<p>Hey all. I'm having a hard time making my final decision between BC and Tufts. There are a lot of things about both I love, and some things that I don't. BC is a great school with great athletic programs that bring attention to the school. Tufts, on the other hand, is more highly ranked academically. </p>
<p>I'm looking into Political Science, hopefully going to Law School after, focusing on International Law. I know Tufts is highly ranked as far as International Relations go, so that is a plus in Tufts' favor. However, I've gone to Catholic school for my whole life so that aspect of BC is comforting.</p>
<p>Any opinions on which school sounds like a better fit? Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>Um, there's really no question here, in my book. Tufts is a much better school academically, as you said, AND you additionally want to study what Tufts is most known for: international relations/polisci.</p>
<p>when i was on the T a year ago going from Tufts to BC, my dad and i started talking to a girl from Tufts. she told us that she once heard someone give an interesting comparison of the two schools: "Tufts students study a lot, and shower little. BC students study little, and shower a lot." its open to interpretation.</p>
<p>No question. Go to Tufts. It will open more doors to you. Especially if you are interested in international relations, you have to leave your "bubble." If you can't leave the comfort and safety of Catholic schools, how will you ever be able to do international relations? It is essential that you begin this transition to a wider world of perspectives and experiences while you are still in college.</p>
<p>look at the original post...again, no question. BC. Please ignore the anti-catholic posters. Just because you go to a catholic college doesn't mean you can't do international relations well. come on, admisscouns, you know that. The catholic aspect of BC will just be nice when you want to be able to attend mass in your dorm on a sunday night, which adds to the sense of community, but this in no way would be correlated with lower quality academics. People who claim that BC is not on the same level academically as Tufts are only fooling themselves. BC is nationally known due to both its sports and academics, and the academics are very rapidly rising. It is commonly known around campus that half of this year's senior class wouldn't be accepted if they were to reapply, due to the increasingly difficult admissions standards and quailty of new students. If you were offered admission to BC, consider yourself very lucky. The catholic community ADDS to the experience, while the liberal jesuits promote free thinking and questioning of traditions. ...also, the International Studies major is well known as the most difficult major at BC.</p>
<p>Most everyone I know at Tufts who applied to BC got in and considered it their safety school. Just sayin'. And no matter how good you think the IS major is at BC, it doesn't compare to Tufts' which is, if not the #1 IR dept i nthe country, at least among the top 3 (Gtown & JHU being the other 2).</p>
<p>Very many schools in Boston have an active, lively Catholic community. . . it's part of the culture of the East Coast and Boston in particular (due to its Irish heritage). What if Tufts has a strong Catholic community? I bet it does. Go to the website, look up Catholic student groups, and see if you can make it out to visit the campus for mass or a student event. It's possible (I don't know for sure) that you could be just as happy with the religious life there. In that case, Tufts might be the best of both worlds for you.</p>