<p>Here’s a link to the Tufts Athletics website:
[url=<a href=“http://www.gotuftsjumbos.com/landing/index]Tufts[/url”>Tufts University - Official Athletics Website]Tufts[/url</a>]</p>
<p>There doesn’t appear to be club swimming (there’s a link to “Club Sports” under “Inside Athletics.”) As for the varsity team, your best bet is to contact the coach and ask him/her whatever questions you may have, or ask him/her to refer you to a team member you can ask them to.</p>
<p>Couldn’t venture a guess about swimming, but my child plays a falls sport at Tufts and in-season it’s a 2-3 hour per day, 6 day per week commitment, exclusive of travel time to away contests. Out-of-season perhaps 5-6 hours/week, mostly conditioning.</p>
<p>thank you, DonGately. ‘Club Sports’ link is really I am looking for, could not find it before. You are right, it does not look like there is club swimming. My son will ask the coach about the schedule.</p>
<p>I have another question. in class listings, what does ‘Block’ mean? I copied a few bio classes below. </p>
<p>Status Call # Course # Course Title Block Days Times<br>
Open 03607 BIO 0002001 BIOLOGY G+ MW 0130PM -
Open 00130 BIO 000501 NEUROAN ARR R 1000AM - 1245PM
Open 00147 BIO 001401 ORGANISM D M</p>
<p>Fromcalifornia, this is the question for students as the parents are not involved in registration. My son has mentioned something about blocks during registration but I don’t know what it really means. Probably something with class times. I wouldn’t worry about which classes are open now, I think they open up classes for freshman before registration, like Bio 13 and Chem 1.</p>
<p>Water polo can be a fun club for swimmers who don’t want to join the swim team. Tufts has a strong club team that won the national championship a couple of years ago.</p>
<p>[Tufts</a> Water Polo](<a href=“Page Not Found - ASE - TUFTS UNIVERSITY”>Page Not Found - ASE - TUFTS UNIVERSITY)</p>
<p>Block schedule: <a href=“Registrar | AS&E Students”>Registrar | AS&E Students;
<p>Let your son or daughter worry about it in August/September.</p>
<p>Thanks, all parents. especial TuftsStudent, while you are in the middle of your final!</p>
<p>I try to understand what’s the usage of this ‘Block’. the time for the class is clearly stated, what’s the point of this ‘Block’? </p>
<p>For varsity team, can student miss any practice if he is too busy for the exams? Sounds like student can miss the practice for club team?</p>
<p>It can be a convenient shorthand when discussing it with other students, but the way it is primarily used these days is to interface with the final exam schedule: <a href=“Registrar | AS&E Students”>Registrar | AS&E Students; By the time you become an upperclassmen, the block schedule becomes ingrained but I would wager that most students have to look up which time period correlates to which block when finals time comes around if their professor hasn’t made it a point it out.</p>
<p>Not a clue about sports. I have a friend who routinely misses practice but then again she always makes it up by practicing with the men’s team (who practice at a different time). Couldn’t really tell you what the culture is with most sports, but I would really advise you to leave it alone. Your son or daughter will figure it all out when they get to Tufts in the fall and can decide for themselves what things they want to put what kind of commitment into.</p>
<p>TuftsStudent is right. The expectations likely differ somewhat from team to team, but more importantly these are questions/concerns your son can and should figure the answers out to on his own. Since swimming is (I believe) a winter sport, he’ll have plenty of time to do so after he gets there in August.</p>
<p>That said, if he is truly interested in a varsity sport it might behoove him to express his interest to the coach sooner rather than later, if for no other reason than that there may have an offseason workout regimen he would like the team to follow. I know nothing about how swimming works, however. </p>
<p>I would caution, though, that just because it’s D-III doesn’t mean that varsity sports are a lark, at least not at Tufts or the other NESCAC schools. Overall it’s the premier athletic conference in D-III, by a wide margin.</p>
<p>Have never lived in East coast. </p>
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<li><p>during the winter, how cold it is inside the dorm with the heater on? I want to decide if one medium thick down (or alternative down) comforter is enough? or need two medium comforters?</p></li>
<li><p>how about in April, May, Aug, Sept? Is one thin quilt good enough? I try to figure out if we can bring used ones to save money or buy new ones.</p></li>
<li><p>I read about ‘Tilton Hall’. washers and dryers are on ground floor. Is it for the whole building? How many are there?</p></li>
<li><p>do students need to clean the bathroom by themselves or staff clean it? Do we need to buy bathroom tissues?</p></li>
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<p>thanks everyone! </p>
<p>Happy Mother’s day to all Tufts moms! You are great!</p>
<p>1, 2. It’s pretty warm inside the dorm. I gave my son 2 blankets. 1 thin fleece to use in early fall and late spring and 1 summer weight down (something I use at home during summer with an air conditioner on)</p>
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<li><p>In my sons building all the washer/dryers were in the basement. Don’t remember how many there were, but he never had a problem. </p></li>
<li><p>Freshman get either a single or double. Bathrooms are in the hallway and shared. It’s being cleaned by the staff. Toilet paper and liquid soap is provided</p></li>
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<li><p>is ski jacket OK as winter coat?
