Tufts or Brandeis? Please help!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Tufts University
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<p>Help!</p>

<p>I can’t decide if I want to go to Brandeis or Tufts! I’ve visited both of the campuses twice already, and I did an overnight at Brandeis. I’m not a big drinker, but I do like to party and have fun. And I hate for this to be a factor, but it would be nice to have a couple cute guys on campus. Also, I like to be with people who are driven, but not competitive with each other. Also not completely focused on academics and studying all the time. I’m planning on majoring in biology, but I’m still kind of on the edge so I definitely want a school where I can explore classes outside of my major. I like smaller classes, and I’m not a big fan of lectures, even though there is probably no way I can avoid them. I know that Brandeis and Tufts are both relatively small, so I imagine class sizes are too. I like diversity, and the thing I liked about my overnight at Brandeis is that I felt really comfortable and I found I could talk to most anyone I met without facing judgement (I’m not really a fan of the whole clique environment). I’m kind of a shy person until you get to know me, but I felt like I could talk to most of the people at Brandeis. I can’t really say anything about Tufts since I didn’t actually talk to any students there since it wasn’t official visit. I definitely want to get involved with clubs and intramural as well. I love the Tufts campus, a lot of the things I’ve heard about it seem really cool. Also, it seems like this is the school more people have heard of. Could that be a factor when applying for Grad school? Would saying I’m a graduate of Tufts be better than being a graduate of Brandeis? </p>

<p>Please give me your thoughts and opinions!!!!!! Thanks!</p>

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<p>I don’t think that either will necessarily be better when applying to grad school; it’s a question of how you did there. Both are well respected schools.
I wouldn’t imagine that intro courses (especially in things like Bio, Econ, etc.) at either school could be described as “small,” although as you hit more advanced courses they are likely to get small.
Personally, I think that Tufts has a more appealing campus and better location (in terms of easiest access to Cambridge and Boston, which can be important when you’re spending four years there), and a somewhat better reputation, but that’s all pretty subjective and there are plenty of people at Brandeis who I’m sure would disagree.
Does your gut tell you that you’d be happier at one school than at the other? If so, that’s where you belong.</p>

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<p>Tufts doesn’t seem cut-throat to me, since you are looking for a more relaxed college atmosphere.</p>

<p>Also if you’re looking into biology, does that mean you plan on going to med-school?</p>