<p>I love Tufts and I am looking for more schools that are like it... preferably that offer a little merit aid! Any suggestions?</p>
<p>what is about tufts that you like? the location? size? vibe?</p>
<p>I could be very wrong, but I don't think that they offer business for the undergraduate (I am not counting economics, which many LACs offer).</p>
<p>They do not offer and undergraduate business program (in my other post I asked about programs that are a mix because that would be ideal but if there are not a lot of programs out there like that, then I would prefer to go to a LAC like Tufts... just trying to find alternatives :)) </p>
<p>I liked the small classes, proximity to a city but still a pretty campus, and the feel of the school :)</p>
<p>Boston College has the Carroll School of Management and is a LAC. I'm not sure how they are with merit aid these days but their sticker price is up there.</p>
<p>I think that it has a much nicer campus too (I used to live in Somerville).</p>
<p>BC provides only need-based aid (except for 15-20 Presidential scholars selected for free tuition each year).</p>
<p>Brandeis has a reputation for decent merit aid</p>
<p>brandeis, rochester, rice</p>
<p>Despite playing sports in the "New England Small College Athletic Conference," Tufts is neither an LAC nor a small college. It's a major university with over 5,000 students and strong technology and engineering programs in addition to arts and sciences.</p>
<p>Tufts has a very low student to teacher ratio (its somewhere around 7:1) and they have very small classes, and it most definitely has less students than public universities, so its a small school in my eyes. and no, it's not an LAC but they have many qualities similar to an LAC. I really LOVE tufts, but I just am not sure if my parents can pay for it without taking out substantial loans, but i don't quite qualify for financial aid... i'm right on the border. But thank you for all the suggestions! Keep them coming :):)</p>
<p>are you EDing?</p>
<p>-correction-
DID you ED?
you have like, an hour left....two hours maybe if you count day light savings?</p>
<p>No, I applied EA to Georgetown. But, I was seriously considering applying to Tufts early decision. If money were not an issue I would have 100% applied ED, but I wanted to see if I received any decent merit aid from other schools. If I do not receive any merit aid, and I do get into Tufts I will attend but I will just have to take out substantial loans... I guess there are certain sacrifices you make?</p>
<p>I would check out Amherst.</p>
<p>I'm not a good standardized test taker, so my ACT score is only a 30 and I won't even go into my SAT scores... I have a good GPA and take all the hardest courses, but I know that my test scores are not very competitive (although I did take the ACT in Oct. so we will see what happens!). Part of the reason I love Tufts is that they really look into every aspect of the person, and do not just judge them by the numbers. I do not know anything about Amherst so I do not know if they are very keen on scores and such... but that is just what worries me about applying to a school like that (although I know I am just as smart and able to suceed in a competitive school like that, I just do not work fast enough for standardized tests)</p>
<p>30 is a good score.</p>
<p>I think it is, but I guess being on this forum and reading the posts where all the kids have 33+ ACT scores. I just have a warped view of it all now? Especially applying to top schools, I will be up against people who have those amazing scores. I think standardized tests should be eliminated but I obviously don't have any say... I guess in the end it is all pretty much a game of luck! :)</p>