<p>My daughter just received Trinity's Presidential scholarship for 4 years. It is full-tution grant, as long as her GPA is above 3.0. That's about $35,000/year. We are not eligible for financial aid, so she is getting nothing from Tufts and is not in their Honors program. My daughter is a dancer, but excels in math/science. With the scholarship, there will also be a special faculty committee that will "nurture her acadmic progress to prepare her to apply for prizes such as Goldwater, Rhodes..." She probably will also be admitted to their ISP. We know Tufts is ranked higher than Trinity, but at Tufts she will be just another student, at Trinity she will be mentored and nurtured. My daughter will most likely get an MBA and work in the corporate world (probably investment banking). We are torned. If anyone know of Trinity's program, please let me know. We have always planned on paying for her college, but without having to pay for her college tuition would mean having money for her graduate school.</p>
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<p>your kid take top $ vs top school</p>
<p>While the idea of preparing her "to apply for prizes such as Goldwater, Rhodes..." seems downright silly as an academic goal to me, think of what you can buy EDUCATIONALLY with $140k.</p>
<p>So the equation is Trinity + mentoring/nurturing + up to $140k in educational opportunities vs. Tufts. (Before she gets her MBA, she could spend 18 months in Paris dancing!)</p>
<p>Is there really a question?</p>
<p>i'd definitely go to trinity. all of the NESCAC schools are TOP quality, extremely well known in academia/business, and to get a trinity education for free is an incredible opportunity.
while tufts does have a superior ranking, the difference is definitely not worth $140,000.</p>
<p>As a Tufts student, I would say go for the full ride, just because of all the money you'll save. BTW, there is no honors program at Tufts. The whole school is! :)</p>
<p>Wow, big congratulations! </p>
<p>If it were my house the Trinity hoodie would be on express order already.</p>
<p>Trinity. No question in my mind.
My SIL is a Trinity grad -- and a young friend of mine is a current junior.
I have friends that went to Tufts. </p>
<p>There's a lot to like about Trinity.
Congratulations!</p>
<p>P.S. I would have given you the same response if it were Harvard rather than Tufts.</p>
<p>would you make exemption for Princeton vs Vanderbilt? (please)</p>
<p>Lolabelle - that's a lot coming from you because I know how you feel about Tufts. It just so happened, her Tufts hoodie arrived today. So now we may have to consider Trinity hoodie.</p>
<p>TRINITY!!!
I have a friend who is going to Trinity and loves it! I have a friend who goes to Tufts and is counting his days! But even if I didn't know anybody that went to either place there is no way I would turn down a sweet deal like that!
$140K pays for a lot of grad school!</p>
<p>"would you make exemption for Princeton vs Vanderbilt? (please)"</p>
<p>I think someone else already did - for Yale v. Vanderbilt. (though he didn't have any money for the $140k worth of extras!)</p>
<p>When did Tufts get "ranked" higher than Trinity? - I didn't know you'd find them in the same set of rankings...but within their own set of USNWRs (which I think are totally worthless), isn't Tufts actually lower?</p>
<p>Oldfort, I know ;) </p>
<p>The fact that you're even still considering paying $160,000 for Tufts vs. $0 at Trinity is interesting, though. Shows your daughter must either really like Tufts or finances aren't that much of an issue in your family. </p>
<p>Anyway, I also think it's kind of bizarre that a school will nurture students for academic programs like Rhodes, etc. A little too bizarre, really.</p>
<p>"Anyway, I also think it's kind of bizarre that a school will nurture students for academic programs like Rhodes, etc. A little too bizarre, really."</p>
<p>I think Trinity really works with their students to help them succeed in programs after graduation. They also mention in their info that that try to help ALL students find placement in med school and not just the ones with the highest GPAs.</p>
<p>I vote Trinity also. Tufts is a great school and is a little better known. But in this case, I don't think the difference is big enough to be worth giving up all that money.</p>
<p>oldfort, I don't think the issue is ranking. I think the issue is one of overall environment and campus experience.</p>
<p>Have you and your daughter visited both campuses? Has she done an overnight at both? In my opinion the quality of education between the two schools would be very similar as would post-graduate opportunities, but the quality of life would be VERY different. </p>
<p>My son was a great fan of Trinity's on paper and really wanted to like it, but after visiting, found the campus environment a big negative. No matter how you slice it, Hartford just doesn't have the appeal or resources of Boston.</p>
<p>I also know someone who's been very happy at Trinity.</p>
<p>If it were only $30-40K difference, I might equivocate. But $140K? Unless money is never any issue in your family, Trinity is the clear choice to me...and I'm someone who has Tufts on their list of favorite colleges.</p>
<p>Just thought someone should ask "What does the kid want?". ;)</p>
<p>"I think someone else already did - for Yale v. Vanderbilt. (though he didn't have any money for the $140k worth of extras!)"</p>
<p>You only live once.</p>
<p>mini you are brutal. Didn't regret it then, don't regret it now. Seriously though, one of my wife's freind's S NEEDS money to go to college. He got a similar deal from Vandy. His reaction after the visit - I would rather go to state school with full ride than there (current cycle). Go figure.</p>
<p>I would strongly urge kid to try it. A friend went to Trinity, didn't love it, transfered to Brown, loved it. Forget grad school, $140k can get you a top of the line Maserati! (Won't quite get you into a new Ferrari)</p>