what did I miss at Tufts?

[Anonymous]

Someone else was just telling me about Tufts small and crappy campus. I guess some kids like that.

[Anonymous]

With the general reputation, name recognition and Boston, we had it on top of our list. Then we did the tour and DC never applied. Looked like a school rapidly going downhill. There was nothing attractive about the info session or the tour or the campus or the students we saw.

[Anonymous]

Personally on our tour NEU and BC's tours stood out. The campus vibe was just different. Tufts is a great school. Just like there are a million model of cars for sale, it suits a particular person. I would have been thrilled if our DD got ended up going there. Sometimes I don't think the real world exists here. It is almost impossible to get into Tufts RD, its SAT scores are tops, yet we have multiple posters acting like it becoming a junkpile of a school.

[Anonymous]

They have a good engineering program with a liberal arts college feel. We thought the campus was very pretty. DD would have applied if she hadn't gotten into ED school. We were concerned that FA wouldn't be as good as other schools but don't know that for sure. Friend's kid is there and loving it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Personally on our tour NEU and BC's tours stood out. The campus vibe was just different. Tufts is a great school. Just like there are a million model of cars for sale, it suits a particular person. I would have been thrilled if our DD got ended up going there. Sometimes I don't think the real world exists here. It is almost impossible to get into Tufts RD, its SAT scores are tops, yet we have multiple posters acting like it becoming a junkpile of a school.

+1

Tufts is a great school - but if you step forward and speak the truth, after having actually toured a school in person, there is a poster that will accuse you (after themselves starting a hate thread on said school) of being a "booster". DCUM is woefully (or perhaps blissfully) ignorant of so many great schools - it is becoming difficult to take many college threads seriously, on this site.

[Anonymous]

My kid loved the campus and vibe.

[Anonymous]

We visited several schools in/around Boston and Tufts was among them. When we arrived on campus DD didn’t even want to get out of the car. So dismal.

[Anonymous]

I liked Tufts as did my son. We both liked the size and location. Two friends kids went there and loved it. Very smart accomplished kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Personally on our tour NEU and BC's tours stood out. The campus vibe was just different. Tufts is a great school. Just like there are a million model of cars for sale, it suits a particular person. I would have been thrilled if our DD got ended up going there. Sometimes I don't think the real world exists here. It is almost impossible to get into Tufts RD, its SAT scores are tops, yet we have multiple posters acting like it becoming a junkpile of a school.

I think what’s probably going on is that this is a hard time for schools with a tight focus on the liberal arts. Tufts might just have a hard time keeping up in terms of endowment and fundraising.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We did a swing around New England this break and learned a lot, got a vibe check at a half dozen campuses. Some colleges surprised a bit to the upside or a bit the downside.

Then there was Tufts.

What is going on there? It was so dull, the architecture looked blah, the food was terrible, the dining room was leaking. the kids all seemed bored, sitting alone (except for some teams that were eating together). No life on campus - my kid asked if they were on break. The information session was .. okay. The tour was ridiculously boring.

I know people like Tufts. What did we miss?

It’s fun to say “Tufts” even though nobody pronounces the second T.

[Anonymous]

The dining situation is terrible. they have two cafeterias and one of them is totally gluten free, nut free etc. I get the need to isolate some of the nut stuff, but why make 50% of your dining gluten-free exclusively? Why not just offer gluten-free options.

The other cafeteria is not great, frozen food in bags heated up style. But take a burger like that and put it on a gluten free bun and it's basically inedible.

[Anonymous]

My daughter took a summer program there and there was a massive cockroach infestation. We had to send DD and her friends a large carton of "Roach Motels" to keep them out of their rooms.

[Anonymous]

Good place for autistic kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Their applicant quality hasn't waned. Since BU and NEU are in the city, and BC is kind of in the city, its location has some looking elsewhere.

SAT 25%-75%

Tufts 1460-1540
BC 1430-1510
BU 1450-1500
NEU 1450-1535

Stop posting SAT ranges without including the percent submitted. We are in a test optional era.

[Anonymous]

Didn’t like it all when we toured; similar reaction. DC didn’t apply. Just didn’t like the campus or the vibe, although liked the idea of being outside Boston. Know it’s super competitive now, so Tufts didn’t need the application-just saying we also didn’t like it.