Tuft Regular Decision

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Anonymous wrote:I guess they gave admission for those who they felt will accept.
Increased my hopes for Ivies next week after Tufts reject for GPA 4.45 / 1580 / Great ECs / NMF and seeing lower scores getting into Tufts

Demonstrated interest is "considered" on their common data set. It was a top choice for my DS, but he didn't want to ED anywhere. So he did whatever possible to show his interest short of applying ED. The things he did was: 1) visit in person, 2) attend a couple of virtual sessions, 3) attend the school rep session at HS, 4) attend a "mock class" on a cool topic of interest and referenced it in the essay, 5) focused a lot on writing a very customized "why tufts?" essay.

He had great stats (3.9 uw from a strong private school, 1550 SAT, leadership, etc. With Tufts, they really do want to see demonstrated interest. It doesn't have to be ED, as more than half the spots are offered RD.

Where can I find out about the ‘mock classes’? We visited this week and Tufts is my DC’s current favorite so they definitely want to engage with as many possible ways to connect and demonstrate interest.

"Mock classes" are offered virtually during a month of programming they plan in the Fall. I think it was called "Fall into Tufts" and I believe it was in October. If your DC signs up for email from Tufts, they will get an email about it with many reminders to sign up if interested.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Tufts is a weird one. My older daughter was waitlisted last year and she was accepted to Northwestern, Rice, Cornell, Williams, Amherst. She really loved Tufts, did the interview and visited.

They don’t call it the “Tufts Syndrome” for nothin’.

Yeah. 2024. My kid was accepted Pomona, Hopkins, Brown, Georgetown and WL Tufts. I expected it though because I had read of you don’t ED1 or ED2 and have very high stats yiu will get “yield protected”.

Not true. That is probably just a "cope" we as parents tell ourselves. It's hard to see our kids waitlisted when we think they are so accomplished. I think that Tufts really doesn't focus on high numbers alone, they really emphasize fit and look deeply at course choices and ECs (including civic life). They do have LAC-style distribution requirements and are very intentional about having students (even in engineering) take at least 1-2 semester of courses in everything: art, humanities, social science, science, math, etc. For my DC, this was a bonus and what he particularly liked but he's a kid who has an intended major but is also curious about so many other subjects. He cot into his top 2 top choices yesterday - tufts and pomona - and he's leaning tufts but will have some hard thinking ahead!

Congrats to your DC - seems like you have some nice choices on the list too!

That’s absurd. Tufts is a safety or target for a kid accepted to the likes of Hopkins and Brown. I have no dog in this fight, but Tufts knew that this student had more competitor options and chose to WL.

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Competitive*

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I guess they gave admission for those who they felt will accept.
Increased my hopes for Ivies next week after Tufts reject for GPA 4.45 / 1580 / Great ECs / NMF and seeing lower scores getting into Tufts

Demonstrated interest is "considered" on their common data set. It was a top choice for my DS, but he didn't want to ED anywhere. So he did whatever possible to show his interest short of applying ED. The things he did was: 1) visit in person, 2) attend a couple of virtual sessions, 3) attend the school rep session at HS, 4) attend a "mock class" on a cool topic of interest and referenced it in the essay, 5) focused a lot on writing a very customized "why tufts?" essay.

He had great stats (3.9 uw from a strong private school, 1550 SAT, leadership, etc. With Tufts, they really do want to see demonstrated interest. It doesn't have to be ED, as more than half the spots are offered RD.

Where can I find out about the ‘mock classes’? We visited this week and Tufts is my DC’s current favorite so they definitely want to engage with as many possible ways to connect and demonstrate interest.

"Mock classes" are offered virtually during a month of programming they plan in the Fall. I think it was called "Fall into Tufts" and I believe it was in October. If your DC signs up for email from Tufts, they will get an email about it with many reminders to sign up if interested.

