Tufts ED 2024 Results only

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Sat, 14 Dec 2019 04:17:03 +0000

I GOT IN YALL MY HANDS ARE SHAKING
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 33 (34 Math, 35 Reading, 29 Science, 34 Grammar)
SAT II: 780 Math, 750 Biology
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 99.7 (weighted)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Biology (4), World History (5), APUSH (5), AP Stats (5), AP Chem (3) and now BC Calc, Spanish Literature, English Literature, Econ, Psychology
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: *APs listed above as well as Orchestra
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): DECA Top 10 at States, Columbia Model UN Honorable Mention, AP Scholar with Distinction
Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Academic League (Co-Captain), Math Team (Co-captain), DECA, Model UN, History Honor Society (VP), Tri-M Music Honor Society (Co-founder/CoPresident), Tutoring Organization (Leader), other honor societies, School Newspaper, Chamber Orchestra, and Student Government
Job/Work Experience: Tutor

Volunteer/Community service: I tutored for free, participated in Youth Court, and volunteered at other places but I didn’t mention that in my app
Summer Activities: N/A
Essays (rating 1-10, details): About trying new things even if it scares me; Maybe 7/10? 8/10? I’m really proud of my supplements though and tried to convey my voice and personality.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: My math teacher who I absolutely loved and still stop by to talk to. Maybe somewhere an 8/10
Teacher Rec #2: My history teacher who is also the advisor for a club I’m in and knew me super well. 7-8/10.
Counselor Rec: I was a bit worried since my guidance counselor for my first three years of HS retired but I tried my best to connect to my new one with lots of meetings and emails. Maybe a 6 or 8/10.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: I think it went well! She was a teacher and I was able to convey my enthusiasm about Tufts and my knowledge/interests. One question she gave (what would do you want admissions to know?) threw me off though and I wasn’t able to give a proper answer (which she did notice and instead provided a gateway to another topic). We connected in terms of interests and I asked a lot of questions.

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: YES
Intended Major and College: Economics at CAS
State (if domestic applicant): New York
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 100+K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): ED??? Not really anything I just really love this school

Reflection

Strengths: My scores match what they want? I guess I fit the type of student they want?
Weaknesses: I marinated over my answer to that one question in my interview for a while? Not sure Maybe my common app was cheesy?
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I tried my best to show enthusiasm about Tufts! My interviewer looked surprised when I knew a lot about a club she was in and when the admissions officer visited my school I asked specific questions and even thanked him for coming through an email after.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: It’s early so none so far
General Comments : IM SO HAPPY