Tufts University (2023-2024)

[sweet briar]

But you didn’t apply ed?

[shy bridge]

i think they applied to umass boston early^

for the "why tufts" essay, should we repeat the sentence stem?

like should it begin with I am applying to Tufts because

[umbral kite]

nah

[umbral kite]

yea EA

[umbral kite]

for mine I just finished the sentence as my first sentence

also word limit 💀💀

[shy bridge]

oh like ...?

[umbral kite]

do u wanr me to send u mine

[shy bridge]

i was going to do that then i saw this^

[shy bridge]

oh uhh i dont mean to overstep

but that would be great, even just the first sentence thing rip

tysm

[umbral kite]

yea i gotchu

[sweet briar]

No

[umbral kite]

it was a lil corny 😭😭

my first sentence was “Kind nerds”

[sweet briar]

Honestly just talk about why you love tufts

I personally wrote about the atmosphere and family-like feeling

[spiral heron]

I didn’t

I had the same question before

[weak junco]

What’s the average class size for intro class English bio Econ 101 etc

[sweet briar]

English 1 is like max 20 people

They’re small classes

Bio is a big lecture, same with Econ I believe

[digital citrus]

Could anyone give me some pointers on what to write for the why tufts essay please. Im applying for CS.

[spiral heron]

Write abt What tufts can uniquely offer you that matches your interests & talk abt how you can contribute to tufts

[unborn forum]

lets goo

just watch out for the fire alarms

[unborn forum]

Bio is like 400

i think

english 1-2 are 15 ppl i think

u can look here for that stuff

https://sis.it.tufts.edu/psp/paprd/EMPLOYEE/EMPL/h/?tab=TFP_CLASS_SEARCH#class_search

[spiral heron]

When u were going into freshman year when did u start picking classes

?

[sweet briar]

august

[spiral heron]

TYY

and I know that everyone goes in undeclared so how do I select courses? like r there specific pathways

[sweet briar]

are you in school of arts and science or engineering?

and what major are you thinking

[spiral heron]

School of arts & science

I applied as child studies & human dev but I rlly wanna go into biology

[sweet briar]

look up the majors on tufts website. some majors have a clear outline

of classes you need to take

also look at the degree sheet

[spiral heron]

Does it matter which major I applied as?

Like on the application

[unborn forum]

august

[unborn forum]

nah

that doesnt even exist anywhere

this is how i and everyone else comes in

[stark acorn]

Is Tufts generous to International students? My family's efc is nearly zero, and I might need full-ride to attend college. Shall I consider Tufts a strong option for ED II?

[onyx pebble]

if your profile is good enough, then yes they will provide generous aid. However, it is extremely compeititive for internationals as i've heard

[river kite]

How good is Tufts' Career placements and Grad schol outcomes?

For CS

How is life there like?

[sweet briar]

No

[sweet briar]

I think they are, but I’m not sure. You may need to do a little more research.

[sweet briar]

You really need to look that up. Everyone I talked to last year in cs seemed to have a bunch of job offers (we spoke in October) but I never kept up with them

And for how life is, I think most ppl go to class, study, hang out and repeat

The weekend is for partying tho

With exception of Sunday when the library is packed with ppl doing hw

[willow yoke]

hello guys

I'm planning to apply to tufts

they are generous in respect of financial aid for internationals

I only know "the cannon" ahahah

[willow yoke]

they are

[willow yoke]

what would you guys say about tufts? specifically about CS

also, should I submit 1460 (790M) ?

this tells me not to

[spiral heron]

I didn’t apply as CS but I didn’t submit my sat

[willow yoke]

what was ur score

[spiral heron]

Uhh its embarrassing EWOCDN

i got a 1420 superscore

so i def wouldnt have gotten in if i submitted it

but yet again im rlly bad at the sat lol

i practiced a lot and still it never worked out for me

[sweet briar]

Good cs program. I’m currently in it

Love the professors

[solar sun]

hey! this might have already been asked but when is the exact due date for the extra supp for applying to the civic semester?

i can't really find anything online

im assuming there's probably some grace period after the jan 4th rd deadline but i might be wrong

[tender ginkgo]

Can I DM you a bit?

[torn axle]

I’d email/call their admissions office

[merry stream]

is there a discord or somewhere admitted students could join?

I am trying to understand tufts' ap cred policy and im a tad bit confused

"Students in the School of Arts and Sciences may receive up to five credit-bearing pre-matriculation course equivalents towards their degree, and may apply one course equivalent towards each of the five areas for distribution requirements. Students in the School of Engineering may use up to eight credit-bearing pre-matriculation course equivalents towards their degree." From their website

does this mean A & S students can skip 5 classes or 10 class?

Also is it possible to graduate early from tufts?

[unborn forum]

u can get credit for 5 classes

[unborn forum]

if u have at least 17 premat credits u can graduate a semester early

[merry stream]

thanks, is that the maximum?

[unborn forum]

of credits?

[merry stream]

i meant is graduating a semester early the maximum u can do

and does graduating a semester early mean u pay half tuition for that year?

[unborn forum]

yes

[unborn forum]

yeah because u pay ur bill one semester at a time

so yea ur just not gonna pay spring then

[merry stream]

tysm, this is rlly helpful!

[solar sun]

ed2 is lowkey inticing

like im having so much fun with my why tufts essay 😭

[sweet briar]

Yes! So sorry for the late reply

[sweet briar]

👀

[tender ginkgo]

Nice :> Thanks alott

[merry stream]

i had a lot of fun with mine lol and it turned out well for me haha

maybe its a sign

[native kayak]

What is the most competitive major at Tufts?

