Tufts Chances: C/O 2014 International

Colleges & Universities Tufts University
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<p>General Things
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: East Indian (international)
Country: India (but living in Singapore for 16 years)
Current Grade: Senior Year (in singapore, schools run from Jan-Dec)
Financial Aid: Not applying for any sort of FA</p>

<p>Grades
GPA: 3.8 out of 5.0
(RISING TREND -> Freshman: 2.5/5.0 Sophomore 3.5/5.0 Junior: 4.2/5.0 Senior: 4.79/5.0)
-Very tough international magnet school specializing in Math & Science</p>

<p>SAT Reasoning Test
SAT Critical Reading - 770
SAT Math - 800
SAT Writing – 800
SAT Composite (M+CR) – 1570
SAT Composite (M+CR+W) – 2370</p>

<p>SAT Subject Tests
SAT Math Level 2 - 800
SAT Physics - 790
SAT Chemistry – 780
SAT Biology M - 770</p>

<p>AP Tests
AP Calculus AB – 5
AP Chemistry – 5
AP Physics B – 5
AP Biology – 5
AP Calculus BC – 5
AP Statistics – 5</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities

  • Captain: Debate Team
  • President: Creative Writing Circle
  • Editor: School Yearbook
  • Editor: School Newsletter (we don’t publish too actively tho)
  • Editor: Official Newsletter of Singapore Int’l Mathematics Competition
  • Captain: Scrabble Team (placed 3rd nationally in 2007, several individual awards at national level too)
  • Head Delegate: Model UN
  • Tennis Team
  • National Education Ambassador
  • 300ish Community Service Hours
  • Creative Arts Program (very selective program for writers and poets)
  • Research on atomic spectroscopy
  • Research on oxygen’s behavior on palladium and applications in fuel cells
  • Interned at a renowned museum of biodiversity research
  • 2 Commendatory Awards @ Commonwealth Int’l Essay Writing Competition
  • Gold (Drama) @ Singapore Youth Festival
  • Best Delegate @ Singapore Model United Nations 2009</p>
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<p>“If statistics were our primary decision point, accountants could replace admissions officers…Qualitative information shapes the texture of an incoming class: It gives it heart and soul and style and definition. The perspective we glean from a well-written essay with a clear and compelling voice or a thoughtful teacher recommendation that notes the provocative questions a student raises in a class discussion distinguish a qualified student from a most compelling contender as the acceptance rate moves toward 27 percent” - (2004) Lee Coffin, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions at Tufts</p>

<p>In other words, while solid statistics and an intriguing resume are important factors, Chance Me threads make it nearly impossible to grasp the special oomph that will make you a compelling candidate. One of the things I really love about the Admissions Committee at Tufts is that they really do make an effort to look beyond statistics and see you for you. After getting to know several of my fellow incoming freshman, I truly feel like our eccentricities were embraced and that’s what made the difference. My best advise would be to take that to heart as much as possible in your application. If you are emotionally invested in the supplemental questions, it will show. If you’re quirky, be quirky…if you’re a nerd, be a nerd, etc. I promise they’ll appreciate it. Now, enough of these Chance Me threads! ;)</p>