Hi everyone,
I am international student that has been admitted to both the University of Virginia and Tufts University, and can’t figure out which school I should attend. I would do a double major in Economics and International Relations at Tufts, and would apply to the McIntire School of Commerce at UVA.
I know both institutions are good, and are pretty much similarly ranked. However, I have heard from many people that the social life at Tufts isn’t the best, and that it is quite difficult to get a good GPA. On the contrary, the social life at UVA is known to be good and it seems to me that getting a higher GPA is easier at UVA. On the other hand, Tufts benefits from proximity to Boston, which I like since I have lived in a big city my whole life, while UVA is in the small city of Charlottesville.
Considering all these factors, and most importantly, the academic factor with regards to what I wish to study, which school do you think I should attend in the Fall?
Thank you for your help!