The information my student received said they include in person Mock Classes in the Admitted Students Jumbo Days on April 3, 11, and 17. It says to register on the Applicant Portal Page.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I guess they gave admission for those who they felt will accept.
Increased my hopes for Ivies next week after Tufts reject for GPA 4.45 / 1580 / Great ECs / NMF and seeing lower scores getting into Tufts

Demonstrated interest is "considered" on their common data set. It was a top choice for my DS, but he didn't want to ED anywhere. So he did whatever possible to show his interest short of applying ED. The things he did was: 1) visit in person, 2) attend a couple of virtual sessions, 3) attend the school rep session at HS, 4) attend a "mock class" on a cool topic of interest and referenced it in the essay, 5) focused a lot on writing a very customized "why tufts?" essay.

He had great stats (3.9 uw from a strong private school, 1550 SAT, leadership, etc. With Tufts, they really do want to see demonstrated interest. It doesn't have to be ED, as more than half the spots are offered RD.

Where can I find out about the ‘mock classes’? We visited this week and Tufts is my DC’s current favorite so they definitely want to engage with as many possible ways to connect and demonstrate interest.

"Mock classes" are offered virtually during a month of programming they plan in the Fall. I think it was called "Fall into Tufts" and I believe it was in October. If your DC signs up for email from Tufts, they will get an email about it with many reminders to sign up if interested.

The information my student received said they include in person Mock Classes in the Admitted Students Jumbo Days on April 3, 11, and 17. It says to register on the Applicant Portal Page.

Thanks - but these sound different than what PP is referring to. In person mock classes for Admitted student are different than virtual mock classes offered for prospective applicants . I’m glad to see they have these though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tufts is a weird one. My older daughter was waitlisted last year and she was accepted to Northwestern, Rice, Cornell, Williams, Amherst. She really loved Tufts, did the interview and visited.

They don’t call it the “Tufts Syndrome” for nothin’.

Yeah. 2024. My kid was accepted Pomona, Hopkins, Brown, Georgetown and WL Tufts. I expected it though because I had read of you don’t ED1 or ED2 and have very high stats yiu will get “yield protected”.

Is Tufts generally considered to be less rigorous or less prestigious than those bolded schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tufts is a weird one. My older daughter was waitlisted last year and she was accepted to Northwestern, Rice, Cornell, Williams, Amherst. She really loved Tufts, did the interview and visited.

They don’t call it the “Tufts Syndrome” for nothin’.

Yeah. 2024. My kid was accepted Pomona, Hopkins, Brown, Georgetown and WL Tufts. I expected it though because I had read of you don’t ED1 or ED2 and have very high stats yiu will get “yield protected”.

Not true. That is probably just a "cope" we as parents tell ourselves. It's hard to see our kids waitlisted when we think they are so accomplished. I think that Tufts really doesn't focus on high numbers alone, they really emphasize fit and look deeply at course choices and ECs (including civic life). They do have LAC-style distribution requirements and are very intentional about having students (even in engineering) take at least 1-2 semester of courses in everything: art, humanities, social science, science, math, etc. For my DC, this was a bonus and what he particularly liked but he's a kid who has an intended major but is also curious about so many other subjects. He cot into his top 2 top choices yesterday - tufts and pomona - and he's leaning tufts but will have some hard thinking ahead!

Congrats to your DC - seems like you have some nice choices on the list too!

That’s absurd. Tufts is a safety or target for a kid accepted to the likes of Hopkins and Brown. I have no dog in this fight, but Tufts knew that this student had more competitor options and chose to WL.

I would agree that many schools WL top stats kids they think are aiming elsewhere. Tufts admissions made it very clear that you need to be very specific in the ‘why tufts’ essay why you want to come there. For our DC it is currently their top choice and we can afford to let them apply ED but I do feel badly for top stats kids that can’t do that and need to find other ways to identify their interest to avoid being assumed to be in that ‘ we’re your backup’ group.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tufts is a weird one. My older daughter was waitlisted last year and she was accepted to Northwestern, Rice, Cornell, Williams, Amherst. She really loved Tufts, did the interview and visited.

