Tufts - questions (ranking, low acceptance rate, comparable schools - why?)

[Anonymous]

In light of its ranking, why is Tufts:

- Usually lumped together with Wash U, Vanderbilt, Emery, Rice, etc.?

- such a competitive admit — comparable to those other schools?

[Anonymous]

Historical legacy - known as the school ivy rejects went to. So it had really smart kids attending and prestige wise it was the same caliber as Emory Wash U It was regarded as far better than BC for example. But that was 20 years ago. I think I’m the next 10, Tufts is one of those schools that falls in no man’s land, it’s just ok at Engineering, no Business School, it’s holding onto a Liberal Arts agenda but doesn’t have the endowment or resources that Williams or Amherst have.

[Anonymous]

The anti-Tufts trolls are back to entertain us apparently.

[Anonymous]

Northeastern has stolen its lunch money. 30 years ago, prospective applicants to Tufts wouldn't have looked at Northeastern. Now Northeastern receives more early decision applications and overall applications. BC, BU are also to blame for Tuft's decline. It's Medford campus is not nearly appealing as the core Boston schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Historical legacy - known as the school ivy rejects went to. So it had really smart kids attending and prestige wise it was the same caliber as Emory Wash U It was regarded as far better than BC for example. But that was 20 years ago. I think I’m the next 10, Tufts is one of those schools that falls in no man’s land, it’s just ok at Engineering, no Business School, it’s holding onto a Liberal Arts agenda but doesn’t have the endowment or resources that Williams or Amherst have.

But it’s much larger than Amherst and Williams. There is definitely a niche for mid size liberal arts colleges. Many kids find the school with less than 2000 kids to just be too small. And Boston remains the best college town in the country. So if you want a traditional college experience (meaning no co op’s) and a campus, it’s BC or Tifts for the kids who aren’t winning the lottery ticket to MIT or Harvard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Northeastern has stolen its lunch money. 30 years ago, prospective applicants to Tufts wouldn't have looked at Northeastern. Now Northeastern receives more early decision applications and overall applications. BC, BU are also to blame for Tuft's decline. It's Medford campus is not nearly appealing as the core Boston schools.

Not true. Kids apply to NE because they either want coops or because there is no supplemental essays and they need only check a box to apply. The kids that wind going from our school would not get into Tufts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Northeastern has stolen its lunch money. 30 years ago, prospective applicants to Tufts wouldn't have looked at Northeastern. Now Northeastern receives more early decision applications and overall applications. BC, BU are also to blame for Tuft's decline. It's Medford campus is not nearly appealing as the core Boston schools.

Not true. Kids apply to NE because they either want coops or because there is no supplemental essays and they need only check a box to apply. The kids that wind going from our school would not get into Tufts.

Never heard of both Tufts and NEU before.
Did a lot of research and visited both schools. Applied to both schools but NEU was higher choice overall.

[Anonymous]

It's also lumped with BC BU NEU

[Anonymous]

Visited all the Boston schools (except BC) with both my kids. Both had very high stats. One loved Harvard and Tufts. The other loved BU and NU. Different strokes for different folks.

[Anonymous]

Unfortunate location being in the same state as Harvard and MIT. So comparably, it's not seen with the same fervor.

[Anonymous]

Tons of kids from both coasts want to be in Boston. Yes, BC, BU, and NU have gotten increasingly popular but if you want a campus, you’re not Catholic, and aren’t jazzed about the co-op approach, that leaves MIT, Tufts, and Harvard….Tufts gets a lot of interest from top tier kids as a result.

[Anonymous]

I thought Tufts was the “sweet spot” school when we were doing visits - right size, contained campus, easy access to Boston but it’s own separate sense of place, good place for both intellectual/pre-professional types, highly regarded but not impossible to get into. My dd ended up choosing elsewhere but I had been guessing she’d end up at Tufts and would have been pleased if so. It was only Boston school even on the table

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Northeastern has stolen its lunch money. 30 years ago, prospective applicants to Tufts wouldn't have looked at Northeastern. Now Northeastern receives more early decision applications and overall applications. BC, BU are also to blame for Tuft's decline. It's Medford campus is not nearly appealing as the core Boston schools.

The never ending NEU booster is back…how predictable and boring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Northeastern has stolen its lunch money. 30 years ago, prospective applicants to Tufts wouldn't have looked at Northeastern. Now Northeastern receives more early decision applications and overall applications. BC, BU are also to blame for Tuft's decline. It's Medford campus is not nearly appealing as the core Boston schools.

The never ending NEU booster is back…how predictable and boring.

Adds nothing to a single conversation and turns people
Off to the school she’s trolling about. Get a job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tons of kids from both coasts want to be in Boston. Yes, BC, BU, and NU have gotten increasingly popular but if you want a campus, you’re not Catholic, and aren’t jazzed about the co-op approach, that leaves MIT, Tufts, and Harvard….Tufts gets a lot of interest from top tier kids as a result.

This.