[merry stream]

I’d imagine cs or bme but could def be wrong

Btw if ur committing to tufts friend request me

I wanna make a gc for ‘28 folks lol

[unborn forum]

competitive as in?

hardest to get into?

[willow yoke]

this probably

[solar sun]

🫣

they have such a good poli sci program

[merry stream]

Yesss

Ik someone in it rn

[solar sun]

oh cool!!

im assuming you got in ed1?

[merry stream]

Yes I did thankfully

U got this

[solar sun]

congrats :)) and tysm

[merry stream]

Ty!

[native kayak]

yaaa

[unborn forum]

Tufts doesnt admit by major

so none

[native owl]

heyy

i don’t attend tufts but got in last year

if you have questions, lmk

i also did the interview

[merry stream]

if u don't mind me asking, where do u go now?

[native owl]

Usc

[merry stream]

nice! what made u choose it over tufts?

[native owl]

no offense, but the community

also the money

usc gives better aid/scholarships

and usc is more lively (i love to party and im hella extroverted)

not saying tufts is a bad school, i honestly love the aesthetic of it and that it’s in Boston

i just ended up where I belonged 💗💗

[merry stream]

thank you so much, and none taken

that makes a lot of sense

i wish tufts was generous with scholarships

[native owl]

no fr

it’s a cute school fr

[merry stream]

yesss

[native owl]

i love the mascot and colors

[merry stream]

i just did a tour

[merry stream]

usc colors are rlly good imo as well tho

idk what usc's mascot is

[native owl]

Trojan ☠️

[merry stream]

ohhhh right lmao

[merry stream]

btw what are u majoring in

[native owl]

finance

[merry stream]

sick, tysm for ur help

[native owl]

But do the interview

The optional interview

[merry stream]

oh i already got in haha i was just curious as to what ur experience was

ty tho!

i signed up for the interview but they never gave it to me

[sweet briar]

Not doing the interview doesn’t mean anything

I had the opportunity to do one but I chose not to and I still got in

[native owl]

you'll get an email between when you signed up and end of jan

im pretty sure

i did my interview late jan

[onyx pebble]

i think interviews can make a little difference if demonstrated interest is anything above "considered" on the common data set. Then it's a little opportunity to add something extra. But if it's considered i don't think it makes much of a difference

[narrow kayak]

I love Tuffs

I forgot to ED1

[merry stream]

U shld ed2!

U have similar chances I’m sure

[narrow kayak]

But should I ed2 to tufts or JHU? JHU is my #1 dream but tufts would have a higher ed2 acceptance rate

[misty egret]

But jhu is more competitive without doing ed2

Think in reverse

[willow yoke]

vanderbilt

😎

[willow yoke]

go after ur dreams

[languid roost]

Submitted my tufts app!

[languid roost]

Do jhu

[merry stream]

congrats and gl!

[languid roost]

Ty!!

[twin shard]

who wants to read my 100 word why tufts essay

pls

guys

do we need to

start with

i am applying to tufts because

[languid roost]

No

[languid roost]

You should update your roles!

[twin shard]

i do

[merry stream]

do not do this ideally

its just a different way to say write about why u wanna go to tufts

[twin shard]

ok who wants to read mine

[languid roost]

Are you applying as a junior?

[twin shard]

im a senior, i haven't updated my roles

yall i wish i was a junior i wont have to deal w/ all this bs

[merry stream]

mood lol

[leaden storm]

I can

[languid roost]

I’d update it!

[twin shard]

i did it

[willow yoke]

hey, I submitted my app and I can

[spiral heron]

Sure why not

[onyx pebble]

i submitted common app and instead of giving me the portal lohgin they want me to play their puzzle first. i was like okay. but then the puzzle doesnt load lol

[cyan falcon]

i applied here last minute

for kicks

but i don’t think i’m gonna get in

[foggy galleon]

Tufts gimme interview now

[languid roost]

No fr

I had to get my dad involved too

[onyx pebble]

oh no

[languid roost]

Dw he just had to fill out some agreements and all

[foggy galleon]

underage spotted

[past river]

How did y'all approach the why tufts question

[onyx pebble]

i had a really tough time getting that through tbh

[sweet briar]

Talk about why you want to go to tufts. Like is it the community? the clubs? Specific professors/classes?

[icy knoll]

i have a 1470 sat, should i appply TO or submit my sat scores?

[willow yoke]

guys

how can I submit a maker portfolio

there is not an option for that in coalition app

can I submit in my app portal

[unborn forum]

talk about specific academics at tufts u want to do

and social life

clubs

anything

just research tufts

[narrow kayak]

I talked about tufts smfa and the Education co-program

I also submitted rd

[spiral heron]

50th percentile is 1500

[spiral heron]

^

[icy knoll]

TO ?

[spiral heron]

I would

1470 isn’t much lower from their 50th percentile but it’s not necessarily helping ur app

I went test optional

[willow yoke]

as long as it's above the 25th perc., do submit

[icy knoll]

who do i liseten to now lmao

[queen cape]

$75 Application Fee or Fee Waiver: You may consider the fee waiver approved unless a member of the Office of Undergraduate Admissions notifies you otherwise. Without an application fee, or an approved fee waiver, we cannot continue to process your application to Tufts University. Approved fee waivers are:

1. A digital request indicated on the Common Application or Coalition Application powered by Scoir, or
2. A written request from your school counselor or secondary school official who can attest that the fee would represent a financial hardship, or
3. A College Board College Application Fee Waiver form.

what does this digital request mean? (1)

[sweet briar]

I don’t think it’s gonna help your app a lot but you can submit

You’re like right at the beginning of the average sat score for acceptances

I think it’s like 1460-1560

[sweet briar]

I don’t understand what you’re asking lol

[willow yoke]

submit

at 25th = submit

lower than 25th = dont submit

at least it wont hurt you, test optional sometimes hurt

[sweet briar]

Yes that ^

[icy knoll]

ah okayy i guess

[cyan falcon]

tufts sat is insane

tufts is so prestigious why is it lowk ranked relatively low

for a school its level

[queen cape]

is anyone done with their interview?

also how imp is it?

