Tufts EDII Class of 2020 Results

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[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Deferred**[/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ *] Supplementary Material:

[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] If rejected, where are you looking now?

[ /list][ b]General Comments: **

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[ color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color]

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t submit
[] ACT: 31
[] SAT II: didn’t submit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4) English (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Supreme Court, Calculus, Chinese, English, African-American Literature Independent Study, Anatomy
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/list][ b]Subjective:**
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Basketball (Captain), Varsity Track, Piano,
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked over the summer after 11th grade
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities: Went on exchange to South Africa, did an international relations program at American (earned 3 college credits), etc.
[] Essays: Pretty good 8/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good I’m guessing 9/10
[] Counselor Rec: Same as teacher 9/10
[] Additional Rec: Didn’t submit
[] Interview: Went very well…talked to him for over an hour
[] Supplementary Material: didn’t sumbit

[/list][ b]Other**
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Black
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): didn’t apply for FA
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, ECs, Recs

[/list]Reflection
[] Strengths: Test scores,
[] Weaknesses: GPA,
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I did very well with my interview and I think the way I presented myself in my app was someone who would fit in well at Tufts
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: University of Iowa, University of Illinois, Purdue University Rejected: UPenn
[li] If rejected, where are you looking now?[/li]
[/list]**General Comments: **

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Was accepted ED2. Very briefly my stats were 3,97 unweighted, 4,67 weighted, 34 ACT, two sports, one club, science internship, legacy.

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[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):670 CR, 800 M, 700 W (single sitting) 2170
[ *] ACT: didn’t submit
[ *] SAT II: 790 MII, 680 Bio M
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (3), US History (3)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP English Language Comp, AP Macroeconomics, and other non APs
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Merit Commended member, State records in Powerlifting

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Track and field, Powerlifter, NYCSEF competitor (App for people with Alzheimer’s), SMILE Club moderator, Spirit Leader
[ *] Job/Work Experience:Personal Trainer, Tutor at prep school
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:hospital volunteer
[ *] Summer Activities:Jobs that I stated
[ *] Essays:Common App- about how I had to take care of family after dad abandoned my family.
Tufts Supplements- 1. Wrote about why I wanted to do Child Study because i loved working with kids.
2. my background being unique and foot in all cultures
3. why I love powerlifting
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Confidently say was good. One from track coach and AP US teacher who I would hang out with during lunch periods. English teacher where I was the only participant and someone who I talked after class to all the time.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Generic; new counselor
[ *] Additional Rec:N/A
[ *] Interview: N/A
[ *] Supplementary Material:N/A

[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: Catholic
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian, Singaporean
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): $75,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): not that I can think of

[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: Essays
[ *] Weaknesses: Reading Scores
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My application had a good flow. Seemed to all point in the right direction of what I wanted to do at Tufts.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted Stony Brook, Rejected Cornell CAS ED
[ *] If rejected, where are you looking now? Nope

[ /list][ b]General Comments: **
Show that you really have a passion and sell yourself well and that will greatly increase your chances

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[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT: 34
[ *] SAT II: 760 chem 800 math 2
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): school doesnt unweight, 4.0 weighted
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP calc, AP bio, honors science research (3 year commitment), Italian 4H
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Finalist in regional science symposium, 3rd place winner in a very major city (won’t say which for privacy)'s science research competition

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity lacrosse captain, international lacrosse player/cofounder/captain of team, vice president of a community service organization
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: lacrosse coach, science research for two summers, pianist for old folks homes
[ *] Summer Activities: Science Research, Varsity Football
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ *] Supplementary Material: Letters of Rec

[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): out of state northeast
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Trilingual

[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: Scores, leadership, ECs
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA was trash the first two years
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] If rejected, where are you looking now?

[ /list][ b]General Comments: **

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[]Decision: D was Accepted EDII

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT: 33 (superscored 34)
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/500
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography (5), English Composition (5), US History (4), Environmental Science (4), Psychology (4), Calculus BC (3)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP European History, AP English Literature, AP Statistics, Latin III, Honors Civics, AP Government and Politics, Honors Creative Writing II, AP Art History, Honors Anatomy
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar of Distinction, several academic awards through school

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Volleyball all four years (captain Sr. year); Key Club, Creative Arts Magazine, played travel volleyball through sophomore year and now coaching, Model UN, Science and Math Honor Societies
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Volleyball Club staff member
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Traveled to Costa Rica to build sports courts, volunteers at science museum, peer tutor
[ *] Summer Activities: IR Institute (Georgetown)
[ *] Essays: Strong (wrote about the roll of racism and stereotyping for common app), wrote about Jumbo day videos and their impact on decision to apply)
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: unknown but assume good
[ *] Counselor Rec: Probably real strong. 1 on 1 realtionship with guidance counselor over 4 years
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview: went real well. Initial phone call lasted 20 minutes and interview itself was over an hour
[ *] Supplementary Material:

[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):NC
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): Middle Class
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None except being from a small town in the South.

[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: Well rounded. Took demanding course load while working and plaiying travel and school sports. Active in my school community. I want to major in IR, have a passion for politics and desire to do community service
[ *] Weaknesses: Test scores are good but not amazing. Tufts seemed to look at the whole application.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Really think it comes down to fit. From the first time on their website to visit to local session to interview, it just seemed like a fit. Apparently they thought so too.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ACCEPTED: Tulane ($30K scholarship), UNC (IS); DEFERRED at UVA, BC, University of Chicago and Georgetown. Had applications also out to GW, Johns Hopkins, William & Mary, and Wellesley.
[ *] If rejected, where are you looking now?

