Anonymous wrote:It’s been widely discussed that the Tufts drop in rankings came when the social mobility index became more highly weighted in rankings. Like literally it was ranked 390/400. It’s just not a school with a lot of low income kids, but it’s a great school with great academics and lots of happy kids and alumni.

Seriously it astounds me how we’re letting USNWR tell us where our kids should go to school….

+1. NP. I think teens, first gen families, and immigrant families have come to rely on USNWR for a sense of prestige, and in olden times may have been a handy rough estimate of that, but these days USNWR has jumped the shark. Meanwhile, parent-aged employers have a decent level of respect for Tufts.

It’s been widely discussed that the Tufts drop in rankings came when the social mobility index became more highly weighted in rankings. Like literally it was ranked 390/400. It’s just not a school with a lot of low income kids, but it’s a great school with great academics and lots of happy kids and alumni.

Seriously it astounds me how we’re letting USNWR tell us where our kids should go to school….

Tufts has been plummeting in the rankings. Why?

Rice

Notre Dame and Northwestern

Anonymous wrote:Tufts prestige seems to be declining over recent years. Not a big school spirit vibe solid school but plenty of better choices

So, besides the Ivy-plus schools, which are lottery schools for all unhooked kids, what would you say are the "better choices" for a top student looking for a mid-sized research university (rather than a SLAC or a public university)? I can think of Tufts and Georgetown, Emory, and Vandy and that's sort of it. There's not really not many other schools that are in this bucket.

Tufts prestige seems to be declining over recent years. Not a big school spirit vibe solid school but plenty of better choices

Anonymous wrote:@OP - One my thing my DD (who is considering ED to Tufts) is wondering about is the first-year housing situation. She's specifically worried about those "Court at Professor's Row" dorms as they've gotten a bad rap online and sound isolated from the majority of the first-year housing communities. Anything you've learned about first-year housing that I can pass on to her? Was your DD worried about housing too? We actually know other students who have decided not to apply based on rumors of problems in this area.

I haven't chimed in here yet and haven't read anything before. I have a child living in Professor's Row this year! Perfect for me to comment. They are new, have working air conditioning and heat. Those are all plusses. They're very centrally located. Plusses. One level, small rooms. Minus. Isolated? I don't know if that matters. I haven't heard anyone say that they LOVE their RAs. The main thing to do is do one of those freshman orientation trips. That's how you make friends and start the school year off with a crew. There's one that's general sports and that's the one that's more party/social oriented. The kids stay on campus and hang out. But any of those trips are worth every penny. Even if your kid isn't exactly like the kids they are with, they bond and it's a fantastic way to start college off. My kid got into some much bigger party schools and other NESCAC schools. Tufts was a perfect match. Parties and social life when they wanted, studying and quiet because most kids do that. Will be doing something relevant to their major this summer. The instruction hasn't been perfect but I don't think it would be anywhere. Feel free to ask any other questions.

Anonymous wrote:Hard to believe (or stomach) Tufts is worth $96K if full-pay

The people who usually make these comments, 1. Can't afford it anyways and 2. Wouldn't be able to get accepted to Tufts if they could afford it.

Carry on.

Hard to believe (or stomach) Tufts is worth $96K if full-pay

@OP - One my thing my DD (who is considering ED to Tufts) is wondering about is the first-year housing situation. She's specifically worried about those "Court at Professor's Row" dorms as they've gotten a bad rap online and sound isolated from the majority of the first-year housing communities. Anything you've learned about first-year housing that I can pass on to her? Was your DD worried about housing too? We actually know other students who have decided not to apply based on rumors of problems in this area.

crap institution with depressed students and an unsupportive faculty. Wouldn't recommend

♥️ Tufts!

I wanted to love it because it fit all the things that my dc is looking for, but then when we went they don’t even want to apply anymore. Drab, dull tour, divided campus socially it seems, everyone is in affinity housing, which I don’t love. Also by coincidence went to a sporting event and the parents were behaving very badly. Like some of the worst behavior I’ve seen in a looong time. Total turn off. So not applying anymore!

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Anonymous wrote:^Very big distinction- Harvard, MIT, and Wellesley are top schools and worth the money. Tufts, BC, BU, and NEU 37/60 range are not. Flagship state schools provide equal if not better education at much lower cost.

"Worth the money" is subjective.
Location is subjective.
Fit is subjective.
Better... for what student and what major?
"Much lower cost" ignores stated OOS distinction.

This site is nuts. Worth a laugh sometimes, but nuts.

+1.