My friend and I are current sophomores looking for 1-2 more roommates to live off campus with next year. We are both female but open to roommates of any gender. If you are looking for some nice roommates or know anyone looking please message me!

the ed1 deadline is approaching quickly and i still haven’t made a decision on what to do. half the people i talk to day i should definitely submit and the other half say i shouldn’t.

any advice would be GREATLY appreciated

demographics:

white female
upper middle class
small competitive high school with no aps that doesn't rank

stats:

3.97UW high school gpa and 68 college credits with a 4.0UW college gpa through dual enrollment (graduating hs with an AA)
top 10% of my class (only has decile ranking)
SAT : 1410 (710ERW and 700M)
applying under history, poli sci, and community health

EC’s

1. organize and enforce rules at national level debate tournaments (can spend upwards of 16 hours a week on tournament wknds) very competitive application
2. Debate Club Captain
3. President of an Affinity Club
4. Intern at a non-profit helping combat loneliness in older adults 115+ community service hours
5. a participant and mentor to younger children at sibshops (a group dedicated to supporting siblings of someone disabled)
6. Study Abroad Summer intensive in two history and lit classes for college credit
7. Swim for lifeguard certification
8. Volunteers for 45+ hours at a non-profit combatting food and housing insecurity
9. study abroad creative wiring class and history for no college credit history

awards

1. novice champions of national tournament of champions and 3rd speaker
2. quarterfinalist in international tournament
3. semifinalist in national tournament and 6th speaker
4. semifinalist in national tournament
5. semifinalist in nation tournament

For Tufts' supplemental essay asking about a favorite school assignment would it be wrong to talk about a medical summer program I attended. I cannot think of any school assignment that I have enjoyed remotely as much as the assignments I did at this program. I want to go into medicine and at my school I've never done any interesting medical/science assignments(we don't even perform lab experiments at my school). I don't have any interesting school assignment to talk about that relates to my intellectual interest, so should I just go with a boring one I wasn't actually that thrilled by? Would admissions officers be upset that I didn't really answer their question?

Should I submit a 1420 to tufts if my gpa is 3.98 UW applying ED1? I think Tufts recommends sending scores above 1300 but my score is still below the median. Thanks!

Hi, so I'm still confused about how to answer this short answer promp:

Please describe how you have learned about and engaged with Tufts during your college search process (75-150 words).

I've learned about Tufts in a lot of ways which include attending several virtual events, conversations with current students, ask a student form, reading Jumbo blogs and magazines, specific instagram pages for clubs or activities, etc.

Should I list them all at the very start briefly and then go into detail about 1-2 specific things? Or should I just link it with 1-2 specific things straight from the start, and then connect it to why it makes Tufts a top choice for me and how I plan to use it or whatever? Or are they really just looking for a list of what I did to learn more about Tufts?

Thanks!

Do you guys think I would be towed if I parted over night behind carm or miller?

I'm going to be a sophomore next year and want to live somewhere with a really strong community. My experience with Freshman housing has not been particularly social, and next year I want to feel connected to the people I'm living with. I'm looking at Q'munity (Rainbow) house, Crafts House, Spanish Speaking House, and Art Haus.

Does anyone know what it's like to live in any of these? There's basically no info online. Are they pretty close-knit? Is there a lot of drama? Do they host parties?

Any input would be soso helpful!!

Are there hair-salons in the area for curly hair? Braiders? Extension/Weave? Other types of hairstylists for black girls? Are the hair salons/stylists full service or just the styling? If so, how far and how do you get there?

This is a pretty important thing for me to consider because I have always had my hair done by someone else. I don’t have my hair in its natural curly state often because I’ve never learned (and honestly have been discouraged) to do my hair myself. Now I might have to learn before college, but I’d like an honest answer about hair-salon accessibility. And if you do your hair yourself, I want to know that too :)

Hi! I’m an international student from India applying for Fall 2027, and I’m currently considering using my ED on Tufts. However my teacher told me id be wasting my opportunity but i really want to just try once since i was not preparing for the us before but now i want to take my chance at it

Demographics
International student from India
CBSE curriculum
Applying from a non-US high school

Academics
Class 12 predicted: 93%
Subjects: Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Business Studies, and English
Intended academic interests: major in economics and minor in business
I haven’t taken any AP exams
Applying for Fall 2027

Extracurriculars / experiences

1. Attended the NUS Youth Programme
2. Worked on/explored a stubble-to-biogas prototype, looking at how agricultural stubble could be combined with cow dung and water through anaerobic digestion to generate biogas
3. founder of a non profit organization and created a website about it using wix
4. taken online courses to learn 4 computer languages
5. internship at a hospital
6. internship at a firm for 6 weeks to understand how supply chain works
7. attended a summer programme in switzerland

LORS AND ESSAYS
I have good lors from my math and econ teachers and my essay seems to be a very non generic and a well thought one according to my teacher
I’m trying to decide whether Tufts is the school where ED would give me the best combination of fit + admissions advantage.
I’m mostly trying to figure out whether Tufts is realistic enough for me to use my binding ED on it and whether people who actually attend Tufts think the fit is worth it.

