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Come to Tufts if you are well rounded - you like going to the gym, dancing, studying, and partying... there is something for everyone here and most people do lots of things and aren't JUST violinists or athletes or students - they do it all!

We go out of our way to make sure that people are included and represented. We make noise for the minority and for the underdog no matter who/what that might be (people/ideas). Our largest campus group is our community service group. We give back, we care. Tufts is not student against student but students out to change the world.

It has a strong focus on creating globaly active and aware students who are inspired to taketheir educations out of the classroom.

It is very close to home and nearby Boston. I find the lifestyle in Boston and the surroudning suburbs unlike most of the country. Somerville, especially Davis Square, is unique in the country. Somerville is the most densely populated city in America, and so there are a lot of different kinds of people. They all converge in Davis Square, so you have a true mix of different kinds of people. The diversity of Davis Square transfers to Tufts and Tufts students really get a feel of a whole culture of people. It is truly an exciting culture to live in.

The EPIIC program is great for students seeking a rigorous exposure to a certain aspect of international relations. Each year, a colloquium of 40-50 students examine broad themes like oil and water, sovereignty and intervention, the US's role in the world. Had I known about this program while searching for colleges, Tufts would have been my first choice.

Tufts is actually pretty dope. I really could not see myself anywhere else. Some of the athletic facilities are pieces of garbage though like the pool or the weight room but there is a new pool scheduled to be finished in like 2015 or something and they are redoing the weight room. Our indoor track is really nice and the outdoor fields are pefect. There are also fields around campus that are great for going out to play a pickup game of football or throw a frisbee around or just lay out in the sun. Just remember, it's Boston. So bear with the accents and our crazy vocab like bubbler, or pronouncing Oregon like it's spelled Oregone. Plus Boston sports teams are just better than everyone else's. And I hate New York. Its worthless.

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Come to Tuftsl! Despite its faults it is a wonderful school where you can learn and grow.

If I had to do it all over again would I chose Tufts? Not necessarily, but most of my friends absolutely love it. I think for me I probably would've rather been at an art school or a school slightly closer to home, but that's just me. In general, I think every school is really just a combination of what you make of it and luck in regards to who you meet and become friends with and what classes you take. I really feel it is the other students and the classes that can really make or break a school for a person.

Housing is not the best. Dorms are random sized and junior/senior housing is not guaranteed, which can be a real problem junior year when about half of the student body goes abroad and everyone has to find housing.