<p>Hey all, </p>
<p>I really want to know what type of students go to tufts:</p>
<p>Nerdy, top 1%, laid-back, preppy, etc.</p>
<p>Also is tufts diverse? As in the percentage of black/Asian students from personal observation ? </p>
<p>Is tufts cliquey?</p>
<p>It is really difficult to categorize students at Tufts because they are so different in the first place. I’m sure Tufts has students that define each and every one of the stereotypes you listed, but to try to stereotype the whole Tufts student body would be impossible. </p>
<p>From my visit on campus, I would say that Tufts is really diverse. You will find people from all different backgrounds pursuing all different educational goals. You will have your conservatives among liberals, your “laid-back” students among Type-A overachievers, and your preps and hippies.</p>
<p>The one thing that is no diverse is that each student has a genuine passion for what they are doing be it academically or not.</p>
<p>To reiterate what Bannedhero said, Tufts (like many schools) can’t be boiled down to a single (or even a handful of) stereotypes. While it’s fair to say that the vast majority of students at Tufts are intelligent, hardworking, driven, and passionate (there are a few here and there that fall through the cracks, but I’m willing to wager there are more at some peer schools), there are students with a huge array of varied (and overlapping) interests.</p>
<p>There are artists, musicians, actors, dancers, athletes… Mathematicians, engineers, and physicists. Pre-med track and IR majors. English majors, philosophists, etc.</p>
<p>I think one thing that makes Tufts special is how many people (or groups of people) that span multiple categories/interests. It’s fairly easy to not only switch majors but also switch from between schools - my understanding is that the engineering school is one of the few engineering schools with a net attrition rate of 0 (there are as many students switching in as out). One of the most popular student groups on campus is Tufts Dance Collective, which draws members from essentially all other student groups, majors, sports teams, etc…</p>
<p>What I’m trying to say is that Tufts is made up of a hard-working population with a huge diversity of interests and backgrounds and with friendships that span all sorts of boundaries.</p>
<p>Okay. I understand that Tufts can’t be grouped into one stereotype, but neither of you answered the second question. Based on what you’ve seen, what’s the estimated ratio of minorities (Non-Hispanic Black/Asian) on campus. Not to say that this is a determining factor, but it’s still important.</p>
<p>^^“Domestic Students of Color” is 27% of the freshman class. THen another 13% are foreign citizens, permanent residents and U.S. citizens living abroad.</p>
<p>And that’s no easy feat to build a diverse class with ~1,300 freshman seats yearly… and dozens upon dozens of majors.</p>
<p>Tufts is probably on the slightly more diverse end of selective colleges, but none will be as diverse as a typical urban high school. My son complains that too many kids come from the sort of suburban high school where the students have never come into contact with kids from deprived circumstances. He finds them a bit naive. I has a lot of friends from the international community. I don’t think there is a domination of any one type in terms of preppy, granola or hipster. Everyone is smart and most work hard. My son was kind of nerdy slacker in high school and has gotten much more serious and focused about his work.</p>
<p>@cornellSHAman </p>
<p>That is rude and very untrue. Students who go to Tufts do turn down Ivy League institutions. But seriously, does it even matter? Tufts is an excellent institution that stands its own ground.</p>