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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We know many people who are interested in both.

Wesleyan attracts somewhat more artsy and political applicants.

But don't let stereotypes fool you.  Wesleyan also attracts plenty of athletes, future bankers, future doctors, etc.  And Tufts attracts plenty of artsy people.

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+1.  Just to reiterate that Wes is good for STEM type studies as well and so many of their graduates go on to med school etc.  My daughter is interested in majoring in STEM type major but loves the access to many of the arts courses (music composition, dance etc.).  It really does pick a certain type of a student who is interested in a range of things, not just one thing (e.g. mix of interest in arts/sports/academics).  My daughter also went to a private school (non-parochial boarding school in northeast) and they mention that Wes looks for a certain profile in addition to academics.  [/quote]

This is yet another similarity between the two schools as it has long been acknowledged that Tufts purposefully shapes its student profile each year, to a point that is so mystifying no one can completely say what
typical Tufts student. I [/quote]

Interesting, because every current Tufts student we know (at least 6 off top of my head), and Tufts grads I know, are all smart and well rounded people but not “stand outs” in any area or interest in the sense of being a part of a effort to create an interesting class at Tufts. I’d say they are all inside of the box types. Vs the Wes students we know do have a “spark” of something that puts them if not outside of the box then at least on the edge of the box. [/quote]

Maybe you know the wrong Tufts kids! Or maybe you have your own idea of what constitutes a “spark.” Maybe the kids you think are sparkless are shy? And an N of 6 or 8 isn’t very large. I known kids from both schools. I wouldn’t dare to characterize them with such a blanket statement. 
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