2015-2016 Tufts University Application Thread

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You all do know that Tufts can subpoena SDN? Whoever posted that photo...that was a bold move.
I realized my mistake and took it down ASAP. I was so surprised by the situation that I didn't think about what I was doing, I just wanted to let people know that I wasn't joking about having been logged onto an administrative portal. As soon as I realized that the screenshot had numbers in it, I immediately removed it from the post. It was an honest mistake on my part, and I own up to it entirely.
 
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.
Lol I know the full story. I'm just saying, posting the photo on here could lead to negative consequences if the school found out. That's confidential information. Calling the school and notifying them would have been enough. Whether the SDN community was aware or not wouldn't make much of a difference interview/acceptance wise. As she said, she realized this after the fact. I was just putting the bigger picture out there.
 
Lol I know the full story. I'm just saying, posting the photo on here could lead to negative consequences if the school found out. That's confidential information. Calling the school and notifying them would have been enough. Whether the SDN community was aware or not wouldn't make much of a difference interview/acceptance wise. As she said, she realized this after the fact. I was just putting the bigger picture out there.

She (as well as everyone else on here) realized that there are obvious negative consequences which is why she took it down. Unsure why you need to bring it up again.
 
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.
Just think how much they could've made in secondary fees off that 40%...

4,000 apps x $105 = $420,000
 
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She (as well as everyone else on here) realized that there are obvious negative consequences which is why she took it down. Unsure why you need to bring it up again.

Because she posted it to warn everyone on here, but that could've easily been her posting to warn someone not to sleep with XYZ because he/she has AIDS for example. As a doctor, you should respect confidentiality in all aspects of the word. Yes, she made a mistake, but it was a clear breech of confidentiality. If you can't recognize it on this level, what makes med school believe that you'll be able to recognize it as a doctor? Just something to think about.
 
Because she posted it to warn everyone on here, but that could've easily been her posting to warn someone not to sleep with XYZ because he/she has AIDS for example. As a doctor, you should respect confidentiality in all aspects of the word. Yes, she made a mistake, but it was a clear breech of confidentiality. If you can't recognize it on this level, what makes med school believe that you'll be able to recognize it as a doctor? Just something to think about.
I didn't post it to warn anybody, I posted it because it was a really bizarre situation and I was looking for advice on how to resolve the issue, since Tufts wasn't answering their phones and they didn't reply to my email. I thought that SDNers might be able to help me contact Tufts so that the problem could get taken care of, and I (in my panic) assumed that nobody would believe me/help me without some proof. As soon as I realized that it was a breach of confidentiality, I immediately took the image down and notified Tufts once I was able to get a hold of them.
 
Because she posted it to warn everyone on here, but that could've easily been her posting to warn someone not to sleep with XYZ because he/she has AIDS for example. As a doctor, you should respect confidentiality in all aspects of the word. Yes, she made a mistake, but it was a clear breech of confidentiality. If you can't recognize it on this level, what makes med school believe that you'll be able to recognize it as a doctor? Just something to think about.
From what I understand, it was originally posted with the intention of backing up her claim which is totally understandable seeing that we occasionally get trolls and she just wanted to give proof. Yes it was a mistake but she took it down after realizing what she had done and made amends to the best of her ability and apologized for it. We are all human and we make mistakes. Yes, even doctors will inevitably make mistakes, but what's most important is that you own up to it and accept full responsibility for it and try to resolve the situation as best as you can. In my opinion, that level of integrity is what I would value in a doctor. As long as she learned from her mistake then I see nothing wrong.
 
limindacoconut, see if you can hack into the Clinton e-mails with the FBI and let us know what's up.....haha Seriously, everyone would be interested in what Oz is doing on the other side of the curtain. Who gets to go to Kansas and why?
 
limindacoconut, see if you can hack into the Clinton e-mails with the FBI and let us know what's up.....haha Seriously, everyone would be interested in what Oz is doing on the other side of the curtain. Who gets to go to Kansas and why?
That sounds like a job for a real, intentional hacker. My random "stumble into a weird website security glitch" probably wouldn't be any help!
 
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Because she posted it to warn everyone on here, but that could've easily been her posting to warn someone not to sleep with XYZ because he/she has AIDS for example. As a doctor, you should respect confidentiality in all aspects of the word. Yes, she made a mistake, but it was a clear breech of confidentiality. If you can't recognize it on this level, what makes med school believe that you'll be able to recognize it as a doctor? Just something to think about.
Says the guy who lost his **** when people on the NYMC ***forum*** refused to break the legally binding NDA they signed to give him the interview questions...... Lol

#hypocriiiiiiite

Oh and I say forum BC they also don't get how it's different from a blog........

