what did I miss at Tufts?

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Anonymous wrote: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.

The campus is not great, the info session was terrible. But the name recognition and Boston are always going to keep it popular.

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Anonymous wrote:Tufts always seems like people's Plan B.

Or a very cautious (or athlete) kid's ED.

Tufts was the one campus I saw a ton of sweatshirts from other schools. I hate that.

Oh, that's weird.

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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.

We toured BC and Tufts on the same day. DC really liked BC and didn't like Tufts Maybe he would have liked it better if he'd seen it first or on a different day. You never know what makes the difference. DC applied to BC and was accepted but chose another school in the end.

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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.

We toured BC and Tufts on the same day. DC really liked BC and didn't like Tufts Maybe he would have liked it better if he'd seen it first or on a different day. You never know what makes the difference. DC applied to BC and was accepted but chose another school in the end.

We liked the neighborhood around Tufts better than BC; it seemed like there were more walkable destinations. But for sure the campus is terrible. Everything looks like it was built in the 70's-80's. My DC didn't want to apply but I made him just because he really wants to be in Boston.

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We toured Tufts and kid and parent liked it. Kids were outside, presenter was excellent, tour guide was mediocre. Architecture was lovely.

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I hope no one likes it and no one applies so my DD can get in! Lol

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Anonymous wrote:I hope no one likes it and no one applies so my DD can get in! Lol

Same! My kid loved it.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s amazing if you want engineering but also have other (very different) interests. Their approach to engineering is unique and one that can potentially help more kids make it through. Other than that I agree that it’s meh.

Can you elaborate about their engineering approach?

I second that request. My kid didn't really like the campus when we visited last fall but applied RD for engineering (in part because we know several kids who attend and like it).

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Tufts makes is very easy to take classes across their three divisions, which some students find appealing.

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Anonymous wrote:Why the hate on Tufts? DCUM seems to pick a few schools and just pile on, for no reason. Last time I checked Tufts is broadly respected, the students who attend are whipsaw smart, the outcomes are good.

Now it's a roach infested turd of a school...

That’s how my DC feels about Tufts, but I am certain I would have loved it at the same age .

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Hilarious that everyone is talking about the roaches at Tufts but nobody seems bothered by the (very real) rat problem that is all over the city of Boston…and will certainly be encountered by your kid if they go to BU or BY.

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Anonymous wrote:Hilarious that everyone is talking about the roaches at Tufts but nobody seems bothered by the (very real) rat problem that is all over the city of Boston…and will certainly be encountered by your kid if they go to BU or BY.

What's BY

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Boston Youniversity

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Anonymous wrote: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.

The campus is not great, the info session was terrible. But the name recognition and Boston are always going to keep it popular.

Our info session was amazing. That’s too bad bc it definitely Makes a difference. The campus is lovely. The tour was average.

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Anonymous wrote:Hilarious that everyone is talking about the roaches at Tufts but nobody seems bothered by the (very real) rat problem that is all over the city of Boston…and will certainly be encountered by your kid if they go to BU or BY.

BU and NU…. The two in-the-city schools. Rats are all over the streets/sidewalks once the sun sets in Boston.