<p>I am a college senior who is being recruited by the following schools for my sport. Please help me! I want to major in business/economics or Political Science or International Relations.
Please rank them and provide insite in:
Social Scene:
Academics:
Sports:
Grad School Placement:
Job Placement:
Students (Vibe, type, etc.)
Campus Vibe:
Campus:
Student Happiness:
Prestige:
Anything else…?</p>
<p>*I meant High School Senior!!! Sorry for the confusion!</p>
<p>Haverford and Tufts are the most prestigious academically. Tufts has an AMAZING location-right outside of Boston. It’s also known to have “quirky” fun students. I really loved it when I visited.</p>
<p>Like most selective LACs, neither Haverford nor Trinity offers a major in Business. Nor does Tufts. I believe none of these schools offers a Business minor, either. In contrast, Business is by far the most popular major at Loyola (where more than 1/3 of graduating seniors majored in Business). </p>
<p>Haverford and Tufts are more selective than Trinity, which in turn is more selective than Loyola. All 4 tend to draw most of their students from the Northeast, but Loyola has somewhat less national drawing power than the others:
[url=<a href=“http://chronicle.com/article/Interactive-Freshman-Class/129547/#id=212911]Where”>http://chronicle.com/article/Interactive-Freshman-Class/129547/#id=212911]Where</a> Does Your Freshman Class Come From? <a href=“Haverford”>/url</a>
[url=<a href=“http://chronicle.com/article/Interactive-Freshman-Class/129547/#id=168148]Where”>http://chronicle.com/article/Interactive-Freshman-Class/129547/#id=168148]Where</a> Does Your Freshman Class Come From? <a href=“Tufts”>/url</a>
[url=<a href=“http://chronicle.com/article/Interactive-Freshman-Class/129547/#id=130590]Where”>http://chronicle.com/article/Interactive-Freshman-Class/129547/#id=130590]Where</a> Does Your Freshman Class Come From?<a href=“Trinity”>/url</a>
[url=<a href=“http://chronicle.com/article/Interactive-Freshman-Class/129547/#id=163046]Where”>http://chronicle.com/article/Interactive-Freshman-Class/129547/#id=163046]Where</a> Does Your Freshman Class Come From?<a href=“Loyola”>/url</a></p>
<p>You can look up several college rankings to order these schools in a variety of ways. For example, look at the “Bachelors to PhD Rank” component of the Washington Monthly 2012 liberal arts colleges ranking. By this measure, Haverford is #10, Trinity #125. Tufts shows up at #20 on the National Universities list for “Bachelors to PhD”. Loyola is not ranked on either list. </p>
<p>On the other hand, Loyola does very well in the payscale.com rankings of mid-career alumni salaries. It ties with Amherst for #26. Tufts ties for #34, Haverford is #56, Trinity ties for #138. Keep in mind, though, that payscale.com excludes data from anyone with a graduate degree. This may work in Loyola’s favor if it includes most of Loyola’s business majors while excluding the many alumni of the other schools who earn graduate degrees.</p>
<p>To make the sports recruiting mojo work, don’t you have to apply ED? If you have to make an ED choice very soon, it may be best to focus on cost, selectivity, and offerings in your prospective major (as well as your sports prospects). From a few random posters on CC, you’re not likely to get a meaningful ranking of 4 schools on such subjective factors as “student happiness” or “campus vibe”. Try sites like College Pr<em>wler, P’ton Review, or st</em>dentr<em>vi</em>w.com … if you think you still have time.</p>
<p>Does getting recruited mean you will get in? How much of a boost does it get you?
I think Tufts is an awesome school, it really hits the sweet spot between a small LAC and full-fledged university. Great location, close to Boston and Cambridge yet not in the middle of a city. Tons of great restaurants within walking distance, endless variety a bus/subway ride away.
Tufts is very hard to get into, that’s why I asked the first question. Acceptance is ~22%, GPA and test scores are very high.
No business school, but great economics, poli sci and IR departments (including grad school of international law and diplomacy).</p>
<p>These are very different schools. Agree that Haverford and Tufts are tops academically. Biggest difference is size. With a little over 5,000 undergrads, Tufts is a medium-sized school, but it’s more than 4 times the size of Haverford which is the quintessential small, intimate LAC. My D1 attends Haverford and loves it, but it’s not for everyone. Student body is best characterized as quirky/intellectual with a strong social justice focus and a strong commitment to its honor code which extends not just to academic integrity but to every aspect of campus life. Some people, like my D, find that very appealing, others might find it suffocating. Haverford doesn’t offer undergrad business, but its economics program is one of the strongest among LACs, as is political science. It doesn’t have a reputation as a big party school (which I take it is what most people mean by “social scene”), though my D found a lot more partying there than she expected (and frankly more than she cared for), especially among athletes, but she’s found her niche with a group of like-minded non-partiers and is quite happy with her social situation.</p>
<p>Here’s where size might matter a little bit:</p>
<p>Classes <20 students: Tufts 69.1%, Haverford 78.9%
Classes 50+ students: Tufts 6%, Haverford 0.6%</p>
<p>At Haverford you’d likely spend no time in classes of 50 or more students; at Tufts, likely some. And at Tufts you’d likely spend a bit less time in classes of <20 students. Tufts isn’t bad on this score, by any means; it’s actually much better than a number of the Ivies. But some people don’t mind some large and medium-sized classes.</p>