<p>I am having the hardest time with my Why Tufts essay. How am I possibly supposed to convay everything I love about Tufts in only 100 words? Its almost cruel the way they limit the essay, but I guess its all in good reason, otherwise admissions would probably recieve 2000 word essays on the subject (I know mine would be that long). Anyone else struggling with this?</p>
<p>I had to do it in 50 words, so be glad you get 100</p>
<p>only 50? that must have been really difficult…</p>
<p>Check out the admissions page for Tufts where they include essays from this year’s incoming class that wowed the committee, including the 100 word “why Tufts?”. You will see how simply and beautifully (and concisely) this can be stated:</p>
<p>[Voices</a> of the Supplement - Office of Undergraduate Admissions - Tufts University](<a href=“Tufts University”>Tufts University)</p>
<p>Yes, I’ve seen 
I think because I read those essays, that is the reason I am having such a hard time with my own. I want mine to say everything I love about Tufts and convey my feelings the way those essays do…</p>
<p>Don’t try to say everything you love about Tufts. Pick one thing that is emblematic. My son said the chalk covered walks was the reason he loved Tufts.</p>
<p>^^^^^^ Awesome advice.</p>
<p>^^^^ Yikes! My son crammed everything he likes about Tufts into about 7 lines. Should I encourage him to change it? But, I think that it is precisely that Tufts has all of those things that he loves Tufts so much.</p>
<p>fwiw, my D (a soph) also listed, in ungrammatical fashion (i.e., complete lack of sentences), the myriad of things she loved about Tufts. No single “right” approach.</p>
<p>S2 made a list. A (mostly) funny one.</p>
<p>Seemed like so long ago-- my S also had the 50 word deal. He’s now a senior.
He focused on a few of programs and courses he wanted to take if admitted. Not suprisingly, one of the courses/teachers he mentioned in it DID actually end up being his favorite.</p>
<p>i was having trouble at first too, but then i just really listed the things that made me decide to apply to tufts. the guy who did the information session (totally crazy, but really enthusiastic about tufts ^^), the campus, interdisciplinary studies major. 76 words</p>
<p>I’ll point out that the above post is 43 words long, and with a little alteration (and capitalization), would work well as a Why Tufts of its own.</p>
<p>Some thoughts on the Why Tufts, since I know how daunting it can be to say anything in 50 words…</p>
<p>Do whatever you want with this space. Full sentences, sentence fragments, lists, whatever. We know you could say way WAY more than 50 words (or, at least we hope you could), but you don’t need to, and we’re understanding that the space constraint means that sometimes you have to bend (break?) the rules of the English language to express what you feel. </p>
<p>Momiac posted a link to a few of the flashier and more powerful “Why Tufts” essays from last year, and I encourage you to check the link [which</a> is reposted here](<a href=“Tufts University”>Tufts University). What you can gather from reading those is that there are so many ways to approach this question and still be getting it right. You can be as specific as the musical instrument design minor or as broad as the campus-wide awareness of global impacts. You can talk about the tiny moments that let you feel at home - post-it crafting professors or Mario Kart reenactments - or you can talk about how Tufts represents a step into the unknown ‘educational circus’ of a new home. But, what each example does is talk about why that person would be proud to be at Tufts. </p>
<p>Every admissions officer will have a slightly different piece of advice to give you on how to approach questions like these; here’s mine: tell me why you would be proud to be at Tufts next year.</p>
<p>Maybe we’re your first choice, maybe we’re not. Where we fall on your list doesn’t matter when you answer this question; if we admit you, and you decide to enroll, I want to know you’ll be excited about how Tufts will help you grow, help you learn, help you prepare yourself for whatever you decide you want to do next. My own college search led me to Tufts because it was A) a medium sized school B) accessible to a major city C) But not actually in the middle of a city. But those aren’t reasons to be proud of a Tufts education. They are fantastic reasons to be interested in Tufts, yet who we are isn’t defined by those pieces any more than you are defined by your SAT score.</p>