wow! you know what, we have so many things in common! We have very similar stats such as test score and EC’s, and I live in Maryland too. I guess you live in Baltimore County; I live in Howard County. Also I got deferred from Northeastern and Case EA as well. Just like you did, I thought applying Tufts after getting deferred from Northeastern and Case is basically a nonsense, but I applied ED2 anyway. Frankly, I already have prepared myself for a rejection letter because Tufts is becoming insanely selective these days. But who knows! I hope you get into Tufts 