<p>Hey all, I have applied to Tufts for Fall 2005 Admission and have started this thread with hopes of getting a glimpse of what I'm up against. To all fellow transfers, please list stats and for others browsing through, feel free to comment on my chances.</p>
<p>College GPA: 3.87 @ Suffolk University in Boston
Major: Psychology
Major GPA- 4.0</p>
<p>Honors Program </p>
<p>HS GPA- 3.6 top 10% of graduating class
SAT 1320 (710 Math, 610 Verbal)</p>
<p>I've also applied to Tufts--I'd be entering as a soph. Here are my stats:
College GPA: 3.75 @ Grinnell College in Iowa (no major yet)
HS GPA: 3.75 uw, 4.0 w
SAT: 1460 (690m, 770v)
Significant ec's: cofounded a club in high school, volunteered/travelled in NE Brazil, backpacked through SE Asia</p>
<p>I'm just curious, do you dislike Grinnell? I've always understood it to be a great school, and one which is especially good at getting its students into graduate school (especially U.Chicago). One of my father's friend's actually transfered to Grinnell from Columbia.</p>
<p>I'm trying to transfer to the Class of 2008 for Tufts as well. I go to Mount Holyoke and am a Biology and Music double major. College GPA: 3.85 (all courses); with the progress of this semester, I'll probably have a slightly higher GPA. I'm taking a high course load (18 credits last semester and 20 this semester; typical is 16 credits); also I earned 28 credits from AP's in high school (typical MHC class is 4 credits) as well. My high school GPA was 4.05 (weighted from only AP courses, but I went to a really rigorous prep school, Ivy-League feeder school; received a National Merit Scholar Letter of Commendation in CA), and I graduated Cum Laude. Extracurricular wise in high school, I was really active in my church (counselor for various activities since 7th grade and leadership team of youth group), played waterpolo/field hockey for two years, sang my high school choir (we sang in Carnegie Hall in 2003)for all four years, in Latin Club, was a Class Officer for 3 years on Class Board, studied piano, and studied voice (1 year). Also, I worked during the summers, and all through senior year, I worked as a technical assistant (sound recordings, maintaining sound board, lights, etc.) at my church. In college, I'm singing in two choirs (Concert Choir, also Vice-President of it, and Vocal Jazz), studying voice, doing work-study, club water polo, and am active in the Protestant Community and IVCF on campus (planned a trip and went to Sea Islands, South Carolina to repair low-income housing; raised $14,000 dollars). Although Mt. Holyoke is nice, it's too small, and I am unable to double major in Biology and Music because the classes always conflict! Plus, I want a bigger social and co-ed social environment. I visited my good friend at Tufts and loved it, but I've also applied to Wash U, Cornell, and College of William and Mary as well. I hate waiting!!! Good luck with your transferring, everyone!</p>
<p>I'm a first semester sophmore in UW-Madison.
Majoring in Political Science, International Politics and Philosophy.</p>
<p>I'm an International Student who did the IB diploma, with a 27 point total but with 15 in my Higher Levels of English, History and Business.</p>
<p>My Cum GPA shot up from 2.0 in the first sem to a 3.0 in the second, as I got a 3.7 in the second semester here.
SAT scores 1280, 650M 530V, Sat2: writing 600, Math2c 660 and Biology 650.</p>
<p>ECs are:
Basketball team captain for 4 years.
Chess Club Champion for 4 years
Student representative ever since high school, and out here I'm the International student representative and advisor to the Dean of Students.Highly involved with shared governance.
Played HS soccer and ran track.
7 years of Debate and Elocution with awards of distinction from the Trinity college, london.
Part of the High school year book staff.
Involved with Charity organisations since 8th grade.</p>
<p>Really good recommendation written personally from:
Dean of Students( She knows me out of the 40000 kids that go here so it counts)
Advisor
2 Profs.
1 from a massive finance firm I did independent research for
1 from a law firm for which I did an internship.
