@Qwerty568 Huh? I’m not the least bit upset. I didn’t start it, it started when Suzy Q replied to your post saying she thinks it’s “suburban” and then you argued back (WHY?), and then someone else said something, and then I weighed in-- with what I thought was a decent summary of the area (as close to urban as you can get while still being in a suburb). You must walk very fast. On google maps, it’s a 19 min walk from the campus proper. Sorry for being off by 1 min. But whatever. If you look back through the thread, you’ll see you started it cause you couldn’t handle anyone disagreeing with your description.
Correct - I’m the one who said it wasn’t relatively urban. I stand by my statement. REGARDLESS, the point that was being made is that because its a ‘relatively urban’ campus, students don’t wear Tufts apparel since they wear “more fashionable clothes.” I would have to disagree with that too…NYU, BU, etc… are urban campuses and you see tons of kids with college branded clothes.
Tufts Freshman here. Among the people I’ve met, everyone is very glad to be at Tufts. I have not met anyone who has even thought of transferring away. I personally love Tufts (one of the biggest factors is the diverse international scene). My roommate is Brazilian, our other hallmates include two Nigerians, a Vietnamese, a Russian, a Zimbabwean, a Kenyan, a Nepalese, a Romanian, a Macedonian, and a Kazakh. We all hang out and eat together and many of us even leave our doors open, inviting each other to ask for homework help. As for school spirit, Tufts is not huge on athletics (compared to huge schools like Alabama and Ohio State), but many people still go to the football and girls volleyball games. I was just sitting in my room on a Saturday morning when a group of guys ran down the halls cheering after a comeback victory.
As for the setting, I get more of a suburban feel, but the “urban” parts are literally only about two stops away. I consider parts of Harvard Square to be urban already, but it’s nothing to argue about. Our perceptions of urban/suburban are influenced by our personal experiences.
Hope your son/daughter applies and enjoys it here!
