<p>Ballet girl is from Hanover NH (i.e. Dartmouth). Where the school newspaper is the Dartmouth Review:</p>
<p>“Throughout the 1980s, The Review made several other appearances under the national spotlight, and soon became known for its opposition to the creation of women’s studies, Native American studies and African American studies programs at the College, Pease said.”</p>
<p>Her opinion on what is important is not likely to line up with that of the original poster.</p>
<p>Actually EPIIC was Nuclear issues his freshman year. Not that it matters. :)</p>
<p>Ballet girl doesn’t seem to realize that being relegated to a niche is not comfortable for some women and hardly considered an opportunity. Being accepted into the mainstream sounds a lot better to me… </p>
<p>But then again, I’m a guy who only went to Tufts, so maybe I’m missing something…</p>
<p>^ E.g., the Stanford experience? Without having attended both schools it must be hard to know, especially without knowing the OP. Both schools are clearly excellent, with grads of both generally happy with their respective experiences.</p>
<p>Well, today at midnight should be the decision cutoff. Whichever choice she made, she will end up with a great education.</p>
<p>should the cutoff be tomorrow (5/1) midnight?</p>
<p>My son turned in deposit last Sun. He will be a Jumbo!</p>
<p>After he submitted, he got an email. my credit card shows pending ‘Tufts enrollment dep’. This is it, right?! </p>
<p>we don’t need to do anything about other schools he is not going, or we have to click decline for each school?</p>
<p>As long as it is still May 1st, you’re not late. </p>
<p>And while you don’t <em>have</em> to do anything about the other schools that admitted him, I think it’s good etiquette to send even a short email declining the offer. It’s like getting a job offer, right? You don’t just get an offer and then never respond; you call back and politely decline. But, it’s not the end of the world if you don’t.</p>
<p>@vonlost </p>
<p>No, I was referring to balletgirls post - she made the comparison between Tufts and Stanford, as well as implicit assumptions about the OP, not me.</p>
<p>What bothers me is that being uncomfortable on a Stanford visit is not typical. That implies that the OP is not your typical kid. Yet people appear to be dismissing her feelings and justifying it by the fact that typical people are happy at Stanford. That makes no sense to me.</p>
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Well, yes. </p>
<p>There is also a balance between finding a place that you are totally comfortable in, and finding one that will push you to grow as a person. Some people aren’t ready for it by age 18; others are. </p>
<p>I will also say that the OP is probably underestimating the importance of economics in international relations and women’s studies - or at least does not understand how they can interact. In law school, I learned the most in my policy-related classes wherein I disagreed with the professor - probably because I was hearing the best that ‘the other side’ had to offer, then digging down deeper to challenge it or temper my own beliefs.</p>