This whole mistake was kind of funny tho - I wonder if tufts will inform all applicants of the breach?
 
Says the guy who lost his **** when people on the NYMC ***forum*** refused to break the legally binding NDA they signed to give him the interview questions...... Lol

#hypocriiiiiiite

Oh and I say forum BC they also don't get how it's different from a blog........

This whole mistake was kind of funny tho - I wonder if tufts will inform all applicants of the breach?

When data breaches happen, people who are affected are notified so they can take steps to protect themselves (credit freeze, change credit card number, etc.). I hope there wasn't any sensitive information on there (SSNs and such) and if there wasn't, there's no real need/requirement to inform applicants.
 
I realized my mistake and took it down ASAP. I was so surprised by the situation that I didn't think about what I was doing, I just wanted to let people know that I wasn't joking about having been logged onto an administrative portal. As soon as I realized that the screenshot had numbers in it, I immediately removed it from the post. It was an honest mistake on my part, and I own up to it entirely.
Just curious, What type of info did it have up? Phone numbers?
 
Says the guy who lost his **** when people on the NYMC ***forum*** refused to break the legally binding NDA they signed to give him the interview questions...... Lol

#hypocriiiiiiite

Oh and I say forum BC they also don't get how it's different from a blog........

This whole mistake was kind of funny tho - I wonder if tufts will inform all applicants of the breach?

Lol well my interview went absolutely amazing 🙂
 
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When data breaches happen, people who are affected are notified so they can take steps to protect themselves (credit freeze, change credit card number, etc.). I hope there wasn't any sensitive information on there (SSNs and such) and if there wasn't, there's no real need/requirement to inform applicants.

Disclaimer: I didn't ask for the questions because OBVIOUSLY every MMI was different. I simply asked if there was an opportunity to discuss information about your application.
 
When data breaches happen, people who are affected are notified so they can take steps to protect themselves (credit freeze, change credit card number, etc.). I hope there wasn't any sensitive information on there (SSNs and such) and if there wasn't, there's no real need/requirement to inform applicants.

Just curious, What type of info did it have up? Phone numbers?
I honestly don't know what type of info would have been available. I saw an alphabetical list of applicants' names, then immediately closed the screen when I realized what was going on. It's possible/probable that there would have been more information had I scrolled across the screen, but I just briefly saw the names, so I can only assume that other information (phone numbers, etc.) would have been findable had I wanted to search. I don't know about more sensitive information because I shut it down as soon as I could and didn't do any digging.
 
I wonder if tufts will inform all applicants of the breach?

There probably are no credit card numbers and probably no SSN in the portal, that page certainly had personal information about applicants and it would be good practice of Tufts to disclose the breach. I hope they do - it would be the right thing to do. Lime was honest about it and called Tufts right away, but there is no way for us to know if another person gained access.
 
So reading all this, here are my quick thoughts:

1) @limeindacoconut good on you for realizing it, notifying it, and not taking advantage of it

2) Everyone is making wild accusations about the very small sample of "data" that was uncovered without any context. Over half of the schools I applied to used this same program for applications (Tufts, Keck, Tulane, Maryland, etc), and all the schools employed it to varying degrees. So yes, it's rationally irrational to assume that they haven't reviewed 4,000+ applicants. Or it simply means that within the portal they use to aggregate and communicate with applicants, they haven't updated it to reflect final decisions.

3) The majority of schools don't effectively pre-screen applicants (using a wholistic review). There is usually a 10-15% drop off from applicants completing primaries to those completing secondaries. It's usually not worth the time. And even those that do screen, it's normally MCATs below 24 or s**t like that. They aren't getting into Personal Statements and ECs.

4) Anyone with MSAR or USNews knows that Tufts over the last half decade has been one of the top 10 most applied to med schools in the country. You know going in that the odds of a II is already lower than a lot of other schools. You should also realize that it could take a while for them to make a final decision. Couldn't it also be possible that somewhere in that 4,000+ are 200 applicants with a 3.6/508 that they don't want to reject but are trying to figure out who to interview?