[fallow temple]

what interview?

[sweet briar]

It’s not that important. But it can’t hurt app that much

Just do well. They’ll ask a bunch of questions about you and your interests

And ofc why you want to go (I’m pretty sure)

[merry stream]

i'd listen to this person

[willow yoke]

https://tenor.com/view/blink-gif-19964144

[merry stream]

lmao

[spiral heron]

Are there housing forms we have to fill out?

[sweet briar]

Yes, but that won’t come out until after May

It’ll be some time in the summer

[merry stream]

is it possible to contact the registrar's office or an advisor if we have questions about courses for our intended major? ik its really early lol but is crucial for me trying to ensure I get the right ap/dual enrollment credit

[unborn forum]

u can do that but u can always ask here

[merry stream]

🫡

thanks

[unborn forum]

but if u wana find ur advising dean its on here https://students.tufts.edu/academic-advising-and-undergraduate-studies/about/find-your-advisor

u wont get ur premajor advisor until september

which still isnt very helpful

[merry stream]

perf tysm

[merry stream]

did anyone here do the civic semester?

and is it possible to apply to it if we already got in but didn't specify we wanted it?

[foggy galleon]

@languid roost tufts doesnt want to give me my interviewwww

cruel, cruel world

[languid roost]

Wdym 😭

[foggy galleon]

I want them to either tell me yes interview or no interview noww

[languid roost]

😭

[spiral heron]

Gotchu

[merry stream]

they gave me notice that i wouldn't get any interviews within 2 weeks of getting my results lol

so u might go a longggg time without knowing if u get an interview or not

it was like a month for me

essentially you'll only get to know if u don't get an interview after a while but if u get an interview you'll know sooner lol

[storm light]

for the first tufts essay, do we actually have to start it with "Im applying to tufts because"

[icy knoll]

Yeah I'm confused Abt that too

Probably not right??

[foggy galleon]

You can just continue the sentence

I don’t think you actually have to say that part

Just continue it

[sweet briar]

I personally wouldn’t start with that

Just start in the middle basically

[storm light]

i just checked out tufts computer science program

why do i need to take this many humanities classes tf

[sweet briar]

If you apply for engineering you don’t have to take as many

If they still have it

[storm light]

i am applying engineering

and they still do have a lot of required humanities

[unborn forum]

8 classes isnt a lot

[sweet briar]

It’s not even all humanities lmao

[sweet briar]

The only humanities class you have to take is English 1 and a class that’s over 3 credits

Then you can be done if you want

That’s 2 classes 💀

[storm light]

tf

I looked at a sample program that fulfils the requirements

https://engineering.tufts.edu/cs/current-students/undergraduate/bachelor-science-computer-science-school-engineering

[storm light]

here

[sweet briar]

Yea it’s saying you pick between humanities, social science, or arts

You don’t just take 24 credits of humanities

You can take as minimum of 3 (excluding English 1)

[storm light]

so 2 courses can be sufficient

ok got it

[sweet briar]

Yes

[queen cape]

we got early admits here?

was wondering if they had their interview?

or rather if they did request one

[merry stream]

yep

[merry stream]

i requested one, but never got one

[queen cape]

Oh that's interesting

what country are u from btw?

no sorry what state?

[merry stream]

MA

i'm in state for tufts

[queen cape]

wow ok

did u commit?

[merry stream]

yeah i don't really have a choice lol

i did ed

[queen cape]

oh it's binding mb

[merry stream]

yeah no worries

[solar sun]

if applying for the tuft civic semester, when is that extra supp due?

[solar sun]

SUBMITTED

[shy notch]

ah geezzzz I feel like my 'why tufts' supp is really like, lame? it's not nearly detailed enough- would I maybe be able to change it if i emailed or something?

[sweet briar]

I think it’s too late for that

[willow yoke]

guys did they extend the deadline?

[sacred estuary]

Is there an extra supp?

Also anyone got their portals yet?

[willow yoke]

guys

should I request an interview

[queen cape]

I was debating this too

but I ended up requesting one

it's evaluative + tufts does see demonstrated interest

so yeah

[storm light]

guys, I applied to tufts before the deadline, and I received an email talking about my englilsh proficiency scores, I clicked on the link in the email so that I can self-report my scores and it directed me to the portal, but the thing is, I haven't received my portal yet. should I be worried?

[merry stream]

Yes

[solar sun]

yep pretty sure, i didnt end up applying for the civic semester tho

[sacred estuary]

I think I selected yes for the civic semester but an additional supp didnt come up

Also is your pfp the albanian valle 😭

[solar sun]

YES

HOW DO U KNOW?

[sacred estuary]

IM FROM KOSOVO

[solar sun]

NO SHOT

THAT'S WHER EMY MOM'S SIDE OF THE FAMILY IS FROM

Prishtina

[sacred estuary]

I LIVE IN PRISHTINA LITERALLY

[solar sun]

WHATTT

SO UR APPLYING INTERNATIONAL?

