Tufts - what is the atmosphere like?

[Anonymous]

Tufts is ranked in the lower 20s.

#28 tied with;
U. California--Santa Barbara
New York U.
U. Florida
Wake Forrest
U. North Carolina - Chapel Hill

I don't know where people got the perception, but Tufts is a fine school if people just stop pretending they just missed Ivy level schools.

[Anonymous]

It is interesting how much more difficult it is to get into Tufts from the DC area (at our mcps hs, based on naviance it is akin to say Wash U and a step harder than Emory although Emory by now might be right at same level of difficulty) than any of those colleges tied in ranking, in particular Wake and UCSB, which attract very fine students but at a lower gpa and sat per our school’s naviance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is interesting how much more difficult it is to get into Tufts from the DC area (at our mcps hs, based on naviance it is akin to say Wash U and a step harder than Emory although Emory by now might be right at same level of difficulty) than any of those colleges tied in ranking, in particular Wake and UCSB, which attract very fine students but at a lower gpa and sat per our school’s naviance.

Yeah I have two friends whose very high-achieving kids applied to Tufts ED (both went); it was their first choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is interesting how much more difficult it is to get into Tufts from the DC area (at our mcps hs, based on naviance it is akin to say Wash U and a step harder than Emory although Emory by now might be right at same level of difficulty) than any of those colleges tied in ranking, in particular Wake and UCSB, which attract very fine students but at a lower gpa and sat per our school’s naviance.

Yes Tufts has simlar student stats as Boston University and Northeastern University.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is interesting how much more difficult it is to get into Tufts from the DC area (at our mcps hs, based on naviance it is akin to say Wash U and a step harder than Emory although Emory by now might be right at same level of difficulty) than any of those colleges tied in ranking, in particular Wake and UCSB, which attract very fine students but at a lower gpa and sat per our school’s naviance.

Yes Tufts has simlar student stats as Boston University and Northeastern University.

Seems irrelevant give how little crossover of interest there is between these schools. Each has a different niche interest group and few who apply to one apply to the other two.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is interesting how much more difficult it is to get into Tufts from the DC area (at our mcps hs, based on naviance it is akin to say Wash U and a step harder than Emory although Emory by now might be right at same level of difficulty) than any of those colleges tied in ranking, in particular Wake and UCSB, which attract very fine students but at a lower gpa and sat per our school’s naviance.

Yes Tufts has simlar student stats as Boston University and Northeastern University.

Not really.

CDS stats show Tufts with high standardized scores and GPA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is interesting how much more difficult it is to get into Tufts from the DC area (at our mcps hs, based on naviance it is akin to say Wash U and a step harder than Emory although Emory by now might be right at same level of difficulty) than any of those colleges tied in ranking, in particular Wake and UCSB, which attract very fine students but at a lower gpa and sat per our school’s naviance.

Yes Tufts has simlar student stats as Boston University and Northeastern University.

Not really.

CDS stats show Tufts with high standardized scores and GPA.

Most privates don't include GPA, and that includes Tufts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is interesting how much more difficult it is to get into Tufts from the DC area (at our mcps hs, based on naviance it is akin to say Wash U and a step harder than Emory although Emory by now might be right at same level of difficulty) than any of those colleges tied in ranking, in particular Wake and UCSB, which attract very fine students but at a lower gpa and sat per our school’s naviance.

Yes Tufts has simlar student stats as Boston University and Northeastern University.

Yes all three schools are very different but very similar to each other in prestige.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is interesting how much more difficult it is to get into Tufts from the DC area (at our mcps hs, based on naviance it is akin to say Wash U and a step harder than Emory although Emory by now might be right at same level of difficulty) than any of those colleges tied in ranking, in particular Wake and UCSB, which attract very fine students but at a lower gpa and sat per our school’s naviance.

Yes Tufts has simlar student stats as Boston University and Northeastern University.

Yes all three schools are very different but very similar to each other in prestige.

As PP references above, this is an irrelevant compasirson as the three schools pull from different populations. There is very little overlap in applicant pool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is interesting how much more difficult it is to get into Tufts from the DC area (at our mcps hs, based on naviance it is akin to say Wash U and a step harder than Emory although Emory by now might be right at same level of difficulty) than any of those colleges tied in ranking, in particular Wake and UCSB, which attract very fine students but at a lower gpa and sat per our school’s naviance.

Likely not as Naviance does not differenciate between Emory College and Emory-Oxford.
Tufts is the same level for Emory college or even a half step below considering yeild protection at Tufts.

[Anonymous]

Of the sub-top privates, it goes something like Vandy/Rice > WashU/Emory > NYU/USC > Tufts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Of the sub-top privates, it goes something like Vandy/Rice > WashU/Emory > NYU/USC > Tufts.

No
USC > NYU/Tufts

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:IME, anxious and pretentious. Lot of kids who couldn't make it into an Ivy or T20, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it's a palpable aspect of the campus culture.

This is an honest and blunt depiction of student body.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is interesting how much more difficult it is to get into Tufts from the DC area (at our mcps hs, based on naviance it is akin to say Wash U and a step harder than Emory although Emory by now might be right at same level of difficulty) than any of those colleges tied in ranking, in particular Wake and UCSB, which attract very fine students but at a lower gpa and sat per our school’s naviance.

Yes Tufts has simlar student stats as Boston University and Northeastern University.

Not really.

CDS stats show Tufts with high standardized scores and GPA.

SAT
Tufts 25th Percentile: 1400 75th Percentile: 1510
NEU 25th Percentile: 1430 75th Percentile: 1540

https://provost.tufts.edu/institutionalresearch/files/CDS_2020-2021_Final-Revised-9.1.21.pdf
https://provost.northeastern.edu/uds/cds/2020-2021/

Is this the CDS?

[Anonymous]

They’re all great schools with different vibes. My DC is having an awesome time at Tufts with incredible academic opportunities, fun social life and so many activities to keep busy and meet people. Plus they’ve done a great job with Covid.

I couldn’t care less where Tufts lands in the rankings or prestige scales. It’s the right place for my very high achieving DC who cares more about collaboration with people who want to learn, rather than impressing people who don’t know much about the school.