 4 Dual Enrollment Classes

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Club Swim Team (3hrs/day), Varsity Swim Team (Co-Captain), Designed Website for an Orphanage in Colombia in which I help with fund-raising and activity coordinating, National Spanish Honor Society (Secretary)

Job/Work Experience:Two basic jobs that only require an average of an hour or two per week. Lifeguard Certified. Looking to get a job in that field

Volunteer/Community Service: Swim Meet Volunteer and the whole orphanage in Colombia thing

Summer Activities: None really

Essays: Common App - GREAT. Supplements - ehh. not too good honestly

Teacher Recommendations: Both above average to good

Counselor Rec: Generic probably

Other
State (if domestic applicant): FL

School Type: Public

Ethnicity: Hispanic

Gender: Male

Income Bracket: $80000-90000

Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

Reflection
Strengths: Test Scores, URM, Common App Essay, Varsity Sports Captain, work with orphanage
Weaknesses: GPA, no research or incredible ECs.

Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think I was a solid applicant. Good test scores, good EC’s. Great essay. Good recs. Just a low GPA. Far too many B’s. I got in because I had a good application and a URM.

Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted: Rice, Northwestern, Cornell, WUSTL, Emory. Rejected Yale, Brown. Waitlisted: Duke, Tufts. Waiting on Georgetown.

General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I thought I was dead because of my 3.69 GPA but its not impossible. I’ve gotten accepted to a whole bunch of good colleges with it (granted, I am a URM). Still, a low GPA isnt the end of the fight if you have everything else going for you. I don’t think I’m gonna take a spot on the Waitlist. I’m honestly surprised I got waitlisted. Once I started getting into Rice and Northwestern and Cornell, I thought I would get into Tufts for sure. Guess I was wrong. Its all for the best though. That way I’m not taking a spot from anyone. Congrats to all that were accepted. You truly deserved it. For now, RICE CLASS OF 2018.

Jazz19 · March 28, 2014, 9:37pm

Accepted!

ACT: 27 (Miracles can happen)
UW GPA: 3.8, W 4.3
School Type: Art School
Hooks: URM, Location

tiva_mcabby5 · March 28, 2014, 9:51pm

[color=red]Decision: Rejected[/color=red]**

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send
ACT (breakdown): 34 composite (33 English, 33 Math, 32 Reading, 36 Science, 30 Combined English/Writing, 8 essay)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): didn’t send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank or give percentiles
AP (place score in parentheses): World History (4), American History (4), Biology (4), Calc BC (3, AB subscore 4)
IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP French, AP Physics, Calc 3, and a bunch of writing/history electives
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Key Club (treasurer), Yearbook (editor), Math Honor Society, Art Honor Society, Softball
Job/Work Experience: local restaurant since April 2013
Volunteer/Community Service: at least 150 hours since freshman year between church and Key Club
Summer Activities: working, traveling
Essays: good, especially my supplement
Teacher Recommendations: I didn’t see them, but I hope they were good!
Counselor Rec: same^
Additional Rec: I helped raise money for my local police office, so the police chief wrote a letter for me
Interview: wasn’t offered one

Other

State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: medium public (1800 students)
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: $100,000-$110,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection

Strengths: commitment to service, essays, ACT
Weaknesses: GPA, AP scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: GPA
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted to Boston College, SUNY Binghamton, and University of Rochester. Denied at Yale, Brown, Princeton.

