TUFTS RD Results Class of 2015

MCS735 · March 31, 2011, 9:18am

Decision: Rejected Engineering

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2020 (610 CR, 740 M, 670 W)
[] ACT:
[] SAT Subject Tests: 760 Math II, 730 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6 - 3.7
[] Weighted GPA: 4.17
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 50/501
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):AP Stat 4, APUSH 2
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs, 2 Honors
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Baseball, NHS, NTHS (treasurer)
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: Local stuff
[] Summer Activities: Baseball
[] Essays: Decent
[] Teacher Recommendation 1: didn’t see
[] Teacher Recommendation 2: didnt see
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t see
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: a little awkward.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Recruited baseball
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Subject tests, Math SAT
[] Weaknesses: Class Rank, living in FL?
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Class rank, CR, W
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li]Accepted: UF, FSU, Rochester
Rejected: MIT, Northwestern, Tufts
[/ul]General Comments:
I guess I’m UF bound.

alleristic · March 31, 2011, 10:24am

My comments were meant to set the kid straight. Is that over the top? OK. Perhaps if his parents had done that he would have been accepted. No apolgies here.

alleristic · March 31, 2011, 10:31am

not sure what you mean about Harvard. I am a good parent who taught my children the value of hard work as a way to achieve success. I have two children who are kind, charitable, community involved and overachieving. They both got in to the schools of their choice. My last son chose tufts over Ivies for his own reason. I disagreed with his choice but am proud that I taught him to make his own decisions. You think that makes me a bad person, parent or human being? I wonder what kind of parent you will be?

alleristic · March 31, 2011, 10:38am

Really, you think telling a kid his grades are to low because he did not study hard enogh is too harsh?

alleristic · March 31, 2011, 10:40am

i did not chastise this kid for not getting into harvard. I chastised him for complaining too much and studying too little.

hcliff4 · March 31, 2011, 11:02am

You don’t know the student in question, you have no idea whats going on in his life. Frankly, you are no more than a bully.

Oh, and what kind of parent will I be?
One who doesn’t spend time on college message boards bashing harmless teenagers, I hope to God.

ellopoppet · March 31, 2011, 11:19am

Glad to see my (hopefully) soon-to-be fellow Jumbos are the mature ones on this thread. Alleristic, I’m not sure what urged you to offer parenting advice to a kid you don’t even know, but please stop. The fellow students on this thread have shown more maturity and rationality than you, a grown, working adult have. Just because a student doesn’t go to Stuyvesant or another nationally-recognized private school doesn’t mean their area isn’t competitive. Wealthy NY and Conn. suburbs are some of the most competitive areas, even within public high schools. I tried to refrain from chastising you (I’d be a hypocrite, since I don’t know you), but it’s almost embarrassing how you reacted to cfxdct.

333 · March 31, 2011, 11:54am

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cfxdct · March 31, 2011, 4:41pm

I too was brought up in the manner described by alleristic; the only reason I posted here in the first place was to express my disappointment in the decision. I worked hard to submit an application that reached my own standards (I also made the decision to make Tufts my first choice), but my rejection from Tufts does not signify egregious error on my or especially my parents’ part: these things happen, whether we think we can explain them or not. Though I would have loved to attend Tufts, 000ace000 pointed out above that I am indeed incredibly lucky to have been accepted to a range of other excellent schools, and while they may not have the prestige and name power of an Ivy, I am confident that through work and self motivation, I will be able to create for myself a quality of education equal to that of Tufts wherever I end up.

wcmvp7 · March 31, 2011, 4:49pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 760 M, 690 CR, 720 W
[] ACT: Didn’t take
[] SAT Subject Tests: 750 Math Level 2, 750 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Weighted GPA: N?A
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5)-only AP my school offers
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Most challenging courses offered
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Two sport varsity athlete, guitarist, skier, member of a couple clubs
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: some community service
[] Summer Activities: sports
[] Essays: All my essays were great.
[] Teacher Recommendation 1: Great
[] Teacher Recommendation 2: Great
[] Counselor Rec: Great
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: My best interview
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Upper class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays and Recommendations
[] Weaknesses: ECs are just average.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays and Recommendations
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li][/ul]General Comments:

stregs12 · March 31, 2011, 9:12pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2030 (690 CR, 690 Math, 650 Writing)
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT Subject Tests: 800 Math 2, 800 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
[] Weighted GPA: 4.65
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (5), BC Calculus (5), Environmental Science (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Economics, Honors English, Molecular Biology, AP Statistics, Triple Period Internship
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Commended National Merit Scholar, Maryland Distinguished Scholar, Rensselaer Polytechnic Instituted Medal Award Winner, 2010 Hyman M. and Phillip D. Perlo Award Winner, 2008 Southeastern Hockey Officials Association (SHOA) Rookie Ref of the Year, 2007 Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, 2010 AP scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science National Honor Society(12th grade only). Science, Technology and Research Scholars Program (STARS). Varsity Ice Hockey(9th-12th)-Captain, 2009 Maryland State Champion, proclamations from the MD senate, House of Delegates and county council. Montgomery Youth Hockey Association- Travel Hockey player. JV/Varsity Lacrosse team(9th-11th)-JV letter, scholar athlete award. [] Job/Work Experience: Southeastern Hockey Officials Association(9th-12th grade)- I’m an ice hockey referee. Chevy Chase Country Club- Was a food runner at a country club
[] Volunteer/Community service: I got my required hours… didn’t put anything on the application
[] Summer Activities: Cornell University Oceanography of the Gulf of Maine- Was onboard a sailing vessel conducting research for 3 weeks. Outward Bound- Did a 3 week Rafting and Mountaineering expedition in Oregon in summer 2008 and did a 2 week Mountaineering expedition in Washington State in summer 2009
[] Essays: im not great at English or writing essays. I did my best and had them proofread a lot and thought the final product was good
[] Teacher Recommendation 1: great i suppose(waived my right)
[] Teacher Recommendation 2: great i suppose(waived my right)
[] Counselor Rec: great i suppose(waived my right)
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: didn’t do one
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, 2500 kids
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Upper middle class i suppose
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: my gpa, athletics, i suppose my work experience and summer activities
[] Weaknesses: probably my test scores, my act was better at a 32, but still on the lowish end. Maybe my essays, but the only Bs i got in high school were in english so hopefully they saw that on the transcript
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I guess I didn’t have a high enough test score and didn’t have a freakin laundry list of extracurriculars. I probably needed more extracurriculars and to have been in them all 4 years, maybe another leadership position
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UMD college park, Syracuse and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Waitlisted at Northwestern and Vanderbilt. Rejected at Johns Hopkins, Tufts, Cornell and Duke[/li][/ul]General Comments:
I’m upset I didn’t get into Tufts. Really Upset. From the moment i first stepped on to the campus i really liked it, and when a representative came to my high school and talked, i loved it even more. I really don’t know why I didn’t get in. I would really like to know what I was missing or why I didn’t get in. I loved the curriculum at Tufts and their big Study Abroad program. I’m really disappointed and bummed that I didn’t get into any of my reach schools.

mlsalle · March 31, 2011, 9:50pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR-760 W-760 M-740
[] SAT Subject Tests: 700, 670, 630
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7 something
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 18/560
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB diploma
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honor Commended

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Three-season athlete, Varsity Debate (Captain for 2 years) and National Finalist in various debate tournaments, a bunch of other stuff i don’t feel like listing haha[/li]
[li] Essays: These I felt were the strongest part of my app to tufts. Also wrote an optional about how incredibly difficult I find it to write about myself and the trouble I had with the self-evaluation the college admissions process requires; probably one of my favorite essays I’ve ever written.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT Is, course strength, MAYBE essays but god only knows.
[] Weaknesses: SAT IIs for sure.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have no idea. I would love to know. I am not so much upset that I can’t attend Tufts, as I have other schools I like more that I was accepted to; more just crushed that the endless hours I poured into that application was flat out rejected.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[/ul]General Comments:

Ampeezy · April 1, 2011, 11:36am

Decision: Accepted(School of Engineering)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2220 = 770W + 710M + 740CR
[] ACT: did not take
[] SAT Subject Tests: 760 Math 2, 780 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[] Weighted GPA: 3.85
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5/86
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): no APs
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): 7,7,7,7,7,6
[] Senior Year Course Load: 7 IB Subjects, IAs
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): College Mag(Executive), Hostel Choir, Community Service
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: did a lot as part of the IB programme
[] Summer Activities: Fund Raiser(FootPrints)
[] Essays: I think they were really good. Didnt think too much and found just the right words
[] Teacher Recommendation 1: Great I think
[] Teacher Recommendation 2: Pretty good
[] Counselor Rec: I dont really know
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[] Country (if international applicant): Ghana
[] School Type: Private and very competitive
[] Ethnicity: African
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Good(Applied for FA anyway)
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: very honest and academically sound
[] Weaknesses: Sports
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i think it was because of my superb essays
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: WL 2 schools, rejected 4, accepted 3[/li][/ul]General Comments:
Congrats to everyone else who was accepted

notunprecedented · April 1, 2011, 1:09pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 740 M, 750 CR, 710 W

