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The best thing about Tufts is how comfortable it is. The campus is absolutly beautiful, and everyone cares about their work. At the same time, there is a very work-hard play-hard attitude at Tufts that reminds students not to take anything too seriously. That being said, Tufts students are extremely ambitious- most people have internships, jobs, or both, and most people have traveled somewhat extensively and have done significant amounts of volunteer and community service work. The size of the school is just right, and it is located the perfect distance from downtown Boston. Students have a real campus, but at the same time can get into the city easily at any time. Nearby Davis Square is a good place to hang out and get some work done off campus without having to go very far.

Tufts is the perfect size- neither too big nor too small Has a great international focus, tons of kids choose to study abroad The locale is great- a green campus, but easy access to Tufts

Every day that I'm at Tufts, I realize how perfect the school is for me. The size is perfect: with 4,000 undergrads, you'll never be able to meet everyone and you'll definitely see people you don't know all the time. But you also can't go a day without seeing tons of people you know either, which I think is perfect. Tufts is also in the perfect location! We're outside of Boston, so we have our own beautiful campus, away from the hustle and bustle of the city. On the other hand, it's a piece of cake to get into the city- we're a 10 minute walk from the T and we have a bus stop on our campus. Plus, Davis Square, the town center near us, is really hip and has great little shops and restaurants to peruse.

If you are serious about your career and about school and you are looking for some excellent professors and solid programs, but you also want to have a great time during college drinking, partying and going out in Boston, this is the place for you.

i loved tufts. the size was great, the proximity to boston was a huge plus and there are a lot of great professors. there problems, such an often terrible use of money but the administration is pretty good. tufts sports and school spirit are nearly non-existent and that is one thing i would definitely like to see changed. students often complain about the social life, but i think they are usually just being lazy. frats have parties most weekends, tuesday night is a big night at the local bars and boston is only a cab ride away. social life would also be better if the administration wasn't so tough on parties and if the tufts police (upon instruction from the administration) would relax a litttle

Tufts is small. There is no school spirit. There are many activities that attract the same types of people per event. Diverse groups do not mingle. There is no strong school pride. There are very few (none) school-wide sponsored events for African American students like at other Boston area universities.

The size honestly is just perfect. As a senior, I still felt like I was meeting new people all of the time, and that they honestly didn't have a pre-conceived notion of me, like everyone did in high school. But at graduation, I felt like I was surrounded by people I knew and loved. The location is also perfect, you feel like Tufts is your home and you identify with the place, but you can walk easily to restaurants and bars, and the T is close. What I would change is school pride. I am glad that we don't revolve around sports, but people could be a little more into school spirit.

Tufts is a rising star when it comes to universities and our degrees will mean A LOT more as the years go by because Tufts is getting more and more renowned. When I first told people that I was going to Tufts, nobody had heard of it! I was always really embarrassed when people didn't know about Tufts when it had been one of the biggest decisions of my life up until that point. The situation is different though when you get in and around the Northeast. People know Tufts, and they highly respect it. If you want a diverse student body with an excellent administration (everyone LOVES our President Larry Bacow), a tight-knit community of students that isn't too small but not gargantuan, and a perfect distance from a truly fabulous city, then come to Tufts! It will deliver!

Tufts is my dream college. I have had so much fun here and I would say without doubt that the first 2 months were the 2 best months of my life! By far the best part is the people. It is such a happy campus. I have a really diverse group of friends who come from all across the country and from around the world. It is absolutely incredible how interesting they all are. Everyone has a passion, a unique experience, a personality that makes me feel truly privileged to be with them. The campus itself is beautiful, and I can walk anywhere in less than 15 minutes. It's wonderful to have an open, green campus yet still get on the T and be on the boston Common in 25 minutes. Winter is about 2 months too long, especially you spend all day walking up or down the hill.

Tufts has a great reputation for being a challenging liberal arts school. People are fairly impressed when I say I go to Tufts. The school has about 4000 undergraduates which is too small for my liking. People you've never met before somehow know things about you and know who you are simply by word of mouth. The social scene at tufts is horrible. We have about 6 frats on campus who throw parties on average every other weekend. Frats get really old really fast, however, because you see the same people everytime there is a party. People have house parties sometimes but those are lame because you never know who is going to be there. When I'm not in class or at practice, I spend most of my time in the library doing homework. We have had some safety scares on campus within the last few years (rapes, robberies, and one suicide), but for the most part Tufts is safe. The only time I've been scared on campus is when I walk home from the library late at night. Last year one of the republican newspapers on campus published a racist christmas carol in their december issue which sparked alot of controversy on campus within racially ethnic groups, the african american community specificially. Being an African-American woman, I have never personally had experience with racism on campus, but judging from the ignorance inherent in that newspapers' publication, I am sure there exist people on campus uncomfortable with whatever little racial diversity there exists at Tufts.