General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Disappointed, but excited to say I think I’ll be going to BC next fall!

chocolatechipcu · March 28, 2014, 11:04pm

**[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]

Objective:

[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2110 superscore; 730 CR, 640 M, 740 W
[]ACT (breakdown): Did not take
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): 800 Spanish, 700 Math 1, 660 Biology Molecular, 640 US History, 760 Literature
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): My school has it out of 100 and does not calculate it unweighted. Mine is 93.994/100 WEIGHTED.
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): My school does not rank
[]AP (place score in parentheses):
English Language (5)
Comparative Government and Politics (4)
Biology (3)
English Literature (5)
US History (4)
Spanish (5)

[]IB (place score in parentheses): None- I’m taking one IB this year
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Art History, AP Calculus AB, IB Psychology SL, and the rest are regular classes that are required to fulfill my course requirements
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Head of Upper School’s Honor Roll (all semesters of high-school thus far); National Honor Society; AP International Diploma; AP Scholar with Distinction; Outstanding Student in Social Studies (9th grade); Outstanding Student in English (11th grade); two Honorable Mentions in different years for art in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Literary magazine (Editor-in-Chief); music (singing and self-taught at piano and guitar, have performed in various school events since I was 13, used to play in the subway, recorded a professional CD with my band in 2011); art (also a long-term activity for which I have won two Honorable Mentions in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards); independent writing of poems, stories, memoirs, etc.; Model United Nations (Moderator)
[]Job/Work Experience: None
[]Volunteer/Community Service: “Signs”, or a community service club for deaf and blind children in Mexico (Officer); Gamma Club Teacher, which is a club dedicated to teaching underprivileged children in Mexico for free; Habitat for Humanity; opportunity volunteering with the elderly and Red Cross; packing for food drives at school; etc.
[]Summer Activities: Traveling with my family, journalism camp at Boston University (although this has no effect on my decision, since I didn’t put this anywhere in my application)
[]Essays: I wrote the Common App one about being in the car during long rides that I have with my family during family trips. The why Tufts was nothing super special, but it was well-writen and I conveyed my excitement about Tufts in it. The next one was an unconventional “poem-like” essay, in which I wrote concrete statements about my life and what matters to me in order to answer the prompt. The last essay was the “What makes you happy?”, and I wrote about how small things in my life make me happy and how I appreciate them and that’s my idea of happiness- not an eternal state of bliss, but a collection of happy small moments.
[]Teacher Recommendations: I only saw one of them (the one that I wrote about in the Additional Rec section), and the other one I didn’t see but I know it was stellar, since I had been my English teacher’s best student for two years in AP English classes.
[]Counselor Rec: No idea. She doesn’t know me too well, to be honest. I hope she didn’t think I was a mediocre student.
[]Additional Rec: US History teacher, whom I have had a close relationship with since 11th grade. I was able to see it and it was wonderful, talked about how there are “very few students” like me in both academic and personal qualities.
[li]Interview: Did not get one, although I requested one[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[]Country (if international applicant): Mexico
[]School Type: Private, American system, Large (around 200 people in my grade)
[]Ethnicity: Mexican-American
[]Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: N/A
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, legacy (father studied at Tufts for undergrad and went back for his masters… so I’m sure this helped bring attention to my application as the daughter of a “Double-Jumbo”, as they call it)[/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[]Strengths: URM, lots of community service, multiple awards, some leadership, my essays were pretty honest and well-written
[]Weaknesses: test scores, GPA, midyear report had one seventy-something in AP Calc
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I’ve worked pretty hard all high-school. I showed a lot of interest in the school and visited the campus on my own. I also am pretty well-rounded, have music and art and writing, lots of community service, and I think I was able to develop a voice through my application and essays (this is VERY important for Tufts- they care a lot about PERSONAL QUALITIES). I also think the legacy made the admission officers to take another look at my application/distinguish me from similar applicants who perhaps did not have a legacy.
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied:
Williams- waitlisted
Harvard- rejected
Brown- rejected
Wellesley- accepted
Duke- waitlisted
Dartmouth- accepted
Yale- rejected
Princeton- rejected
Cornell- accepted
[]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: SO HAPPY to be accepted!! Tufts was one of my first choices so I’m extremely happy. It’s also in Boston, which makes it perfect! Congrats to all accepted and good luck to all those who didn’t get accepted! I’m sure you’ll find an awesome college that is perfect for you.
[/ul] :-

paris2496 · March 28, 2014, 11:52pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (800 W 650 M 800CR)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II (place score in parentheses): 750 USH, 700 Bio M, 700 English Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85 UW/4.35 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parentheses): US History (5), European History (5), English Lit (5), Bio (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP US Gov, AP Gov Comparative, AP Physics B, AP Stat, Calculus, Honors Independent Research (with UCLA professor)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Ap Scholar w/ Honor, National Merit Commended, Cum Laude Society

