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Anonymous wrote:Is Cappex a valid source of data?

It reports that only 41% of Emory grads are employed 6 months after graduation and with an $84,400 average salary 6 years after graduation. https://www.cappex.com/colleges/emory-university/after-graduation

For what it’s worth it says 98% of Tufts grads are employed after 6 months and earn $103,330 on average 6 years out. https://www.cappex.com/colleges/tufts-university/after-graduation

Generally speaking, Boston s a higher cost of living/higher salary area than Georgia.

Interesting. Sounds like you are implying many Emory grads stay in Georgia six years after graduation or the COL there wouldn't matter. Emory grads seem to be everywhere, but perhaps a lot actually stay in state. Atlanta isn’t a bad place to settle down.

Why use cappex as a source when you could use the more trusted payscale

https://www.payscale.com/research/US/School=Emory_University/Salary
Emory- 66k early 127k mid career salary

Tufts- 68k early 138k mid career salary
https://www.payscale.com/research/US/School=Tufts_University/Salary

Payscale says Tufts is still higher but not by much and when you factor in cost of living then Emory grads do better.

Good find! Did you mention the low cost of living because Emory grads tend to settle long term in Georgia or another southern state? New England cost of living is very high, but I wonder if the type of person drawn to Tufts would settle down there after graduation. It could be a factor to consider if Emory alum network is strongest there. That doesn’t seem right but…

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Anonymous wrote:Is Cappex a valid source of data?

It reports that only 41% of Emory grads are employed 6 months after graduation and with an $84,400 average salary 6 years after graduation. https://www.cappex.com/colleges/emory-university/after-graduation

For what it’s worth it says 98% of Tufts grads are employed after 6 months and earn $103,330 on average 6 years out. https://www.cappex.com/colleges/tufts-university/after-graduation

Generally speaking, Boston s a higher cost of living/higher salary area than Georgia.

Interesting. Sounds like you are implying many Emory grads stay in Georgia six years after graduation or the COL there wouldn't matter. Emory grads seem to be everywhere, but perhaps a lot actually stay in state. Atlanta isn’t a bad place to settle down.

Why use cappex as a source when you could use the more trusted payscale

https://www.payscale.com/research/US/School=Emory_University/Salary
Emory- 66k early 127k mid career salary

Tufts- 68k early 138k mid career salary
https://www.payscale.com/research/US/School=Tufts_University/Salary

Payscale says Tufts is still higher but not by much and when you factor in cost of living then Emory grads do better.

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Anonymous wrote:Is Cappex a valid source of data?

It reports that only 41% of Emory grads are employed 6 months after graduation and with an $84,400 average salary 6 years after graduation. https://www.cappex.com/colleges/emory-university/after-graduation

For what it’s worth it says 98% of Tufts grads are employed after 6 months and earn $103,330 on average 6 years out. https://www.cappex.com/colleges/tufts-university/after-graduation

Generally speaking, Boston s a higher cost of living/higher salary area than Georgia.

Interesting. Sounds like you are implying many Emory grads stay in Georgia six years after graduation or the COL there wouldn't matter. Emory grads seem to be everywhere, but perhaps a lot actually stay in state. Atlanta isn’t a bad place to settle down.

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Anonymous wrote: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?

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.

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.

This is right in line with our experience. Every kid I know who ends up at Tufts is intelligent, well grounded, confident without being egotistical, and just really nice. We know 6 kids heading there as freshman this fall and this description continues to fit each perfectly.

In the end the snarkiness of this board is fleeting and mostly a sign of unhappy folks seeking to make themselves feel better by putting down the accomplishments of others - let them go…

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Anonymous wrote: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?

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.

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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Anonymous wrote: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?

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.

Anonymous wrote: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?

Anonymous wrote:A has-been, historically undesirable school with an ego that far outweighs its actual importance as an institution. Will always play third fiddle (not even second).

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Anonymous wrote:Is Cappex a valid source of data?

It reports that only 41% of Emory grads are employed 6 months after graduation and with an $84,400 average salary 6 years after graduation. https://www.cappex.com/colleges/emory-university/after-graduation

For what it’s worth it says 98% of Tufts grads are employed after 6 months and earn $103,330 on average 6 years out. https://www.cappex.com/colleges/tufts-university/after-graduation

Generally speaking, Boston s a higher cost of living/higher salary area than Georgia.

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Anonymous wrote:I know this is DCUM and people come here (or at least to some of the forum categories) to make themselves feel better by anonymously putting others down - but I’m still dumbfounded by the number of people choosing to post on this thread just for the sake of putting people down; especially those who feel proud to associate with Tufts. Honestly? How low is your self regard that you relish in squashing the enthusiasm of others?

Anonymous wrote:I know this is DCUM and people come here (or at least to some of the forum categories) to make themselves feel better by anonymously putting others down - but I’m still dumbfounded by the number of people choosing to post on this thread just for the sake of putting people down; especially those who feel proud to associate with Tufts. Honestly? How low is your self regard that you relish in squashing the enthusiasm of others?