2015-2016 Tufts University Application Thread

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limeindacoconut said:
I'm trying!!! It's not even ringing. If anybody knows of any way to call them apart from the number listed on the main website, please let me know!
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What if you like called the general university number and asked to be connected to the med school and say it's an emergency?
 
limeindacoconut said:
I'm trying!!! It's not even ringing. If anybody knows of any way to call them apart from the number listed on the main website, please let me know!
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They might have taken it off the hook to deal with the potential backlash from the slew of rejections they just sent. Bad timing for them, I suppose.
 
limeindacoconut said:
I'm trying!!! It's not even ringing. If anybody knows of any way to call them apart from the number listed on the main website, please let me know!
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Maybe call the graduate program office and tell them what is going on. The med admissions office might pick up if it is a transfer from the grad program office.
 
About 5 minutes ago I logged in and everything was fine (I was not rejected and my app was like it has always been) and now I get an error when I try to log in. Looks like they may have shut it down to fix the issue
 
RunnerforLife14 said:
About 5 minutes ago I logged in and everything was fine (I was not rejected and my app was like it has always been) and now I get an error when I try to log in. Looks like they may have shut it down to fix the issue
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+1
 
rukia013 said:
I just want to say thank you for doing the right thing 🙂 I hope the committee looks more favorably on you for what you did!
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Thanks! I appreciate it 🙂. I'm just glad that they are now aware of the issue, and are working to fix it. I sure know that I wouldn't want some random other applicant to have access to all of my information!
 
limeindacoconut said:
Thanks! I appreciate it 🙂. I'm just glad that they are now aware of the issue, and are working to fix it. I sure know that I wouldn't want some random other applicant to have access to all of my information!
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Now that I think about it, there's a chance that a couple other applicants had the same problem/access you did and that's why they did a system-wide shutdown. That's a little scary.
 
FumblyBumbly said:
Now that I think about it, there's a chance that a couple other applicants had the same problem/access you did and that's why they did a system-wide shutdown. That's a little scary.
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Yeah, it's a definite possibility. Mr. Matias said that he was aware of one other applicant who had been signed onto a portal other than their own (i.e., another applicant's portal), but he said that I was the first he knew of to have been logged onto an administrative portal. Either way, there was definitely some portal-shuffling going on.
 
That seems crazy that they've only reviewed 50% of applicants...it's totally unfair, actually. That means that the 50% who haven't been reviewed never really had a chance at all.
 
limeindacoconut said:
Yeah, it's a definite possibility. Mr. Matias said that he was aware of one other applicant who had been signed onto a portal other than their own (i.e., another applicant's portal), but he said that I was the first he knew of to have been logged onto an administrative portal. Either way, there was definitely some portal-shuffling going on.
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Ha, it was only a serious emergency until someone got a hold of an administrative portal, huh? Geez.

Anyways, on top of the entertainment, thanks for hustling your @ss to get the admission office on the phone. As an intensely private (i.e. paranoid) person, I seriously appreciate it. And like others, I do hope the adcom takes this into account. They can try to detect altruism in applicants from volunteering hours and personal statements and behavioral interviews all they want, but nothing proves good character like the actual actions taken in questionable situations. Much like you've done here. Bravo.

...and if you had any ulterior motives, you keep them to yourself! I need to believe in the human race.
 
Lannister said:
That seems crazy that they've only reviewed 50% of applicants...it's totally unfair, actually. That means that the 50% who haven't been reviewed never really had a chance at all.
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There are still 5 days left in March for interviews. I'm sure Tufts will account for all applicants.
 
Kieyky said:
There are still 5 days left in March for interviews. I'm sure Tufts will account for all applicants.
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I'm not sure about that. It's taken them this long to get through 50% of the applications it sounds like. And they really only have a month left to review.
 
FumblyBumbly said:
Ha, it was only a serious emergency until someone got a hold of an administrative portal, huh? Geez.

Anyways, on top of the entertainment, thanks for hustling your @ss to get the admission office on the phone. As an intensely private (i.e. paranoid) person, I seriously appreciate it. And like others, I do hope the adcom takes this into account. They can try to detect altruism in applicants from volunteering hours and personal statements and behavioral interviews all they want, but nothing proves good character like the actual actions taken in questionable situations. Much like you've done here. Bravo.

