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Dispelling Myths
Admissions officers answer lots of questions. It’s part of the job description. And many students ask us similar versions of the same questions. The blogosphere is filled with viral rumors about college admissions, about what “counts” and what doesn’t and why. These ideas fester in high school cafeterias and cyber spots like “College Confidential” and Facebook, among others, so we want to use this corner of the Internet to clear the air. In random order, here are some of the myths we hear every day:
破除謠言
作為招生工作的一部分，招生人員會(huì)回答很多問題。許多學(xué)生問我們類似的問題。博客圈里充斥著關(guān)于大學(xué)錄取的謠言，關(guān)于什么是“重要”，什么是“不”和“為什么”。這些想法在高校食堂和“大學(xué)機(jī)密”和Facebook等網(wǎng)站上滋生，因此我們希望利用互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的這個(gè)角落來凈化空氣。隨機(jī)順序，以下是我們每天聽到的一些謠言:
It's better to get a lower grade in a harder course than it is to get a higher grade in an easier course
Well, yes and no. Part of our academic assessment of your application is a consideration of curricular rigor. We determine the availability of advanced coursework at your school (AP, IB, honors, etc.) and evaluate your transcript on a scale from “most demanding available” to “below average.” Your GPA is evaluated in that context, so yes, sometimes the "lower grade in the harder course" is "better" than the "higher grade in an easier course." But that doesn't mean that a transcript full of Cs in AP classes is better than straight As in classes a step down. Know yourself and put together a schedule that will challenge and engage you but not cause you to flounder academically.
1、在比較簡(jiǎn)單的課程中獲得更高的成績(jī)要比較低的成績(jī)要好一些。
嗯，是的，沒有。我們對(duì)您的申請(qǐng)的學(xué)術(shù)評(píng)估的一部分是對(duì)課程嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)性的考慮。我們確定您所在學(xué)校的高級(jí)課程(AP，IB，榮譽(yù)等)的可用性，并從“最苛刻的可用”到“低于平均水平”的評(píng)估評(píng)估您的成績(jī)單。您的GPA在這種情況下進(jìn)行評(píng)估，那么是的，有時(shí)“更難的課程”的“較低年級(jí)”比“更簡(jiǎn)單的課程更高等級(jí)”更好。但這并不意味著，在AP課程中，一份完整的c語言成績(jī)比在課堂上的成績(jī)要好。了解你自己，制定一個(gè)計(jì)劃來挑戰(zhàn)和吸引你，但不會(huì)讓你在學(xué)術(shù)上受到別人的嘲笑。
If my test scores are below a certain number, I won't get in
Nope. We use no score cutoffs when we read of applications. Academic strength can be measured in lots of ways, and testing is an imperfect metric for determining the preparedness of every student for college. That's why we combine all the work you've done in the classroom by looking at your GPA and the rigor of your curriculum alongside your testing to determine your overall academic strength. So while we do use your test scores as one predictor of academic success at Tufts, we think about those scores in context and in conjunction with so many other factors. We simply cannot have a test score "cutoff." The only exception is with the TOEFL and IELTS, for which we do have minimum scores. You can read about that here.
2、如果我的考試成績(jī)低于某個(gè)分?jǐn)?shù)，我就不會(huì)不錄取了。
不。當(dāng)我們考察申請(qǐng)人的申請(qǐng)時(shí)申請(qǐng)時(shí)，我們不會(huì)將任何分?jǐn)?shù)考慮在內(nèi)。學(xué)術(shù)力量可以用很多方法來衡量，而測(cè)試用來確定每個(gè)學(xué)生的準(zhǔn)備情況是一個(gè)不完美的指標(biāo)。這就是為什么我們把你在課堂上做的所有工作都結(jié)合在一起，看你的GPA和你的課程測(cè)試的嚴(yán)密性，來決定你的整體學(xué)術(shù)實(shí)力。所以，當(dāng)我們把你的考試成績(jī)作為塔夫茨大學(xué)學(xué)術(shù)成就的一個(gè)預(yù)測(cè)指標(biāo)時(shí)，我們會(huì)考慮這些分?jǐn)?shù)所在的具體環(huán)境，以及與許多其他因素的結(jié)合。我們不能有一個(gè)絕對(duì)的最低考試分?jǐn)?shù)。“唯一的例外是托福和雅思，我們確實(shí)有最低分。”你們可以在這里讀到。
Anything that's "optional" on a college application is actually secretly "required"
The “optional” sections of an application are not covert opportunities to trip you up. Seriously. If an essay or a standardized test or an interview is labeled “optional,” there is truth to that blessed adjective. The college has given you a choice. Use it or dispose of it as you see fit. Don’t over-analyze it. It’s not a trick question, and you won’t be “penalized” if you skip it. That’s why it’s “optional.” If it says something is “recommended,” well, that’s a different conversation…
