<p>Tufts is a **much **smaller university than the others on the list (about 5,000 undergrads) and it does not have as much name recognition as the others. It offers a very different environment than anything else on your list - sort of a cross between a university and a LAC. This explains why Tufts has more flexibility in their programs.
If you had been able to visit these schools you would have a better idea of how to choose among them.
Tufts is an excellent school, but I wouldn’t turn down Cornell to go there.</p>