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Applying to Tufts Online |
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Applying online to Tufts
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easy, reliable and makes the entire application process smoother for
applicants and the admissions office. Please take few moments to learn all about our electronic
application and why we prefer students to apply over the web. |
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It is easier than the
paper application |
No typewriters, no whiteout, no
postage. Students
who used the electronic application last year told us how
convenient applying to Tufts was compared to other schools who
use paper. The online system
guides students through the process and keeps their application
organized. It even checks their application for errors and makes
sure they didn't forget any important information. |
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The
process moves faster |
A student's electronic
application is usually on our system within two days after it is
submitted. A traditional paper application takes a long journey
before arriving in our office and takes many steps once at
Tufts. The electronic application bypasses it all! |
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Betters a student's
chances for an Alumni Interview |
Because the
process is faster, students have a better chance of securing an Alumni
interview so that the results are available earlier in the review
process. |
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Allows students to apply to many colleges with a single
application |
While we don't see why students
would want to apply to any other schools, Embark uses the
Common Application format and allows students to
submit a single application to many of the country's top
colleges and universities. |
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Complete the
Supplementary Form.
Submit this part of the application and the $70 application fee as soon as
possible. This will get the application into the cycle and initiate the alumni
interview process. The information
here is straightforward: name, address, high school, program and
interests. *Tufts now uses its
own version of the online Supplemental Form. If the Supplemental Form
was started before 10/3, however, go
here to access
it. |
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Complete
the
Common Application.
In order to use the Common Application, the student will need to
set up an account to access his or her
application. The application can be saved and accessed
as many times as needed before the final submission. |
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Essays can
be composed in any word processing software
of the student's choice. They can be
cut and pasted into the Supplemental Form and application when they are ready
to be sent. |
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Other Credentials, such as transcripts and recommendations,
that can not be submitted electronically can be mailed to our office at:
- Office of Undergraduate
Admissions
- Bendetson Hall
- Tufts University
- Medford, MA 02155
Credential materials
should be marked
clearly with name and social security number. These
materials will be matched to your electronic application. |
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Once the Application is
submitted
the student will receive
a confirmation email, and within within a couple of weeks will receive
an Acknowledgement in the mail.
Starting in October, students will be able to check the status of
your application online using the
Tufts Application Management
System (TAMS) within one week of submitting the application.
TAMS is live each year from October through May.
Students can always contact us with
questions about the status of your application at any time. |
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don't trust the web. Is this reliable ? |
Information entered on the
electronic application is loaded directly to our system and is
quite reliable. In fact, electronic information takes far fewer
steps to get into our process and has significantly fewer
opportunities for error. |
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But
can't info get lost or jumbled in transmission? |
We have found that the electronic
transfer of data is actually more reliable than US Post.
Students
will receive a confirmation from both our office and the online
application vendor.
Within two weeks students will receive a letter from our office and a
password and ID for checking the status of their applications over
the web.
Students are always free to contact the Admissions office if
they have concerns at any point in the process.
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Is
it secure? |
Very much so. Our
application platform uses the same
encryption that banks use. Information is private and
paying with a credit card is very safe. For those who are
uncomfortable with paying over the web,
the application can be completed on-line and a
check can be sent directly to the Tufts Admissions Office. |
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Do you need to be a
computer whiz? |
You don't need to be a "techie". The
application is laid out exactly like our paper application and
the system even guides you through each step. If a student can read
and use a computer keyboard, he or she has the skills necessary to complete
the web application. Many students have told
us that they were apprehensive about applying online but
after completing the application were amazed at how simple it
was. |
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Can
Tufts look at an application before it is ready? |
No. No one can see an
application until it is submitted. Applications can be
saved and modified an unlimited number of times before submitting. |
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What
will an application look like to the committee? |
Students can print
their applications using the free Adobe Acrobat reader. This is
the same exact printout that we use to read an application. It is
very clear and easy for us to read. |
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But
this seems impersonal. |
We get to know
a student as an individual from the content of his or her application,
not his or her penmanship. Hand writing an application, or wrestling
with a typewriter, does not matter to the committee at all. The online
application allows students to correct errors and even helps find them
before we ever see it. The printout we read is clean and professional. |
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