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Colleges and Universities A-Z Tufts University
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<p>"They seem really run with statistics and looking good aka "Tufts Syndrome" versus granting education to people who deserve it and want to go there."</p>

<p>"Tufts Syndrome", which is no longer really practiced here, would be all about getting kids that want to attend, would it not? What school doesn't try to look good?</p>

<p>People like the school because it offers a package of great academics, size, location etc. that they might have been looking for. The only place that you will find such a negative stigma may be on these boards. Then again perhaps I'm rationalizing because I'm just bitter I ended up at Tufts and not a school like the University of Rochester which always seems to be a first choice.</p>

<p>So you briefly looked at the school and can quickly come to the conclusion that it sucks?- "like I'm not trying to be ignorant"- too late.</p>

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<p>I know of an accepted student who just got off the waitlist somewhere else and decided to go so that is another spot for someone!</p>

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<p>KhAn_T1m, I think that you should exercise some more caution before making capricious and clearly misinformed comments such as "Tufts sucks." </p>

<p>Firstly, the alleged "Tufts Syndrome," that you have refered to - the technical term for which is "Strategic Admissions - is practiced by virtually every top university in the US and is far worse with the elite universities. Princeton is known to practice Strategic Admissions quite heavily, shown in this study of US colleges <a href="http://post.economics.harvard.edu/faculty/hoxby/papers/revealedprefranking.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://post.economics.harvard.edu/faculty/hoxby/papers/revealedprefranking.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Additionally, the so-called "Tufts Syndrome," is all about accepting "people...who want to go there," since the idea behind it is to determine the students that are most likely to matriculate, in other words, those who want to attend Tufts the most, and accept them whilst those that are less interested are less likely to be accepted. This is a reasonable admissions strategy as is allows the university to create a class of excited and enthusiastic students which, no doubt, is to the benefit of the class itself. </p>

<p>You say the school is "really run with statistics." Can you justify this comment in any way, or do you have any evidence to prove it? I think the majority of people in this forum will tell you that Tufts is far less statistics orientated than similar institutions are and cares, foremost, about a students enthusiam and passion for leanring which should be revealed through essays in the application. </p>

<p>Lastly, there are numerous positive qualities to Tufts. The fact that you ask "why does everyone like it so much," indicates that there must be something to the school lest "everyone" wouldn't be "lik(ing)" it. Tuft's focus on undergraduate education is excellent and its student to faculty ratio, 7:1, is comparable to the very best universities in the US. It is renowned for its Pre-Med program and, as a result, helps students gain outstanding placements in Med Schools as well as being a top Feeder College on the whole. It is also known for its excellent study abroad programs which contains an extensive network of reputable universities around the globe. All students are encourages to study abroad for at least one semester and the university makes a lot of effort to fund undergraduate research projects. </p>

<p>I hope this has helped erase your negative stigma. It seems to me that you have been grossly misinformed about the opporunities available at Tufts and, perhaps, your "look at the school," was very, very brief.</p>

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<p>Okay, first of all i'm not trying to pick a fight here, and I apologize for the misunderstanding that I started. I aknowledge Tufts as a fabulous school, on tier with all the other elite schools in the nation, and many of my friends are going there. When I said "Tufts sucks" I meant as in i didnt really see the positives to it, and I just wanted to get to know more about the school. No offense to anyone with that line :)</p>

<p>Yes, my information about the school was given by a biased source i'm guessing now, because it wasnt the most positive...I was pretty much discouraged to look further into the school by the person. Thank you for changing my view of the school.</p>