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The Facts

Tufts University is a rather moderately sized, private school located in the town of Medford, Massachusetts, and is home to over 4,800 undergraduate students and approximately 4,620 graduate and part time students. The university is actually divided into a few smaller undergraduate colleges including schools of the liberal arts, engineering, special studies, as well as fine arts. All students are required to take extensive general education requirements in a wide variety of courses including classes in the areas of humanities, arts, social sciences, math, natural sciences, writing, foreign language, as well as world civilization. Tufts University offers its students a wide variety of both liberal arts and preprofessional majors, however, some of the most popular with students include majors in the areas of international relations, economics, biology, English, as well as psychology.

Admission to Tufts University is remarkably competitive, particularly for a school of such diminutive size. The number of qualified and academically successful applicants has been steadily increasing with each passing admissions cycle. Last year, more than 14,600 students applied for admission to the school, and approximately 3,400 of those students were accepted. Eventually however, only about 1,300 of the admitted students were actually enrolled for the coming Fall semester. The admitted students had an average combined SAT score ranging from 1250 to 1420, and an average comprehensive ACT score ranging from 27 to 31. Additionally, over 70% of those admitted were ranked in the top 10% of their high school graduating class with an average high school GPA of about 3.87.

Tufts University has a fantastic student to faculty ratio of about 9:1, and it is rare to find an undergraduate class with more than 20 students, and there are usually far less. In general, Tuft’s professors get rave reviews from students in terms of accessibility and willingness to help students out when they may need it. Tufts students are also able to take advantage of many study abroad programs in countries as varied as England, France, Russia, Chile, Ghana, and even Japan.

The Social Scene

The town of Medford, Massachusetts is a very typical, quaint New England town, however, it doesn’t really offer students much in the way of affordable entertainment. The exciting city of Boston is only a short ride away on the city’s own T subway system, and usually, students take advantage of the city’s many cultural offerings.

There are several fraternities and sororities at the school, and the Greeks basically govern the on campus social life. Drinking is definitely the most popular mode of social interaction, and usually, students spend most of their weekend partying the night away to relieve some of the stress from the academic work week.

The dating scene is quite vibrant, and the student population is very diverse and friendly. Expect lots of attractive and friendly fish in the sea...

What’s Good

“There’s a really great sense of community here, and the school is just big enough that you have resources, but you still recognize it as a small school.”

“Just going to Tufts pretty much ensures that you will get into a terrific graduate school.”

“The campus is gorgeous, and the buildings are incredible. Just walking from class to class is awesome.”

What’s Bad

“There’s absolutely no sense of school spirit here. It would be nice to have more traditional college experiences.”

“I hate that the Greeks run everything around here. If you don’t belong to a frat or a sorority, you’re a nobody.”

“You don’t really have much time for a real social life. There’s way too much work for any real fun.”

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