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Application
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Recommendations
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Personal essay
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Regular decision
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Early Action
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Early Decision
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Your profile

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Activities

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Honors

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Personal statement

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Additional info

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Supplemental essays

Please describe how you have learned about and engaged with Tufts during your college search process

Required · 150 words

Tell us about one of your favorite school assignments in the past two years. What was the assignment and why did you enjoy it?

Required · 200 words

Tell us about an engineering or science-related project that you have helped build, design, create, or iterate in the past two years. What was the project and what was your role?

Required · 200 words

Tell us more about a specific piece in your portfolio. What were the ideas you intended to explore, and how did those ideas inform the process of making the piece?

Required · 200 words

Tell us more about a specific piece in your portfolio. How did an academic course, project, or interest inspire the ideas that you explored in this piece? Or, how did making this piece influence your academic interests?

Required · 200 words

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