Tufts Class of 2019 RD Applicants

I was surprised there wasn’t a thread for this yet, so I decided I may as well start one. Anyone else apply to Tufts RD?

I did EDII, not RD, but just saying hi :slight_smile:

Hi @weepingmermaid‌! Are you nervous about the results?

I applied RD for cog sci!

Cog sci seems like a really interesting program. I applied for the math program.

Applied RD for econ, good luck everyone!

How confident are you all that you’ll get in?

@lavalamp97 Ahh definitely !! D: Good luck to everyone! :slight_smile:

Hello! I applied RD for engineering (thinking electrical).

@lavalamp97 I reread all of my Jumbo magazines as I wrote my essays, and I played up my non-STEM interests (typical Tufts engineers are a bit atypical). I feel like I really conveyed how I’d fit, so I’m cautiously optimistic :slight_smile:

Good luck y’all!

@psithurisma‌ Oooh, that’s really interesting. I think my essays will help me too, but I am scared because of all the Tufts applicants who probably have stats similar to mine.

Is anyone else here doing the interview?

@Qwerty568‌ I signed up for an interview but I haven’t been contacted yet. How about you?

Mine is on Saturday! It was supposed to be today…but blizzard Juno had other plans for me :slight_smile:

I had my interview yesterday! It was over the phone with a current Tufts senior, and it went extremely well. If you have the opportunity to interview with a current student or recent grad, I highly recommend asking questions what life is really like at Tufts (“Is having a double major manageable?”, “Have you taken a class at the ExCollege?”, etc.) rather than general questions you can find answered here on CC or somewhere in the dean’s blogs. And some humor also helps too (:

@Qwerty568‌ I’m in the blizzard too! Where are you from?
@camminatore‌ Thank you, that’s really helpful. I think it’s cool that your interview was with a current senior. I’ve had interviews for two other schools, but they were both with alumni.
Do you guys think I should contact Tufts soon because they haven’t contacted me about an interview yet? Or am I being neurotic?

i’m applying RD to Tufts…it’s funny but its the very first application I put in…back in late August!! I couldn’t do ED because of finances.

Anyway, international relations for me…and I am somewhat hopeful…

@lavalamp97‌ I’m here in MA! Expecting two feet of snow by tomorrow night :confused: Also, I wouldn’t advise you to contact Tufts. The interview is optional, and they can’t give them to everyone who wants one, anyway. Plenty of kids are accepted without an interview! I would give it time and be hesitant to bother admissions at this point; they’re probably swamped as it is.

@Qwerty568‌ Ahh okay, I’m in New York, and we’re expecting it too (but at least midterms are postponed). Okay, I see. I won’t contact them just yet, but I’m worried because Tufts is a bit of a reach for me anyway, so I would take all the help I can get (and I think I tend to be a good interviewer).

i applied to tufts RD for environmental studies

I applied RD for Biomedical Engineering. My interview with a Tufts senior went great ! Gonna hope for the best now :smile: