Tufts ED2 Class of 2023

Accepted to the BFA + BA/BS, from Turkey

Accepted!!! :slight_smile:

Does anyone know when will we learn about our financial aid packages?

Can those with acceptances please share their stats for future applicants? Thanks.

Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1510 (770w/740m)
ACT (breakdown): 34
SAT II: 800 US history, 750 literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8-ish
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), Language (5), Statistics (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Honors Marine Science, AP Gov, AP Econ, AP Literature, Honors Calculus, AP Psych, AP French
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Eagle Scout, Cross-country/track 3 years, Football 1 year, Wrestling 1 year
Job/Work Experience: Summer jobs since freshman year
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer weekly at church
Summer Activities: working
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App essay (8, wrote about losing two parents before age of 11), Why Tufts (9, I really loved the community and I think that was evident), Experimental college (9, minority veterans issues for Eagle Scout project)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 8, English teacher, strong writer
Teacher Rec #2: 8, History teacher, I was a very good student in his class
Counselor Rec: 8, really got along with her although it was her first year
Additional Rec: none
Interview: none

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major and College: Philosophy, Arts and Sciences
State (if domestic applicant): South Carolina
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Magnet school, approx. 600 students
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Make
Income Bracket: approx. $100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection

Strengths: essays, test scores
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I loved the school. Wrote very strong essays.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Rejected Williams ED1

General Comments :

Accepted! Congrats to all of you who got into Tufts, I’ll see you there! If you got rejected I’m sure you’ll go to some other exceptional school, don’t stress it. But does anyone know when financial aid is coming out, because I’m really anxious to learn it.

accepted

has anyone gotten their physical acceptance letter in the mail yet?

got deferred - sent in another recommendation and a letter of interest, hoping for the best!!