** Tufts Class Of 2012 RD Decisions **

joelgreenberg26
Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:23:17 +0000

[size=+1]**Accepted at School: Arts and Sciences **/size

Stats[ul]
[] SAT Total: 1360/2010 (only took it once…kind of weak but it worked I guess)
[] SAT II: Physics 630; Chemistry 670; Math II 800
[] ACT: 34 (with a 36 in math. and no, I don’t know how this happened.)
[] AP/IB: Calc BC: 5; Comp Sci AB: 5; US-Hist: 3; Eng Lang: 4; US Gov: 4; Currently Taking English Literature, Chemistry, Statistics
[] GPA weighted: 4.3?
[] Rank or % estimate: 32/500. My school has a huge achievement gap, meaning my percent rank changes as students transfer to other schools or leave high school before graduation.

[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[] Essays: The one about my roots was about how my family has affected me (and not all of it was pleasant–I just tried to be honest and use my voice). The one about “me” was a complete joke. I wrote it to be funny, and then I decided it was actually good.
[] Teacher Recs: My History teacher is known for writing the “battering ram” letter for colleges. My english teacher is brilliant. My lacrosse coach also wrote one. I sucked at lacrosse but he wrote to discuss my character.
[] Counselor Rec: Awesome.
[] Hook (if any): First-gen college student. Descendant of WWII Germans liberated by American troops.

[/ul]Location/Person[ul]
[] State or Country: Denver, CO
[] School Type: Public. 2100 students, with most going to in-state schools or vocational training.
[] Ethnicity: White/Caucasian, with aforementioned German ancestry (like Tufts really cares)
[] Gender: Male
[] Legacy Yes/No: First-generation, so not at all.
[] Athlete Yes/No: Ha, not at the college level.
[li] Important ECs: Rising to the top of a school publication. Chair of a commission within the city. Otherwise, everything I did was on a leap of faith, where I did something outside my comfort zone. [/li]
[/ul]Other Factors: Vertical diversity. I’m 5’2".
Will attend Yes/No: Very, very likely.
General Comments: I’m still shocked that I got in at all. Holy crap.

I really hope everyone finds their ideal place. And I don’t really mean just for the next four years–after all, in four years, this day won’t really matter.