@butterfreesnd I went to the same apocalypse class, and it went over my head also. He kept on saying “do you understand?” and I was like, no… no, I do not. There was actually a pretty vigorous discussion throughout and at the end of the class, and I was like “is everyone smarter than me, even the 18 yr olds?”. Could be!
I was also pretty disappointed by the dorm tour we had- it was really outdated. They said there are some nicer dorms on campus, so I actually give them points for showing us the more representative freshmen dorms.
Regardless, I’m not the one going to college- my D was overjoyed and enrolled at Tufts later that night. I know I’d rather see her at Tufts than WashU but that’s mostly because I don’t know WashU that well. It just seems to lack a slightly edgy vibe that you get at Tufts.
One important thing might be that you’d likely be living off campus Junior and Senior year at Tufts. Given WashU’s resources and surrounding location I’m guessing they guarantee housing all 4 years. So if you didn’t love Medford, this might be a factor. (But Somerville/Davis Square is better anyway)
Good luck with the decision.