Emory or Tufts

[Anonymous]

My son is struggling to decide whether Emory or Tufts is better for him. He appreciates a 'work-hard play-hard' mindset among students (where Emory beats Tufts), but also wants to be surrounded by kids from the Northeast (where Tufts might beat Emory). Also, he can likely walk onto a varsity sport at Tufts, but not at Emory.

Is there a palpable prestige difference between the two schools? How are the social scenes at Tufts/Emory?

[Anonymous]

What major?

I personally would pick tufts for Boston and sport.

[Anonymous]

Econ with the eventual goal to go into business/finance

[Anonymous]

Did he get off a waitlist? Either way Emory, and yes there's a difference in prestige.

[Anonymous]

Tufts all the way! Amazing school.

[Anonymous]

Tufts, Boston…all superior unless he wants to work in Atlanta

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tufts, Boston…all superior unless he wants to work in Atlanta

Are you trolling? Emory's business program is one of the best in the nation. Tufts is not known for anything business related.

[Anonymous]

How are you making this decision now?

[Anonymous]

Overall, Emory is tier(s) above Tufts, and that distinction has only grown over the years.

[Anonymous]

They are equivalent in terms of prestige. If your son wants a Northeast vibe, go with Tufts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They are equivalent in terms of prestige. If your son wants a Northeast vibe, go with Tufts.

no, they aren't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are equivalent in terms of prestige. If your son wants a Northeast vibe, go with Tufts.

no, they aren't.

This! Some on dcum think they're peers, but in the real world they're not. Prestige isn't a reason to only pick a school OP but Emory is more prestigious. ESPECIALLY for business, if it was a humanities like international relations or something then thngs would change but Tufts doesn't have anywhere near the placement Emroy has.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They are equivalent in terms of prestige. If your son wants a Northeast vibe, go with Tufts.

I think Emory has a northeast vibe as well. I think Atlanta is a more fun city than Boston too.

[Anonymous]

You won’t get a consensus as to which is more prestigious, because there isn’t one. I’m from the south but went to grad school in Boston. I have no idea which is more prestigious. They’re just different; one isn’t better than the other. Do just pick the one he likes better. I see no reason a good student couldn’t get a finance job from either place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You won’t get a consensus as to which is more prestigious, because there isn’t one. I’m from the south but went to grad school in Boston. I have no idea which is more prestigious. They’re just different; one isn’t better than the other. Do just pick the one he likes better. I see no reason a good student couldn’t get a finance job from either place.

One is ranked almost 20 spots higher than the other. That's probably where that comes from. Also we're talking about business, so there's no comparison. Yes you can get a finance job from Tufts but investment banking, or PE, Asset management and other more prestigious finance jobs are out of reach.