Wellesley vs. Tufts

Wellesley has a very strong alumni network, so that is definitely a plus for job placement. Tufts has one, but it isn’t as connected. Don’t know much about either for psychology though.

You may want to check on the networks yourself in Hong Kong and Singapore. Attempt to find both
and talk to one person there and ask them that question. I tend to think Tufts is well respected in medical psychology, some of the work on mind body interactions was accomplished at Tufts. You may have access to Tufts, MIT and Harvard research from either school, but check on that too. So where do Wellesley psychology students work in the summers? Do you want to work there? What sort of research are you interested in, and which school has professors with those interests? Open every single bio of every single psychology professor and figure out who you want to do your senior thesis with right now. That may help you pick. Which faculty looks stronger to you? You have to work with them.

  1. Psychology major, will definitely want to go on to grad school.

IMHO Wellsely would be better than this

  1. I will want to work in either the US, Hong Kong, or Singapore in the future.

IMHO the name recognition of your post-grad school matter more than you undergrad schools since you have decided to do a Masters

  1. Grad school placement is very important.

IMHO Wellsely would be better at this

  1. Name value/recognition - esp. overseas.

Internationally they both have the same recognition

  1. What do you think are the pros/cons of attending a women’s college?

IMHO I think the while the advantages and disadvantages are all over the net. I know many international students that go to Wellesley and hate their first year. It is a little away from the city and the all-girls environment can be suffocating. Wellesley has grade deflation see be ready to see a C as a grade. Socially Tufts is better than Wellsely if you believe that boys must be a part of any social life

  1. Job placement
    IMHO wellsely is much better at this

PS do let us know where u go finally

  1. Both are excellent
  2. About equal
  3. Grad school placement:

In the past three years, Tufts psychology majors have enrolled in the following grad schools:
*indicates multiple matriculations/ please note that only a small portion of undergrads go on to grad schools right after the graduation

Boston College*
Columbia University
Harvard University*
New York University
Stanford University

Tufts University School of Medicine*
Tufts University*
University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)
University of Cambridge
University of Virginia*

Yale University*

  1. Both are very prestigious !

  2. not sure about this one.

  3. Job placement:
    Class of 2017 psychology majors’ job placement:
    10,000 Degrees College Access Fellow San Rafael CA
    12+ Fellow Philadelphia PA
    Boston Children’s Hospital Research Data Coordinator Boston MA
    Boston University College Advising Corps Charlestown MA
    The Bowdoin Group Associate Boston MA
    Cambridge Health Alliance Research Coordinator Medford MA
    Chadwick Martin Bailey Associate Researcher Boston MA
    Codman Square Health Center Pediatric Care Coordinator Dorchester MA
    Deloitte Strategy and Operations Analyst Arlington VA
    Constant Contact UX Researcher Waltham MA
    Edelman Project Management Intern New York NY
    Elite Scholars of China Educational Consultant Beijing China
    Fair Work P.C. Paralegal Boston MA
    Georgia Institute of Technology Research Technician Atlanta GA
    GoSpotCheck Business Development Representative Denver CO
    Happie Recruitment Marketer Cambridge MA
    Horizon Media New York NY
    HubSpot Support Engineer Cambridge MA
    HubSpot Customer Support Specialist Boston MA
    J Walter Thompson Worldwide Trends Researcher New York NY
    Liberty Mutual Insurance Human Resources Development Program Associate Boston MA
    Lucid Software Sales Development Representative Salt Lake City UT
    Massachusetts General Hospital Clinical Research Coordinator Boston MA
    Massachusetts General Hospital Clinical Research Coordinator Boston MA
    Massachusetts General Hospital Clinical Research Coordinator Boston MA
    McLean Hospital Clinical Research Assistant Belmont MA
    McLean Hospital Research Assistant 2 Belmont MA
    McLean Hospital Community Residence Counselor Belmont MA
    McLean Hospital MHS Belmont MA
    Mount Sinai Hospital Clinical Research Coordinator II New York NY
    MullenLowe Mediahub Search Engine Media Strategist Boston MA
    The Museum of Modern Art/Guggenheim Museum International Program Intern/Curatorial Intern New York NY
    Nashoba Learning Group ABA Therapist Bedford MA
    NERI Research Assistant / Associate

    Northeastern University Lab Technician Boston MA
    Oltarsh & Associates Immigration Paralegal New York NY
    Paceline Pictures Video Production Intern Hollywood CA
    Paul, Weiss Litigation Paralegal New York NY
    Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, and Wharton LLP Paralegal New York NY
    Pediatric Anxiety Research Center, Brown/Bradley Hospital Research Assistant Providence RI
    SEIU 1199 United Healthcare Workers East Fight for $15 Organizer Boston MA
    Stanford University Research Assistant Stanford CA
    Teach For America Middle School Math Teacher Charlotte NC
    Tufts Medical Center Research Assistant II Boston MA
    University of California San Francisco Research Coordinator San Francisco CA
    University of Washington Research Consultant Seattle WA
    Waltham Creative Start Teacher Waltham MA
    Weill Cornell Medicine Research Assistant New York NY
    Weill Cornell Medicine Clinical Trials Specialist New York NY
    West Wing Writers Intern New York NY

source: http://students.tufts.edu/career-center/explore-careers-and-majors/outcomes-major

Hope this helps!

Wellesley has full cross registration for classes at MIT. So you could take some beefy cognitive sciences classes at MIT if you enroll at Wellesley. There is a but back and forth to Cambridge many times a day from the Wellesley campus. Its a very good cross registration program, and all the MIT classes will count for your Wellesley degree if
that interests you. Look at Course 9 at MIT, for the class offerings. But you can take anything you want at MIT see the rules here.

In the past many Wellesley students dated MIT students. MIT fraternities are over near Boston U in Boston,
for the most part. There was a big social life between MIT and Wellesley in the past. now MIT has lot more women.
https://www.wellesley.edu/registrar/registration/cross_reg/mit

That should say *bus back and forth to MIT from Wellesley

Wellesley has a higher US News rank, but who really cares? Have your DD visit and see which feels like a better fit. Tufts and Wellesley each have strong reputations. Best of luck!

@glido the OP is the student, not the parent, and she said she cannot visit because she is an international applicant.

I can’t speak to most of your points, but regarding

  1. Psychology major, will definitely want to go on to grad school.
    I don’t know much about Wellesley’s psych department but I think Tufts has some good faculty and I have friends from Tufts who’ve gone on to do cool stuff since studying psych (in particular, a good friend is doing her postdoc at Stanford after getting her PhD at Vanderbilt)

  2. Grad school placement is very important.
    My friends from Tufts who went on to graduate school so far (whether straight from undergrad or after working for a few years) have all done very well. I knew a fair number of other Tufts alums in grad programs at Stanford while I was there and have friends who’ve gone on to grad school at MIT, Harvard, Cal, Michigan, Dartmouth, Duke and other top-tier schools

  3. Job placement
    Tufts has an ok network (that I think the university is working to improve) but I think job placement may have been among my friends’ largest complaints (at least for those who didn’t go on to grad school). Almost everyone I know has found their way onto an interesting career path since leaving Tufts in the last few years, though it took some longer than others

I would probably pick Wellesley!