Tufts: Creative section of application proves moderately popular

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Lee Coffin, dean of undergraduate admission at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, tested the secondary school admission world at Milton. He was dean of admission at Milton from 2001 to 2003. Lee takes mission statements seriously. To the extent that a school’s mission is alive in that school’s culture and priorities, the mission guides the admission decisions: Who would thrive in this environment? In turn, the students who enroll ultimately strengthen the mission. A pilot program that will be filtered into Tufts’ standard admission process aims to improve the chances of maximizing that two-way dynamic.</p>

<p>President Lawrence Bacow expresses Tufts’ mission as forging a community that uses intellect to make a difference in the world. “We celebrate the ideals of citizenship and activism,” Lee explains. “We want to create new leaders for a changing world. Assertive-ness, flexibility, inquisitiveness, creativity, passion and leadership are qualities we seek.”

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