[asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted [/color][/size]
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1420 [730english, 690 math)
ACT (breakdown): 31 superscore [33 E, 28 M, 27 S, 34 R]
SAT II: mid 600’s Math II, 760 Bio
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.78 UW/ 4.6 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~50/350
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5: World History, US History, Biology | 3: Literature, Calculus AB
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP U.S. government| AP Language/comp | AP Chemistry | AP Calculus BC | Painting I | Senior Research Project | Biotechnology 4 | Personal Leadership
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): DECA 1st place State x2
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years DECA: 3 yrs officer, president this year(business/public speaking club) | 3 years Social Media Troupe: president senior year (interns w/ local companies to manage their social media accounts, raised 2k+ per year for DECA) | 2 years NHS member | current: Senior Research Project: applying biotechnology knowledge in senior thesis in class with research project| current: We the People: speech + debate competition about government and politics-- done during AP gov class
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: 1 year Hospital Volunteer, every week, around 200 hours | 4 years library book reviewer, around 100 hours not counting those spent reading
Summer Activities: N/A
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App 7/10: about how I learned English through reading harry potter and establishing identity through reading | Why Tufts: 7/10: about my experience at Tufts Voices trip, but only 50 words so can’t really say much about it | Let Your Life Speak 8.5/10: quirky. talked about my affinity for puns and handing out puns during finals in school. how my family loves making puns in both chinese and english. | What stimulates your intellectual curiosity 7.5/10: about my love for action potentials in neurons
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: math teacher 2 years: 7.5/10
Teacher Rec #2: u.s. history teacher/gov teacher: 7/10
Counselor Rec: 6/10 counselor (doesn’t know me that well in a big school)
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: requested but didn’t get one
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: biochem + biotech
State (if domestic applicant): nevada
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public magnet
Ethnicity: chinese
Gender: female
Income Bracket: 30k-60k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): immigrant, first gen, URM, geographic diversity, went to Tufts Voices (diversity experience)
Reflection
Strengths: essays: overall, I think my essays were really good for Tufts, I spent a lot of time thinking about what school I wanted and found that Tufts is my perfect fit so I tried really hard to emphasize that and show my voice. I don’t take myself too seriously, hence, puns essay.
Weaknesses: test scores, gpa (but i think they’re not terrible, just not outstanding), and I don’t know enough of what I want to do with my life so my extracurriculars are a little weird.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: the fit is right and I think they can see that in my essays.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: applied ED I so retracted other applications upon acceptance to Tufts
General Comments : check out their admissions blog, super helpful!