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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Stop trying to make Tufts appear to be a better school than it is. It’s odd and makes Tufts people just seem deeply insecure.[/quote]

What does that mean, "better than it is?" This is such an odd discussion. Better than it is based on USNWR ratings? Better than it is based on what criteria?[/quote]

Better than it is by denigrating other schools in its peer group and saying things like "it's just below the Ivies".[/quote]

I’m now convinced that this ignorant poster intent on denigrating Tufts and promoting ridiculously incomparable schools is someone who either has a child who did not get into Tufts or a rival or ex whose child is going to Tufts — or some other agenda. Why else waste so much time and effort on this. [/quote]

What on earth? This is exactly what I'm talking about. Why are schools like USC, NYU, Emory, and BC "ridiculously incomparable schools"? I'm not promoting them. YOU are the one that keeps insisting that Tufts is better than all those schools and more. Get a hold of reality.

For the record, I have zero affiliation with any of the aforementioned schools, and none of my kids even applied to Tufts. I just think the naked boosterism here is embarrassing for you all and worth calling out.[/quote]

dp. +1. Tufts boosters have a weird chip on their shoulder. They're not nearly as good as they think they are, and should feel confident about how they're rated by most people. Schools like NYU, Emory, Tulane, and BC are absolutely their peers.[/quote]

ive read through this thread and find the assertion that there are Tufts boosters denigrating other schools odd. My take away from the thread is there are families who choose Tufts for a variety of reasons and are happy with their choice. The thread does not read that Tufts fan’s are trying to make Tufts anymore than the solid school that it is - but it does read that there are folks choosing to participate in this dialogue and speak ill of Tufts for the sake of it. Says way more about the others than it does about the “Tufts boosters.”  As is sometimes/often the case with controversial DCUM posts made worse by the anonymous nature of the forum, motivations for participating are illusory at best and strange at worst….[/quote]

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