I am an Indian student thinking of applying ED I to Tufts. I feel like my profile is decent enough to get in but I am looking for substantial financial aid as my efc is basically 0 and since Tufts is need-aware I feel like it'll affect my app a lot.

• Gender/Race: Male, South Asian
• Curriculum: ISC
• Intended Major: Physics / Theoretical Physics
• School Board/Grades: 96% predicted for grade 12. 97% in 11th, around 80% or so in 10th because my dog of 13 years died the night before my board exams so I couldn't concentrate on them (I mentioned this in my additional info section in common app). 98% in 9th
• SAT: 1530. Math: 780, R&W: 750
• Astrophysics Research & IEEE Paper (Lead Author):
  • Modeled cosmic-ray positron excess from nearby pulsars (Geminga & Monogem) using a two-zone diffusion model. Published in Zenodo recently so no I have no citations or anything worthwhile on the paper as I published it almost 2 days ago.
• Particle Physics Research Proposal (Bose Beamline Challenge):
  • Formulated a proposal & Python trajectory simulation. Designed a beamline setup using dipole magnets, Delay Wire Chambers, and Positron Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy (PALS) to detect atomic vacancies in nuclear reactor alloys. Got to the quarterfinals but got eliminated because teammates couldn't attend the interview round.
• Founder & Lead Organizer — NGO ("Opus"):
  • Founded an NGO executing clothing and book donation drives across gated communities to support 5+ local orphanages and 20+ underprivileged families.
• Varsity Boxing (3x Regional Gold Medalist):
  • Won 3 regional boxing gold medals.
• Community & Event Host:
  • Organized and managed logistics for a Campfire hackathon (sponsored by hackclub), overseeing corporate pitching, venue logistics, and budget allocation.

There's a few more ecs but these are my most impactful ones.

I would say my personal statement is like an 8.5/10. And my LORs from my teachers are very very good.

I'm also applying to Brown, Amherst, CWRU, and other T20 universities that give need-based financial aid to international students.

I'm very worried as if I get into a university and I do not get enough aid, I genuinely cannot go.

I have a 3.75 gpa and a 1450 sat and I want to apply ED1 and for ECs I’m a top 40 player in the country for squash and I have done a good amount of volunteering work and am vice president and treasurer of 2 clubs at school do you guys think I have a chance?

I made a mistake on my CommonApp, as I put 72 hrs/wk for 1wk activity instead of 27 hrs. Should I email the admissions officers, or just leave it?

I was thinking about applying to tufts ed1 soon but I was wondering if it was worth it/if I have a chance. For context I have a 3.8 5 APs 1350 but going test optional and I run my own small upcycling business intended major applied environmental science does anyone have any tips :)

I am not an athlete. Is the acceptance rate of ED2 higher than RD, or these 2 rounds have very similar acceptance rate?

Thank you :)

Trying to understand if Quantitative Economics is worth it? The goal is to go into Investment banking and would like to hear from other Quant vs Econ-finance students that have successfully navigated into this field? How was the transition to internships and jobs?

Are Econ professors really that bad as I hear from Reddit? Do the professors overlap between the two? I’m also a recruited athlete, if that matters.

Hi,

I’ve signed up for so many Fall for Tufts zoom calls, and while I have attended a few, I missed a number of them with no cancellation. I had no idea they would be able to see that I missed them. Am I screwed..

Hi everyone! I'm currently a freshman considering transferring to Tufts for Fall 2027.

I was wondering if any successful transfer applicants could share their stats, including college GPA, high school GPA, extracurriculars, and whether they submitted SAT/ACT scores.

I'm also interested in how Tufts handles transfer credits. Did most of your freshman-year courses transfer, and were they able to satisfy distribution or major requirements? How were AP credits treated?

I'd also love to hear about the transfer student experience. Was it difficult to integrate socially, or did you find it relatively easy to meet people?

Any advice on the application process would also be appreciated. Thanks!

I know they're posted on Handshake but the stuff there is very limited and doesn't get updated often, I already applied for most of those positions, so I'm curious if there are any other ways to look for on-campus employment, thanks!

Hi Tufts students. I’m applying ED November 1st and have hard time understanding Prompt 1 for the supplemental.
Here it is:
Please describe how you have learned about and engaged with Tufts during your college search process (75-150 words)

I think it’s a “Why us” in disguise so I followed my head but I am getting doubts because maybe they mean my experience on virtual tours, vlogs, etc. and what I thought of it. I was going to put niche facts and how I could relate them to the schools mission, but I ended up doing something else instead.

Would anyone mind reviewing and offering some feedback? <3

Hello,

I'm a senior who was originally planning on going to this w a friend but they've since bailed. Anyone going (either w a group or alone) who wouldn't mind an addition to their plans? Shoot me a DM if so!