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):VLD debate (co-captain), member of small, student run (selective) non profit that raises/grants 50K annually, owner and creator of published recipes and baking website, business/ad manager of school newspaper, advisor/mentor at my school
Job/Work Experience: 100+ hours of research over the summer and 8-10 hours weekly (independently) in Economics department of UCLA
Volunteer/Community Service: non-profit meets regularly and holds fundraisers/donates on grant-screening basis.
Summer Activities: debate camps, above research, etc.
Essays: I really ‘went for it’ and was myself. I really think this is what took it over the edge for me. For “Celebrate Your Nerdy Side” I wrote about my many ‘phases’ and ‘obsessions’ about different things (parts of history, different writers, etc.) and had humor in each of the essays
Teacher Recommendations: One from my AP Lit teacher who knows me very well and wrote VERY highly of me for teacher grading/reports, etc. and one from my ap euro teacher which was probably very good but not quite as ‘special’
Counselor Rec: Very good/we got along great
Additional Rec: Decent, from my AP Lang teacher who knew how to write a good rec but may have not liked me too much.
Interview: went well, but nothing incredible/they don’t really matter anyways

Other
State (if domestic applicant):CA
School Type: small private school
Ethnicity:White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $200,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection
Strengths: My essays and course rigor.
Weaknesses: SAT Math, one ‘bad’ grade second semester junior year.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I indicated that I was interesting in my essays,was above average for most stats, and I think I’m the type of student they may be looking for.
Where else you are applying or have already applied:
Accepted: NYU, Wash U in St. Louis, Wesleyan, Hamilton College,
Waitlisted: Columbia
Rejected: UPenn, Brown, Princeton, Northwestern
waiting on: Georgetown
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:Very Relieved about this–after yesterday’s rejections, I was really worried about my prospects and prefer Tufts over everywhere else I’ve been accepted thus far.

smeaeje · March 29, 2014, 12:06am

ACCEPTED

SAT I 2190 720 CR 740M 730W

SAT II History 750 English lit 720
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4 Weighted 4.6
Rank Top 4%
AP US Hist 5 Eng Lit 5
Senior Year Course Load:AP Psych, AP French, AP CalcBC, AP English, Anatomy and Physiology, electives
No major awards

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):Key Club, Open Verse Club (Fundraising Coordinator), Human Rights Club, NHS, Piano
Job/Work Experience: Job at pizza place
Volunteer/Community Service: Dog shelter, Soup KitchenX 4 years, Sunday School teacher, mission work in Tanzania, fundraising
Summer Activities: Internship for local newspaper; got published
Essays: put a lot into them
Teacher Recommendations: Excellent
Counselor Rec: Fine–big schoo
Additional Rec:Excellent from summer internship
Interview: Asked for but didn’t get one

State MA
School Type: Large Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender:F
Income Bracket: didn’t apply for FA
Hooks None

Strengths: GPA, Test scores good enough
Weaknesses: ECs?
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My Common Ap essay and supplements
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted at Northeastern, BU (Honors), U Mass Honors; Rejected at Brown, waitlisted at Wesleyan, Accepted and attending Tufts.

bigdreamer96 · March 29, 2014, 3:09am

[ color=red]Decision: Rejected[/color=red]**

[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2210- 790 CR 740 W 660 M
[]ACT (breakdown): didn’t take
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): Latin 690, US History 740
[]GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8 W
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[]AP (place score in parentheses): US History (5) European History (4)
[]IB (place score in parentheses):
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Physics B, AP English Lit, US Government, Economics, Psychology (1/2 credit), Forensic Science (1/2 credit), Theology IV

