How do I stand? (Chance me? :))

Colleges & Universities Tufts University
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<p>Hey there, I plan on applying to Tufts in the fall and want to know how I stand. Thanks!</p>

<p>SAT1: 1880 (My First try, going to retake for 2100!, hopefully :x) 620/690/570 CR/M/W
SATII: 560 MathIIC/660 USH/ 470 Lit (baaad baaad day.–definitely retake)</p>

<p>Courses:</p>

<h2>9th Grade:</h2>

<p>9th Grade English Honors A/B
Integrated Math Honors (3/4) B/B
JROTC C/A
Marine Science Honors B/B
Art A/A
Strategies for Success/College to Career A/B (2 Half-Semester Classes)
Health ED A</p>

<h2>10th Grade:</h2>

<p>10 Grade English Honors A/B
Modern World Honors A/A
Integrated Math 5/6 A/A
PE A/A
Biology Honors B/A
French A/A
Physics (Equivalency to a year; taken over the summer at City College-- I tried to get ahead :x) B</p>

<h2>11th Grade:</h2>

<p>American Literature A/A
US History Honors A/A
Pre-Law A/B
Pre-Calculus A/A
AP Physics B: B/A
French A/A</p>

<p>12 Grade:
French
Peer Resources (No APs or actual educational classes were available this period :frowning: it was this or TA/PE)
AP Literature and Composition
American Democracy/Economics
AP Calculus AB
AP Biology</p>

<p>Cumulative GPA With PE(9-11):3.68
Cumulative GPA Without PE (9-11): 3.7</p>

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<p>Extra-Curricular Activities At School: (Includes 12th Grade)</p>

<p>4 Years of Varsity Foil Fencing (2 Years Jr+SR Captain)
2 Years of Building With Books (President 2 years) – Community Service Club–</p>

<h2>1 Year of Bridge Club (don’t plan on putting this on app)</h2>

<p>Extra-Curricular Activities Outside of School: (Includes 12th Grade)</p>

<p>4 Years of Outside Fencing Club at Neighborhood Rec Center
2 Years of Muay Thai
2 years of SNBC Youth Leadership Council
1 Year of Employment at a Law Firm (Clerk)</p>

<h2>6-Week Internship at another Law Firm Over Summer</h2>

<p>Awards:
Service Leader Award (4x)
Service Champion (1x)
Peer Resources Award (1x)
Law Academy Certificate of Achievement (1x)
2nd Place All-State Fencing Individual Tournament</p>

<h2>4th Place All-City Fencing Individual Tournament</h2>

<p>Comments:
Sorry it’s really long, but I’m really really serious about getting into Tufts. It’s seriously my first choice.
I think the one semester of JROTC kinda screwed me as well as my mediocre performance in 9th and 10th grade.
But given that information, do you guys think I have a chance at all to get into Tufts? Thanks!
And if it helps at all, I’m a first generation Chinese immigrant who is also the person in my family to attend college. My family’s financial situation: We’re a family of 4, just right around the poverty line. I have a sister who will attend college right after i graduate.</p>

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<p>That SAT score and GPA is really dragging you down. Try to get that up to a 2100 or higher like you have planned, and you’d probably have a better chance.</p>

<p>Right now, Tufts is a pretty big reach. Improving test scores and applying ED will help you though.</p>

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<p>I definitely second bringing up the standardized test scores. Otherwise you have an okay shot. Definitely high reach at this point</p>

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<p>I only have one test before the Tufts ED-- Which one do i need to fix more? THE SATII or SAT I?</p>

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<p>Don’t get too caught up in standardized scores (or any other “objective” indicator). I know a girl rejected last year with 34 ACT, 3.9 GPA, captain of 2 sports, 4 years gold medal national latin exam, four 5’s and two 4’s on AP’s; a boy in her class was accepted with lower standardized tests (don’t remember the exact scores) and in top 25% of class instead of top decile, no awards, few AP’s. Perhaps the boy wrote a more disclosive and therefore more compelling essay?</p>

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<p>You can take both the October and November tests. I had to take the chem SATII in november last year because I found out that for the school of engineering you have to take physics or chem (I had taken bio) several days after the october date.</p>

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<p>Your background and ECs are interesting, but the test scores are very weak for Tufts and your GPA is good but not exceptional.
This is always a guessing game; I would say that you’ve got a shot, but you are not among the stronger candidates. If it’s really your first choice, apply ED, so that they know how much you want to go there.</p>

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<p>I’d decided to retake me horribe SATIIs in hopes for a much better score as well as taking the ACT. I’m not 100% sure on how the Tufts ED works, but from what I hear, you can’t send in scores from tests after you take the test. Obviously, i’d like to retake all of them, but that seems to be impossible.
Thanks to everyone who commented!
Edit/Add:
Does anyone know how Tufts weigh their GPA (if at all)?</p>

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<p>I’m not really sure what you’re saying, but it is entirely possible for you to retake the SATs and take/retake SATIIs and still apply ED. As I already posted, you can obviously use the October test date, but from my experience last year you can use the November test date as well, giving you two opportunities to take the tests.</p>

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<p>Ohh okay, thanks.</p>