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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=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.[/quote]

[b]An input perhaps, but that doesn't mean Tufts is a better school.[/quote]

Tufts also is preferred over UVA by a statistically significantly margin.  Does that mean it should be ranked above UVA?[/quote][/b]

Parchment simply tells you which school is more popular among students who were admitted to both, given the sample of students they have information on. That sample is likely much larger than the sample that most DCUM posters have in mind when stating opinions about schools and how they compare. The only ranking that Parchment implies is one related to "desirability" among students admitted to both, which can be a function of factors beyond academic quality. Parchment is basically telling you how the students in their sample voted with their feet. That is presumably more informative than opinions of a school that are based on perceptions of a tour guide, say ("my niece HATED the tour guide" above).

There are schools better than Tufts, worse than Tufts, and just as good as Tufts, however one defines "good".  My older son visited Tufts, BC and UVA (as well as many others) and liked Tufts the most given what he saw, heard from current students and at information sessions, and read about the schools. I thought his choice was well-founded given his interests and preferences.[/quote]

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