<p>okay so most of the posts in this forum are about chancing, but just to change that a little I was wondering if some alum of current students could post some of the pros and cons of the school. Tufts is one of my top choices and as i am from CA its kind of hard for me to visit and get good information about the school. Thanks!</p>
<p>so i guess no students are on this board? just highschoolers wanting to be chanced.....</p>
<p>Pros- Location. Close to Boston, 20 min by public transportation and Boston is a wonderful college town, always something going on plus the campus is beautiful on a hill, out of the city and there is enough on campus to keep you busy as well, mid sized college so not too small as to be constrictive but small enough to know your professors well and not get lost in the crowd, great research opportunities going on at Tufts, division 3 sports so not as all consuming as a Div 1 sports team. , collaborative vs competitive student body, ( students study together, help each other, work together)</p>
<p>Cons: coming from CA , if you go out in wet hair it will freeze half the year, no flip flops most of the year! Seriously it is a good opportunity to experience 4 seasons but winters will be cold</p>
<p>I'm a prospective Tufts applicant as well. How bad are the winters? Are they really THAT bad? (from bay area)</p>
<p>thanks arizonamom!
haha i am from san diego so it would be a big change. I heard the winters are bad in boston but I like the whole 4 seasons thing and i like NEVER see it ha. i think that if you visit it you should go in the winter so you can tell for yourself if its too cold to handle</p>
<p>winters are winters. I don't think it's all that bad, but I've lived in Boston for 18 years.</p>
<p>lol ,I am from AZ so I am not one to ask. I think the Bay area is cold also so that may put my comment in perspective. Boston is an amazing place to experience especially as a student and especially if you have lived on the west coast your whole life.
jessicab23 has a good point, if you are concerned visit in the winter. In fact wherever you end up I recommend spending a night on campus behind the scenes to get a true sense of fit for you. Best of luck!!</p>
<p>I'm from NY but we obviously experience the same seasons as Boston--I don't think it'll be THAT huge of an adjustment for someone coming from Bay Area. When I visited SanFran last year, it was pretty cold/brisk lol. I think you'll be fine. Plus snow, is fun. :)</p>
<p>I know that San Francisco can seem pretty cold, especially in the summer when the fog rolls in. But, all you tourists might not realize that it does not freeze in San Francisco. Good thing, because those hills would be pretty treacherous in an ice storm.</p>
<p>Going to Boston when you've grown up in warmer climes can be a bit of an adjustment. What you have to do is to embrace, even celebrate, the seasons. Learn that you have to put on a jacket (and often a hat and gloves and sometimes boots) whenever you go outside. But go outside! Don't hide in the warmth of your room. You'll feel so much better, and you may learn to love it.</p>
<p>"The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco" - Mark Twain.
lol</p>
<p>Coming from the Bay Area, I'd think you'd adapt - temperatures drop into the 30s, sometimes 20s, seldom below. </p>
<p>Some snow, but usually not the feet that accumulate in the rural areas.</p>
<p>The dorms are warm. And there's always Boston.</p>
<p>There are SO many students from the Bay Area here... They complain about the cold like the rest of the students, but its really never bothersome. It's never cold to the point where you have to cover every bit of skin on your face or you'll get frostbite or anything like that...</p>
<p>So basically, it's cold but it isn't as big of a deal as it would seem... even for kids from warmer areas.</p>
<p>A parent posting here--
Am guessing there might not be many current students posting because they're probably too busy... </p>
<p>S1 is in second year, and was never the type to join clubs or pursue activities outside academics or his sport. Since then though, he discovered a club related to his major that was just too good to pass up, and is also considering involvement in one of the campus publications. There isn't enough time in the day to do all the things he'd like to do, and I mean that in a good way.<br>
There seems to be something for just about everyone, . All colleges say that they have engaged and involved students, but at Tufts it really does seem to be the case. The school has a lot to offer, and the students partake.</p>
<p>S is a senior at Tufts. Engineering. It has been a great choice for him. He passed up on two Ivys (Upenn and Cornell) to be there. It has not always been flawless but I honestly do not believe that everything would be perfect no matter where anyone goes. He has done well academically, has had two great summer internships and is already fielding job offers for next May. He will be employed by the end of next week. Proximity to Boston while outside of Boston is wonderful (take the T). Proximity to the highway to head North is great. Has been involved in the ski team and pep band. Both have been a plus for him. He was involved in a campus newspaper and club but he left those his sophomore year. He has no regrets.</p>
<p>It's likely that the new Facebook group for applicants (and prospective applicants) is drawing many current students away from CC. The boards in the group are really active and lots of current students have been answering questions just like this there. Even if you have no interest in asking a question, it's still worth reading through the conversations to hear an unfiltered student prospective.</p>
<p>Of course, the one thing you can't do in those boards is ask for a "Chance me", which may explain a little in the change in timbre here.</p>
<p>Snow may be fun, but ice isn't. The hill can get pretty slippery sometimes. My son is a senior and wants to move to S.F. when he graduates. He's sick of the winters.</p>