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Describe a significant experience in your life. It was an exhilarating moment that set my heart aflutter. I had in my head an image of James Bond, speeding down a foreign highway in pursuit of justice, a dazzling femme-fatale steering the car ahead of him. As soon as the car stuttered to a start, however, … Read more Driven

Topic of Choice This essay was written in response to the terrorist attacks in New Delhi, India, on Oct 31, 2005 Confusion and panic were clearly visible. People were running around frantically, shouting and screaming. Everyone was in a hurry. Nobody knew what was going to happen. We were all scared. Fall Fiesta was almost … Read more A Message to a Terrorist

Discuss the aspects of Tufts’ curriculum or academic program that prompted your application to the university’s Class of 2010. Offering a wide array of courses, Tufts University is an institution where I can pursue my diverse interests in satisfying detail. The esteemed professors, exemplary facilities, and noble mission of the Fletcher School of Law and … Read more Tufts: The Perfect Fit for my Personality

Any Topic “Merudh, get up, get up!” It was four in the morning, and I was four years old. The heart-pounding sound of my dad’s voice woke me out of a deep sleep. As I peeked through my bedroom door, I saw my father bolt out of our house with my mother in his arms. … Read more A Simple Smile

“Education does not accomplish anything if it does not stretch your mind, if it does not force you to think about things in different ways, if it does not challenge you to examine some of your assumptions,” writes Provost Jamshed Bharucha in Tufts’ admissions viewbook. Describe the aspects of Tufts’ curriculum or undergraduate program that … Read more Tufts: Undergraduate Edification

There is a Quaker saying: “Let your life speak.” Describe the environment in which you were raised—your family, home, neighborhood or community—and how it influenced the person you are today. I grew up in the most All-American suburban town imaginable. My father, a former quarterback, married Miss Talladega County; they settled down in Vestavia Hills … Read more My Two Worlds

Describe a place or environment where you are perfectly content. What do you do or experience there, and why is it meaningful to you? It’s 4:55 on a Thursday morning when you hear a shrill ring pulse through the room. You rub your eyes groggily, praying that the noise will go away soon, when a … Read more Another Page in History

PROMPT #5: Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture, community, or family. When I was fourteen I became an arms dealer, of sorts. While other kids played video games, I inadvertently started a business. It began when my overprotective mother refused to let … Read more When I was fourteen I became an arms dealer, of sorts

Which aspects of Tufts’ curriculum or undergraduate experience prompt your application? In short: “Why Tufts?” (Required length is 50-100 words.) As a prospective architecture student, I aspire to pursue both the aesthetic side of the discipline and the scientific nuts and bolts of design. At Tufts, I can live at the intersection of architecture and … Read more A Game of Tetris

Describe a place or environment where you are perfectly content. What do you do or experience there, and why is it meaningful to you? The entire external world is a blur. There is nothing but the sound of lead scratching paper that may occasionally break the soothing sound of silence. Everything has lost its relevance … Read more Drawing Perspective