Anonymous
12/24/2025 07:23
Subject: Is Tufts underrated?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Most families in our circle would never apply to any of those 4. To pay $95-$100 k a year for schools well beyond the top25 is a bad investment. Tufts has faded over the last 25 years used to be highly regarded. BC and BU were formerly unspectacular local, commuter schools and NEU had a coop program. Lots of other choices especially for a full pay family.
What are these magical schools that parents in your circle prefer over these 4? In particular, I'm interested in private, mid-sized, non-LAC, non-Catholic, near a major city schools that are worth the cost and not impossible to get into?
Define, "worth the cost" and define "impossible". If Tufts gives you good fin aid, around 50%, then go for it. Otherwise only T25s are worth 100k a year, and thats only for specific majors.
Depends on how much money you have. For some people 100k a year is not a challenge but instead a worthwhile investment. And they want their kids surrounded by others from a similar background. It is like an exclusive country club.
Anonymous
12/24/2025 03:51
Subject: Is Tufts underrated?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Most families in our circle would never apply to any of those 4. To pay $95-$100 k a year for schools well beyond the top25 is a bad investment. Tufts has faded over the last 25 years used to be highly regarded. BC and BU were formerly unspectacular local, commuter schools and NEU had a coop program. Lots of other choices especially for a full pay family.
What are these magical schools that parents in your circle prefer over these 4? In particular, I'm interested in private, mid-sized, non-LAC, non-Catholic, near a major city schools that are worth the cost and not impossible to get into?
Define, "worth the cost" and define "impossible". If Tufts gives you good fin aid, around 50%, then go for it. Otherwise only T25s are worth 100k a year, and thats only for specific majors.
Anonymous
12/24/2025 01:04
Subject: Is Tufts underrated?
it's intellectual, not flashy. it has more substance than style.
some people want style. others want substance. the heart wants what it wants.
some people want style. others want substance. the heart wants what it wants.