[sacred estuary]

YUPPPP

[willow yoke]

I mean

I dont want to leave the US man

even for a month

working my ass of to attend a college in the US lol

[next ivy]

i have the same situation going on. i think it's fine

[willow yoke]

ok guys

now I'm in love with Tufts

they responded to my emails realllly fast

in like 30 minutes 🏩

[queen cape]

aww that's so nice of them

[sweet briar]

[onyx pebble]

marry them

[cyan falcon]

smash next question

[unborn forum]

[eager star]

[willow yoke]

lolll

[shrewd flint]

[solar sun]

tufts please give me my applicant portal

[storm light]

fr

[next ivy]

ikr it's the only one left for me

[solar sun]

right

except for duke.. they take even longer omg

[brazen raven]

Bro fr

I applied 12/30 and only received mine today

[queen cape]

lol

i got mine the day i applied

[next ivy]

finally got my portal blessed fr 🙏🙏

[solar sun]

SAME

[merry stream]

imagine if tufts ao's were here in this thread

i wouldn't be surprised

[sweet briar]

They’d be too busy to check rn. They’re in the middle of reviewing apps

[merry stream]

thats true

[unborn forum]

Tufts

[eager star]

tufts

[sacred estuary]

Tufts

[native owl]

tufts

[limber coral]

Guys is Tufts need blind

I literally applied for financial aid will this make me get rejected

[unborn forum]

no and no

[limber coral]

I literally heard that if they know that your parents can't pay you get auto-rejected

😭

[unborn forum]

lmao nah

im on financial aid

and ik lots of people who are

average financial aid package is $55,283

around 50% get aid

[sacred estuary]

My friend (intl student) is on full scholarship at tufts

[willow yoke]

did he ED or RD

[sacred estuary]

ed

[nova vector]

Hi everyone I applied to Tufts Ed 2, thought common app how do I submit the Ed agreement ?

[past river]

Did anyone also get an email abt an interview for rd? that was fast

[languid vale]

can i swtich into ed2 or too late?

[unborn forum]

prob not to late

email them and ask

[languid vale]

yupp tyy

[twin shard]

hii y'alll

how did you approach the civic semester essay

[umbral kite]

hey guys I have an interview in exactly 7 days, any tips??😭

[twin shard]

for ed2? goodluckkk

[torn axle]

Check #🌻-app-questions I’m pretty sure there’s a pin in there with good tips!

nvm perhaps im dumb

It’s in #💋-interviews

[languid vale]

when did u fill out the interview form

[umbral kite]

for rd actually❤️

[umbral kite]

december 31st and I received the invite Jan 5th

i did the fly in though, voice of tufts, so i wonder if that impacts anything with like interviews in particular

[past river]

I also got an interview

What should we expect?

[languid vale]

ohhh gl gl!!

[umbral kite]

tyyy

[native owl]

No interview yet :((

[languid vale]

same 😔

[solar sun]

same

[cyan falcon]

same 😔 (didn't apply 🤣 )

[native owl]

You apply ed or rd?

[plain hare]

When did you guys submit the interview request ( The one who got the interview)

[past river]

On the 5th

[wary sigil]

my interview was horrid

[past river]

What questions did they ask?

[languid vale]

oh no what happened

[wary sigil]

It was fine 😭 it's just I was expecting hard questions and all they asked was mainly "how did you first hear about Tufts" and "what do you see yourself doing at Tufts outside the classroom"

I've got ptsd from my TASS interviews 😭

[languid vale]

ohhhh OMG

u overprepared

well i hope it went well tho

[umbral kite]

december 31st and I got the invite jan 5th

[wary sigil]

Oh wait lmao I forgot to say how my interviewer was 30 minutes late bc she was painting a wall 😭

[languid vale]

omgg

that woulda thrown me off for sure

[wary sigil]

No yeah 😭 and I had to email AND text her to remind her 💀 she would've completely missed the meeting if I hadn't

[languid vale]

oh nooo thats crazy

im still waiting for a interview 😭

wait also if i submit something under the arts and stem digital portfolio, who looks at it?? bc its related to my major

[native owl]

[umbral kite]

tufts interview went pretty well

was lowk pretty nervous and def stuttered a bit and was spewing bs at times

[past river]

samee nice job

[umbral kite]

wait what time did you have yours 😭

[past river]

Mine was from 4:30 to 5:25

[umbral kite]

oooo

for a second I was wondering if we had the same interviewer lmaooo

what did they ask you?

[past river]

Mostly abt my activities, what ive done for the college process, random other questions on hobbies, and then i got to ask abt tufts

[umbral kite]

for me it was

Tell me about yourself
(I told her I was interested in biochem so she asked): Was there a point where you become first interested in biochem/science
What do I see myself doing in college (bro I only talked about like skateboarding and cooking here, I should've said more)
Why Tufts
If your best friend were to describe you in 3 words what would they be and why
Where do you see yourself in 5-10 years (after college)

oh and she asked me abt one of my activities

i def sold on some of the questions but I don't think it was a major fumble

ohh and the last one she asked me she was like what's one thing you'd like AOs to know that isn't shown in ur application

[neon fulcrum]

do you think we can still email to ask for an interview? even if we didn't submit the form on time?

[umbral kite]

it's always worth a shot

i would say try

[neon fulcrum]

ok, thanks

[umbral kite]

oh she also asked me if I were to create a course at Tufts what would it be

[unborn forum]

whatd u say

[umbral kite]

I said compassion and caregiving since a big part of my app was taking care of the elderly

I talked about how I'd like to teach others how to maintain composure and kindness during challenging times not just with caregiving but everyday life too

[onyx pebble]

Tufts is your safety lol

[umbral kite]

yea ill lyk when i receive my acceptance

i’m confident in my application

[languid vale]

r u ed -ing?

