Tufts University is the first selective college in the U.S. to encourage applicants to submit videos about themselves. More than one thousand high school seniors included one-minute video essays in their application to the Class of 2014.
According to the Boston Globe, “The videos are judged as one part of a whole picture, with a student’s academic record still weighing the most. What counts is creativity and wit, something that shows a student’s voice or talent – that can answer, “What spark do they bring to the class?’’
Read more at: http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/02/21/a_fresh_pitch_on_u_tube/
