<p>I just got accepted at both. I'm interested in International Relations, but I like southern weather. Right now, I'm leaning towards Tufts, but...I'm not 100% sure...</p>
<p><em>dilemma</em></p>
<p>People want to be at Vanderbilt, most people at Tufts wanted to go Ivy and couldn't get in. </p>
<p>Vanderbilt has a much stronger, tightly-knit community (possibly due to D-1 sports).</p>
<p>I would at least both before you decide (if possible).</p>
<p>Fletcher School at Tufts is tops for International studies. Go to Tufts but take a Junior Year abroad in a warm country.</p>
<p>Tufts is much better for International Relations, it's one of the University's fortes</p>
<p>Well yeah. That's why I'm really leaning towards Tufts.</p>
<p>so great that you chose tufts!</p>
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People want to be at Vanderbilt, most people at Tufts wanted to go Ivy and couldn't get in.
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that isn't true... 40% of the class is filled with ED applicants</p>
<p>"that isn't true... 40% of the class is filled with ED applicants"</p>
<p>Those are the ones that knew they weren't getting into an Ivy and gave up without even trying.</p>
<p>^lol, some people on this forum are way too funny and cannot comprehend how anyone would want tufts to be their first choice! lmao</p>
<p>gelliino...please tell me your sarcasm is just going over my head.</p>
<p>I don't believe that the ED students at Tufts would not get into Ivy League schools. Look at the board scores, look at the percent of students in the top 10% of their high school classes, and you'll find Tufts at exactly the same, very close to, and even slightly ahead of some Ivies. For the love of God, I didn't apply to Tufts ED because I didn't think any of the Ivy schools would take me...I applied to Tufts because, for the type of program I want to do, for the area it is located in, most Ivy league schools paled in comparison to what Tufts offered me. </p>
<p>Let's please get over the "Tufts Syndrome" joke. It's not funny. Tufts is among the most rigorous and most rewarding universities in the world, and so many of us soon-to-be Jumbos don't want to be anywhere else. The pretension and ignorance among some high-achieving students about Tufts is frankly appalling.</p>
<p>Tufts doesn't have more top 10% kids than any of the Ivy League schools. The only Ivy League school that has lower board scores is Cornell, and, based on Cornell's acceptance rate for this upcoming year, I think it's safe to say that Cornell's much harder to get into. </p>
<p>I think gellino's remarks are pretty accurate for the most part.</p>