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Beky Stiles

Associate Director and Tufts 2012 Grad

My high school days were spent playing in my school’s band (a band so small that our band teacher had to play with us), memorizing produce codes at my grocery store job to pass the time, and shuffling through my homework assignments on my hour bus ride home (I upgraded to an iPod from my clunky Discman senior year – a momentous occasion). College seemed like a foreign and far-away thing – so much so that I didn’t set foot on a college campus until my senior year. A world that once seemed untouchable has been my home, as a student and now as a professional, for the past decade. The road has been interesting, empowering, and (at times) bumpy, but I’ve come away with a better understanding of this whole college thing, and I want to share that with you.

Recent Articles
Oct 10

Is it Easier to Get in ED?

A guarantee of travel season (whether I’m standing and talking at a college fair for a few hours or chatting with students around a table in their high…

Apr 01

For Juniors: Crafting Your Senior Schedule

Hello my junior friends! While seniors around you are attending admitted student days and buying way too much college swag (don’t worry, this will be you…

Dec 11

Supplements Revisited: Hasan Khan '22

For this series, we asked three admissions officers to revisit the supplemental essays of three current Tufts freshmen. What in these essays worked, and…

Dec 19

Engineering your Supplement

Beky Stiles '12 is an Assistant Director of Admissions focusing on engineering recruitment. What comes to mind when I say engineering? Creating? Programming?…

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