They don’t call it the “Tufts Syndrome” for nothin’.

Yeah. 2024. My kid was accepted Pomona, Hopkins, Brown, Georgetown and WL Tufts. I expected it though because I had read of you don’t ED1 or ED2 and have very high stats yiu will get “yield protected”.

Is Tufts generally considered to be less rigorous or less prestigious than those bolded schools?

I think Tufts is a bit easier to get into (10% admission rate vs. 5-7%) but academically I don't think it's any less rigorous than Georgetown or Pomona. Idk about Hopkins, maybe that's more of a grind. But I have friends and family at Pomona and Tufts and they seem comparable in terms of actual academics and seem to attract similar students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I guess they gave admission for those who they felt will accept.
Increased my hopes for Ivies next week after Tufts reject for GPA 4.45 / 1580 / Great ECs / NMF and seeing lower scores getting into Tufts

Demonstrated interest is "considered" on their common data set. It was a top choice for my DS, but he didn't want to ED anywhere. So he did whatever possible to show his interest short of applying ED. The things he did was: 1) visit in person, 2) attend a couple of virtual sessions, 3) attend the school rep session at HS, 4) attend a "mock class" on a cool topic of interest and referenced it in the essay, 5) focused a lot on writing a very customized "why tufts?" essay.

He had great stats (3.9 uw from a strong private school, 1550 SAT, leadership, etc. With Tufts, they really do want to see demonstrated interest. It doesn't have to be ED, as more than half the spots are offered RD.

Where can I find out about the ‘mock classes’? We visited this week and Tufts is my DC’s current favorite so they definitely want to engage with as many possible ways to connect and demonstrate interest.

"Mock classes" are offered virtually during a month of programming they plan in the Fall. I think it was called "Fall into Tufts" and I believe it was in October. If your DC signs up for email from Tufts, they will get an email about it with many reminders to sign up if interested.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I guess they gave admission for those who they felt will accept.
Increased my hopes for Ivies next week after Tufts reject for GPA 4.45 / 1580 / Great ECs / NMF and seeing lower scores getting into Tufts

Demonstrated interest is "considered" on their common data set. It was a top choice for my DS, but he didn't want to ED anywhere. So he did whatever possible to show his interest short of applying ED. The things he did was: 1) visit in person, 2) attend a couple of virtual sessions, 3) attend the school rep session at HS, 4) attend a "mock class" on a cool topic of interest and referenced it in the essay, 5) focused a lot on writing a very customized "why tufts?" essay.

He had great stats (3.9 uw from a strong private school, 1550 SAT, leadership, etc. With Tufts, they really do want to see demonstrated interest. It doesn't have to be ED, as more than half the spots are offered RD.

Where can I find out about the ‘mock classes’? We visited this week and Tufts is my DC’s current favorite so they definitely want to engage with as many possible ways to connect and demonstrate interest.

"Mock classes" are offered virtually during a month of programming they plan in the Fall. I think it was called "Fall into Tufts" and I believe it was in October. If your DC signs up for email from Tufts, they will get an email about it with many reminders to sign up if interested.

Thank you!’

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tufts is a weird one. My older daughter was waitlisted last year and she was accepted to Northwestern, Rice, Cornell, Williams, Amherst. She really loved Tufts, did the interview and visited.

They don’t call it the “Tufts Syndrome” for nothin’.

Yeah. 2024. My kid was accepted Pomona, Hopkins, Brown, Georgetown and WL Tufts. I expected it though because I had read of you don’t ED1 or ED2 and have very high stats yiu will get “yield protected”.

