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Theater in the Boston Area   My first year at Tufts was full of theatergoing, much of which was well needed as a self-proclaimed fake theater kid — that is, I love musicals (and straight plays too, though admittedly to a lesser extent), but am also embarrassingly unfamiliar with…
Answering Tufts’ Short-Answer Questions   All applicants to Tufts University submitting the Common Application or Coalition Application will be prompted to share their responses to two short-answer questions. Your answers offer the Admissions Committee insight into the interests, experiences…
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