So they are more along the lines of “History of Physics” (aka, Physics for humanities students), rather than actually learning math proofs or equations to change society.
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There were two such courses at UW, known by their nicknames:
“Clap for Credit” (I think it was a Music Appreciation course or some such thing) and “Rocks for Jocks” (Geology 101).
The most popular Humanities course on campus was “The African Storyteller”. I tried four times to register for that course during my frosh/soph years, but failed each time – 'twas already full. I settled for “The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen” for the Lit requirement.
If this were my child I would definitely explore transferring, but encourage him to keep trying to find his people at Tufts. As you’ve mentioned first semester freshmen year is so hard. Some kids get lucky but we found most just attached themselves to whoever they could and then things started to shuffle around next semester. My D really struggled first semester. She felt everyone else was connecting and “finding their people” and she just wasn’t. She kept trying to put herself out there, join activities, and so on and second semester things started to click and she ended up with a great group of friends.
That said, perhaps Tufts just isn’t the best fit for your son. My D goes to Rice and she has made friends with a few transfer students and they all have various reasons for making the switch. And speaking of Rice, has your son considered it? When visited for an admitted student day I looked around the room and said to my husband that I think it was the most diverse group I’d ever been a member of. Because the have great financial aid (the Rice Investment) they have an economically diverse student body as well. One thing I really like is that they include sophomore transfers in their Orientation Week activities. O-Week is a BIG deal at Rice and it’s a great way to get acclimated to Rice socially.
Best of luck to your son!
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