<p>Right now Georgetown and Tufts are my 2 top choices for majoring in IR. I'm really looking for a down-to-earth, easy to talk to student body. Is Tufts like this? I'm pretty sure Georgetown isn't. Just curious what Tuft students have to say about their student body? </p>
<p>Also, what is the dating seen like? Are their lots of one night stands or is their more serious and intimate dating? I've heard there is just a lot of random hooking up at Georgetown and that isn't what I'm really loking for. How attractive are the females? Ty. Georgetown is supposed to have some really good looking girls, does Tufts compare?</p>
<p>most colleges are hook-up schools, face it. you won't find a serious dating scene until you reach your junior or senior year. of course there will be a few who have intimate relationships. i'd say tufts is a hook up school too.
as regards to the student body being down to earth, i'd say, yes, the student body is fairly down to earth. it might not be super easy for you to talk to somebody but i'd label the school on the more friendly side. .</p>
<p>See the "Tufts Girls" thread for comments re: the student body. ;)</p>
<p>Some Southern schools have actual dating scenes. Tufts does a lot of the random hooking up - but that's a city/New England school for you. There is also a complete lack of interest in marriage/settling down - I went to a Tufts wedding in which the Jumbos all sat at the table when there were couples dances, drinking from flasks and making sarcastic comments. :) We all, at one point, realised that we were the only people who were not dancing with significant others... and laughed. Hard. Yep, Tufts! </p>
<p>The student body is wonderfully down-to-earth. FWIW, one of my friends went to Tufts and has a sister who went to Georgetown. The sis who went to G-town did not meet many really nice people; the Tufts sis had a wonderfully different experience. </p>
<p>As for the girls... I recently talked to someone who said he applied to Tufts way back in the day because he went on a tour and the girls were cute. That was before my time. I do think that it changes even year-to-year, unless you are talking about schools that are almost notorious for having sexy students.</p>
<p>I think generally we're a really cool, down-to-earth bunch. And even though there will be the people who like random hookups, I totally disagree about there not being any serious relationships. Many of the people I know at Tufts are in a relationship, and many of the guys I'm friends with are relationship guys. Within my friend group alone, two couples got together and are in serious relationships, and some people are in relationships with people they know from home that go to other schools. My roommate's friend group had three intra-couples, and the group upstairs had two as well. But really, I don't know about "dating"...I think that if the person is right, it'll fit.</p>
<p>For me, I really noticed the difference between Tufts/New England and the south. It is really expected that relationships down there are serious and for the long haul - excpetions abound, of course - general rule remains. At Tufts, I certainly knew people in serious relationships, but it really seemed to be the extremes - either you date someone for years on end or it's nothing but the hook-up scene. I guess I'm a fan of old-fashioned courtship, and there just isn't much of it to be had there. </p>
<p>Of course, I LOVED my time at Tufts. Would not trade it for anything, let alone any amount of dating. :)</p>
<p>Hey Aries, could you please e-mail me? I have a quick question for you and you are over quota on your PMs. Thanks! =)</p>
<p>As for the OP, the student body is INCREADIBLY down to earth and nice. I chose Tufts largely for this reason and I have to say that I have been very satisfied with the approachability and general good-naturedness (it's a new word!) of the Tufts students. </p>
<p>I came to Tufts already in a long distance relationship but I have to say that from what I've observed, if I were looking I would probably be somewhat disappointed because hooking up is the general trend at Tufts. Luckily for me, it doesn't really matter either way since I have a serious relationsip outside of Tufts, but for like-minded friends who are single, it is definitely a problem. I have no idea what the situation is at Georgetown but I don't think that the Tufts trend is at all atypical.</p>
<p>a comment on the dating scene, as a freshmen i met my boyfriend (who was a sophomore) in the beginning of the year and we started dating in the beginning of september and are still dating now - so there is a dating scene going on even in the first 2 yrs</p>