...and if you had any ulterior motives, you keep them to yourself! I need to believe in the human race.
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Thanks for the kind words, @FumblyBumbly! I really appreciate your saying such nice things. 🙂

(And don't worry - no ulterior motives on my end. I would hope that if any other applicant were in my position, they would do the same thing and respect the privacy of their fellow applicants. This process is already stressful enough; there's no need to add extra stress in the form of taking unfair advantage of random security breaches.)
 
Kieyky said:
There are still 5 days left in March for interviews. I'm sure Tufts will account for all applicants.
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Only half Tufts' applicants screened over half a year and we are supposed to expect that the other half will be fairly screened and invited for interview within the next ~four business weeks? I doubt this. But then again, this process has made me a skeptic.
 
Kieyky said:
There are still 5 days left in March for interviews. I'm sure Tufts will account for all applicants.
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DoaneTiger1953 said:
I'm not sure about that. It's taken them this long to get through 50% of the applications it sounds like. And they really only have a month left to review.
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I agree with @DoaneTiger1953. If it truly has taken them 7 months to get through 50% of the apps, it's highly unlikely they could get through the other 50% in a month or less.
 
Kieyky said:
There are still 5 days left in March for interviews. I'm sure Tufts will account for all applicants.
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I really feel that y'all are misinterpreting those numbers. Here how I read them:

10k applications
6k reviewed
Which means 4k not reviewed
There's just no way they simply never got around to 4k applications.
Isn't it much more likely that 4k applications were screened out by MCAT/GPA cut offs?

Most schools filter out applicants based on numbers, especially low-yield schools like Tufts.

Which is more likely: Tufts is months behind in their review process? Or these 4k applicants are simply the number that were screened out? Don't panic people.

PS: screened out doesn't mean rejected. It just means put in the back of the line. Tufts waits a long time to reject people, as we all know.
 
I never thought any med school looked at all their apps so this seems to be confirmation of that. looking at half is a good enough sample of applicants and decisions are often random anyways. whether you get reviewed is just another random factor
 
Not panicking, just being realistic. I have other schools that are super behind, so it is possible.
 
MSTPtastic said:
I really feel that y'all are misinterpreting those numbers. Here how I read them:

10k applications
6k reviewed
Which means 4k not reviewed
There's just no way they simply never got around to 4k applications.
Isn't it much more likely that 4k applications were screened out by MCAT/GOA cut offs?

Most schools filter out applicants based on numbers, especially low-yield schools like Tufts.

Which is more likely: Tufts is months behind in their review process? Or these 4k applicants are simply the number that were screened out? Don't panic people.

PS: screened out doesn't mean rejected. It just means put in the back of the line. Tufts waits a long time to reject people, as we all know.
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I have heard that a large percentage of applicants can certainly miss the cutoff (by miles), but this school in question said ~30%. I suppose 40% could be reasonable. I hope they got notified, if that's the case.
 
MSTPtastic said:
I really feel that y'all are misinterpreting those numbers. Here how I read them:

10k applications
6k reviewed
Which means 4k not reviewed
There's just no way they simply never got around to 4k applications.
Isn't it much more likely that 4k applications were screened out by MCAT/GPA cut offs?

Most schools filter out applicants based on numbers, especially low-yield schools like Tufts.

Which is more likely: Tufts is months behind in their review process? Or these 4k applicants are simply the number that were screened out? Don't panic people.

PS: screened out doesn't mean rejected. It just means put in the back of the line. Tufts waits a long time to reject people, as we all know.
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Ah, thank you, I didn't see the original screenshot so I didn't know the wording. I think it makes more sense that the 4k not reviewed were screened out. If so...wow. 40% of applicants never even stood a chance.
 
MSTPtastic said:
Isn't it much more likely that 4k applications were screened out by MCAT/GPA cut offs?

Most schools filter out applicants based on numbers, especially low-yield schools like Tufts.
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I agree that this is the most likely scenario, but if it is... A lot of schools say specifically, "there is no cut off," and, "it's a holistic process." And then a stat saying 4k were short of the cut off? It feels disingenuous to me, especially when people put so much effort and hope into these applications.
 