Not true. That is probably just a "cope" we as parents tell ourselves. It's hard to see our kids waitlisted when we think they are so accomplished. I think that Tufts really doesn't focus on high numbers alone, they really emphasize fit and look deeply at course choices and ECs (including civic life). They do have LAC-style distribution requirements and are very intentional about having students (even in engineering) take at least 1-2 semester of courses in everything: art, humanities, social science, science, math, etc. For my DC, this was a bonus and what he particularly liked but he's a kid who has an intended major but is also curious about so many other subjects. He cot into his top 2 top choices yesterday - tufts and pomona - and he's leaning tufts but will have some hard thinking ahead!

Congrats to your DC - seems like you have some nice choices on the list too!

That’s absurd. Tufts is a safety or target for a kid accepted to the likes of Hopkins and Brown. I have no dog in this fight, but Tufts knew that this student had more competitor options and chose to WL.

I would agree that many schools WL top stats kids they think are aiming elsewhere. Tufts admissions made it very clear that you need to be very specific in the ‘why tufts’ essay why you want to come there. For our DC it is currently their top choice and we can afford to let them apply ED but I do feel badly for top stats kids that can’t do that and need to find other ways to identify their interest to avoid being assumed to be in that ‘ we’re your backup’ group.

I agree that Tufts would WL a top stats candidate who wrote a mediocre "Why Tufts?" essay. They really screen for fit, and want to admit students who have done their research and really know they want to go there.

It was my DS's top choice as well, and we didn't allow him to apply ED. He applied RD, wrote his "why Tufts?" essay from the heart and had a hard time constraining it to the word count. It really is a fit school for him, and he did get in despite applying RD. He also got into a WASP but will likely choose Tufts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tufts is a weird one. My older daughter was waitlisted last year and she was accepted to Northwestern, Rice, Cornell, Williams, Amherst. She really loved Tufts, did the interview and visited.

They don’t call it the “Tufts Syndrome” for nothin’.

Yeah. 2024. My kid was accepted Pomona, Hopkins, Brown, Georgetown and WL Tufts. I expected it though because I had read of you don’t ED1 or ED2 and have very high stats yiu will get “yield protected”.

Is Tufts generally considered to be less rigorous or less prestigious than those bolded schools?

If interested in IR - Georgetown SFS undergrad program will be a standout in this group. But obviously all great schools.

Probably acceptance rate wise Tufts is a tad below those schools but it’s all in context of when you apply. And honestly you can get a great education and opportunities at all of them (Tufts included)

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Tufts is a top 40 school lots of money for that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tufts is a top 40 school lots of money for that.

as someone in academia who's very familiar with these schools, tufts is arguably a top 30. that's where they generally were ranked consistently until USNWR changed its criteria a few years back. now larger public schools (like uc davis, and uc santa barbara and others) have been uplifted and risen and ofc there are others who have been better a gaming ranking. but it all depends on what criteria your student values. there are a lot of people who want a top academic experience with collaborative student culture and a middle (5000-8000 undergrad) size but it's too difficult to get into brown, penn etc. tufts ia good alt for that. I agree georgetown sfs is #1 for anything IR, but outside of that I may prefer the environment and community at tufts. and ofc tufts is no slouch in IR, although georgetown wins over all because of the advantages of dc location.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tufts is a top 40 school lots of money for that.

as someone in academia who's very familiar with these schools, tufts is arguably a top 30. that's where they generally were ranked consistently until USNWR changed its criteria a few years back. now larger public schools (like uc davis, and uc santa barbara and others) have been uplifted and risen and ofc there are others who have been better a gaming ranking. but it all depends on what criteria your student values. there are a lot of people who want a top academic experience with collaborative student culture and a middle (5000-8000 undergrad) size but it's too difficult to get into brown, penn etc. tufts ia good alt for that. I agree georgetown sfs is #1 for anything IR, but outside of that I may prefer the environment and community at tufts. and ofc tufts is no slouch in IR, although georgetown wins over all because of the advantages of dc location.

thoughts on Tufts vs. LAC for pre-med?