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freshman year i did not love the social life, because i was not connected to a large network of people outside of my floor and the extracurricular i participated in. thus, i went to frat parties even though i dreaded them. it seemed as though they were the only option, although less than 10{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the tufts student body is involved in greek life. as soon as sophomore year rolled around though, i began to realise the myriad alternative offerings tufts had to offer. i started attending many more house parties, i went into davis sq, harvard, and boston much more for concerts, to see friends, etc., and i felt more comfortable actively seeking friends and activities in clubs i attnded.

The fraternities are smaller but throw some good parties. Freshmen and sophmores are the usual crowds at the frats. As people become upperclassmen and move off campus, hosue parties are more popular. The school police force is pretty understanding when it comes to drinking. They are mainly there to make sure no one gets sick or injured. Tuesdays are a big bar night for students who go to small, local pubs to chill with friends and have a couple beers.

Lots of people go to frat parties but there are also parties at people's houses.

Shit, I put all my thoughts in the Big Picture. Quote from me though Tufts offers opportunity to meet people from so many different ethnicities, it's not a melting pot, but a salad bowl (meaning the diversity is not intertwined). You have to be an independent go-getter with an inquisitive to make things happen. If not, then you'll be part of this homogenous clique.

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Athletic events are not super popular. Of course if there's an important game, people will come out for it, but for the most part it's not a gigantic part of student life. Guest speakers, theater, concerts, and other fun events, however, are not lacking at all. Go to www.tuftslife.com and skim over the (probably ridiculously long) list of things happening today. You'll never have a problem finding something awesome to do... the only problem will be choosing among so many options! If you don't drink, never fear! There is much to do on the sober scene. Of course a lot of people will be drinking, but I personally didn't drink at all my freshman and sophomore years, and I am still in love with Tufts and its social life. You might have to work that much harder to invent fun things to do, but I mean, that's how the best nights end up happening anyway. If you're awake at 2am on a Tuesday, you're either playing Text Twist obsessively online or writing a paper that you didn't do ahead of time because you were too busy hearing what Peter Gallagher had to say about his days at Tufts.

The Tufts social life is not that strong. I spent most of my senior year going out to the city when I wanted to kick back and relax. It is nice that Boston is only a 7 minute drive or 20 minute T-ride away!

I only really know what pertains to the Fletcher School, which is a whole plethora of cultural groups and organizations around different international issues. I did notice that there seemed to be a number of inter-mural sports and activities throughout the campus on any given day.

There is definitely a night life at Tufts if you want one, although after a while you begin to see the same crowd out at parties. When the gets old you still have the whole city of Boston at your fingertips.