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<p>Seems like not much changed from the time one HS classmate toured Tufts in the mid’90s. Only difference was my friend wasn’t turned off by an unenthusiastic tour leader. </p>
<p>If anything, the one he had was the polar opposite to the point of obnoxiousness. The obnoxiousness was furthered when the entire theme of that guide’s/admissions office was “How much fun is Tufts” without much discussion of the academic programs or discussion of anything he felt was substantive. </p>
<p>At this point, he interjected that if he didn’t know better, he’d think the admissions office/guide were trying to sell a stereotypical party school experience…not one of a small university well-respected for its academics. This contrasted to his tour of Brown where the admissions office/guides had a long interesting discussion about Egyptology. </p>
<p>Consequently, he dropped Tufts from his list and started referring to it as “Flufts” to illustrate the lack of substance he perceived from their theme’s emphasis.</p>
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<p>Do your parents have A LOT OF MONEY to the point they can comfortably pay around $60k/year? </p>
<p>If not, I’d strongly urge you to reconsider NYU as they tend to be extremely stingy with FA, their merit aid requires stats comparable to students admitted to the Ivies, and most of their strengths are in their graduate schools.</p>