Tufts ED2 and RD chances

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I am mainly concerned about my unbalanced SAT score and my ECs. I am an immigrant who moved about 7 years ago so I have limited knowledge. If any of you have any questions feel free to ask

About Me:
Sex: M
From: Public High School in Texas
Race: Asian-Korean
Desired Major: Mathematics

Stats:
SAT: 1440 (790 math 650 English It is not really balanced I know), 800 Math II
Rank: Top 15% in a graduating class of 368 (we dont really do ranks anymore)
UW: 3.85 W: 5.01
AP Scores: They are not that great mostly 3s and few 4s

Classes:

  • Senior Year Courses: AP Calc BC, AP Physics II, AP Environmental Science, AP Econ (Macro), AP Gov, Aerospace Engineering(PLTW), English IV (currently making all As)
  • AP Courses (9th to 11th): AP Human Geo, AP Language and Composition, AP World History, AP Computer Science, AP Stat, AP Chem, AP Physics I
  • All As Sophomore but B in AP Lang and all As in junior, and my freshman year was a disaster due to my limited knowledge in whole High School system

Extracurriculars:

  • Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Soceity, Soccer (only 9th), Orchestra all 4 years

Employment:

  • Work as a Cashier in cleaners for couple years. Cueerntly working somewhere else but it is not in my resume because I got this job very recently.

Volunteering:

  • Nepal Refugee- I mainly helped the little kids as an english teacher. And, I organized and planned many other activieties for them
  • Also, various math tutoring section for students who needed help
  • Volunteered in a Mock ACT/SAT session as a helper and administrator
  • And, other religious volunteer activities
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You’re statistics are definitely competitive, but nothing stands out as far as your academics besides the relatively high number of AP courses taken. Tufts isn’t a school that makes decisions solely based on scores and grades, anyway. It will likely come down to your EC’s and your story (the picture you paint of yourself through your essay and application questions). Being an immigrant may help, but it could depend on how much this experience affected you and whether or not Tufts believes that you can bring something unique to campus because of it.

Also, it may be beneficial to mention (in the addl. info section) why your freshman year was below standard, as you mentioned (discuss with a college counselor about if this is a good idea or not).