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Tufts University Supplementals
— The Class of 2026 Guide —
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Start your Supplemental Essay Success below by previewing this guide’s three sections:
Information ⋄ Inspiration ⋄ Innovation
Discover strategies designed by an Ivy Alum and over three hundred success stories!
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— Supplemental Essay Prompts —
Through Guide Section 1 of 3—Information—explore all of this college’s supplemental essay prompts for Class of 2026 applicants—along with Supplemental Styles to innovate your essay-building process!
Supplemental Essay
Essential Information
Supplemental Style
Unique & Uncommon
Supplemental Information
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— Essential Supplemental Information —
When applying to Tufts, Applicants to the School of Arts & Sciences or the School of Engineering answer two prompts—Supplemental Prompt 1 and Supplemental Prompt 2 shown below—while SMFA Applicants answer only one supplemental essay question. Explore all three Supplemental Essay Prompts below!
— Class of 2026 Essentials —
Supplemental Length
250 Word Maximum
Supplemental Style
Unique & Uncommon
Supplemental Prompt 1
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— Supplemental Essay Prompt 1 —
Supplemental Essay Prompt 1 Options For Applicants to the School of Arts & Sciences or the School of Engineering:
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:
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It’s cool to love learning. What excites your intellectual curiosity?
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How have the environments or experiences of your upbringing – your family, home, neighborhood, or community – shaped the person you are today?
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Using a specific example or two, tell us about a way that you contributed to building a collaborative and/or inclusive community.
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Supplemental Length
250 Word Maximum
Supplemental Style
College & Curriculum
Supplemental Prompt 2
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— Supplemental Essay Prompt 2 —
Supplemental Essay Prompt 2 For Applicants to the School of Arts & Sciences or the School of Engineering:
In addition, we will ask all applicants to complete this sentence in 250 words or less: “I am applying to Tufts because…”
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Supplemental Length
250 Word Maximum
Supplemental Style
Unique & Uncommon
SMFA Supplemental Prompt
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— SMFA Supplemental Essay —
Applicants to the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) answer the following question:
Please respond to the following prompt in 200 to 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?— 250 Word Maximum —
Supplemental Essay Information
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Supplemental Strategy
Class of 2026 Applicants
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Insider Information
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— Supplemental Essay Strategy —
Streamline your supplemental essay process with our Supplemental Strategy—and bring Tufts within your reach!
Throughout our Supplemental Essay Guides, we provide clarity through our Supplemental Essay Styles. The Styles streamline the entire supplemental essay-building process—and create more success stories.
Streamline your application process with the Supplemental Style Strategy—upgraded for Class of 2026 Students who dream of studying at Tufts University!
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— Supplemental Essay Examples —
Through Guide Section 2 of 3—Inspiration—read Successful Supplemental Essays from our Accepted Alumni! Discover ideas that stand out to admissions at Tufts, and find inspiration for your own success story.
Accepted Alumni
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Unique & Uncommon
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Featured Supplemental Essay Prompt For Tufts University Applicants:
It’s cool to love learning. What excites your intellectual curiosity? 250 Word Maximum.
Successful Supplemental Essay Example From Our Accepted Alumni Student:
My love for getting lost in fantastical literary worlds began when my aunt snuck me Harry Potter books during childhood summers. My parents wouldn’t necessarily have disapproved—they’d instead shared their favorites, immersing me in the connectedness and selflessness of Ramayana and Panchatantra.
While those stories taught me to value benevolence and altruism, I continued exploring. Percy Jackson told me of epic bravery, but also the blurred lines between good and evil—set with the backdrop of tense, yet cheesy, budding teenage love stories.
More recently, I’ve begun unearthing different themes while exploring a new literary genre: manga. After picking up my first volume during ninth grade at a local comic book store, I immersed myself in the world of Attack on Titan—discovering themes that became increasingly relevant in recent years.
The manga grappled with sociological phenomena that my past fantasy worlds hadn’t addressed so bluntly: humanity’s innate desire for freedom, coercion, class power struggles, even the natural cycle of hatred. Additionally, the manga’s historical and philosophical insights were deeply intriguing: from the fascism of World War II to gray areas in morality. While contemplating these themes, I marveled at unique literary components—from strategic panel depictions to central anti-villains and antiheroes.
With every new message and meaning, I satisfy my intellectual hunger. Branching out in literature illuminates how reading diverse voices can help unpack biased representations, Western-centric perspectives, and more. The sociological commentary laced into literature creates connections between my observations of the world, the authors’ intent, and everything in between.
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— Supplemental Essay Strategy —
Through Guide Section 3 of 3—Innovation—learn success-proven methods to streamline your entire supplemental essay process. Our methods are designed by an Ivy Alum and 300+ student success stories!
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— Tufts Application Upgrade —
From guiding hundreds of students, we know that your success story takes much more than one essay—especially in 2025.
We are passionate about helping students master the process from start to submission—and to have clarity and confidence at every step. That’s why our innovative guides are curated for Class of 2026 students with big dreams.
A successful Tufts University Application requires the Supplemental Essays you see above, and much more. Below, learn what success looks like—from start to finish.
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— Start-To-Submission Success —
Embrace our success-proven methods to build your application essays—and find inspiration to help you at every step.
During the Upgraded Process, College Application Phase Five is the time to embark on some of the most challenging yet rewarding college application components—the specific Supplemental Essays essential for most colleges.
During this phase, learn to master the process of crafting successful College-Specific Supplemental Essays—and bring more colleges within your reach!
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— Upgraded Application Process —
Start your admissions success story with methods built by our Ivy League Founder and over 300 student success stories!
Our success-proven Five Phases Application Approach helps students streamline the entire college application process through success-shaping frameworks and more opportunities for aligned action.
We are passionate about guiding students through our start-to-submission application approach—because success stories require much more than one essay.
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— Supplemental Essay Strategy —
Streamline your supplemental essay process with our Supplemental Strategy—and bring Tufts within your reach!
Throughout our Supplemental Essay Guides, we provide clarity through our Supplemental Essay Styles. The Styles streamline the entire supplemental essay-building process—and create more success stories.
Streamline your application process with the Supplemental Style Strategy—upgraded for Class of 2026 Students who dream of studying at Tufts University!
