Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Lee A. Coffin discusses Tufts' decision to accept YouTube videos as an optional part of the application and the unique perspectives the videos offer into the applicants' personalities.
“At heart, this is all about a conversation between a kid and anadmissions officer. You see their floppy hair andtheir messy bedrooms, and you get a sense of who they are.”
Lee A. Coffin Dean of Undergraduate Admissions The New York Times Feb. 23, 2010