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Jul 03

The Acronyms of Admissions

  As you begin your college search, you may find yourself googling a lot of things—beyond the typical questions you might find yourself asking the all-knowing…

Indigo Naar Inside Admissions
Jun 13

The Definitions of Tufts Admissions

  The college admissions process is one that can be inherently stressful and confusing. It doesn’t help that it involves several new terms to complicate…

Valerie Nam Inside Admissions
Dec 01

To all my Questies

  In the great on-screen words of George Little, “It’s today!” Tufts’ first offers of admission for the current application season have been sent to…

Sean Ashburn Inside Admissions
Jul 22

An Admissions Officer's Guide to Financial Aid

  It’s wild to think of the enormous, cavernous gap between what I knew about financial aid as a high school senior applying to college (nothing) and…

Sean Ashburn Inside Admissions
Nov 04

The family section is complicated

It’s not uncommon at Tufts to meet students who struggle to answer the question, “Where are you from?” For students who’ve grown up across multiple cities…

Sean Ashburn Inside Admissions
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