Anonymous
08/18/2023 19:30
Subject: Chance ed1 tufts
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What were his AP scores in the APs he’s taken already?
5x3 snd 4x2
Are the 5s in STEM classes?
2 5s and a 4 in stem
I think he has a solid shot at ED admission, but I would still encourage him to retake the SAT as a precaution.
Can the counselor let slip this is a 1500 one and done score and not a superscore?
Most colleges don't care about one-and-done vs superscoring
Not officially, but if the 720 comes up with a borderline applicant in admissions committee vs. someone who has taken the test 3 times, that is something I would want the person advocating for me in committee to know.
They don’t care.
Glad to hear you are a fly on the wall — you certainly sound like one.
Anonymous
08/18/2023 18:53
Subject: Re:Chance ed1 tufts
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Male would have a better chance than female. Does Tufts like kids from your private?
In engineering? Women have MUCH higher chances! I thought everyone knew this.
Not at Tufts.
Women comprise 56% of the admitted class, up from 55% last year, and men 41%. Four percent identify as non-binary, genderqueer, or preferred not to specify a gender identity. (The numbers add up to more than 100% due to rounding.) Women also continue to comprise the majority of students admitted to the School of Engineering at 52%.
https://now.tufts.edu/2023/03/22/early-impressions-students-admitted-tufts-undergraduate-class-2027
Anonymous
08/18/2023 18:45
Subject: Chance ed1 tufts
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What were his AP scores in the APs he’s taken already?
5x3 snd 4x2
Are the 5s in STEM classes?
2 5s and a 4 in stem
I think he has a solid shot at ED admission, but I would still encourage him to retake the SAT as a precaution.
Can the counselor let slip this is a 1500 one and done score and not a superscore?
Most colleges don't care about one-and-done vs superscoring
Not officially, but if the 720 comes up with a borderline applicant in admissions committee vs. someone who has taken the test 3 times, that is something I would want the person advocating for me in committee to know.
They don’t care.
Anonymous
08/18/2023 17:53
Subject: Chance ed1 tufts
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What were his AP scores in the APs he’s taken already?
5x3 snd 4x2
Are the 5s in STEM classes?
2 5s and a 4 in stem
I think he has a solid shot at ED admission, but I would still encourage him to retake the SAT as a precaution.
Can the counselor let slip this is a 1500 one and done score and not a superscore?
Most colleges don't care about one-and-done vs superscoring
Not officially, but if the 720 comes up with a borderline applicant in admissions committee vs. someone who has taken the test 3 times, that is something I would want the person advocating for me in committee to know.
Anonymous
08/18/2023 17:50
Subject: Re:Chance ed1 tufts
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think this is good for ED1 at Tufts without taking SAT again, given St. Anselm’s known rigor, the fact that only 50-60% of admitted applicants submit scores, and given that the 1500 will still be higher than their 50% (the overall school is what matters for ranking etc.)
Tufts wants to fill lots of its class ED and has gone radio silent in the last few years on its ED admissions (this always means a school’s ED admission rates are much, much higher and that it is filling most of its class ED).
Tufts will be more competitive at ED2 so stick with the ED1 plan. It is a good one. Don’t aim higher. Don’t aim lower.[/quote
Not so about the 50th percentile. Now, with TO, you have to be over the 75th. If it's over the 75th OP, then it's a decent shot. Is it his first choice? If yes, then he may as well. Why not try if it's his first choice and he does have a chance?
I know this is the latest thing to say, but it depends also on the percentage of kids submitting scores. Tufts CDS is silent on ED admits, but does tell us that only 56% of enrolled first-years submitted SAT or ACT scores; some submit both, so call it 53% or so. The 75th score context is more applicable to schools where a larger percentage of students submit and where no ED1 application is involved.
Anonymous
08/18/2023 17:39
Subject: Chance ed1 tufts
He should take the SAT one more time and focus on getting math score up so he can super score with already high verbal score.
Anonymous
08/18/2023 16:20
Subject: Chance ed1 tufts
Your son’s chance is strong but not knock it out of the park, of course. I know someone who got into Tufts Engineering ED this year with similar SAT score, although I don’t know the breakdown (if I had to guess, if was the flip). Several top candidates from my kids’ HS were rejected/waitlisted in RD from Tufts, so if Tufts is his first choice, he should go for it and work on killer essays in particular the “why tufts” one.
Anonymous
08/18/2023 16:18
Subject: Re:Chance ed1 tufts
Anonymous wrote:I think this is good for ED1 at Tufts without taking SAT again, given St. Anselm’s known rigor, the fact that only 50-60% of admitted applicants submit scores, and given that the 1500 will still be higher than their 50% (the overall school is what matters for ranking etc.)
Tufts wants to fill lots of its class ED and has gone radio silent in the last few years on its ED admissions (this always means a school’s ED admission rates are much, much higher and that it is filling most of its class ED).
Tufts will be more competitive at ED2 so stick with the ED1 plan. It is a good one. Don’t aim higher. Don’t aim lower.[/quote
Not so about the 50th percentile. Now, with TO, you have to be over the 75th. If it's over the 75th OP, then it's a decent shot. Is it his first choice? If yes, then he may as well. Why not try if it's his first choice and he does have a chance?
Anonymous
08/18/2023 16:15
Subject: Re:Chance ed1 tufts
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think this is good for ED1 at Tufts without taking SAT again, given St. Anselm’s known rigor, the fact that only 50-60% of admitted applicants submit scores, and given that the 1500 will still be higher than their 50% (the overall school is what matters for ranking etc.)
Tufts wants to fill lots of its class ED and has gone radio silent in the last few years on its ED admissions (this always means a school’s ED admission rates are much, much higher and that it is filling most of its class ED).
Tufts will be more competitive at ED2 so stick with the ED1 plan. It is a good one. Don’t aim higher. Don’t aim lower.
This would all be true if the applicant wasn’t applying for engineering. Much different expectations, particularly for math and science.
Tufts Engineering is fine but is not the strongest of its programs - it is easier to get into its engineering school than arts & sciences.
Anonymous
08/18/2023 13:30
Subject: Re:Chance ed1 tufts
Anonymous wrote:This is a few years old but gives you an idea:
"For the class of 2024, 662 students were admitted through the Early Decision Program out of 2,560 applications for a rate of nearly 26%."
I would suspect that the rate has decreased somewhat given pandemic change to T.O. and increase in applications. So maybe it is 15% or 20%, but it is higher in ED than RD and your best shot if your student truly wants to attend.
FWIW, I think your student is a highly credible candidate and would say it is at least 50/50 maybe higher for full pay.
Again, the fact that they have not shared data in three years suggests the opposite—that their ED acceptance rate has risen sharply.