<p>Yeah, basically Levigne, you're going to be wasting $65 on an application in my personal opinion. Some folks on these boards will tell you different because they're prestige whores/sluts/tramps/tricks/hos and they don't care who they have to suck into wasting money on an application so long as the statistics (How many folks actually applied to Tufts that is) turn out well. That way they can say they went to a supposedly "prestigous" school, lol. You've been forewarned. It makes no difference to me what you do. I hope to God that everything turns out lovely for you, but just recognize that there are folks out there like that.</p>
<p>It's ridiculous, absolutely infantile behavior I know, but that's the way some folks on these boards opperate.</p>
<p>State schools are dope though. I'm actually transferring out of Tufts into one. Same deal IMO, what's going on here at Tufts isn't anything special I don't believe. But again, folks around here will do anything to get you sucked into mailing that application. It's disgusting, but again, that's how these fools live. Sad ain't it, lol.</p>
<p>****ing frauds in my honest opinion they are</p>
<p>"However, by applying ED I, you probably are giving yourself more of a chance of getting in."</p>
<p>Statistically the admit percentage is higher for ED applicants. But for non-hooked (e.x athletes) the proverbial bar is higher---i.e. better stats than the norm are required.</p>
<p>There is no incentive to admit an average, or <, student ED before you see the remaining app pool. Its to the colleges benefit to reject or defer.</p>
<p>"Never a dull moment when RBAY is around. Jeesh."</p>
<p>He’s doing a great deal of damage to Tufts rep and is a conversation on other boards. He almost dissauded a woman I know from trying to transfer to Tufts. I realize you can’t judge a college by one moron. But if I hadn’t graduated from college and grad school yrs ago and instead was starting my college search now, RBAY would certainly give me pause if I stumbled upon the Tufts thread.</p>
<p>Actually I'm surprised he's still allowed to post on CC considering he constantly flames and insults people.</p>
<p>I'm wondering where all this anger is coming from.</p>
<p>It's a shame he isn't happy at Tufts, but there are plenty of students that are. I hope students that are considering the school aren't put off by one malcontent's opinion.</p>
<p>I don't find him off-putting at all. You've got to have a mix of people at a school to keep things interesting, and RBAY certainly adds some color. I think a lot of his talk is an act. I think I would prefer him to a lot of people on other boards...especially those that lurk about the Ivy League boards who are unbelievably arrogant, or the people who post asking about their "chances" and they have a 2370 on the SAT and 510284749584 GPA and 5million ECs and are freaking out about missing sophomore year of orchestra (sorry, don't mean to offend anyone) but I hope people like that end up at an Ivy league school. The thing I've noticed, or want to believe about the people at Tufts is that they are very smart, but not to the point of being what I would call obsessive. I've surfed a lot of message boards with Tufts students, and I like how almost everyone is in a band or something. They might even watch a little TV.</p>
<p>I have a friend who goes to a top high school with some really smart kids. His group of friends used to hang out with this one kid, let's call him Mike. Mike was a really strange kid who couldn't relate to other kids socially. Finally my friend took the kid aside and said, "Look, you've got to stop doing things like hitting yourself in the head, or acting like a monkey while other people are talking." Anyway, he didn't stop, and they couldn't be around him anymore out of frustration. So guess who just got accepted ED to Columbia? Yup. Mikey. </p>
<p>Anyway, after lurking about these boards I realize what people say over and over is true. You end up being accepted to the school where you belong. If you're the type of person who is freaking out about how to explain on your application that you didn't do orchestra sophomore year (again, sorry to pick on people) then you probably belong at Yale. If you think that's a little nuts, maybe Tufts is the place for you.</p>
<p>What does this have to do with RBAY? Iano. I just decided to rant a little.</p>
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<p>It's a shame he isn't happy at Tufts, but there are plenty of students that are. I hope students that are considering the school aren't put off by one malcontent's opinion.
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<p>Quite agree with you, Jacksonmom.</p>
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<p>Skiitifucan, I think I know who you're talking about. She PMd me and I helped her out, giving her another perspective. I have to say, however, that I was surprised she even took him seriously what with the blatantly ridiculous things he says on CC.</p>
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<p>Dsiw, that's why I don't let him get to me.</p>
<p>Oh God forbid I might have given someone some information that would've changed their mind about applying here. Please forgive me for this sacrilige that I have committed, lol.</p>
<p>Do you guys even listen to yourselves? This is a discussion forum that's supposed to help folks out. Helping folks out doesn't always mean behaving like a bunch of groupies for God sakes. That girl I PM'd I gave her my personal experience at Tufts because she asked for and because we're of similar backgrounds. I think that qualifies as relevent subject matter. On top of that I also gave her a research papers worth of tips that I used myself to get into Tufts. I wished her the best of luck and I really hope she has a great time here. Why would I want anything different for another human being? </p>
<p>See the trouble is I'm not caught up in this prestige whore paralell universe that some of you seem to have been sucked into. I'm not sitting at my computer screen, twisting my mustache trying to think of new ways to sabotage Tufts' rep or whatever, although some of you are doing the exact opposite and doing anything to hatch a skeem that will get folks to apply here. All I'm trying to do is help folks out because I know in my experience that I didn't really even begin to think of possible negatives of the schools I applied to because I was so amped about going there. There's alot of folks out there in this whole admissions game that make the same mistake.</p>
