The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate at its meeting Monday night voted down a resolution that would have recommended to the Tufts University Admissions Department that it eliminate the "Celebrate your nerdy side" optional essay on the Tufts supplemental application. The resolution, which was sponsored by senior TCU Senator Jonathan Danzig, argued that the essay prompt is overly normative and limits the number of people who can answer it.
The resolution vote count was 10-13 with one abstention, according to Senate Historian and Student Outreach Chair Joseph Donenfeld, a sophomore.
