Chance me Tufts ED2 2025 please?

Laterpater
Mon, 25 Jan 2021 22:51:25 +0000

Hey there walnutz - Ok, so let’s start with GPA and SAT/ACT: There are going to be applicants with 8,10+ APs. With 6, I’d want to understand if you took the most challenging courses available at your high school (my son will ‘only’ have 7)? I think weighted GPAs closer to 4.5 might be more in-line but every HS is different and Tufts will recalculate to suit their needs and based on your HS profile. (If you were interested in sciences, it may have been easier to do more APs but I don’t think you should do APs just for the sake of APs). Does your school offer Naviance or similar to show where students were accepted and their GPA vs. yours? It’s not the best metric, but it’s a start. The very good news is that you are ending up with a good AP load senior year and have excellent grades. That is a perfect projection to be heading off to college. A SAT/ACT could have supported your track record, but I do believe schools are viewing them as truly optional, so I

ECs: You got a lot going on but see some good commonality with soccer, JSU and SJ club, and your performing arts. In each you not only joined up, you were in senior/leadership roles. Especially good to see you be a founder of a new organization as well as in leadership in Spanish for which you are interested in pursuing. One thing we know about Tufts is that they are big on their foreign language. I’ve no idea how hard admission is in to a language, but I like the fact that it is a core part of the Tufts experience.

Essays: Sounds good to me. They need to be highly personable and demonstrate that you’ve thought of how you and Tufts are a fit.

Demonstrated Interest: Remind me: Did you have a change to visit, attend an online session, request an interview, reach out to admissions on any questions, etc. etc.? By itself ED2 shows a ton of interest and commitment, but I’m guess even then maybe only 1/3 of ED/ED2 applicants are accepted, so by itself it’s no guarantee.

Hooks: Got any? BIPOC, first-gen, legacy, athlete, etc? Our family doesn’t and that’s OK

Lastly: I do think having interests like soccer, theater, and viola are huge in that you are brining something to school than just being another student in a classroom who doesn’t add to the community. What you get out of college is so much more than just classes and what you have to offer is also much more than classes; don’t be shy about informing schools of that. Overall, you are no doubt a good candidate and we just have to see if Tufts determines that the ‘fit’ is there. Fingers crossed and best wishes to you!