<p>@lak2010…I’m so sorry your child was disappointed about Tufts closing their waitlist. BC really is a good school, though, and has a lot to offer. Our D was also waitlisted at Tufts but accepted into BC Honors. She opted not to remain on Tufts waitlist. Apparently, there are many students who apply to both although they are both markedly different. The appeal of Tufts for her was the “hands-on” approach to learning (VAST internships not surpassed by any that I know of), and the opportunity to apply for auto acceptance to med school. (BC also offers this through Tufts med school.) The reason she chose not to remain on Tufts waitlist is because she felt socially, she’d be happier at other schools. For the avid BC fan, she decided not to attend either because she did not care for the mandated humanities seminar for honors students. I wouldn’t bash one school or question a student’s decision. College selection is a very personal choice and for many, it’s not just a matter of going to the highest ranked school you were accepted to; it’s about the best “fit”.</p>
<p>@coase:</p>
<p>That’s sort of my point.</p>
<p>There are very few institutions on this list:</p>
<p>[Research</a> Universities](<a href=“Carnegie Foundation Classifications”>Carnegie Foundation Classifications)</p>
<p>that are not also on this list:</p>
<p>[Association</a> of American Universities](<a href=“http://www.aau.edu/about/article.aspx?id=5476]Association”>http://www.aau.edu/about/article.aspx?id=5476)</p>
<p>Tufts is one of them and I think it’s worth pointing that out.</p>
<p>@Soze
Hey man the purpose of this thread was about the tufts waitlist and not your praise worthy opinion about about college rankings
im sure your opinion carries more merit than US news keep it to yourself
and since you seem comfortable with wikipedia</p>
<p>Considered as one of the most competitive schools in the U.S, Tufts University’s undergraduate school is ranked #28 overall on U.S. News & World Report’s 2009–2010 rankings of national universities.[19] Tufts’ Medical School and Research Institute are ranked #33 and #44, respectively, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2010 rankings of Best Medical Schools in primary care and research.[20] The Graduate School for Biological Sciences ranked #56 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2010 rankings of Best Graduate Schools, Biological Sciences.[21] It is ranked #102 and #101 in Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s 2007 and 2009 Academic Ranking of World Universities respectively.[22] The university is ranked #157 in the Times Higher Education 2008 World University Rankings.[23] Tufts is counted among the “Little Ivies,” even though it is no longer small or a liberal arts college, and was named by Newsweek as one of the “25 New Ivies.”[24] It is a member of the NESCAC league. In the Princeton Review’s 2010 “Best 361 Colleges,” Tufts’ study abroad program was ranked #8 in the country.[25] Similarly, in 2006, Tufts has been named #7 in a list of schools where students are happiest and #17 in a list schools with the best food.
im sure this has some merit</p>
<p>And whether a school is one of the sixty-some members of the AAU is largely irrelevant to the quality of an undergrad education. For starters, it eliminates all the LAC’s and for many students I’d take some of the top 20-30 LAC’s over many of the AAU members.</p>
<p>(We know this terrain very very well. TheMom has worked for an AAU member for 30+ years. Our D graduated with high honors from an LAC that we never dreamed she’d be attending.)</p>