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Tufts University Visit Report by sak09

Visit to Tufts University in July 2008 by sak09
(Student, HS Class of 2009)
(Member since February 01 2007 with 1062 posts)
 
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Visit Activities:


Information Session: Yes - Pretty informative, although it did get a little boring and dragged on towards the end.

Campus Tour: Yes - My tour guide wasn't too great to be honest, but I did enjoy the tour itself because campus is really nice.

Classroom Visit: Yes - I attended a biology class, and really loved it. It was a small class (only 10-15) students, so the prof was able to give her attention to each student.

Campus:


Friendliness/Courtesy of Students:
5 - Excellent
5 - Excellent
My tour guide was weird, but friendly. Also, may day hosts were really great. They answered every question I had and I could really relate to them.


Friendliness/Courtesy of Staff:
4 - Very Good
4 - Very Good
Didn't meet too many other than a prof and lady at the front desk, but they seemed nice.


Appearance of Campus:
5 - Excellent
5 - Excellent
Very spread out and on a hill, but beautiful nevertheless.


Building/Facilities Maintenance/Cleanliness:
5 - Excellent
5 - Excellent
Everything looked cleaned.


Dormitories:
3 - Good
3 - Good
I went inside two dorms--a single and a double, and they were both extrememly small.


Security/Safety:
5 - Excellent
5 - Excellent
It seemed safe.


Overall Campus Impression:
5 - Excellent
5 - Excellent
If you like a suburban campus, Tufts is great. You can see the Boston skyline from the hill, and transportation to Boston is also quite convenient. The campus is really beautiful overall.

Off-Campus:


Area Immediately Around Campus:
4 - Very Good
4 - Very Good
Tufts is in Medford and Sommerville which are two small suburban towns with nothing much, but a little bit further down there's Boston!


City/Town/Community:
5 - Excellent
5 - Excellent
Boston!

Campus Visit Notes for Tufts University


Visit Description:

I visited Tufts twice--once in the summer for a tour and once to do their day host program in November. Both times I really had a great time. I love the campus because it is close to the city yet it still has a traditional college campus feel and it is definitely beautiful. The students seem to be smart and each is different so the campus is filled with diversity---another thing I really liked. Overall, I really love this school.