[umbral kite]

nope

[wary sigil]

Omg your questions were so much more fun than mine 😭

[umbral kite]

some were actually kinda stressfull😭😭

but my interviewer was rlly sweet and i got to ask her a lot of questions

[past river]

Mine kept asking random questions about my interests and going in depth and it eventually led to AI

And then we talked about our favorite restaurants because we live in the same area

And then I got asked abt my college preferences and how i developed my list / what i find important but i think i answered it well

[languid vale]

Lmfaoo it sounds like a fun convo

pls i want a interview 🙏

[umbral kite]

you’re def gonna get one🙏🙏

[languid vale]

tyy im prayingg

[umbral kite]

good luck!! you got this

[plain hare]

Do you guys think ED2 results gonna come out early like last year

[sweet briar]

They’re coming out in march

[plain hare]

No they said on the website that mid feb but last year they came out on 2-3 feb or sth ( early decision though)

[languid vale]

should I request for an interview like via email? like I already completed the form orrr bad idea

[torn axle]

I wouldn’t tbhhhhh

since you already completed the form yk

Interviews sometimes take a while

I’m not sure how tufts interviews work specifically buttttt I wouldn’t email

[languid vale]

yupp ur prob right

dont wanna risk it

tyy!!

[sweet briar]

It all depends on availability

[ebon halo]

GUYS I FORGOT TO SUBMIT INTERVIEWS FORM

how can i get an interview now

[plain hare]

Its late bro

Dl to request is jan 9

[queen cape]

how do i send an acheivement to tufts?

basically update

i don't see any place on the portal

[merry stream]

hmm maybe you could email them?

[queen cape]

yeah guess ill go for that

[sweet briar]

It doesn’t matter

[sweet briar]

.

[languid vale]

.

[eager star]

.

[onyx pebble]

.

[unborn forum]

.

[bright fog]

.

[plain hare]

.

[shrewd flint]

.

[silent halo]

am i allowed to email tufts with an application update? it’s regarding one of my ecs where i gained a new award and did some work with public policy

[foggy galleon]

@sweet briar and @unborn forum sorry for the ping, could you guys give a rundown on what the culture is like at tufts 😭 like from your experiences and stuff

[sweet briar]

Everyone's super friendly, it's not really competitive which i like

[foggy galleon]

lol, i think i quoted you or tokyo saying this for my why tufts bwahahah

[sweet briar]

really? 💀

is tufts your top choice?

[foggy galleon]

it was at a point

my top choices keep switching lmao

[foggy galleon]

it sounded good !

[sweet briar]

it was probably me who said it. I say the same thing to everyone lmao

and whatever works

maybe ill see you in the fall :)

[unborn forum]

collaborative for sure

[languid vale]

is too late to submit my art portfolio

im doing ed2

i feel like it won’t help since it’s more like cs and art combined

[sweet briar]

that's actually an amazing combo

[languid vale]

oh frr ok imma do the portfolio lol

tyy

[sweet briar]

if you're in to game making look at activision internships

they love cs + art ppl

[languid vale]

oo that’s cool

yea imma def check that out

[plain hare]

Does tufts always release their decision on thursday?

[languid vale]

uhm idk

i think ed is released feb 2

also is it bad i ddint get a interview 😭

[plain hare]

Nah

I didnt get one too

[languid vale]

:(( #nointerview

[sweet briar]

Nah. You’re chilling fr

[native owl]

When it will release rd?

[river kite]

Prob Fools day

[cyan falcon]

💀💀

[sweet briar]

No it’ll be like right before ivy day

They’re the same week usually

[languid vale]

ohh okk woulda been nice to get an interview but it’s ok

[sweet briar]

I didn’t have an interview and still got in

[unborn forum]

I didnt either

[languid vale]

ohh ok this giving me some hope

[river kite]

Will Tufts extend FAFSA deadlines?

[foggy galleon]

Probably

Most schools will

[humble sky]

did anyone apply for civic semester

[eager star]

i did

[humble sky]

u submit it yet?

the app?

[eager star]

yes! i submitted it like more than a week ago

[humble sky]

ah

[plain hare]

Does anyone remember the day Tufts notified us about the ED2 results last year?

[languid vale]

mid feb

someone in reddit is saying Feb 2nd but not sure tbh

[unborn forum]

early feb

[umbral kite]

good luck yall

[languid vale]

do u guys think it’s a little too close to the decision date if I send a update to my ao about my recent awards?

[umbral kite]

nah do it

[languid vale]

ur right imma do it 😎

[rare ibex]

def good to. I was accepted ED1 and submitted an update about a recent award like 1.5 weeks before they released decisions

[plain hare]

I don’t think Ed2 gonna come out this week because they haven’t sent us any notifications while Thursday is coming up short

[languid vale]

omg it’s on Friday at 7pm et

[sweet briar]

They released the date?

[unborn forum]

Tufts

[unborn forum]

i asked my guy sunil

[sweet briar]

Have you actually spoken to him yet? 😭

[unborn forum]

Of course

is tufts lying to me?

[languid vale]

yes I got a email

[unborn forum]

@sweet briar how was ur lottery number last year

[sweet briar]

I got a really good one

Like top 100

[unborn forum]

bro what

damn

what could u get with it

[sweet briar]

We got a 10 person suite in wren

To clarify: I was like 1096

[unborn forum]

Yeah i heard u need top 70 or so for wren

[sweet briar]

Well when we went to pick there were only a few suites left

It was either top floor or basement

And we went with top floor

[unborn forum]

yeah

do they send it by email?

[sweet briar]

Yea

[unborn forum]

its supposed to be today

[sweet briar]

Oh that’s a lie

Don’t pay attention to those dates

[unborn forum]

they said by 31st in a recent email

but ion trust tufts

[sweet briar]

Wait actually

[unborn forum]

yeah

they sent this last week or so

[sweet briar]

Idk they sent ours out on the 30th

I’m looking rn

[unborn forum]

ill see if its true later

[sweet briar]

And they sent it out at 12:20

[unborn forum]

1/30?

