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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is the vibe of Tufts students? Is it uptight Northeast/mid atlantic like the Ivies, or is it more laid back?
Is there more diversity in terms of interests and aspirations or is it more preprofessional like somewhere like Penn?[/quote]

A small fraction are preppy New England type. The rest I would define as quirky, studious, intellectual. Also politically active, friendly, and sizable Jewish population. Smart students with A brains and B personalities (very few are leaders who will blaze a trail post graduation).  Definitely NOT pre professional. The liberal arts education is embraced, with strong engineering school. [/quote]

I posted earlier about my son picking Tufts over two Ivys. He spent the night in a dorm and attended classes at all three. Maybe he just got lucky at Tufts, but he said the students he met were from a range of backgrounds (socioeconomic, racial, religious, geographic) and had a lot of different interests (music, math, political activism, athletics etc.) but the common elements were that they were all really smart and intellectual without being jerks. My son is laid back. He’s a motivated student and gets deep into what interests him. He’s not motivated by external pressure or expectations. I thought he might be making a mistake, but when I met his friends and heard about his classes and the professors I realized that he found the best for for him. 
I hope that helps. I’m not sure where all the nastiness comes from on this thread.

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