ACT: Didn’t take
SAT Subject Tests: 800 World Hist., 770 US Hist., 690 English Comp. (taken before I took the actual class lol.)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 95/100
Weighted GPA: 97/100
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Never really knew.
AP (place score in parenthesis): US (5), English Comp (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Don’t remember… It was a weak course-load compared to most CCers’ though.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech and Debate, ethnic club, tutor, and don’t remember much else.

Job/Work Experience: Army Reservist
Volunteer/Community service: Church, school volunteer, German tutor
Summer Activities: Summer camp counselor
Essays: I didn’t write the optional essays… Never had the time to do so, but the main essay was personal growth after what I considered to be a senior-year fail.
Teacher Recommendation 1: Didn’t read.
Teacher Recommendation 2: Didn’t read.
Counselor Rec: Didn’t read.
Additional Rec: None
Interview: Never had one, interviewer said I didn’t need to interview because I already got accepted >.>
</code></pre>

Other

<pre><code>* State (if domestic applicant): NY

Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Parochial
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~60k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First-generation
</code></pre>

Reflection

<pre><code>* Strengths: Essays, Recommendations, and post-HS growth

Weaknesses: HS ECs weak, lack of APs.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not sure… that’s a question for adcom
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Georgetown, University of Rochester, George Washington, Brandeis. Waitlist: BC. Rejected: Brown
</code></pre>

General Comments: Tufts is very competitive, I’m honored to be selected for admissions. It’s gonna be a hard choice between Tufts v. Georgetown…

Grape1 · April 1, 2011, 11:59pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR, 690 M, 800 W (2990)
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT Subject Tests: 800 Biology E, 790 US History, 790 World History, 790 Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7 (92.41%)
[] Weighted GPA: N/A
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 42/264
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), US History (5), Biology (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Calculus AB, AP Physics, AP Chemistry, SUPA Public Affairs, SUPA Economics, Gym
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Quite a lot but nothing amazing, too much to be worth listing
[] Job/Work Experience: Nothing notable
[] Volunteer/Community service: 30 or so hours for National Honor Society
[] Summer Activities: I took some classes at community college
[] Essays: Solid
[] Teacher Recommendation 1: Didn’t read
[] Teacher Recommendation 2: Didn’t read
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read
[] Additional Rec: Extremely positive rec from a professor
[] Interview: Didn’t get one

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Poor
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Strong test scores and writing ability
[] Weaknesses: GPA and rank pretty poor
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I suppose they thought I was smart and didn’t care so much about my grades
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted by Carleton, Colgate, SUNY Geneseo, SUNY Binghamton, waitlisted by Swarthmore, Reed, Hamilton, and Macalester, rejected by Georgetown, Cornell, and U Chicago
[/ul]General Comments: I got very lucky on this one!

skisnowwild · April 3, 2011, 1:26am

Decision: Accepted XD

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2180
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT Subject Tests: Bio- 800 Math II- 800 German w/ listening- 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Weighted GPA: N/A
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 27
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (4) Eng (5) Euro (5) US (5) German (5) Calc BC (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): German (7)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Physics, HL IB Bio, HL IB History, HL IB Spanish, HL IB Math, SL IB Further Math, HL IB English
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Spanish Club (President), History Club (Activities Director), Math Team
[] Job/Work Experience: Ski Instructor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Roots and Shoots (Member of the National Council, Member of the Regional Council, School President), Amigos de las Americas, IJGD, VFP. I served over 600 hours junior/senior year
[] Summer Activities: Amigos de las Americas, IJGD (volunteered in Berlin), Language course in Barcelona, Language course in Salamanca
[] Essays: I hated my common app essay, but I loved my Tufts essay.
[] Teacher Recommendation 1: Very strong.
[] Teacher Recommendation 2: Strong (I thought it was good, my mom didnt)
[] Counselor Rec: Superb
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: Awesome.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): UT
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 200K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Probably my course load and SAT IIs haha.
[] Weaknesses: SAT I!! I wish I had retaken it (along with the ACT). SERIOUSLY, TAKE THE SAT MORE THAN ONCE!
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My Tufts essay was really personal and pretty witty IMHO. My classes and the grades I received probably didnt hurt.[/li][/ul]General Comments:
I DONT KNOW WHERE TO GO :(

