Step Away from the College Advice
I dole out a TON of admissions advice. Students I meet on campus, groups of parents at junior nights, random folk who just happen to be seated next to…
Posted in "Application Advice"
Contributing Authors
Recent Articles
Using your Supplement Wisely
1,300 words. That is how many words you have to fill out the Tufts writing supplement plus the personal statement in the common application. While that…
Demonstrated Interest: A Late-in-the-Game How-To Guide
A highly selective admissions process is partially about the applicants and partially about the institution. We care if your application contains merit…
The Micro Informing the Macro
Think of your end goal in this process as painting a complete picture of yourself for the person reading your application. As admissions officers, it is…
How are you supposed to sum up Tufts in 50-100 words?
Even though some of the questions on the supplement change year to year, one always stays the same. The first question we ask our applicants is "Why Tufts?"…
Admissions Team