our ski jacket is not thick at all, not down. Northface, 2 layers, but water proof, breathable. I am afraid it’s not warm enough in Boston winter. But I am not sure how much students walk outside though. </p></li>
<li><p>winter shoe for boys? I know girls have tons of choices.
For boy, is snow boot OK? the height reaches to mid-calf. Or sneaker is good enough? again, not sure how much they will walk in regular days. If the road is always cleaned after snowing, sneaker might be OK?</p></li>
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<p>thanks!</p>
<p>My son is a Tufts student and we live in the Boston area.</p>
<p>I think a down jacket will be best. Boston winters can be cold and windy. Tufts is up on a hill so the wind can be fierce. Be sure to have warm gloves and stocking cap as well</p>
<p>Snow boots or some sort of boots are a must. Sneakers will not do. Snow can be deep and drifts. Plus sometimes the kids like to “play” in the snow</p>
<p>I bought my son a down coat and winter boots just for Tufts. We’re from the northeast, but at home he didn’t do that much walking outside in the deep winter. Just from the house to his car. But at Tufts they walk all the time. And this winter was very cold with a lot of snow. He also were one of those fury hats with ears. They do like to play in the snow. The last snowstorm when the school was closed they went sledding on the hills. Sneakers are definately not OK. Buy him winter boots that are not necessarily just snow boots. They’re walking to classes all the time and heavy snow boots can be bulky and too warm for the inside. Some Canadian companies make really nice warm and waterproof just above the ankle boots. My son got a lot of use out of his this winter.</p>
<p>our hiking boots might do it. it’s water proof, reaches to ankle, good traction. </p>
<p>maybe let my S to buy the down coat by himself before winter in Tufts. now it’s hard to find winter coat. If you know a good website, I can order it and ship it to his dorm after he is settled. </p>
<p>anything special for Boston and Tufts you might think of, please let us know. We are on the wrong coast. :)</p>
<p>I have another question about financial aid. My son did not get any aid except $5500 Direct Unsubsidized loan around 7%. I guess $5500 is for one year, so he can get total $22000? I am not sure. We are thinking to let him get it to know his responsibility. My friends think we are crazy, if we use home equality loan the rate is much lower. Anyway. </p>
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<li> I think it requires the student to repay it after graduation, right? </li>
<li> Can we stop the loan during the 4 years and pay the principle and interest without penalty if we changed the mind?</li>
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<p>The financial aid package gets recalculated every year so he might get more or less depending on your finances. I would call financial aid office to find out about the loan.<br>
It’s personal preference on how you want to handle it. My personal preference would be to take home equity and have your son pay you after he graduates. 7%is way too high when you can get a 3%. Also if your son is premed that $300000 loan for medical school will teach him responsibility. Again, it’s personal preference and depends on your finances.</p>
<p>Also remember you must pay the interest on an unsubsidized Stafford while you are in school</p>
<p>maybe some parents asked this before, but it’s hard to read through all the posts. </p>
<p>does Freshman need mini fridge inside the dorm? I was thinking that since they have all-you-can-eat meal plan, maybe it’s not necessary for the 1st yr. my S can decide to buy it or not by himself next yr. But if I buy it, how big should it be?</p>
<p>Beer is better cold.</p>
