How does Tufts compare?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Tufts University
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<p>I'm stuck... my counselor said I'd like the school, so I applied, and I ended up getting into Tufts, UVa Echols Scholar, and Cornell. My dad is a little skeptical of Tufts because he hasn't heard of it, but the research I did makes it at least a little appealing... sounds like the students are less intense than Cornellians, but more serious about learning than UVa, which would be ideal. But this website doesn't even list it in the CC Top Universities section.</p>

<p>Honestly, does anyone out there know if Tufts is in the same league as the other two? I'm definitely not counting it out, especially since it's right outside Boston, but is it really more worth my time than the other two?</p>

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<p>I think tufts is a more "homey" campus which has lots of nice students there. However, there is a "stigma" about tufts. I came to realize this when my alum interviewer told me about how she didnt get accepted to Harvard and ended up at Tufts. </p>

<p>btw, I was accepted so the post is not out of bitterness at all!</p>

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<p>I got accepted to Tufts and though I haven't visited, I have talked to some of the students there (and they're really nice) and it is a school that's worth a person's time. It's definitely in the same league as the other top schools in the nation.</p>

<p>Obviously the name isn't as recognized as say, Harvard, Cornell and the other Ivies, but there's a lot more to the school - research more and you'll realize this. </p>

<p>At the same time, Tufts is well-known, especially for International Relations. People who work for the UN or World Bank or organizations like them will probably know Tufts.</p>

<p>Cornell... I've heard that it's pretty stressful there because of the heavy workloads. And that it's really in the middle of nowhere. I think one alum from my school transfered out of Cornell for that reason. But I dunno, maybe you'd like that kind of environment. </p>

<p>My suggestion: do more research on all three schools. Then pick the school that you think is best suited for your character.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>My friend's son was rejected by Harvard so he ended up going to Cornell. I still don't understand this "stigma" thing. Why is getting rejected by Harvard a stigma only for Tufts students? Most students have been rejected by at least one school. So what?</p>

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<p>Not sure why, ManicMom - probably because it's RIGHT NEXT TO Harvard and MIT.</p>

<p>Tufts, IMO, is in the same league as Northwestern, Penn, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, Rice, and Emory. Like Rice and Emory, it's one of those schools that you haven't heard of if you don't know colleges, but people who know colleges are always really impressed. </p>

<p>Cornell v. Tufts v. UVA - you aren't going to go wrong with any of them. Start there.</p>

<p>I would highly recommend a visit to all of them (if you can afford it), becuase they are all SO different in terms of atmosphere and environment. All excellent schools, but very different. </p>

<p>Cornell is a huge, intense school out in the middle of nowhere. Colder winters than Boston. Rumoured to be very competitive. </p>

<p>UVA is apparently pretty laid-back, and you get a weird dicotomy between in-staters (who don't need to be uber-qualified to get in) and the super-talented out-of-staters. C-ville is a very nice town - though it's a town and not a city. It does have the Starbucks, mall, some shopping, Thai food and all that, but it's just not a city. It's maybe 1.5 hours or so from DC. Like Cornell, it's a big school. Sports are probably huge there as well.</p>

<p>Tufts is the smallest of the schools, and the most city-like. It's in the suburbs, but it takes 20 minutes to be in Harvard Square and about 30 minutes to be in downtown Boston. Very laid-back - people work hard, and the workload can be intense - but everyone loves each other and wants to help out.</p>