NonTrad16 said:
I have heard that a large percentage of applicants can certainly miss the cutoff (by miles), but this school in question said ~30%. I suppose 40% could be reasonable. I hope they got notified, if that's the case.
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Agreed. One would hope if applicants miss cutoffs, secondaries would not be sent. And if it is after the secondary, notification was prompt. I don't recall seeing a lot of early rejections from Tufts which is why it seems odd. Haven't gone back through the thread though.....
 
TravelingPanda said:
I agree that this is the most likely scenario, but if it is... A lot of schools say specifically, "there is no cut off," and, "it's a holistic process." And then a stat saying 4k were short of the cut off? It feels disingenuous to me, especially when people put so much effort and hope into these applications.
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The adcom I spoke to said they had applicants with a 2.5 cumulative. And for schools that have 10k apps, it's easy to set an MCAT bar above what AAMC suggests is relevant (500?). I'd say it's disingenuous to hold onto apps that have no chance, but it's worse to admit students the school thinks would fail their curriculum, saddling the student with a mountain of debt and the school with an open spot.

Sadly, I don't know most schools do a real screen pre secondary. I wish they did.
 
Why would they NOT send secondaries?
As cynical as it sounds, it's pretty much free money to them to send them to everyone and then post-screen. I really wish they didn't give me false hope, but that's the part of the game that we as applicants have to deal with

latetotheshow said:
Agreed. One would hope if applicants miss cutoffs, secondaries would not be sent. And if it is after the secondary, notification was prompt. I don't recall seeing a lot of early rejections from Tufts which is why it seems odd. Haven't gone back through the thread though.....
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tetley said:
Why would they NOT send secondaries?
As cynical as it sounds, it's pretty much free money to them to send them to everyone and then post-screen. I really wish they didn't give me false hope, but that's the part of the game that we as applicants have to deal with
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Yeah. They could do that. I suppose we just hope they would be genuine and not, but that is certainly possible.
 
to be fair to them, it may very well be holistic and they are just behind schedule
10k is a LOT of applicants
 
tetley said:
Why would they NOT send secondaries?
As cynical as it sounds, it's pretty much free money to them to send them to everyone and then post-screen. I really wish they didn't give me false hope, but that's the part of the game that we as applicants have to deal with
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There are plenty of schools that screen pre-secondary. Reputation is also important, and no school wants to have the reputation of being a scammer.
 
was rejected today, officially "unwatching" this thread. OOS, LizzyM 69ish.
 
DoaneTiger1953 said:
I'm not sure about that. It's taken them this long to get through 50% of the applications it sounds like. And they really only have a month left to review.
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How do you all even know they only screened 50%? What are you basing this off of?
 
Lannister said:
There are plenty of schools that screen pre-secondary. Reputation is also important, and no school wants to have the reputation of being a scammer.
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The only schools who screen pre-secondary that I know of are the UCs. All others take everyone's money, THEN screen. It's just the way it is.
 
Kieyky said:
How do you all even know they only screened 50%? What are you basing this off of?
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SDNer got mistakenly logged into an admissions account and saw the stats
 
MSTPtastic said:
The only schools who screen pre-secondary that I know of are the UCs. All others take everyone's money, THEN screen. It's just the way it is.
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UIC and University of Colorado both screen, as does Vanderbilt. I am quite positive there are at least several others.
 
The portal is still down for me - wonder if this little incident has delayed the stream of rejections that was coming out today.
 
M.Oizo said:
SDNer got mistakenly logged into an admissions account and saw the stats
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You all do know that Tufts can subpoena SDN? Whoever posted that photo...that was a bold move.
 
Lannister said:
UIC and University of Colorado both screen, as does Vanderbilt. I am quite positive there are at least several others.
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My point still stands. The vast majority of schools don't screen pre-secondary, and it's very common to screen post-secondary. Even supposedly "holistic" schools oftentimes screen out sub-2.5 GPAs.
 
Kieyky said:
You all do know that Tufts can subpoena SDN? Whoever posted that photo...that was a bold move.
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She called them to let them know their system was broken, and took down the photo. (I can only assume she told them her name.) That's why nobody can log in to their account.

Maybe read a few posts back if you want to know the full story.
 
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