[sweet briar]

Yes

[unborn forum]

soon then

[sweet briar]

January 30th

[unborn forum]

hopefully

wren is the only 10 person suite right

[sweet briar]

Do you have a group you wanna live with if you can

[sweet briar]

No

There’s Latin and Haskell

[unborn forum]

which ones best

[sweet briar]

Latin

It’s where I am rn

You get a full kitchen and common room

The only suites where you get kitchens are Latin and Hillsides

[unborn forum]

man idk what ima do

[sweet briar]

Just lmk what number you get and I can help

My friends and I made a whole google document

About possible chances and so on

[unborn forum]

thanks

do u know what ud need for a single?

what dorm has the best singles

[sweet briar]

Probably Stratton

And idk what number you’d need for a single

Last year ppl with numbers in the 200’s weren’t getting singles

[unborn forum]

yeah stratton looks nice

[sweet briar]

It’s just hard to get a single bc all of they’re usually all filled by ppl with accommodations lol

Second best would probably be harelston for a single

They have really big rooms

[humble sky]

singles r Ls

[sweet briar]

No they’re not 😭

[humble sky]

duos r on top

u actualy get to rly appeciate roommates

its funn

u just ned a decnet one

[sweet briar]

Who are you telling? Lmao

You’re not even in college 😭

[unborn forum]

Ur right but im not taking ur advice because ur in hs

[humble sky]

i roomed at cornell for like 2 months and usc for like jsut over a month

during some programs

[sweet briar]

Yea and you never had a single

Or lived with someone for 10 months

[humble sky]

single at cornell

felt so lonely cuz other ppl had doubles

[humble sky]

well yeah not relaly

[sweet briar]

Yea I would say it’s different during an actual school year

[humble sky]

my usc dormmate was a rly rly big snorer tho

thank god he sleeps late

like when he sleeps early

[sweet briar]

That sounds horrible

[humble sky]

i have sm trouble falling asleep

lol

[sweet briar]

That must’ve sucked

[humble sky]

its fine u get over that stuff

would be rough for a yr tho

bt msot ppl dont snore like that so

[foggy galleon]

no because if my roommate snored id be so upset

its not like they can control it but 😭

[unborn forum]

I think in college its different though

i only sleep in my dorm at least

u gonna still spend plenty of time with other ppl

depends per person obviously

[sweet briar]

^^

[humble sky]

mm yeah maybe

well i was kinda stuck in my dorm all the time cuz cornell cs is devious and all my friends would get to hang out and stuff and i wished i had someone tot talk in the dorm

[unborn forum]

@sweet briar last year did they give special housing before lottery nums?

[sweet briar]

It was around the same time I’m pretty sure

I didn’t apply to any special interest housing

[unborn forum]

God damn res life lied

[sweet briar]

That’s pretty typical I’m ngl

It’ll probably be out tomorrow

[unborn forum]

😔

tufts got me hyped for nothin

[modern moss]

got an email abt "missing info" and freaked out justy for it to be abt mid-year reports.... the semester just ended for me lmao chilll

[sweet briar]

@unborn forum personally haven’t lived in the 10 person suite. I just visit there every weekend and most weeknights but it’s good over all

Again, these were all people I pulled in so we were all friends beforehand

A lot of suites tho are a mixture of 2 or more friend groups so I can’t tell you their experience

I’m living in a 4 person suite rn with only one person I really know. It’s very chill

[tender bridge]

https://now.tufts.edu/2024/01/29/undergraduate-applications-continue-grow-geographical-diversity-expands

[tender bridge]

Did anyone get an email about the decision date?

[umbral kite]

“Test Optional: The admissions office is in the fourth year of a six-year SAT/ACT test-optional pilot. About 45 percent of applicants submitted their scores for consideration, similar to previous years.”

hmmm

6 year pilot seems interesting

I wonder if they might change it in 2025

[sweet briar]

Ana said it’s Friday at 7pm

[tender bridge]

Ty!

[unborn forum]

whats a 4 person suite like?

ur in lewis right

[sweet briar]

Latin

Lewis is kinda meh

[unborn forum]

oh latin

[sweet briar]

There’s one bathroom, a common room, and a kitchen

[unborn forum]

latin has 4 person and 10 person right

[sweet briar]

Yea

[unborn forum]

what number would u need for latin?

latin would go before wren i bet

[sweet briar]

Oh hell yes

You need a really good one

I have the logistics somewhere

[sweet briar]

hillside and latin go first

I think Latin is #1 bc it's downhill and hillsides is a little farther from everything

these are specifically all the 10 person suites available for sophomores

[unborn forum]

jeez

did u have the best number in ur group last year?

[sweet briar]

yea

[unborn forum]

and the only one left was wren

[sweet briar]

yep

and barely any wren

[unborn forum]

damn man

that was like 1090?

[sweet briar]

1096

[unborn forum]

also in suites people come to clean common areas/bathrooms right?

[sweet briar]

we knew we were guaranteed at least 1 suite, 10 or 6 depending on what ppl went for

[sweet briar]

yes

[unborn forum]

i want a 10 in hillside

but theres only 5

thats tough man

[sweet briar]

yea

you gotta get a good number

[unborn forum]

like top 50?

or somethin

[sweet briar]

i mean probably

I think most ppl go for 6 and then 10

but it may be different. A lot of ppl may have 10 ppl as oppsed to 6

[unborn forum]

yeah 10 groups are harder to form

no idea what ima do yet

just gonna wait for the number

[sweet briar]

I just had a set 8 other friends and it was a struggle to find the last person. We asked more than one

And then figuring out the roommate situation in wren too

[unborn forum]

tufts housing sucks man

res life lied

i wish blakeley would open this year

[sweet briar]

What’s blakeley again?