[ /list][ b]General Comments: ** For students seeing this, fit really matters and things work out as they should. Be patient with the process. I know it’s hard, but everything works out like it should if you trust in the process and listen to your heart. My daughter loved Tufts from the first time she saw it, but was afraid she wouldn’t get in. She was torn between it and Georgetown and U of Chicago, both of which she applied to EA. She expected to be deferred at both as well as at Tufts and planned to be waiting it out until April. Doing EA for them first gave her the chance to also do EDII at Tufts. Getting deferred four times was disheartening, but now, we are done and withdrawing all applications. So many of you are brilliant and will be successful where ever you go. Find your fit!

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**Decision: Accepted **

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2240 superscored - 800W 750CR 690M
ACT (breakdown): 33 - 36R 36W 31M 28S 34 essay
SAT II: 750 literature, 730 Spanish w/ listening
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no rank or percentile
AP (place score in parenthesis): school doesn’t offer AP’s but took AP Spanish Lang (5) Spanish Lit (4) English Lang (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: again, no AP’s, but advanced calc, advanced bio, 2 history classes, english lit, electives
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing major. National Merit Semifinalist, AP scholar, local “student of the month” award

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): school newspaper 9-12 (editor), local newspaper columnist 9-11, student government 10-12 (president), varsity basketball 9-12 (captain, nominated for all-league), member of teen grantmaking committee (9-12), ski instructor (10-12), peer mentor (9-10), varsity ultimate frisbee (11-12), published in a few magazines
Job/Work Experience: ski instructing
Volunteer/Community service: youth grantmaking committee, 50-60 hrs/yr
Summer Activities: 2015 - studied IR and french w/ tufts summit program in france, 2014 - studied journalism & global issues @ oxford university, 2013 - spanish immersion program in spain
Essays (rating 1-10, details): common app essay 9/10 (proud of it but not perfect), supplement essays 9/10 (spent a lot of time looking at Tufts’ example essays and poured my heart into them)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 10/10, know the teacher super well and have worked w/ him in various EC’s
Teacher Rec #2: 9/10, teacher knows me well and likes me but not sure how high quality it will be
Counselor Rec: 10/10, know him super super well
Additional Rec: none
Interview: ok - interviewer was 15 mins late and answered the phone during the interview??? Still went alright but wasn’t exactly expecting a stellar endorsement from him.

Other:

Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: International relations
State (if domestic applicant): west coast
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity: white
Gender: f
Income Bracket: high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection:

Strengths: well-rounded EC’s, good essays, good grades & SAT scores, did Tufts Summit IR program
Weaknesses: no hooks, white girl @ private school
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think I had a pretty well-rounded, strong application. I put tons of time into my supplements, interviewed and went to admissions events, and had good EC’s and good scores.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Deferred ED from Brown, accepted EA to University of San Francisco
General Comments: It all worked out in the end!!! In hindsight, I wish I hadn’t spent so much time stressing/prepping over test scores - it was definitely time that could have been better spent doing something else that I actually enjoyed. I was deferred from an Ivy but decided not to wait around until April as I also loved Tufts. Now I couldn’t be happier going somewhere that’s not preceded by its reputation as part of a special athletic conference, in an awesome city, has one of the best IR programs, and a great student body. Go Jumbos!!!

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[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 770 CR, 800 M, 660 W, 2230(superscored)
[ *] ACT: Didn’t send
[ *] SAT II: 770 Math II, 700 Physics, 680 Spanish
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): somewhere between 3.7 and 3.8 (school only does weighted GPA)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), Calc BC(5), Physics C Mech(4)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Macro Econ, AP Micro Econ, AP Biology, AP Spanish Language, English, Linear Algebra
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Founder of school’s astronomy club; dorm proctor; soccer; peer tutoring, etc.

[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Rural educational volunteering work; Special Olympics
[ *] Summer Activities: Duke TIP astronomy summer camp
[ *] Essays: I put a huge amount of effort into them, and I think they’re really good.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: I don’t know since I’ve never read them, but I guess they’re decent enough.
[ *] Counselor Rec: I think it’s pretty good.
[ *] Additional Rec: A rec letter from an instructor at summer camp, it should be good I guess.
[ *] Interview: Requested but didn’t have one
[ *] Supplementary Material:

[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CT (foreign citizenship)
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Boarding prep school
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: reading and math score, essays
[ *] Weaknesses: slight downward trend on my grades
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I guess my application is well-rounded enough, especially with decent SAT scores and essays.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred from Brown ED, deferred UVa and UMichigan, accepted UNC Chapel Hill OOS.
[ *] If rejected, where are you looking now?

[ /list][ b]General Comments: ** I was struggling for quite a while on whether I should apply ED II or not, since it would boost my chances but eliminate any further possibilities of getting into other schools that I consider “more prestigious” than Tufts. I was a bit “cocky” thinking that I shouldn’t apply binding ED II because I thought I deserved an ivy level school for all the efforts I put into the entire process. Then I realized I probably wasn’t good enough for that level of schools and went with the least risky way possible by applying ED II in order to avoid ending up in a safety school. I guess I made the right choice, because now I think Tufts is as good as a school like Cornell, only less prestigious. Now I need to decline the offer from UNC and withdraw all the other applications I’ve sent out (I applied to a LOT of schools).