BackThe admissions office at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts is encouraging applicants for their 2010 intake of students to submit short films in support of their applications via YouTube, The Metro reported today.
The admissions process at Tufts usually asks students to submit two short essays from a choice of seven essay titles in support of their applications, however for the prospective class of 2014 they have invited applicants to submit a short video in place of one of the essays. The guidelines are that the video should say something about the applicant and be around one minute in length.
“[It] seemed like an interesting way to gather new perspectives on our deep and talented pool of applicants,” said Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Lee Coffin. “And it has been — applicants have used the video option in all sorts of creative ways and, like the unexpected following they have spawned in YouTube, the admissions officers are enjoying this new part of our supplemental application.”
Out of 15,000 applications so far, over 1,000 videos have been submitted as an optional part of the process.
You can view some of the most popular video applications on the Tufts Daily website.
A surprising hit on YouTube has been Amelia Downs’ “Math Dances” with over 50,000 views so far. You can view Amelia’s video below.
I really liked this post, this one goes straight to my stumble upon membership