<p>Plus I try and do stuff that folks will get a kick out of, maybe laught at. Another sacrilige I'm sure, lol. I can't believe you guys think I'm trying, but moreover, AM CAPABLE, of doing damage to Tufts' reputation. I mean honestly, do you think some net personality is capable of doing any damage at all to a school? Shows what a paranoid existence some of you actually live in my opinion. But word to dsiw, blurinka, anyone on these boards that isn't a total pyscho about this stuff.</p>
<p>"I was surprised she even took him seriously what with the blatantly ridiculous things he says on CC."</p>
<p>I agree with you wholeheartedly. I, too, was mystified she (if were referring to the same student) was so upset by one student. Then I reminded myself how scared, confused and in utter panic many 16/17/18++ yr old kids are during the application process. Most greatly admire and hang on every word of those who have already matriculated to elite Universities they can presently only dream of attending.</p>
<p>To compound matters, the poor woman in question isnt from the US (not sure how RBAY can say they have similar backgrounds) but from a country that is much more civil in their discourse. Nor is English her first language. I can understand her missing the satire (being kind here) or purposefully over the top comments by RBAY. </p>
<p>From time to time, theres a glimmer of inspired comedic talent in RBAYs prose. It's possible he has a future writing for National Lampoon. Stranger things have happened. :) But honing his skills on the Tufts board and causing considerable anguish to impressionable young students is classless and callous. There are ways to elucidate the deficiencies of the University honestly but compassionately. Nor is it necessary to vitiate and covertly insinuate the SMFA students are no better than the Antichrist incarnate</p>
<p>Well...I can see my thread has been active.</p>
<p>Yes. I do understand Tufts is a reach. I was lazy throughout high school, too caught up in my bands and my girlfriend and my powerliftings. I'm much more capable than a 3.2, as I proved with my first term 3.7 while taking an intense courseload. </p>
<p>However, I do beleive that the admissions comittees do infact have hearts, emotions, and feelings. Thats where my essays and recommendations. Maybe the fact that I ran a blanket drive for the homeless will warm them up...and maybe the fact that I was the only Jew at a strict inner-city Catholic school and often had to deal with anti-Semitism...while still being elected into leadership. Maybe I am a little more than my GPA. I don't know what your application looked like...but I think I do offer something to Tufts that couteracts that miniscule hit to theri statistics...so its worth the $65 to try. If I never tried at things I was told I couldn't do, I'd be no where. When I was born, doctors thought my legs were immature and thought that I would never catch up to the regular kids...well...I have a black belt, powerlifting titles, and a varsity letter in football. They told me no...sometimes its better to keep trying than to just roll over to a statistic.</p>
<p>Yes, I am applying to more reasonable schools. My list:
Tufts University
Bard College
Boston University
Northeastern University
Clark University
Wheaton College
University of Massachusetts: Amherst</p>
<p>My GC told me that the last three are definites and that Northeastern and BU are up in the air. He says that I'll get into Bard, but their statistics say different. However, he says that from his dealings with Bard I'd be perfect and shouldn't worry at all. </p>
<p>rightbackatyou...I don't know why you hate Tufts so much...but I can see you may have been one of those extrememly smart kids with extremely poor social skills. Or one of those self-proclaimed popular kids who **** on the smart kids and cheated his way in to a school where the majority group of smart kids won't be bullied. Either way, good luck to you.</p>
<p>I am applying to Tufts ED I as well, and to be honest, it really is difficult for anyone to get in. At this time, all we can do is hope that the college admission process really isnt all about grades and boards. Good luck to you.</p>
<p>“do beleive that the admissions comittees do infact have hearts, emotions, and feelings.”</p>
<p>Using the same argument, in order to accept you an admission officer would have to reject a more than qualified student that /did/ work hard in h/s instead of, by your own admission, concentrate on lifting, sex, and rock and roll. What kind of heart and fairness would that demonstrate?</p>
<p>Otoh- Your mental perseverance in the face of the marginal odds of succeeding is almost making me a believer. ;)</p>
<p>Which would you want...a student with the stats who never lived out life and simply worked to get into a prestigous college, or a student with lower stats who lived life and still succeeded in nearly everything he did? Not many of the students with those great stats did nearly as much as me. Did their band ever play in front of hundreds of people, following up a band with record deal? Did they ever work for hours calculating the calorie intake and requirements in order to make a 165 weight limit when their natural weight was nearly 190? Colleges know that there is more to life than a GPA, SAT, and rank.</p>
<p>And one more thing...who says having a girlfriend is all about sex?</p>
<p>If qualifications were solely based on academic merit then the top college campuses would have no diversity at all. It would be a bunch of geniuses with no social skills, WHAT A CAMPUS! Being a qualified applicant should consider what you do besides sit at a desk doing your homework. OR at least, that is what I would like to think.</p>
<p>Youre a hopeless optimist, if nothing else. Thats admirable. Has it occurred to you the plethora of students applying to Tufts have great stats <em>and</em> succeeded in untold number of impressive endeavors? </p>
<p>And one more thing...who says having a girlfriend is all about sex?</p>
<p>You should have written your essay on male abstinence. Now [that] would have been original. :)</p>
<p>Speaking of essays..I wrote my common application essay on how I feel morally responsible to reconcile for my inability to help a friend (before she had to enter a rehabilitation clinic for multiple reasons) by helping others with their problems in the future. Do you think this parrallels the ideas about service that Tufts has been focusing on this decade?</p>
<p>Mlevine07, did you give an example of something you are doing, or have done, or are you stating that you are going to help others in the future? I think it's best to describe a situtation that you were involved in already.</p>
<p>Active citizenship at Tufts translates more to civic engagement. However, I don't think your being a concerned friend who learns from his and his friends' mistakes could hurt you. Yet I agree with what Dsiw wrote above. ^^^</p>