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I am from a background that most would consider very WASPy (I cringe at using the term because we hate to be so self-referential), and have strong ties to the Northeast, New England private schools, and all the trappings you would expect of such. Tufts has never had the cachet that you claim it does; if anything, its image has always been one of the aloof, not-quite-elite, not-quite-run-of-the-mill step-sibling to the other schools in the Northeast that have always been conventionally coveted. Tufts is viewed quite differently from Williams, Amherst, Swarthmore et al, as those schools derive their social prestige from being small liberal arts colleges. Tufts is certainly not viewed in the same vein as Harvard, MIT, Yale, or even Dartmouth, Brown, Cornell et al. Its closest peers in the region are BC, BU, Brandeis, and Rochester. Looking further afield, I'd throw in Tulane, Wake Forest, and perhaps William & Mary. All are excellent schools in their own right, but Tufts has never had (and does not currently have) quite the reach and pull some are saying it does.[/quote]

But to what end is all this college navel-gazing and subtle ranking? Worthier people? Smarter? I don't get it. [/quote]

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