<p>What is tufts like? I know the ivies are very competitive and there is generally a large diversity of race. Is tufts kind of like an ivy? I know tufts has this apparant reputation that it's full of ivy rejects but does that mean that the school is basically full of people who have the same attitude as those who are in the ivies?</p>
<p>also, is tufts flexible in changing majors and explore new areas of study? like does it kind of have general requiremetns to take certain classes in each area of study and/or is it kinda like you can take whatever you want or... ?</p>
<p>also what is tufts known for? for some reason, whenever i think of tufts, i think of a computer geek (i think i got this from a simpsons episode where the tufts grad was a comp geek)</p>
<p>In my experience, Tufts is a really friendly, non-competitive place. Sure, the competitive people exist (and to be fair, a good number of our students ARE Ivy rejects) but for the most part, people are really smart but really down-to-earth and not too crazy. Basically they’re the kids who didn’t get into the Ivy league because daddy isn’t a senator or because they didn’t spend a year in Africa saving babies or something. </p>
<p>As for the kind of person who goes, it’s a very mixed bag. There’s a huge east coast population (new york/new jersey/connecticut/massachusetts) but then there’s also a huge international population. And everyone intermingles. There are way more international relations and language junkies than there are computer geeks. People tend to sit and talk about international policy and economics and such a lot. If you’re into that, it’s a great place.</p>