Anonymous
Post 04/25/2025 10:20     Subject: Tufts ♥️
Visited. Were hugely disappointed. Crossed it off the list immediately. Run down, pretentious and woke.
Anonymous
Post 04/25/2025 08:54     Subject: Tufts ♥️
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:When we visited Boston area schools it was #1 on our child's list. After the visit, it dropped off their list completely. On the top of a windy hill,l and not actually in Boston, looks/feels more like a hodgepodge than a school community, and the students we met were ultra competitive rather than collaborative, which is what was the final nail in the coffin for our kid. But hey, you do you


How did you glean this from a visit? What did they say?


Opposite of our DD’s tour experience (where collaborative spirit was emphasized by the tour guide) and actual experience (finishing up first year now). Students and faculty are and supportive.
Anonymous
Post 04/24/2025 23:47     Subject: Tufts ♥️
Anonymous wrote:When we visited Boston area schools it was #1 on our child's list. After the visit, it dropped off their list completely. On the top of a windy hill,l and not actually in Boston, looks/feels more like a hodgepodge than a school community, and the students we met were ultra competitive rather than collaborative, which is what was the final nail in the coffin for our kid. But hey, you do you


How did you glean this from a visit? What did they say?
Anonymous
Post 04/24/2025 23:11     Subject: Tufts ♥️
A quarter of BU undergrads are international. I wonder if they will come back next year? It’s a very scary time to be an international student.
Anonymous
Post 04/24/2025 22:52     Subject: Tufts ♥️
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:When we visited Boston area schools it was #1 on our child's list. After the visit, it dropped off their list completely. On the top of a windy hill,l and not actually in Boston, looks/feels more like a hodgepodge than a school community, and the students we met were ultra competitive rather than collaborative, which is what was the final nail in the coffin for our kid. But hey, you do you


Same.


Same.

DC chose BU instead.
Anonymous
Post 04/24/2025 21:45     Subject: Tufts ♥️
Tufts is a “Goldilocks” school in terms of size and location- it appeals to a lot of high achieving/high stats kids who don’t have the hooks/pointings to get into Ivies.
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2025 19:37     Subject: Tufts ♥️
The location is OK.
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2025 19:26     Subject: Tufts ♥️
Anonymous wrote:When we visited Boston area schools it was #1 on our child's list. After the visit, it dropped off their list completely. On the top of a windy hill,l and not actually in Boston, looks/feels more like a hodgepodge than a school community, and the students we met were ultra competitive rather than collaborative, which is what was the final nail in the coffin for our kid. But hey, you do you


Same.
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2025 16:51     Subject: Tufts ♥️
Anonymous wrote:When we visited Boston area schools it was #1 on our child's list. After the visit, it dropped off their list completely. On the top of a windy hill,l and not actually in Boston, looks/feels more like a hodgepodge than a school community, and the students we met were ultra competitive rather than collaborative, which is what was the final nail in the coffin for our kid. But hey, you do you


We also crossed it off our list after seeing the location. But my kid really wanted the stereotypical SLAC (e.g., traditional buildings around a campus green, walkable town adjacent ).

Glad your student is happy OP! 👍
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2025 16:50     Subject: Tufts ♥️
Anonymous wrote:Tufts offers a sweet spot for kids who want more of a LAC experience, but either don't quite have the stats for WASPB or find them too small and rural. BU deserves to be popular in its own right, is also Plan B for some who couldn't get into Michigan (crazy hard this year). Agree with PP that NEU is very much its own thing.


I agree Tufts' size is very appealing to those who prefer medium size to very small. Even though it's not in Boston, it offers the best of a self-contained campus and easy proximity to a city with tremendous resources.
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2025 16:46     Subject: Tufts ♥️
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Tufts offers a sweet spot for kids who want more of a LAC experience, but either don't quite have the stats for WASPB or find them too small and rural. BU deserves to be popular in its own right, is also Plan B for some who couldn't get into Michigan (crazy hard this year). Agree with PP that NEU is very much its own thing.


What is WASPB?


Williams Amherst Swarthmore Pomona Bowdoin. Traditionally just the first four, considered the elite LACs, but Bowdoin is now just as difficult to get into.
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2025 16:43     Subject: Tufts ♥️
Anonymous wrote:Tufts offers a sweet spot for kids who want more of a LAC experience, but either don't quite have the stats for WASPB or find them too small and rural. BU deserves to be popular in its own right, is also Plan B for some who couldn't get into Michigan (crazy hard this year). Agree with PP that NEU is very much its own thing.


What is WASPB?
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2025 16:41     Subject: Tufts ♥️
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:No apparent waitlist movement yet for Tufts this year. Last year, there was a little in April. Anyone hear anything?


Heard of one last week.

Where did you hear this? Thanks


A friend’s kid.
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2025 15:54     Subject: Tufts ♥️
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:No apparent waitlist movement yet for Tufts this year. Last year, there was a little in April. Anyone hear anything?


Heard of one last week.

Where did you hear this? Thanks
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2025 15:54     Subject: Tufts ♥️
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:No apparent waitlist movement yet for Tufts this year. Last year, there was a little in April. Anyone hear anything?


Heard of one last week.[/quote
Where did you hear this? Thanks