<p>Besides the great education, what other sort of stuff makes Tufts- well- Tufts? What do you guys like about, what do you hate about it? Why? A forum discussion on Tufts- the Inside Scoop, for anyone thinking of applying to Tufts and wanting to know more about it. </p>
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<p>What I like:
-Everyone is genuinley nice. I’m sure this doesn’t just apply to tufts, but most people seem to have left the immaturity and meanness in high school</p>
<p>-Every one is smart, but not super smart. It’s like Tufts shaves of the bottom 90 percent of kids in high school (in terms of academic acheivement) but also cuts off the top 5 percent. What I mean to say is that you won’t find very many ‘genius types’ who ace Orgo without trying (they possibly chose to attend MIT or HYP, etc), but you will find a student body that is on the whole extremely intelligent and academically engaged.</p>
<p>-The size is perfect (at least for me). You will always see someone you know on your way to class, but on the other hand you will meet new people constantly.</p>
<p>-The food is great (compared to the grub at other schools)</p>
<p>What I don’t like:
No one cares about sports. Very few students attend games. Only parents of the players carea about football games. (Well we were 0-8 this season, so I guess there’s a decent reason.)</p>
<p>The ‘nightlife’ (if you’re into that kind of thing) is not that great. The only options for freshman unless you’re on a sports team or you know an upperclassman really well are frat parties. These get really old. Really fast. It’s hard to actually socialize at these things, as most people just get ****-faced and try to get laid (which never happens). Plus if you’re a guy and you don’t have a ratio of at least 1:1 (guy:girl) at the door, you will usually not get in (depending on the night). Sure, you could go to BU or something, but it’s a real hassle. </p>
<p>The Hill. I. hate. the. hill. Sometimes I wish I could just take a taxi around campus.</p>
<p>-The dorms aren’t that great. I’ve visited friends at other schools who live in MUCH nicer dorms than those at Tufts. It would be sick if every dorm was like SoGo (the super-nice dorm that’s seniors-only), but they’re not.</p>
<p>Tufts seems to attract alot of people that aren’t the most socially confident or outgoing (alot of us were nerds in high school). You have to make an effort to meet and find friends. Try to meet talk to as many people as possible during the first few weeks of you’re first semester here.</p>
<p>-The fitness center is tiny now, but a huge brand-new gym SHOULD be ready for this coming fall.</p>
<p>-This applies to all schools in Boston, but the T stops running at midnight. This is a huge inconvenience for the residents of the biggest college city in the country.</p>
<p>Very interesting! Thank you for the response. :)</p>
<p>Personally, I stopped noticing the hill after a week or two. It just didn’t bother me. (It was almost part of the school’s charm.)<br>
And about those geniuses - sure, most of the bona fide geniuses who are accepted at Tufts will also be accepted somewhere else, and many will go somewhere else, but I can assure you that there are a number of them at Tufts. But remember, having a genius in your class can kill the prospects of test scores being curved!</p>
<p>Support Tufts Soccer!!!</p>
<p>There is a big mix of people on campus, and there is a group of people who party and are social and they find each other and have a lot of fun. What’s nice is that there is a relaxed, open feel to the social life and people can be themselves.</p>
<p>Also, some of campus is amazing, like a dream New England college, but the dorms need help.</p>
<p>What’s unique: Tufts feels small, but it’s big. You really have the intimacy of a New England liberal arts college with the resources of a university. You have Davis square two minutes away and Boston if you want more. We also sometimes go shopping or to bars in Cambridge. I couldn’t stand being in the middle of nowhere but wanted a real campus and Tufts meets both those requirements.</p>
<p>^^ well stated.</p>
<p>What about parking space? Can freshmen bring their own cars? Thanks</p>
<p>First and second-year students who live in dorms (which is essentially a requirement unless you’re a commuter student) are not allowed to have cars on campus. This isn’t as big a deal as it sounds, because it’s very easy to get to Davis Square if you need to and from there the rest of the city. The T closes down a bit late (between 12:30 and 1:00), so that can be an issue if you don’t have a car, but honestly, it’s not going to be a big deal. Even most upperclassmen don’t have cars, and the ones who do (just a couple of my friends) mostly use it to go to Gamestop, the mall, etc., all of which you can do quite effectively using public transportation if need be.</p>
<p>That said, if you do want to bring a car for junior and senior years, parking isn’t a huge issue from what I understand (partially because the campus is already so walkable that at most the parking lot is going to be three minutes away from where you need to be). The permit is about $550 a year though, so only bring your car if you really want to.</p>
<p>You really don’t need the car. I had one my sophomore/junior/senior years, and I only ever used it to drive when I was totally leaving the Boston area.</p>
<p>Thank you for taking the time to answer. </p>
<p>Regarding clubs at Tufts, can undergraduates at the school of engineering join, Fletcher School clubs, such as these, </p>
<p>[Student</a> Clubs and Organizations | Tufts Fletcher School](<a href=“http://fletcher.tufts.edu/Students/Student-Clubs-and-Organizations]Student”>http://fletcher.tufts.edu/Students/Student-Clubs-and-Organizations)</p>