<p>Hi people, I have three questions:</p>
<p>1)
On tufts’ admission site, they have this paragraph:
Extracurricular Activities
In addition to evaluating an academic fit, the admissions committee looks for ways a student may contribute to the community as a whole. They will assess the level and type of involvement in each activity and may ask questions such as: Has the student been a significant contributor or leader? How has the involvement contributed to the school or larger community? Does the student have a special talent in a particular area?. We do not expect that every student be captain, president or editor-in-chief; rather, we look for meaningful involvement with their school and/or community.</p>
<p>How exactly do they measure that? And how and to whom do they ask their questions about leadership, talent, etc. when all that they know is what we listed in the activities section of our common app, which contains our position in each activity and the number of hours that each club/activity takes up?</p>
<p>2) If I apply ED II to tufts, do they still consider my senior year first semester grades? those grades are finalized at around january 23rd-ish.</p>
<p>3) I found this on the Tufts ED admissions website:</p>
<p>Is it easier or more difficult to be admitted Early Decision?
Applicants must be equally qualified to be accepted regardless of early decision or regular decision. Our standards do not change; bearing that in mind, it is not more difficult to be admitted regular or early.</p>
<p>Is this reallllly true? Because if it is equal then is there no other advantage in applying ED II compared to RD other than the fact that you get your decision 2 months earlier? Applying RD will also mean more time for them to look over my senior yr first sem grades (which will be good), right?</p>
<p>Thanks people!!</p>