Tufts University

What are Tufts’ supplemental essay prompts?

Applicants to the School of Arts & Sciences or the School of Engineering

Prompt #1

Think outside the box as you answer the following questions. Take a risk and go somewhere unexpected. Be serious if the moment calls for it, but feel comfortable being playful if that suits you, too. Please respond to one of the following three prompts in 200-250 words:

1. It’s cool to love learning. What excites your intellectual curiosity and why?

2. How have the environments or experiences of your upbringing – your family, home, neighborhood, or community – shaped the person you are today?

3. Using a specific example or two, tell us about a way that you contributed to building a collaborative and/or inclusive community.

Prompt #2

In addition, we will ask all applicants to complete this sentence in 250 words or less: “I am applying to Tufts because...”

School of the Museum of Fine Arts Prompt

Applicants to the School of the Museum of Fine Arts should respond to the following prompt in 200-250 words: Art has the power to disrupt our preconceptions, shape public discourse, and imagine new ways of being in the world. What are the ideas you’d like to explore in your work?