<p>How is the athletic vibe at Tufts?</p>
<p>Tufts has sports? News to me.</p>
<p>But seriously, if you’re looking for a school like Michigan or LSU, you’re not going to find that at Tufts. Sporting events are one of those things people go to on the weekends if they have time. It’s not a major attraction by any means.</p>
<p>The NESCAC is a very competitive conference in all sports. Tufts mens’ LAX coach in extremely dynamic and has built the program into a national contender and an NCAA Champion 2 years ago. Most of the students who don’t play a varsity sport (or date an athlete) don’t even know that sports exist at the school. What you will see at games are: Parents, siblings, dogs and the other team’s parents, siblings and dogs. Post game tailgates occur frequently for all sports. </p>
<p>Professors don’t care about sports for the most part and some may even hold athletes in disdain (believing that a more qualified student was denied admission in lieu of a long snapper or a speedy attacker). Our Tufts athlete was forced to miss 2 games b/c Prof would not allow her to reschedule presentations.</p>
<p>Depending on your major, you may find it difficult to study, go to labs and play your sport. Engineering school has labs in the PM that conflict with practice and they cannot be missed or rescheduled.</p>
<p>Sports at Tufts is a piece of the puzzle but should not be the sole basis for your decision to attend. There’s a lot to offer at Tufts other than sports and not too many Jumbos go on to play professionally!</p>
<p>The head of the Institute for Global Leadership Institute, Sherman Teichman, fenced on the Israeli Olympic Team (Saber) and helps coach the Tufts team. That’s all I know about Tufts and sports. 
Oh and they play Quidditch in the Res Quad: [quidditch</a> Jumble](<a href=“http://sites.tufts.edu/jumble/tag/quidditch/]quidditch”>http://sites.tufts.edu/jumble/tag/quidditch/)</p>