<p>Hi all! I recently visited Tufts and absolutely fell in love which is why I am considering applying ED. But, I am just wondering if they look more favorably upon students applying ED versus RD. Assuming you are pretty much academically qualified and have decent ECs (i.e. you have a few activities that you really love doing, but nothing extensive), then will the admissions committee look more favorably upon your application which means that you would probably have a better chance of being admitted ED rather than RD. I have heard that at Tufts it does not particularly matter if you apply ED and demonstrate a real interest in the school (like you REALLY want to go there!) but obviously you can’t base everything you hear off of assumptions… so anybody that has some valid insight into this matter would be greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>My understanding is that ED generally does increase chances at least to a small degree.</p>
<p>I have actually decided against applying to Tufts due to recent circumstances but thank you for your input anyways.</p>
<p>why did you decide against?</p>
<p>i want to study marine biology and i knew that tufts didnt have a marine biology program, but i really liked it anyways so i considered for a while just majoring in another related science and then trying to pursue marine biology once i graduated. but, after some thought i realized that majoring in marine biology is something its really important to me so i dont think im willing to sacrifice that when there could be other similar schools to tufs out there that do offer it as a major. tufts is a great school, just not for me.</p>
<p>Well, just my two cents, but if you really want to be a marine biologist, you’ll not think you have to–or should–major in it as an undergrad. Grad schools are looking for much broader and firmer backgrounds.</p>
<p>There are a lot of great schools in New England that provide excellent preparation for future marine biologists. Tufts is one of them.</p>