Tufts ED 2024 Results only

sylvius22
Sat, 08 Feb 2020 23:29:19 +0000

To preface this, I was accepted to the SMFA at Tufts. I know the standards for GPA and test scores are lower than the main two schools, but I thought I would put in my two cents for the art school kids.

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): didn’t take
ACT (breakdown): 31 overall (34 and 33 in reading and english, 28 in math, 30 in science)
SAT II: didn’t take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4
Rank: my school doesn’t do these, sorry
AP: AP Lang (3), AP US Gov (3)
IB: none
Senior Year Course Load: AP Studio Art, AP Enviro, AP Lit, Advanced Drawing, Wind Ensemble
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none

Subjective:

Extracurriculars: Marching band 4 years, flute lessons and recitals since 3rd grade, NAHS, featured in 6 juried art shows over 4 years of high school
Job/Work Experience: 6 months at a greenhouse, 4 at Starbucks, 5 at a grocery store, founded and lead a team for a 10 thousand person video game forum for three years starting freshman year
Volunteer/Community service: FIRST volunteer experience, volunteer at local animal shelters, volunteer at Denver Botanic Gardens
Summer Activities: MICA Summer Pre-college (3 weeks)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): about founding the online community and how the three years of leading a team impacted me
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): I don’t know, unfortunately, I didn’t get to read them. I’m sure they were both great

Teacher Rec #1: Us history and AP US Gov teacher
Teacher Rec #2: AP art, advanced drawing, painting teacher
Counselor Rec: about job experience, volunteering, how i pursued my interests in jobs throughout high school
Additional Rec: none
Interview: Portfolio review with the head of admissions at SMFA at Tufts

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major and College: Illustration focus at SMFA at Tufts
State (if domestic applicant): Colorado
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 100k-200k, more towards 100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I didn’t have any hooks besides i set up the interview with the head of admissions on my own as I saw she was in town for a few days

Reflection

Strengths: awesome portfolio review with the head of admissions, strong test scores for an art school application (not necessarily Tufts but other art schools), good extracurriculars, volunteering, and job experience, personal essay was solid
Weaknesses: some portfolio pieces could have been better, GPA is a little low for Tufts, tufts essay could have been stronger
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Applying EdII was a good decision for me as well as setting up the portfolio review with the head of admissions
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Rejected from Vassar, Accepted to MICA, Accepted to RIT

General Comments : Hope this helps! Good luck in future applications.