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 "Positron Sentinels" 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.

• 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):

  • Competed in ICSE & ISC regional boxing tournaments, winning 3 regional gold medals.

• Community & Event Host:

  • Organized and managed logistics for community gatherings ("Campfire Hyderabad") and student hackathons, 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!

Hi everyone!

I know that judging someone based solely on stats isn’t practical, but for the sake of discussion, let’s just assume I have strong ECs, honors, essays, and LORs.

Talking about my academics, I took A Levels as an international student (applying as CS major to the Tufts' School of Arts and Science) and chose the most rigorous subjects my high school offered.

Final CAIE Grades: A A A A b (Physics, Chemistry, Math, Computer Science, and English General Paper)

SAT: 1550 (750 R&W, 800 Math)

I’ll also be applying for financial aid as an international student. How much might that affect my chances, even with these stats?

I’d appreciate any honest opinions or insights from people familiar with Tufts admissions. Thanks!

I got a 1440 , a 680 english, and a 760 math. Should I submit or no. I have a pretty bad gpa so i was hoping a good sat score could help show my smarts or whatever but i didnt get the score i wanted

I’m planning to ED to Tufts, and my SAT score is within the middle 50% though my score breakdown is not good.

Intended major: Biochemistry

Reading 760, math 710
Idk why my math is so low I plateaued at 700ish and I can’t get it up. Now it’s too late.

I know that my composite isn’t a bad score but I’m worried that since my intended major is STEM related the math being lower doesn’t fully reflect my math capabilities.

For more context on my math skills: Freshman year, geometry B+, Algebra 2 B+, AP precalc A-, AP Calculus AB A (so far). Note that the B+ are my only Bs I’ve gotten in highschool so my transcript regarding math isn’t spectacular.

I’m leaning towards going test optional but would love a second opinion! Thanks 🩵🩵

sat is 740 r&w 780 math

applying niche humanities

great essays, good ecs, decent awards, generic rec letters

female, attending a competitive public high school in state (ma)

gpa has an upward trend and not so serious "extenuating" situations (moving from a different country + financial hardship + politically unstable living situation).

Thanks guys!

Hi I’m a sophomore taking ec11, this is my first Econ class at tufts I just wanted to ask if anybody knows the grading scale/cutoffs for the department or class. Like how what percent is an A, B, etc…

Thanks!

im taking chem 1 right now with ravi and I'm terrified for this midterm, any piece of advice would be greatly appreciated

Has anyone done the Tufts in Hong Kong program at HKU? I'm interested in doing it next year and was wondering if anyone could share their experience.

hey guys!

I am heavily considering Tufts for ED and make under their tuition promise (so I will receive basically free tuition if admitted). However, I know Tufts is need-aware in its admissions so will it be very difficult to be accepted considering I'd need full aid?

Could anyone with similar experiences share if they were admitted/denied and how the aid played out? Thanks!!