Southbury's Matthew Zackin Enrolls At Tufts University

Local resident Matthew Zackin embarks on undergraduate career at Tufts University

MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, MASS. -- Matthew Zackin, from Southbury, has joined more than 1,500 undergraduate students from around the world as they begin their academic careers at Tufts University, located in Medford/Somerville, Massachusetts.

In all, only 14.6 percent of a record breaking 21,501 applicants were admitted to the university, the second-lowest acceptance rate in university history.