Tufts ED 2024 Results only

futurejumbo600
Sat, 29 Feb 2020 22:09:48 +0000

Made this account just to post this, since these were helpful for me when I was applying. I got accepted EDII to Tufts and am super excited to be a jumbo in the fall.

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Never took it
ACT (breakdown): 35 (36 R, 36 S, 36 E, 32 M)
SAT II: I don’t remember if I submitted these if I’m being honest. 740 on US History and 750 on Chem, I think.
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Somewhere in the top 20%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World History (3), AP Seminar (4), AP Music Theory (4), AP Physics 1 (3), AP US History (5), AP US Government (5), AP Calculus AB (5), AP English Language (5), AP Research (4), AP Chemistry (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Economics, AP English Literature, Choir, AP Psychology, AP Calculus BC, AP Biology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honor Thespian? National Merit Semifinalist? (basically none)

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate (Secretary of my team, worked on a national organization aimed at decreasing gender inequality, but wasn’t particularly high up), Theater (production team for 2 musical and 2 plays)
Job/Work Experience: Worked at an ice cream shop for like 2 months sophomore year, directed a community youth theater musical
Volunteer/Community service: None
Summer Activities: Worked on a community youth theater musical
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App (7, it was pretty boring but got the point across I guess. It was about sexism). Why Tufts (10, this one was so fire I’m not gonna lie. It was about my personality being an inherent contradiction and why I thought Tufts was the only place that would celebrate. Talked about wanting to be friends with my tour guides, etc.). Exciting topic (4, this one sucked and was about debate)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Idk probably like 7-8, not very personal but I picked teachers that I thought knew me as an excited and dynamic figure in class

Teacher Rec #1: 9, I had her for 2 years in super small classes so she knew me well. She told my mom that I reminded her of herself so that’s always a good sign
Teacher Rec #2: 7, she didn’t know me that well but knew me as an excited and dynamic figure in class I think
Counselor Rec: 7, my counselor doesn’t really know me but I think she likes me well enough
Additional Rec: 8, my theater director who I basically rebuilt the program with
Interview: 9, my interviewer was great and we got along well

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major and College: Political Science, Arts & Sciences
State (if domestic applicant): OH
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Upper middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

Strengths: Test scores ???
Weaknesses: Lack of service and strong extracurriculars
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: It was ED, I think I did a good job of painting myself as a perfect fit at Tufts
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to Ohio State, Miami (OH), Ohio University Honors Tutorial College, St. John’s College (MD), Ithaca, Hofstra. Deferred from Yale SCEA

General Comments : I have no clue how I got in.