[ b]Subjective:**
[ list]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): National Honor Society (treasurer), Latin Club (president), Track Club, Student Prints
[]Job/Work Experience: N/A
[]Volunteer/Community Service: computer teacher and activity coordinate rat an eldercare home; tutor
[]Summer Activities: NYLF Med, Volunteering
[]Essays: Common App- very good. Supplements- good.
[]Teacher Recommendations: Good.
[]Counselor Rec: Good.
[]Additional Rec: N/A
[li]Interview: N/A[/li][/list]

[ b]Other**
[ list]
[]State (if domestic applicant): NY
[]Country (if international applicant):
[]School Type: Catholic/Private
[]Ethnicity: White
[]Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket:
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Eh not really [/li][/list]

[ b]Reflection**
[ list]
[]Strengths: Essays, Teacher Recs
[]Weaknesses: low GPA? Extracurriculars. SAT 2s could’ve been higher.
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think it was competitive this year.
[] Accepted: Cornell, BC, Villanova, Fordham, Scranton, Marist, Fairfield
[] Waitlisted: Notre Dame
[] Rejected: Dartmouth, Tufts
Waiting for Georgetown.

Still pretty bummed because I really loved Tufts…

Imposter1 · March 29, 2014, 7:15am

Decision: Rejected Engineering
Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown): 710 W 750 M 740 CR; 2200
• SAT II: 770 Chem 760 Math 2 690 Physics
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83 (4.23 W)
• Rank: Top 8%
• AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5), AP Lang (4), Gov (4), Ph B (4), Econ (4/5), Calc AB (4)
• Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Calc BC, AP Euro, AP Stats, AP Bio.
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Rochester Xerox Award, RPI Medal, Honors
Subjective:
• Extra-curriculars: (place leadership in parenthesis): Soccer, Varsity Track 4 years, Various clubs
• Job/Work Experience: Paid software Internship
• Volunteer/Community service: Teach classes to adults.
• Summer Activities: Internship, 4 CC classes
• Essays: Good
• Teacher Recommendation: Three solid but none amazing.
• Counselor Rec: One of her best this year.
• Interview: My best interview. Also had a good interview with the Penn guy who did his undergrad at Tufts.
Other
• State (if domestic applicant): Northwest
• School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: Male
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
• Strengths: Strong humanities for CS major.
• Weaknesses: Class Rank, UW GPA
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think they blew this one, but maybe my letters of rec weren’t as good as I thought – also, they only had room for two of them, and I left out the one I used on all my acceptances.
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted RPI, Rochester, Northwestern.
Rejected: Cornell, Penn, Rice, Vandy, Tufts.

General Comments: I really don’t get what they were looking for. I probably could have run track for them, but didn’t play that angle and maybe I should have. ECs were pretty strong and varied. If their aid had been good enough, I may have gone there, but honestly Northwestern will be just fine. Go Wildcats!!!

heyitsmethatkid · March 29, 2014, 1:20pm

**[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]

Objective:

[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2180 (720 CR 770 M 690 W)
[]ACT (breakdown): n/a
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): 700 Japanese w/ Listening 740 Math I
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.67
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[]AP (place score in parentheses): APUSH (4) AP Lang Comp (5)
[]IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus, AP Psychology, AP Biology, Orchestra, British Literature (H), Latin (H), Anatomy and Physiology (H)
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar Semifinalist (Commended Student), National Latin Exam Cum Laude (nothing too extensive) [/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Girl Scouts, Violin, DoSomething Club, Japanese Language School, National Honors Society, National Language Honors Scoeity
[]Job/Work Experience: Not much aside from babysitting
[]Volunteer/Community Service: Tutoring/Mentoring 4th graders, Teaching English overseas in Taiwan, CIT for summer camp
[]Summer Activities: See above
[]Essays: Pretty good, if I do say so myself. Most of the teachers I’ve showed my Common App essay to liked it and told me I didn’t really have to edit it at all. My supplements were also the best out of all my supplements, I really let my creativity shine through.
[]Teacher Recommendations: Probably decent. I had one of the teachers since 7th grade (Latin teacher) so he probably wrote something outstanding.
[]Counselor Rec: Decent. I didn’t know her very well.
[]Additional Rec: n/a
[li]Interview: Pretty fantastic? I thought it went all right, but I had the feeling that the interviewer (who was older) didn’t like me very much. [/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): MA
[]Country (if international applicant): n/a
[]School Type: Public, has a good range of people in terms of academics
[]Ethnicity: Asian
[]Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: Depending on the year >$100,000
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Probably nothing? I’m Japanese-Taiwanese, which made me seem more “diverse” than other Asians. [/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[]Strengths: Definitely my essays. My application was probably weaker compared to some other people, but my essays really made my personality shine through (Thanks for the creative essay topics Tufts!)
[]Weaknesses: Extracurriculars. Definitely could have done more “leadership” positions and focused on one passion.
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Honestly, I have no idea. Some of the people who were already rejected on here had much stronger applications than I did, and were rejected. Plus, I’m Asian, which generally puts me on a stricter scale already (in terms of academics). I think I had a strong application from my area/school, which is what pushed me through admissions. Still can’t believe I was accepted.
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied:
Accepted at BU, UConn, Northeastern
Rejected Brown and Columbia
Waitlisted at George Washington
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I think the general idea is to keep your grades and course load strong all four years and really focus on one thing you like to do. Make sure your personality shines through the activities and extracurriculars you do. Congrats to all that have been accepted and good luck to those who are applying next year! [/li][/ul]

schs1996 · March 29, 2014, 4:15pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2100 (670 CR 800 M 630 W)
ACT (breakdown): 34 M 33 E 31 CR 8/12 W
SAT II (place score in parentheses): n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.6
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parentheses): Bio(n/a) WHAP(3) CalcAB(5) CalcBC(5) Lang(n/a) Physics(n/a) Chem(n/a)
IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: (All dual enrollment courses at local college) Linear Algebra, Managing Cultural Difference, Intro to Computer Science, Honors American Literature, Honors Public Speaking, Differential Equations, Accounting, Holistic Health Psychology, American Government.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NCWIT National Runner Up and State Winner 2 years in a row, Advanced Academy Ambassador, Undergraduate Research Published for Marketing, asked to do a Facebook Internship last summer (FacebookU)

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Yearbook, Undergraduate Research, Club/Rec/College Intramural Soccer, Judicial Board member
Job/Work Experience: Quality Assurance Technician at Eclipse Gaming Systems, TA at a local college for College Algebra course
Volunteer/Community Service: American Cancer Socety and CFNEG; total hours: 192
Summer Activities: look at volunteer/community service; Also Duke TIP
Essays: Common app was very deep and personal but was a great essay; supplements were about thinking outside of the box and my connection with Tufts. Were pretty strong.
Teacher Recommendations: Very Stong I’m assuming
Counselor Rec: Also very strong
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: AMAZING! My interviewer was great and we really connected.

Other
State (if domestic applicant): GA
Country (if international applicant): n/a
School Type: Public Charter for 9-10; Residential Dual Enrollment Program 11-12
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Upper Middle Class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy, raised by a single parent

Reflection
Strengths: My essays were very strong and I knew a lot about Tufts so I had a lot of personal reflections
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I did the Voices of Diversity Program there over the summer and I think that helped a lot. I would like to think I would have gotten in without my dad being legacy but I’m sure that helped too.
Where else you are applying or have already applied:
Accepted at Georgia Tech
Rejected Cornell and UPenn
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I feel like the best advice for Tufts is to show how passionate you are about something, whatever it is. They want a diverse and passionate group of students.

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