3、任何在大學(xué)申請(qǐng)中“可選”的東西實(shí)際上都是秘密“需要的”。
認(rèn)真的說，申請(qǐng)的“可選”部分并不是一個(gè)絆倒你的部分。如果一篇論文或標(biāo)準(zhǔn)化考試或面試被貼上“可選”的標(biāo)簽，那么這個(gè)神圣的次是又真理的。學(xué)院給了你一個(gè)選擇，你可以在你認(rèn)為合適的時(shí)候利用這個(gè)選擇。不要過分解讀。這不是一個(gè)小問題，如果你跳過它，你不會(huì)被“處罰”。這就是為什么它的“可選的。如果一些事情是我們“推薦的”，那么，這是另一種不同的對(duì)話。
It looks bad if I take the SAT (or the ACT) too many times
Taking a certain test "too many times" is a very subjective, nebulous concept, and it doesn't hurt your application - we do not penalize students who take the same test multiple times. For your own sanity, however, you should retake your SAT or ACT purposefully. Taking the same test five times is a strain on you and your family - both financially and, let's face it, when it comes to everyone's happiness. And the reward is often at that point not worth the sacrifice. If you feel that taking a certain test a second or third time will improve your score to one with which you'll feel happy, that is an excellent reason to take the test again. Otherwise, let yourself be done.
4、如果我考了許多次的SAT(或ACT)，那對(duì)我的申請(qǐng)不利。
多次考試是一個(gè)非常主觀的、模糊的概念，它不會(huì)對(duì)你的申請(qǐng)?jiān)斐刹焕绊憽覀儾粫?huì)對(duì)多次參加相同考試的學(xué)生進(jìn)行懲罰。然而，明智的做法是，你應(yīng)該有目的進(jìn)行SAT考試。對(duì)你和你的家人來說，無論是在經(jīng)濟(jì)上還是其他方面，做五次同樣的測(cè)試是一種壓力，在涉及到每個(gè)人的幸福時(shí)，讓我們面對(duì)現(xiàn)實(shí)吧。而獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)往往不值得在那個(gè)時(shí)候犧牲。如果你覺得第二次或第三次參加某個(gè)測(cè)試會(huì)提高你的分?jǐn)?shù)，你會(huì)感到高興，這是再次參加測(cè)試的一個(gè)很好的理由。否則，還是做你自己吧。
I have a better chance of getting in if I go meet my admission officer, send them emails, and get an interview with them
While we welcome your questions and you should feel free to reach out to us with specific concerns, this type of contact with us is not going to “help” your application. We don’t offer interviews with our admissions staff as part of our process, and you don’t need to meet with the admissions officer who reads for your territory on your campus visit – in fact, you shouldn’t. The individual presenting at your information session is happy to answer questions and has the same knowledge and expertise as the person who will eventually read your file.
The lesson here is don’t send emails or request meetings just for the sake of it. There are better ways to show us “demonstrated interest.” If you can visit campus, meet us if we visit your high school or come say hello at a college fair, we will appreciate the fact that you are making the effort to get to know Tufts and assess whether it is a good fit for you. If you write fabulous, specific responses to our supplemental questions (particularly “Why Tufts?”) based on research you did online, we notice, and it helps. So when thinking about showing demonstrated interest, please be purposeful.
5、如果我去見我的錄取官，給他們發(fā)郵件，和他們面談，我就有更好的機(jī)會(huì)。
當(dāng)我們歡迎您的提問時(shí)，您可以自由地向我們提出具體的問題，與我們的這種聯(lián)系不會(huì)對(duì)您的申請(qǐng)有幫助。我們的招生人員不會(huì)在面試過程中給提供面試機(jī)會(huì)。事實(shí)上你也不需要和去拜訪到我校到你們學(xué)校的招生人員。在你的信息會(huì)話中展示的個(gè)人很樂意回答問題，并且你可向你申請(qǐng)的招生人員展示出你的最終提交的文件中的知識(shí)和實(shí)踐經(jīng)歷。
這里的教訓(xùn)是，不要為了申請(qǐng)而發(fā)送電子郵件或請(qǐng)求面試。有更好的方式向我們展示“展示出的興趣”?！叭绻憧梢詤⒂^校園，如果我們參觀了你的高中，或者在大學(xué)校園里跟我們打招呼，我們會(huì)很感激你正在努力去了解塔夫茨大學(xué)，并評(píng)估它是否適合你?！比绻銓?duì)我們的補(bǔ)充問題(特別是“為什么塔夫茨”)寫了精彩的、具體的回答，我們會(huì)注意到，這是有幫助的。所以，當(dāng)你想要表現(xiàn)出有興趣的時(shí)候，請(qǐng)有目的性。
I need to be the president of every club I'm in to be competitive in my college application
Picture this: 12 people who were president of the mock trial team in high school join mock trial at Tufts. What happens? Most likely you have a room full of people yelling at each other. The success of any club depends on leaders but also listeners, decision-makers but also peacekeepers, doers but also thinkers... you get the idea.