[foggy galleon]

tufts interview soon

[languid vale]

rd?

gll

[foggy galleon]

thanks !

it seems to be a male lawyer

[languid vale]

oh damn

[foggy galleon]

not the vibe

[languid vale]

HELPP 😭

[foggy galleon]

no because the way he emails omg

it's a lawyer thing but they're so curt...

and with all the long hours they work

i dunno if he's up for an interview 😂

but considering he volunteered

[sweet briar]

Good luck! You got this

[unborn forum]

its the grad dorm next to fletcher

they are renovating it to let some undergrads in it

[past river]

i had a male attorney and he ended up being great

[wind pike]

wait what 🫠

also i had no idea there was a sub channel for tufts

[wind pike]

wait are you a student from tufts?

if its okay could i dm?

[unborn forum]

yea go for it

[foggy galleon]

god

i didnt like my tufts interview

[wind pike]

oh no what happened?

[foggy galleon]

nothing bad

just not one of my faves

also i forgot the question i was going to ask ????

i remembered it after like 2 minutes but whatever

[sweet briar]

Oh, I thought it was still for grad students

Why tf would you wanna live there

[sweet briar]

It’s okay honestly. Interviews don’t mean much

[sweet briar]

Are you going to tufts in the fall?

[wind pike]

yes!

[wind pike]

honestly dw about it cause i dont think they count for much anyways

[sweet briar]

Are you excited?

I go to tufts, that’s why I’m asking

[wind pike]

omg lol I saw Harvard so I’m like “this person goes to harvard”

But yes I’m sooooo excited to live on campus and meet people

Mind if I dm you too?

[chilly garden]

y'all still have your checklist in your portal?

[languid vale]

nope r u ed2?

[chilly garden]

i didnt apply...my friend is scared cos his checklist isnt there

[chilly garden]

is it normal..cos one of our mates got deferred for ed1 and he had his checklisted there same for one that got rejected

[languid vale]

is he deferred to ed2. Also I think it shud be fine I don’t it means anything like don’t believe in portal astrology it’s gonna mess w ur mind.

[chilly garden]

nah deferred to rd

[chilly garden]

ikkkkk

[languid vale]

ohh

[languid vale]

maybe it’s everyone’s portals rn lol

[chilly garden]

why is it bad?

[unborn forum]

looks cool

fun lil dorm

[languid vale]

no it’s fine, sorry if im making u anxious😭

[sweet briar]

Go ahead. I’ll probably know more than Tokyo lmao

[humble sky]

@sweet briar bro i swear the harvard in ur name is misleading so many ppl lmfao

[sweet briar]

yea, that's the point LMAO

ppl's convos soley relate to harvard when im in chat

[plain hare]

Ten more hours!

[plain hare]

Why its so quiet here lol

[eager star]

ten? isn't it twelve lol

[plain hare]

Yeah my bad I count it wrong lol

[spiral heron]

Gl to everyone who ED2ed ❤️❤️

[plain hare]

Guys do yall still have the withdraw button?

In the portal

[foggy galleon]

Tufts comes out today? Good luck everyone

[eager star]

nopee

[plain hare]

Oh yeah I think eveybody dont have it now cuz they are loading decisions on the portal

[eager star]

yes probably

btw what major are y'all applying to?

[plain hare]

Interdisciplinary studies

[foggy galleon]

Hey, what time is tufts supposed to be

[eager star]

oh that's cool

[eager star]

7pm ET

[wind pike]

Good luck everyone!!!!!

[merry stream]

Gl!

[sweet briar]

Wishing everyone good luck here

[sweet briar]

There aren’t

[merry stream]

💀

[unborn forum]

Tufts

[languid roost]

Is ed2 coming out today 👀

[tepid nexus]

at 7pm est i believe

[unborn forum]

Tufts

tufts admissions on track

but tufts res life

[vague ermine]

20 mins left lol

[vague ermine]

its 7

[silent flame]

they out?

[vague ermine]

Havent gotten an email yet so I guess not

[silent flame]

i’d say check ur portal

unless decisions only come out thru email

[spiral heron]

they didn’t email me when they made the decision

U have to check portal manually

[merry stream]

They put

Out*

Any new ‘28 peeps?

[vague ermine]

nope rejected lol

[wind pike]

anyone got any decision?

[vague ermine]

its out

[wind pike]

aw im sorry man

[merry stream]

Rip

[vague ermine]

im an international seeking aid so even if i have the best application its gonna be tough

[merry stream]

Damn

Gl w ur other apps

[vague ermine]

thanks i applied to 31 schools anyway so we good 👍

[merry stream]

Sheeeeesh god damn

[vague ermine]

thats what u gotta do when ur begging for aid 🙏

[umbral kite]

sorry to hesr

[vague ermine]

nws

[severe trench]

Deferred club where we at?

[merry stream]

I heard tufts doesn’t defer people all that much so u have a solid chance for RD

[severe trench]

Thanks man, that means a lot.

[merry stream]

U got this

[languid roost]

@foggy galleon Did you ever get your tufts interview

[foggy galleon]

Yup

They randomly emailed me last week

[languid roost]

Idt they want to give me one 😡

There’s a girl from my school who is a senior there they should just give her me (she’s my ex best friend’s sister) 😬

[languid roost]

Oh major W

Bertha how many interviews have you gotten

[foggy galleon]

At that point you’re better off without the interview 💀

6

[languid roost]

LOL real 😭

[languid roost]

Dang Bertha has been collecting them like pokemon cards

[foggy galleon]

Got to catch them all

I’d prefer if they were emails saying you’re in over interviews but whatevs !!

