Is it difficult to go to Tufts with Harvard and MIT and so many other great schools so near? How is it viewed when someone says they go there while out and about in Boston? It is currently my top choice but my family is very worried about prestige and job placement/law school placement after graduation as well as what people think of the school while while I am there (I will be the first in my family not to go to Georgetown, HYP, Berkeley (I got in but hated it there) or Stanford). any input would be much appreciated:)
Tell your parents not to be so concerned about what other people think.
Job placement and law placement from Tufts is excellent. It is also excellent coming out of BU, BC, Northeastern and Brandeis.
I think your family is inventing problems that do not exist.
Tufts’ law school placement is excellent. Job placement is also excellent, depending upon what you study, where you apply for jobs, and how well you interview – just like at other schools.
The location actually makes it a somewhat easier place to go to school than many other places because so much is accessible so close to campus…