@shawnspencer
Must disabuse you re: Tufts’ access to Boston. Very easy to get to by T, and quick (Red Line to Green Line; takes roughly 20 minutes, acc. to D. By 2017, the Green Line will extend directly to Tufts campus, I believe). Students venture into Boston (and Cambridge) all the time. Plus Davis Square/ Somerville a quick walk from campus, and named one of “world’s hippest cities” a couple of years ago.
And though salmon pants are occasionally spotted, there is a serious boho vibe at Tufts. A great cross-section of student types, really. And very accepting/ friendly.
Oh, and Easter Egg hunts in science labs and free ice cream giveaways in the cafeteria and…
http://patch.com/massachusetts/somerville/somerville-one-worlds-most-hipster-cities-0