[languid roost]

This is so real 😭 have you gotten in anywhere

[foggy galleon]

I’ve gotten into all my safeties and targets

USC deferred my ass 🤡

[languid roost]

YAYYY where is your top so far

Mine too dw

[foggy galleon]

LMAO it changes like every week

Rn it’s rice

[languid roost]

real asf

[languid roost]

rice is so nice

my cousin's best friend goes and they tried convincing me to apply

[sweet briar]

@languid vale

[languid vale]

wsp

[sweet briar]

Didnt you apply ed2?

[nova vector]

My ass got denied from Ed 2 fuck I cried

I think I didn't finish my FAFSA by Jan 15th + my mom didn't sign the papers properly

[sweet briar]

You’ll get into better schools 🙏

[nova vector]

Aww thanks 💖💖🥹

[silent halo]

wait i thought fin aid didnt impact decisions 😃

[nova vector]

I have no clue I literally submitted my FAFSA like 10 days before Feb 2 😭

[silent halo]

are you intl?

[nova vector]

No California

My dumbass didn't check if my mom actually signed her signature or not , she just typed her name 😭☠️

[humble sky]

bruh i still ahve to fill out my civic semester app

[silent halo]

wait is that not the signature

😄

(as an rd applicant who only decided to apply for fin aid 2 days ago i’m slightly terrified now because i thought tufts was need blind)

[nova vector]

I just for confirmation sent an email to Tufts for Ed2 form

[nova vector]

For rd u r good

I am ed2

And Ed2 require signatures

I signed mine, my mom literally typed her name

And I sent it

To common app

/Tufts admission

And Tufts admission said have ur mum actually sign it and make ur counselor submit

And my consuelor said she is unable to submit the correct form and she also said talk back to the Tufts admission team

And Tufts admission team ghosted me

😭

[silent halo]

what 😻

[silent halo]

that’s literally horrible 😭💀

[nova vector]

Lol 😭

But my grades dropped and I had to miss school for 2 months due to health reasons

I thought my essays were okay/goodish. I was at least hoping for defferal/wait-list 😭

[sweet briar]

That shouldn’t impact decision

[nova vector]

Idk

I am just guessing

[sweet briar]

It doesn’t

[nova vector]

Oh

Well I am still salty tho 🙃

[sweet briar]

As you should be

[nova vector]

At least they said "we regret to inform u that u r denied. But we hope u do big things, make our unvi's loss as another uni's gain good luck!"

I read denied and just left lol

And then on forums ppl were saying what's the sweetest uni reject u got

[sweet briar]

That was me with every school I got rejected from

[nova vector]

And Tufts came up

[nova vector]

Aww man 🫂

Just making sure what uni do u go to now?

[sweet briar]

What other schools did you apply to?

[nova vector]

Oohh all uc's CMU JHU rice

Usc

If I don't get into an UC I want I will do cc or PCC lol saves me a ton of money

[sweet briar]

Hmm

Those are good schools

[languid vale]

yup I got denied 💀

ngl ik why

[sweet briar]

Oh rip. I’m sorry.

[languid vale]

lmao it’s ok no worries

my Boston dream is temporarily crushed

[sweet briar]

Did you apply to any other Boston schools?

[humble sky]

opped on

[ebon halo]

guys is tuft giving out lots of full ride?

[umbral kite]

did you end up getting an interview before?

[foggy galleon]

dw about FAFSA

colleges wont even receive them till like march

even if u submitted january 1st

[foggy galleon]

FAFSA had nothing to do with this decision result

[languid vale]

nope lol

[languid vale]

just northeastern

[umbral kite]

aw sorry to hear

hope you have good luck with RD❤️

[languid vale]

ty 😭

[languid vale]

tysmm gl to you too!! u got this

[nova vector]

Ohh okay, then Ed2 signature paper got messed up 😭
Anyways like Tufts said I am going to be another uni's gain 💪💪

[humble sky]

bros gaslighting themself

[nova vector]

"Actually it's manifesting" 🤓
😔

[unborn forum]

coping methods

[sweet briar]

Did you guys get your numbers yet?

[unborn forum]

Nope

by feb 9th i guess

[sweet briar]

This that’s crazy

[unborn forum]

Its tufts idk what i was expecting

[sweet briar]

Fr but we got our numbers on time last year 😭

They’re just giving you less time to form groups I guess

Hi @languid roost

[languid roost]

Hi

[unborn forum]

stressful because numbers determine everything rn

if none of us get good numbers no group and idk what to do next

[undone stump]

theyre 100% need baded but keep in mind theyre need aware for both domestic and international

[sweet briar]

Just go into random selection. I know 2 people who “forgot” to select and ended up with singles in Latin lmao

Like one of my suitemates actually forgot and she’s here

Another guy on the football team said he forgot and got his Latin single

[sweet briar]

Think of your why tufts

[queen cape]

why are u more active on the tufts thread and like never seen on the harvard one lmao

just curious btw

[umbral kite]

she doesn’t go to harvard

[sweet briar]

She lol

[languid roost]

How is this related to why tufts

He doesn’t need to connect to your why tufts

[sweet briar]

He just gonna ask you some of your interests and why you wanna go to tufts. It would be nice if you connected with him but it ultimately doesn’t matter

Or she*

[wind pike]

what do you guys means by "numbers"?

[umbral kite]

sorry

[sweet briar]

Wdym?

[umbral kite]

I think she means the dorm assignment numbers?

[sweet briar]

Ohhh

[sweet briar]

Basically in freshman year you get a lottery number for sophomore year housing

[wind pike]

ohhh

in your opinion what's the best and worst freshman dorm I can get?

[sweet briar]

Wilson house probably

It’s the drug free housing