High school Recs. from teachers and principal.</p>
<p>Oh also, I'm multilingual and know 4 languages fluently apart from English and one semi fluently (French :P)</p>
<p>My poor grades were the result of being disinterested in academics as I found it too boring and not challenging enough. So, I learnt more outside of school by reading and interacting with adults and seniors. Future aims of being a diplomat or having my own thinktank matching and then surpassing the brookings institute.</p>
<p>don_k, did you send in all of your recs?</p>
<p>I'm applying for fall transfer as well. Do any of you know what type of schools people came from last year when they accepted transfers? I'm trying to gage if me coming from a top 30 liberal arts school will have any positive effect on admissions.</p>
<p>girlygirl, I think it will definitely help you out, how could it not? A friend of mine transferred to Tufts from Colgate for the current semester and I think it undoubtedly helped her out, granted she did well there.
But I also know someone who attended Wellesley and wanted to transfer to Tufts but got rejected.
My concern is if me coming from a mediocre school will negatively affect my decision, even though I've done well there.</p>
<p>oh wow, that scares me that someone from wellsley got rejected? do u know why? (what his/her gpa was, etc.)? I think in general, tufts takes kids from all over, though. As you're nervous coming from a mediocre school with an excellent gpa, i'm nervous about coming from an fairlyexcellent school with only a decent gpa (3.3).</p>
<p>good luck!</p>
<p>To be honest, I don't know her stats BUT I don't think her reason for not getting in was completely for academic reasons because she mentioned that in her letter of rejection they said something about not being able to provide the financial aid she needed.<br>
*To branch off of this, does anyone know anything about financial aid for transfers to Tufts and how it's used to discriminate admission candidates?</p>
<p>Yep. I was paranoid, plus all my recs went with my two high school records, I was in two different schools.</p>
<p>hm. this definitely lowered my self esteem.</p>
<p>don_k</p>
<p>1) why are you leaving madison
2) what is your cum gpa
3) were you admitted?</p>
<p>antnee - Can you tell me about Suffolk in Boston? I'm going for an admitted student's tour on the 23rd. Are the classes really as small, the professors as friendly and helpful as they say. Is it safe around there, and what are the chances of a freshman getting a single room? Thanks!</p>
<p>weiCC, YES the classes are really that small (assuming you mean between 15 and 25 students). The professors are friendly and are always willling to help. To answer your question on the area's safety, I would say it is as safe as any part of a major city can get. Of course, if you wander a bit around the campus and drift into Boston Common late at night, the safety level drops SIGNIFICANTLY. As for your question about housing, I'm not sure, but Suffolk does have limited housing as it is, so my guess would be that it would be difficult for a freshman to get a single. If you truly want to be alone, you may want to look into getting an apartment on your own, which may even be cheaper than living in the dorms.</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply, I think Suffolk is my #1 choice right now!</p>
<p>search the thread.</p>
<p>i think someone got in with a 3.3</p>
<p>just refreshing the thread, all potential transfers to Tufts please list your stats
To any Tufts students who were transfers from another school, please list what your stats were when you were accepted</p>
<p>i'm currently at tulane</p>
<p>currently a freshman.</p>
<p>last semester GPA was 3.786</p>
<p>took 14 credits</p>
<p>writing
gen chem lec
gen chem lab
gen bio
into psych</p>
<p>this semester my midterm grades so far is 3.89</p>
<p>am taking 21 credits</p>
<p>genetics
gen chem lec
gen chem lab
human origins
rise of rome
ethics
voice
prob stats</p>
<p>Transfer, I want to leave Madison because I want a better Internatioanl Politics program with regard to global security and war and peace studies etc. Plus, Tufts has the 6 year combined degree program for a BA in International politics and a Masters from the Fletcher School in Law and Diplomacy.</p>
<p>My cum GPA is a 3.0</p>
<p>No word as yet from them.</p>