Is Tufts underrated?

[Anonymous]

No, overrated.

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Anonymous wrote:Tufts is too hard to pronounce.

Long u! A lot of people don't know that.

That's pretty funny. Well played.

[Anonymous]

Overrated. Has always had a bit of an odd rep. Sort of a fallback option vs. a destination. Leads to a chip-on-shoulder mentality.

[Anonymous]

Clearly people are getting rejections from Tufts right now.

[Anonymous]

My DS never applied. We made him visit but we all thought it had a weird vibe. Location was also odd, kind of removed from all the action of Cambridge.

No sour grapes, just not impressed.

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Anonymous wrote:My DS never applied. We made him visit but we all thought it had a weird vibe. Location was also odd, kind of removed from all the action of Cambridge.

No sour grapes, just not impressed.

Why would you expect a college not in Cambridge to be part of Cambridge ?

Its like saying I decided against Boston College because it was too far from Cambridge ...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tufts is too hard to pronounce.

Long u! A lot of people don't know that.

Tufts is pronounced Toofts. Not many people know that!

[Anonymous]

Tufts is rated right about where most people would place it. It's a decent private school, maybe about two tiers below Ivy Plus level schools. I'd rank it similarly to UVA or BC.

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I went to grad school at Tufts a long time ago. It was always a good school but less competitive than it is today. Even then had a sort of snotty, chip-on-your-shoulder vibe. Also was known for a smaller endowment and less generous financial aid. The area is great - Somerville became a hipster neighborhood decades ago, no one is pining for Cambridge (and if they are, it's a 10 minute bus ride down Mass Ave.)

My kid wouldn't stand a chance of getting in, but if he reaches for a Boston school, it will be BC not Tufts. I'm surprised BC is ranked higher, but what I see as an advantage is that there's a huge affinity for the school itself especially in the Boston area - it's not a second choice which was always the sense for a lot of kids with Tufts.

[Anonymous]

Great school. Students I know who go to there are very happy.

[Anonymous]

Tufts is a better school than BC but it’s true BC has a better network in Boston because it was the school of choice for Irish Catholics in Mass. for a long time.

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Anonymous wrote:Tufts is rated right about where most people would place it. It's a decent private school, maybe about two tiers below Ivy Plus level schools. I'd rank it similarly to UVA or BC.

Interesting you say this as I would only put Tufts 1 tiers below Cornell, but 3 below Harvard.

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Anonymous wrote:I went to grad school at Tufts a long time ago. It was always a good school but less competitive than it is today. Even then had a sort of snotty, chip-on-your-shoulder vibe. Also was known for a smaller endowment and less generous financial aid. The area is great - Somerville became a hipster neighborhood decades ago, no one is pining for Cambridge (and if they are, it's a 10 minute bus ride down Mass Ave.)

My kid wouldn't stand a chance of getting in, but if he reaches for a Boston school, it will be BC not Tufts. I'm surprised BC is ranked higher, but what I see as an advantage is that there's a huge affinity for the school itself especially in the Boston area - it's not a second choice which was always the sense for a lot of kids with Tufts.

Tufts is ranked 30, BC 35. So they are seemingly peer schools.

[Anonymous]

Parchment strikes again. Data on students admitted to both Tufts and BC indicate that a majority, and a statistically significant one, choose Tufts

https://www.parchment.com/c/college/tools/college-cross-admit-comparison.php?compare=Tufts+University&with=Boston+College

When my kids were considering these two schools not long ago, Tufts was viewed as the more attractive option. I should add that we aren't Catholic.

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Anonymous wrote:Rankings aside, we have neighbors with three kids who went to, respectively, Yale, Dartmouth and Tufts. The parents think Tufts offered the best education.

Did the parents attend classes with the kids?

Ha! I doubt it, but they're certainly aware of how the school contributed to their child's development. As the parent of three students who are now in college and grad school, I'm in a good position to assess how they've benefited from the teaching, curriculum, research opportunities, and extracurricular activities.

Such absolute and unadulterated hogwash. Even if you really are "in a good position to assess how they've benefitted," which you likely aren't, you still can't assess what was "offered."

I've had four kids go to four different colleges. They're all doing well. I couldn't tell you a thing about their education other than what schools they went to.

Parents are sooo weird.

So, you don't talk with your kids about option for classes or papers they're writing or how they like their teachers or research they're involved in. Huh -- I guess some families aren't as close as ours.