Tufts University

Personal statement required (250-650 words), plus two supplements:

1. Required · 75-150 words

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

   Short answer. We review full-length essays only.

2. Required (your program) · 100-200 words

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

   Short answer. We review full-length essays only.

3. Required (your program) · 100-200 words

   School of Engineering applicants. 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?

   Short answer. We review full-length essays only.

4. Required (your program) · 100-200 words

   Bachelor of Fine Arts applicants. 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?

   Short answer. We review full-length essays only.

5. Required (your program) · 100-200 words

   Combined Degree (BFA + BA/BS) applicants. 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?

   Short answer. We review full-length essays only.