Sense of Humor?-Admissions office

Colleges and Universities A-Z Tufts University
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<p>Weigh in on your thoughts:</p>

<p>My child loves Tufts. Completed her application back in October. We decided not to go with Early Decision, as she still had some college visits to do, and was not all that comfortable locking in to Tufts. Financial aid is an issue too.</p>

<p>But Tufts is where her heart is, and she kind of feels like she has done nothing since November to further her cause to get accepted.</p>

<p>She did a "Presentation" of sorts, I wont go into details, but it is kind of funny about why the Admissions COmmittee should let her in. It is cute, funny. It is not artistic, it does not showcase her skills in any way. It involves some rhyming, but nothing that would get her admitted to college. Clever, yes. Stalker-ish, maybe. </p>

<p>So, if you are sitting and trying to decide between G1 (an overachieving, Type A, high grade, high test score student) or G2 (an overachieving, Type A, high grade, high test score student), but G1 has this "Please let me in" presentation that made you laugh......</p>

<p>All things being equal, do you choose G1 or do you say "too cheesy, lets go with G2"?</p>

<p>Normally, I would be the guy to say "leave it be, your application speaks for itself", but she is really chomping at the bit for Tufts, and (in retrospect) She probably should have done ED, so I feel a bit bad talking her out of that......</p>

<p>Thoughts?</p>

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<p>dadwonders - this is one that, unfortunately, could leave you wondering no matter what you do.
The general rule is to be careful about giving too much more than the application asks for, unless it is really adding something about the applicant’s talents and abilities. From what you describe, this doesn’t seem to do that.</p>

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<p>My sense is the admissions committee is very understanding and I doubt they’d be turned off by someone who tries (even in a cheesy fashion) to express their feelings about the school. They want students who want to be there (and can do the work and contribute to the school). </p>

<p>As for regrets, I had the reverse this morning wondering if I should have discouraged my daughter from applying ED (she was accepted) because it just feels weird to be done and have nothing more to consider. Ths is not a rational regret, mind you. It crops up when watching the Food Network focus on Chicago pizzerias and wondering, should she have applied to Northwestern? So I guess the message is don’t feel bad, you gave her good advice under the circumstances and it will work out in the end.</p>

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<p>Keep writing and calling Tufts-- the squeaky wheel gets noticed!</p>

<p>My d was accepted ed too and now she asks me what I am doing on cc anymore! Glutton for punishment,I say!</p>

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<p>Thank you (all 3) for the advice. I appreciate the community.
Also, thanks for making me feel better about the ED. It really is a tough decision.</p>

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<p>dadwonders - good luck to your daughter. Tufts is a great place. I hope she gets in, because I have no doubt she’ll love it if she goes there.</p>

<p>Burn This - Tufts and NU are two very different places; both great, but very different atmospheres and vibes. My kids looked closely at both. One kid got into NU ED and the other into Tufts ED, and they’re both very happy. But the Tufts kid knew NU wasn’t the ideal place and the NU kid knew Tufts wasn’t the ideal place (for each, respectively). I am thinking, without knowing a thing about your daughter, that she applied ED to Tufts because it was a very comfortable atmosphere for her, which suggests (a) that she’ll be very happy there, and (b) that she might not have felt the same way about NU. Moreover, since demonstrated interest is important, and there’s no stronger demonstration of interest than applying ED, there’s no guarantee that she would have gotten into Tufts and/or NU RD. You just never know. Anyway, I wish her lots of luck and all the happiness in the world at Tufts!</p>