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[quote=Anonymous]My sense from peers who went to college with me 20ish years ago is that Tufts was indeed a backup for many who aspired to the Ivies. It was by mo means a safety, but it was slightly more accessible than, say, UPenn and Cornell (which were easier to get into than the other Ivy schools back then).

Having kids in that high school to college time now I would say the profile of Tufts has changed and it is drawing the kids who earlier would only have looked at the top SLACs (Amherst, Williams, Haverford, Swarthmore, etc.). These are very talented students. They seek more intimate learning environments. The only difference now in the digital age is that many more students of that profile prefer urban settings and are looking for small, contained campuses rooted in academic rigor while existing in the context of an urban setting.

We have known 3 to 7 kids each of the past few years who have gone to Tufts. Some from our children’s school, some neighbors, some from our house of worship. They have all been exceptional students. While there are certainly still the kids who go to Tufts as a reliable backup to the most selective schools, more than half of the kids we know apply ED1. That is an important data point and statement. A few others have applied ED2, which tells me they had a top choice that offered ED, it didn’t work out and Tufts was their strong number two - or they just couldn’t decide in time for an ED1 Application.

I’ve always perceived Tufts to be an impressive school. This year’s 11% acceptance rate backs that up. [/quote]

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