{"id":671775,"date":"2010-02-22T13:23:02","date_gmt":"2010-02-22T18:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tlt.fandm.edu\/?p=1386"},"modified":"2010-02-22T13:23:02","modified_gmt":"2010-02-22T18:23:02","slug":"a-fresh-pitch-on-%e2%80%98u%e2%80%99-tube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/671775","title":{"rendered":"A fresh pitch on \u2018U\u2019 tube"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tufts.edu\/\">Tufts University<\/a> this year has become the first selective college in the nation to encourage applicants to submit videos about themselves. More than 1,000 high school seniors have included one-minute video essays in their bids for a spot in the Class of 2014, and the videos, posted to YouTube, have generated a surprise following among Tufts students and alumni, who are posting comments campaigning for their favorites.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the videos have developed a YouTube following. The popular favorite is probably <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CNPXUWsMdIo\">Amelia Downs<\/a>, with more than 6,000 views for her video, combining \u201ctwo of my favorite things: being a nerd and dancing,\u201d  have earned her a moniker, \u201cmath dance girl.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tlt.fandm.edu\/2010\/02\/22\/a-fresh-pitch-on-%e2%80%98u%e2%80%99-tube\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/CNPXUWsMdIo\/2.jpg?w=780\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/news\/education\/higher\/articles\/2010\/02\/21\/a_fresh_pitch_on_u_tube\/\">Boston Globe<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>  <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/gocomments\/tltatfandm.wordpress.com\/1386\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/comments\/tltatfandm.wordpress.com\/1386\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/godelicious\/tltatfandm.wordpress.com\/1386\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/delicious\/tltatfandm.wordpress.com\/1386\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/gostumble\/tltatfandm.wordpress.com\/1386\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/stumble\/tltatfandm.wordpress.com\/1386\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/godigg\/tltatfandm.wordpress.com\/1386\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/digg\/tltatfandm.wordpress.com\/1386\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/goreddit\/tltatfandm.wordpress.com\/1386\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/reddit\/tltatfandm.wordpress.com\/1386\/\" \/><\/a> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stats.wordpress.com\/b.gif?w=780\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tufts University this year has become the first selective college in the nation to encourage applicants to submit videos about themselves. 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