<p>how do you increase your chances of getting into tufts if you're waitlisted? in the past, have they often reached into the waitlist pool for acceptances? are there any statistics on this? </p>
<p>i cant understand how i was waitlisted at tufts. i am so sorry if i sound conceited but i got into cornell and i would trade that in for a tufts acceptance letter any day. :(</p>
<p>You were obviously waitlisted for your stats, they didn't think you would attend because your stats were too high. Well, I was just reading Acing the College Application and if Tufts is your number one, fax/send your letter of acceptance from Cornell along with a letter of why you want Tufts and how you are a better match, state your interest, etc.</p>
<p>"You were obviously waitlisted for your stats, they didn't think you would attend because your stats were too high."</p>
<p>Umm, no sorry. Look at the Decision thread, plenty of people with nearly perfect stats are accepted. I would say show them your interest in going to the school and say how badly you want to attend. Last year, they did not use the waitlist because too many students matriculated so I wouldnt be surprised if they revised the number of students they accepted this year so they can use it this time. Good luck!</p>
<p>thank you. btw my stats reflect a blemished person...not perfect but something to be proud of. i must sound so sillywanting tufts over cornell but..yea, well i do haha</p>
<p>Well, depends on what Cornell school you got into. ;) Hotel?</p>
<p>If you were waitlisted, you are certainly capable of doing the work. It could be because you might need to punch a card - being from South Dakota, playing the oboe - or it could be because you were excellent, but the people who get in really have it all. </p>
<p>Either way, start harassing Tufts now. Your new to-do list:
1. Send in your reply card. Call in about a week to ask if they received it.<br>
2. Ask if you can interview with admissions; if you can't make it to Medford, ask for an alum interview if you haven't had one.<br>
3. Send in a new list of accomplishments, awards, etc. - update them from your January application.
4. Call to ask if that was received. ;) (I'm serious here.)
5. Send in new grades - you should have third quarter grades now, right?
6. Send in more recs in relevant areas. For example, if your math grades were weak, sending in a rec from your math teacher could bolster your application.<br>
7. Consider if there is ANY hole you can punch and make sure that comes through. Play the French horn? Edited your newspaper? Just got great track times? When a school goes to its waitlist, it often is looking to fill gaps. Tufts will need a full complement of dancers, athletes, journalists, and musicians in the fall. </p>
<p>In past years, Tufts has overaccepted and not taken anyone off the waitlist; I don't have numbers for how many get off in other years.</p>
<p>Last year they took no one I believe.</p>
<p>I don't see how it's possible to accept nobody from the waitlist.</p>
<p>It is very possible. Schools accept more people than spots because of 'yeild'. Schools basically assume that they will not use the waitlist to accept any more people. If one year they overpredict their yeild, in other words, not enough students marticulate, then they use the waiting list to take students. If too many, or just enough students marticulate then the waiting list is not necesary.</p>
<p>In '99, they overaccepted; they actually had to do "forced triples," in which three students were put into rooms meant for two. Obviously, they don't want to accept anyone else at that point!</p>
<p>okay i think i might be able to shed some light on this situation!</p>
<p>for my class, the class of 09, apparently they, as usual, accepted a lot more kids than they can accommodate, because generally many kids don't end up matriculating here. However, an unusual amount of people accepted a spot here, and this was a problem because now there's a housing crunch. aries is right about the forced triples, but now Tufts is hard-pressed to find housing for the sophomores, who are guaranteed housing. Some of my friends are currently on the housing waitlist. So, since there's so little room on campus, they can't afford an enormous class again.</p>
<p>As a result, I think that a lot of people were waitlisted this year, not because of their qualifications, but because Tufts is going to wait to see how many people matriculate, and if they fall short of the numbers needed for a healthy-sized class, they will fill in holes from the waitlist.</p>
<p>I believe that kids are taken in from the waitlist based on demographics - like, if a very small amount of black kids choose to go here, they'll take in black kids off the waitlist. They want a balanced class. BUT it definitely works in your favor to show lots of interest. Tufts is def. concerned with yield rates; if you have sent letters saying it's your first choice and you'll def. go there if accepted, you're a sure thing, and their rank will go up b/c they have a higher yield rate. Even if you're a white girl from New Jersey like me, still send in a letter or two talking about how much you love them, and it may work.</p>
<p>I'm NOT making any promises though. But it should make you feel better that it wasn't based on you necessarily, but mostly on the fact that there is little space on campus. I'm afraid they may even have to compensate for my too-large class by making yours slightly smaller. BUT you do what you can. Good luck!</p>
<p>Yield is no longer used in the US News ranking, but I'm sure they keep the number in mind as it's a crucial element in creating a balanced class and deciding how many people to accept.</p>
<p>oh wow, really?! thanks, didn't know that :-D</p>