Of course, extracurricular engagement is one of the areas we consider when evaluating applications, and leadership roles demonstrate outstanding commitment to an activity. But so do things like consistent and extended involvement and personal contributions. Use the space you're given in the Activities section to explain your official or unofficial role on the team was so we can begin to picture your role in your extracurriculars in college.
6、我需要成為每個(gè)俱樂部的主席這在我的大學(xué)申請(qǐng)中具有競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力。
想象一下:在塔夫茨大學(xué)，有12個(gè)人是模擬審判小組的主席，參加模擬審判。會(huì)發(fā)生什么呢?最有可能的是，你的房間里擠滿了人。任何俱樂部的成功都取決于領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者，但也包括聽眾，決策者，還有維和人員，實(shí)干家，還有思想家。你懂的。
當(dāng)然，在評(píng)估申請(qǐng)時(shí)，課外活動(dòng)是我們考慮的一個(gè)領(lǐng)域，而領(lǐng)導(dǎo)角色表現(xiàn)出對(duì)活動(dòng)的杰出承諾。但是，同樣的事情，比如持續(xù)的，不斷的參與和個(gè)人的貢獻(xiàn)。你可以簡(jiǎn)述你在團(tuán)隊(duì)中的正式或非正式的角色，這樣我們就可以開始想象你在大學(xué)里的角色。
It's easier to get in Early Decision
Not true. The students we accept in Early Decision are of the same high quality as the students we accept in Regular Decision - on average they have the same grades, scores, extracurricular commitments and vibrant qualities that make our applicants qualified. You should never apply to a school Early Decision for strategic purposes - Early Decision is an opportunity to apply if you know that you would choose Tufts over any other school on your list.
To be honest, though, this particular myth requires a response that's a little more nuanced than that. So we had Associate Director of Admissions Meghan Dangremond write a blog about it. You can check that out here!
7、越早做出決定就越容易被錄取。
不正確的。我們?cè)谠缙跊Q定中接受的學(xué)生和我們?cè)诔Ｒ?guī)決策中接受的學(xué)生是一樣考量的——我們同樣會(huì)考慮他們的成績(jī)、分?jǐn)?shù)、課外活動(dòng)和充滿活力的素質(zhì)的平均值，這些品質(zhì)使我們確定是否申請(qǐng)者具備資格。你不應(yīng)該為了戰(zhàn)略目的而過早的申請(qǐng)學(xué)?！绻阒滥銜?huì)選擇塔夫茨大學(xué)而不是你的名單上的其他學(xué)校，那么你可以這樣做。
不過，說實(shí)話，這個(gè)特殊的神話需要一個(gè)比這更微妙的回應(yīng)。所以我們有招生副主任梅根。丹德蒙德寫了一篇關(guān)于此事的博客。你可以在這里查看一下!
I won't get in if I didn't do community service
Community service is a great thing, and it's something that really matters to Tufts (we do have an entire college of Civic Life for a reason). But, there is no requirement for acceptance that says you have to do community service to get accepted, and plenty of the students we accept haven't done any. We generally prefer that the activities you do are things that are meaningful to you. And that goes for everything, not just community service! So you should try community service (and athletics, and music, and anything that you think you might love) - if you really like it and end up doing a lot, great! If not, spend that time doing something else productive (sorry, watching Friends re-runs on Netflix doesn't count as productive). Start a band, join mock trial, play a sport, or write short stories - whatever makes you happy. Your application will be much stronger if you follow your passions rather than spending your time checking off boxes for admission officers.
