Meet The Newest Students From
Tufts University's Three Massachusetts Campuses

This week, thousands of students from around the world began a new stage in their college careers at Tufts. International, accomplished, and extremely motivated, the first-year students at Tufts' seven professional and graduate schools are an extremely talented group. Who are they? Here's a quick glance:

They are global:

  • Did you know the new class at Tufts' School of Nutrition, Science and Policy represents 20 countries including Afghanistan, Kenya, Hong Kong, Ghana, China and Uganda?

  • The newest students at Tufts' Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy hail from 40 countries, including China, Italy and Thailand.

  • New students from Tufts' School of Veterinary Medicine hail from countries including Switzerland, Canada and Russia.

They are accomplished students:

  • The new students at Tufts' Nutrition School have degrees from over 60 colleges and universities around the world, including Tufts, the University of Glasgow, University of Nairobi, Seoul National University, Harvard and Shanghai Medical University.

  • The newest class at Tufts' School of Dental Medicine is the brightest yet, posting the highest GPAs and test scores in the school's history. In addition, they hail from 109 colleges and universities from around the world, including Tufts, Georgetown, University of British Columbia and Cornell.

  • Tufts undergraduates are the largest block of incoming students at the Medical School.

  • Among the entering class at Tufts' Fletcher School are eight returning Peace Corps volunteers, three Fulbright Scholars and three Muskie Fellows.

They are talented and motivated professionals:

  • At Tufts' Fletcher School, the newest students include a NATO officer from Bosnia/Herzegovina, an AIDS educator from Malawi, Africa, an editor from the China Daily and an investigator of international economic crime from the New York District Attorney's Office.

  • The newest class at Tufts' Veterinary School includes an environmental conservationist, architectural consultant, computer specialist, CPA, surgeon and an English teacher.

  • What do new students want to learn at Tufts' Nutrition School?

              "My interest in studying nutrition at Tufts is to add skills and knowledge to my six years of work in the Sudan," wrote a student from Kenya, who is enrolled in the Humanitarian Assistance program. "I want to get a clearer understanding on how sustainable food security can be achieved in a situation of perpetual conflict and deteriorating weather patterns."

          "I wish to explore ways to foster equitable and environmentally sound agricultural practices that adequately meet the nutritional needs of communities in the developing world," wrote a student from Michigan enrolled in the Agriculture, Food and Environment program.

         "A former college rower, I now compete in triathlons and hope to combine my interests of nutrition and sport," wrote a Nutrition Communications student from Massachusetts.

Did You Know...

  • That the new Dental School class has more women than any other in the school's history? (Over 48 percent of the students are female.)

  • That the average age of an incoming Fletcher School student is 27?

  • That the two most popular "home states" at Tufts' Medical School are separated by over 2,600 miles? (They are Massachusetts and California.)

  • That male students comprise 29 perent of the Veterinary School's entering class, up from only 17 percent last year.

 

Online: http://www.tufts.edu/communications/printerversion/082901GradSchoolHIghlights