5) Tufts has egg on their face for sure, but was it really their fault? We all know technology can be glitchy and this time it bit them in the ass. Lime pulled back the curtain and saw that it was John Matias pulling the strings. Just realize, it could have been much worse. Imagine if it granted everyone II's and then they had to go back and rescind everything....
 
solid username
I was watching that episode of scrubs today
I SPEND ONE DAY DOING CLINICAL RESEARCH IN THE HOSPITAL AND YOU ****S INFILTRATES TUFTS THE ONE DAY I'M NOT CONSTANTLY THREAD CHECKING
 
So reading all this, here are my quick thoughts:

1) @limeindacoconut good on you for realizing it, notifying it, and not taking advantage of it

2) Everyone is making wild accusations about the very small sample of "data" that was uncovered without any context. Over half of the schools I applied to used this same program for applications (Tufts, Keck, Tulane, Maryland, etc), and all the schools employed it to varying degrees. So yes, it's rationally irrational to assume that they haven't reviewed 4,000+ applicants. Or it simply means that within the portal they use to aggregate and communicate with applicants, they haven't updated it to reflect final decisions.

3) The majority of schools don't effectively pre-screen applicants (using a wholistic review). There is usually a 10-15% drop off from applicants completing primaries to those completing secondaries. It's usually not worth the time. And even those that do screen, it's normally MCATs below 24 or s**t like that. They aren't getting into Personal Statements and ECs.

4) Anyone with MSAR or USNews knows that Tufts over the last half decade has been one of the top 10 most applied to med schools in the country. You know going in that the odds of a II is already lower than a lot of other schools. You should also realize that it could take a while for them to make a final decision. Couldn't it also be possible that somewhere in that 4,000+ are 200 applicants with a 3.6/508 that they don't want to reject but are trying to figure out who to interview?

5) Tufts has egg on their face for sure, but was it really their fault? We all know technology can be glitchy and this time it bit them in the ass. Lime pulled back the curtain and saw that it was John Matias pulling the strings. Just realize, it could have been much worse. Imagine if it granted everyone II's and then they had to go back and rescind everything....


If they gave me an II and rescinded it and pretend they didn't and show the **** up. That would be enraging and I'd get my pound of flesh. But I agree this seems like a no harm to foul situation.
 
Disclaimer: I didn't ask for the questions because OBVIOUSLY every MMI was different. I simply asked if there was an opportunity to discuss information about your application.
Haha sure.... If you really believe that.....

Recommend the NYMC thread for comedy tho, seriously
 
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I think that the entire system is down right now.
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Really hope they reassure us that all is okay. It would suck if adcom access fell into the wrong hands
 
You guys know the 10K applicants is just the # of people who send primaries? I can't find the numbers I saw before, but I'm pretty sure it's normally ~10K send primaries and ~7K submit secondaries. 6K might be the number of people who actually submitted a secondary or maybe there is still ~1K to be reviewed.
 
You guys know the 10K applicants is just the # of people who send primaries? I can't find the numbers I saw before, but I'm pretty sure it's normally ~10K send primaries and ~7K submit secondaries. 6K might be the number of people who actually submitted a secondary or maybe there is still ~1K to be reviewed.
Thank you! Let's stop trying to interpret what we really have no idea about. I'm just with @piii , as long as my SSN and credit card info is secure we should all just try to move on.
 
Just received an email from John Matias:
Dear applicant:

This afternoon, the login component for the School of Medicine's web-based portal for applicants malfunctioned. We have determined that there were a total of two instances of applicants logging in and being redirected to other users' accounts. Once notified, Tufts immediately closed all access to the portal.

Your application was not compromised. Your current application status with the School of Medicine has not been altered.

We are working with our technology and information security experts to investigate the incident and ensure the security of the data. Please be assured that the portal does not contain social security numbers. We will notify you once we have completed our investigation and have reopened the portal
 
Just received an email from John Matias:
Dear applicant:

This afternoon, the login component for the School of Medicine's web-based portal for applicants malfunctioned. We have determined that there were a total of two instances of applicants logging in and being redirected to other users' accounts. Once notified, Tufts immediately closed all access to the portal.

Your application was not compromised. Your current application status with the School of Medicine has not been altered.

We are working with our technology and information security experts to investigate the incident and ensure the security of the data. Please be assured that the portal does not contain social security numbers. We will notify you once we have completed our investigation and have reopened the portal
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Any chance that credit card info from our payments were compromised?
 
Any chance that credit card info from our payments were compromised?
No, I don't believe so. (At least not as far as I'm aware. I think I was the only person who got logged onto an admin account, and I didn't see any credit card info.)
 
Did Tufts email rejections or just via portal?
 
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