8、如果我不做社區(qū)服務(wù)我就不會(huì)被錄取。
社區(qū)服務(wù)是一件偉大的事情，它是塔夫茨大學(xué)真正重要的東西(我們有一個(gè)完整的公民生活學(xué)院是有原因的)。但是，沒有要求你必須接受社區(qū)服務(wù)才能被錄取，而我們所接受的很多學(xué)生都沒有做過任何事情。我們通常更喜歡你做的事情是對(duì)你有意義的事情。這一切都是為了一切，而不僅僅是社區(qū)服務(wù)!因此，你應(yīng)該嘗試社區(qū)服務(wù)(包括體育、音樂和任何你認(rèn)為你可能會(huì)喜歡的東西)——如果你真的喜歡它，最后會(huì)做很多，很好!如果沒有，那就把時(shí)間花在做其他有意義的事情上(不好意思，跟朋友們?cè)贜etflix看重播并不算有成效)。開始一個(gè)樂隊(duì)，加入模擬試驗(yàn)，玩一項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)，或者寫一些簡(jiǎn)短的故事——任何讓你開心的事情。如果你追隨你的激情，而不是花時(shí)間去考慮招生人員的想法，你的申請(qǐng)將會(huì)更加有力。
Sending 8 letters of recommendation and an additional essay will give me a better chance of getting in
This is one of those scenarios in which "less is more" is generally true. We require each item in our application for a reason, and an application with too many "extras" can actually dilute your message and take attention away from the salient points we asked for. It is actually more helpful to send us two recommendations from teachers telling us distinctly different things about you than it is to send us six recommendations from teachers saying the same wonderful things about you.
9、發(fā)送8封推薦信和一篇額外的文章會(huì)讓我有更好的機(jī)會(huì)被錄取
這是一種“少即多”的情況通常是正確的。我們要求申請(qǐng)中的每一項(xiàng)都是有原因的，而一個(gè)有太多“附加”功能的申請(qǐng)實(shí)際上會(huì)稀釋您的信息，并將注意力從我們所要求的突出點(diǎn)上轉(zhuǎn)移開。實(shí)際上，向我們發(fā)送兩份來自老師的推薦信會(huì)更有幫助，它告訴我們的是截然不同的事情，而不是向我們發(fā)送來自老師的六份推薦信，這些建議都是對(duì)您十分有益的建議。
If 30 people apply from my high school to one college, it's harder for me to get into that school
We read files by school so that we can better understand your success in the context of your environment. For that reason, we do evaluate your application in the context of the other students in your class. This helps us put your performance into perspective, especially as it pertains to the rigor of your curriculum. But there is no quota from each school. If 10 students apply from your high school and all 10 students impress us, it’s possible that everyone could be accepted. The best advice we can give is don’t worry about who else is applying from your school. Give us your best effort.
10、如果有30個(gè)人從我的高中申請(qǐng)到一所大學(xué)，我很難進(jìn)入那所學(xué)校。
我們?cè)趯W(xué)校里閱讀文件，這樣我們就能更好地理解你在環(huán)境中的成功。出于這個(gè)原因，我們會(huì)在你的班級(jí)的其他同學(xué)的背景下評(píng)估你的申請(qǐng)。這有助于我們通過某個(gè)角度來評(píng)價(jià)你的表現(xiàn)，特別是它與你的課程的嚴(yán)密性有關(guān)。但是每個(gè)學(xué)校都沒有配額。如果10個(gè)學(xué)生從你的高中申請(qǐng)，10個(gè)學(xué)生給我們留下深刻印象，那么每個(gè)人都有可能被錄取。我們能給你的最好的建議就是不要擔(dān)心你的學(xué)校里還有誰在申請(qǐng)。進(jìn)你最大的努力。
If I get into college Early Decision, I don't have to worry about working the rest of the year
All of the students we admit in Early Decision (and in Regular Decision) are notified in their acceptance letter that we expect them to “maintain the level of academic and personal excellence that distinguished them as an applicant.” In other words, if you slack off later in your senior year, we notice, and it could jeopardize your acceptance.
11、如果我早就被這個(gè)大學(xué)錄取了，那么其余的我就什么都不用考慮了。
所有我們“提前錄取”(以及常規(guī)的錄取)的學(xué)生我們都會(huì)在錄取通知書中上寫道：我們希望他們能夠“保持學(xué)術(shù)和個(gè)人的卓越水平?！睋Q句話說，如果你在大四的時(shí)候偷懶，我們會(huì)注意到，這可能會(huì)危及你的錄取情況。
Admission officers check up on your Facebook accounts
No, we don’t. Seriously (and that goes for Instagram, Twitter, etc.). If this type of inspection would be useful to our decision-making, we would ask you to send us a link to your Facebook page so we could evaluate its content. But there are enough things in your application for us to evaluate and, frankly, there are some things we should not see. Facebook is one of them. (That’s why it’s called “creeping,” isn’t it?) Having said that, Facebook is a public space and a reflective pause before you post is always prudent, especially if it’s on a college’s admissions page.
