Help need to send tuition somewhere :( :'(

Colleges and Universities A-Z Tufts University
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<p>HELPPPPP</p>

<p>I went to Bowdoin College last year, was depressed and unhappy socially, applied to transfer to Tufts, BC, Brandeis, BU and got in, Tufts was my first choice so I sent them my deposit but...</p>

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<li>I visited and wasn't "in love"</li>
<li>I worry that I'm giving up really great academics at Bowdoin</li>
<li>Tufts will cost me $23,000 + /yr including loans, while Bowdoin will cost me $9000 without loans</li>
<li>Tufts seems really bureaucratic with this whole transfer of credit thing.... I don't want to have taken classes at Bowdoin for nothing... so far 4/8 have been approved in 3 days</li>
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<p>I just don't know what to do and I need to decide today :(</p>

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<p>what credits is Tufts refusing to accept?</p>

<p>Look, this is a tough call, and a very subjective one. No one can make it but you. i think Tufts is great school (better than your other transfer options), but Bowdoin is great too.</p>

<p>Go where your gut tells you you’ll be happy and will thrive.</p>

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<p>Don’t worry too much about transferring credit. It takes some departments a little longer to get around to it than others, but I don’t know anyone who didn’t have all their classes approved.</p>

<p>Good luck with your decision, if you haven’t made it yet. For what it’s worth, I transferred to Tufts and it was the best decision I ever made.</p>

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<p>I wish I had gotten the chance to talk to you sooner! </p>

<p>I was in love with tufts after the first time i visited, but the second and third times I felt like something was missing. While I love the size, location, and concept of the school, I can’t shake the feeling that the financial aid woman I spoke to gave me - I asked her a simple question about taking a course over the summer and she was both very unknowledgeable about cost/aid for summer course, and a bit rude.</p>

<p>I know that it’s an amazing school, I just don’t know if it’s worth putting myself in debt when my parents can cover one semester each year at Bowdoin.</p>

<p>But they already sent a check to Bowdoin so I guess here I go… :/</p>

<p>How are professors/classes at Tufts? I heard some professors refuse to give A’s and some people can be a bit competitve?</p>

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<p>If I were you, the overriding issue for me would be debt. You’re choosing between two great schools, one of which is more than twice as expensive. And you seem sort of luke-warm on Tufts, anyway.</p>

<p>That said, there are a lot of amazing things about Tufts, which includes the professors. In my friends’ and my experience, Tufts is difficult academically, probably more difficult than most other top-30 schools (and certainly more difficult than NYU, where I transferred from), but not nightmarishly so. I don’t know of any professors who refuse to give As, and the vast majority of professors are fair graders, even if some of them can be a bit harsh. I’d be surprised if our classes are significantly strenuous than those at Bowdoin, which I’ve heard are pretty difficult themselves. The average GPA here is something like a 3.3, which is a B+, and most people I know feel they more or less get the grades they deserve. Science classes are generally tougher, though, and if you’re pre-med, I’ve heard that orgo pretty much makes you want to kill yourself.</p>

<p>The faculty is superb. Classes are usually pretty small here (although I came from NYU, where any class with fewer than 50 people was considered tiny), which provides a lot of opportunities to get to know professors, and most professors are very engaged with undergraduates. I’m a psych/poli-sci double-major, and it’s been exceptionally easy to get involved with research. I also had a writing professor this summer who would give up hours of his free time each week to help his students with writing projects that had nothing to do with his class.</p>

<p>So my experience with classes has been very good. Non-academic parts of Tufts can be annoyingly bureaucratic though. The housing office, in particular, somehow turns even a simple question or request into an ordeal. I’ve heard of some minor issues with the study abroad office, too. Academic departments, though, tend to be very easy to deal with, and department heads are generally helpful and accessible.</p>

<p>Sorry if that was a bit longwinded. My power’s still out from the hurricane, and answering your question gave me something fun to do. Anyway, best of luck with your decision, and I’m sure it’ll work out great for you wherever you choose to go.</p>