Superstar14 · April 3, 2011, 8:02pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2030, 770M, 670W, 590CR
[] ACT:-
[] SAT Subject Tests: 750 Math 2, 690 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):-
[] Weighted GPA:-
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1/60
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):-
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):42/42
[] Senior Year Course Load:Rigorous
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Scholarship for Highest Grade. Scholarship for foreign languages excellency. Honorable mention for Debate Chairing,
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Soccer(Captain): D1 State Champions& League MVP, National Soccer Team, MUN Team Ambassador, Chairman at Debate tournaments, Music
[] Job/Work Experience: 2 one month summer internships (bank, and brokerage office)
[] Volunteer/Community service: 400 hours +
[] Summer Activities: Summer school, soccer pre season
[] Essays: Solid, and not too common
[] Teacher Recommendation 1: great!!!
[] Teacher Recommendation 2: havent read, but must be good
[] Counselor Rec:havent read, but must be good
[] Additional Rec: Soccer coach!! (Excellent)
[] Interview: went amazingly well. Though it went a bit too well if u know what i mean
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): International
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity:
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: 100,000>
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Soccer, First in class, High Math SAT
[] Weaknesses: Low english SAT…could have more awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Well rounded, showed strong interest to Tufts
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted at babson, bentley, rpi, waitlisted at uchicago, brown, amherst, northwestern, rejected by harvard, MIT, columbia[/li]
[/ul]General Comments:

UnnecessarySuperhero · April 4, 2011, 4:10pm

Choose One:
Decision: Accepted (School of Arts and Sciences)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2290 - W:800; M:790; CR:700
[] ACT: Composite 32
[] SAT Subject Tests: 790 Math IIC, 770 Physics, 690 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8-ish.
[] Weighted GPA: 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%. I think I’m 7th, but not sure.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc BC (5); AP Calc AB (5); AP English Lang and Comp (5); Statistics (5); US Gov’t and Politics (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): school doesn’t offer.
[] Senior Year Course Load: Discrete Structures Math 237 at local college, AP Euro, AP English Lit, AP Spanish Lang, AP Physics, Theatre III, Community Service
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Oh boy. umm… NJ Science League Chemistry I award and Physics I award. Bergen County Math League District Winner. ARML Team Captain for BCML Team. Math league School Winner. NJ Challenge Quiz Bowl Team award. Voice of Democracy Second Place. Poetry Out Loud school champion. Highest HSPA score in Mathematics. Gold Thunderbird Scholar (No grade under 90 3 years in a row). Runner-up to best supporting actor in NJ. a few more that I don’t remember right now.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Helped my friend create a non-profit environmental organization back in 2008. One of the founding members of MEVO ([MEVO](<a href=“http://www.mahwahevo.org%5DMEVO%5B/url%5D”>http://www.mahwahevo.org)</a>) (Head of Pilot Station Case, Member of Board of Directors, Director of Video Team, President, Coordinator); Drama Club (Historian); Math League (Corresponding and Recording Secretary); Science League (Treasurer); Spanish Honor Society (Secretary); Literary Magazine (Publicist, Assistant Editor); Young Politicians’ Club (Vice President, President); International Thespian Society (Vice President); Philosophy Club (Representative, Heir to the Presidency, President); National Honor Society, Ultimate Frisbee Club, Newspaper
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer work with local camp.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Helped found non-profit environmental community service organization, put in charge of organization back in May 2010. We do 3 volunteer events a month in each chapter. I organize and lead these events, as well as most of the basic stuff - the founder does the bulk of the work (he’s also Executive Director). I’ve accumulated well over 1000 hours i think with MEVO. [url=<a href=“http://www.mahwahevo.org%5DMEVO%5B/url”>http://www.mahwahevo.org]MEVO[/url</a>]
[li] Summer Activities: Work for township - most of our work for MEVO happens.[/li][] Essays: really good, i think. Writing doesn’t seem to be much of a problem for me lol.
[] Teacher Recommendation 1: Did not read it, but i think it was very good.
[] Teacher Recommendation 2: Also didn’t read it, but i do think pretty good.
[] Counselor Rec: She doesn’t like me very much, so I don’t think it was all that good,
[] Additional Rec: My guidance counselor accidentally sent all recs i’ve ever had for anything to all my schools, so she actually sent 6 to Tufts. I think they were good, but I can’t be sure.
[] Interview: Awesome!
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Public, 1000 students.
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M (you know, Gender and Sex are two distinct and different things)
[] Income Bracket: Lower class.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): helped my friend start a non-profit maybe? I think I’m just an all around charismatic, dashing, charming, great guy.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, Test Scores, Interview, Extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: GPA Possibly.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Leadership potential, knowledge, scores, essay, normal stuff.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Rutgers, Northeastern, Drexel, Brandeis, University of Rochester. Rejected: Columbia, Yale, Princeton, Penn.
[/ul]General Comments:

nycnegai · April 4, 2011, 4:56pm

Decision: Accepted
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (740 CR, 770 M, 780 W)
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT Subject Tests: 750 (Biology-E), 750 (Spanish)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 5.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Biology (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Computer Science, AP Calculus AB, Physics, AP Micro Economics, AP Macro Economics, Creative Writing
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Questbridge finalist, National merit semifinalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): International Youth Fellowship club (president), Senior Strings chair, Fencing, Project Tinte online business (administrator)
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutor, restaurant waitress
[] Volunteer/Community service: Flushing Hospital Medical Center volunteer, volunteer overseas in South America with IYF
[] Summer Activities: Volunteering abroad, tutoring
[] Essays: Average, in my opinion, nothing stellar.
[] Teacher Recommendation 1: Great teacher, probably great recommendation.
[] Teacher Recommendation 2: Average recommendation.
[] Counselor Rec: Average recommendation.
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: To be honest, I thought my Tufts interviewer did not seem impressed at all.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): New York
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: $40,000>
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Questbridge?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My academics were probably my best strengths. Essays were okay too.
[] Weaknesses: Definitely extracurriculars and recommendations.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Academics…and my essay about why I wanted to get into Tufts (expressed my love for elephants).
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted- Cornell University, SUNY Binghamton, Boston Unversity.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Best financial aid ever. Will definitely come to Tufts.

RageoftheMonkey · April 4, 2011, 9:37pm

Decision: Accepted + Neubauer Scholarship

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2390 (800 math, 800 critical reading, 790 writing)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT Subject Tests: 780 Math I, 740 Literature, various others between 700 and 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.95
[] Weighted GPA: ~4.3
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7 out of about 400
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): European history (5), Bio (4), Calculus (4), US history (5), Psych (4), Physics C: Mechanics (4), Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism (3, ouch)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Toughest possible. AP English, AP Spanish, AP Stats, AP US Gov, AP Micro, Speech and Debate II, Hawk Tawk (school newspaper), Sci-fi/Fantasy, Fiction and Film.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, Presidential Scholar nominee

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate (4 years, de facto team captain, INSANE amount of work during the long season), tennis (3 years, #1 varsity doubles junior and senior year), National Honor Society, Leo and Key Club, Basketball freshman year (rode the bench on the Freshman B team, yeeeah).
[] Job/Work Experience: 3 years of working summers (~30 hours per week) as a cook at a golf course restaurant
[] Volunteer/Community service: Key and Leo club volunteering, volunteer work through National Honor Society, project last summer at the public library doing groundswork
[] Summer Activities: Aforementioned job and volunteer work, typical Montana mountain summer stuff (hiking, camping, etc), tennis tournaments
[] Essays: Common app essay was about Ayn Rand’s philosophy and how it has influenced my way of thinking, very strong. The main supplement essay was probably my favorite I wrote in the whole app process, I wrote about how I want to be God of my own world and create and destroy. It was a fun one to write.
[] Teacher Recommendation 1: Head debate coach and AP English teacher, VERY good, very personal
[] Teacher Recommendation 2: AP Psych teacher, very nice, very supportive
[] Counselor Rec: Not sure, I assume it was decent, but we have one counselor for 400 kids, so probably not too personal
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: Phone interview, decent but not great

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Montana
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Not very high
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): [/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Creative essays, good SAT score, good recs
[] Weaknesses: Lack of meaningful community service and leadership, AP scores, SAT II scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Tufts puts a huge emphasis on essays and looking for creative thinking, and I definitely feel as if I showed just that in my essays (especially the wanting to be God one). My test scores couldn’t have hurt either.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Tufts, Duke (with a likely letter), Amherst, University of Denver
Waitlisted: Yale, Brown
Rejected: Harvard, Princeton, Stanford

[/ul]General Comments:
I’m very excited about the Neubauer Scholar program, it looks incredible. I’m not completely sure where I’m headed yet, but the Neubauer Scholarship would be really tough to turn down!

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