12、招生人員會(huì)查看你的Facebook賬戶。
不,我們沒有。嚴(yán)肅地說(這也適用于Instagram、Twitter等)。如果這種檢查對(duì)我們的決策有幫助，我們會(huì)要求你給我們發(fā)送一個(gè)鏈接到你的Facebook頁(yè)面，這樣我們就可以評(píng)估它的內(nèi)容了。但是在你的申請(qǐng)材料中中有足夠的東西讓我們?nèi)ピu(píng)估，坦白地說，有些事情我們不應(yīng)該去看。Facebook就是其中之一。(這就是為什么它被稱為“爬行”，不是嗎?)說到這一點(diǎn)，F(xiàn)acebook是一個(gè)公共空間，在你發(fā)表帖子前反思一下，總是謹(jǐn)慎的，尤其是在大學(xué)的招生頁(yè)面上。
If I send in all of my test scores, admission officers will hold the lower ones against me
Everybody wins when we use your highest test scores. No matter which tests you are submitting to Tufts, we will take the highest scores on each section of that test to evaluate. End of story.
13、如果我把所有的考試成績(jī)都寄給大椎穴，招生人員就會(huì)看到我的較低的分?jǐn)?shù)。
當(dāng)我們使用最高的考試分?jǐn)?shù)時(shí)，每個(gè)人都會(huì)贏。無論你向塔夫茨提交了哪些考試，我們都將在測(cè)試的每個(gè)部分中獲得最高的分?jǐn)?shù)來評(píng)估。是的我們一定會(huì)這樣做。
If a coach calls me it means I'm being recruited
Getting a call from a coach doesn't mean you're getting recruited. It means the coach called you, and may be interested in recruiting you at some point. Once a coach has told you that you have their support, this is not a guarantee of admission. It means that the coach's support will be considered by the admissions office as part of the holistic view of your application (alongside your academic strength, extracurricular achievement, and personal qualities). The coach's support certainly makes an impact, but we'll still be looking for students who are strong academic and personal fits for Tufts, even when evaluating recruited athletes.
14、如果指導(dǎo)教師打電話給我，這就意味著我被錄取了。
接到指導(dǎo)教師的電話并不意味著你被錄用了。這意味著指導(dǎo)教師給你打電話，可能會(huì)有興趣在某個(gè)時(shí)候錄取你。當(dāng)指導(dǎo)教師告訴你你得到了他們的支持，但是這就不能保證你會(huì)被錄取。這意味著指導(dǎo)教師的支持將被招生辦公室認(rèn)為是你申請(qǐng)的整體觀點(diǎn)的一部分(與你的學(xué)術(shù)實(shí)力、課外成就和個(gè)人素質(zhì)有關(guān))。指導(dǎo)教師的支持當(dāng)然會(huì)產(chǎn)生影響，但我們?nèi)栽趯ふ夷切?duì)塔夫茨大學(xué)有很強(qiáng)的學(xué)術(shù)和個(gè)人能力的學(xué)生，即使在評(píng)估招收的運(yùn)動(dòng)員時(shí)也是如此。
If anything arrives after the deadline my application will be denied (or looked at more harshly)
Your parts of the application—the Tufts writing supplement and the first half of the Common Application—must be received by the deadline. But, your Secondary School Report, teacher recommendations, alumni interview, and standardized testing can—and often do—arrive after that date. We understand that different high schools are on different schedules, test scores often take a long time to process and send, and teachers are writing many recommendations and often need some additional time to get those in - and that's OK.
15、如果申請(qǐng)日期之后我收到了什么，一定是拒絕函(或者更糟糕)。
您的部分申請(qǐng)——塔夫茨編寫補(bǔ)充和申請(qǐng)的前半部分——必須在截止日期前收到。但是，你的中學(xué)報(bào)告，老師推薦，校友面試，標(biāo)準(zhǔn)化考試，并且經(jīng)常在那個(gè)日期之后到來。我們知道不同的高中在不同的時(shí)間安排上，考試成績(jī)通常需要很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間來處理和發(fā)送，老師們寫了很多建議，并且經(jīng)常需要額外的時(shí)間來完成這些工作——放心吧，不一定是拒絕函啊。
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