Help me compare Wesleyan and Tufts

mom55
Fri, 29 Oct 2004 08:50:41 +0000

Thanks so much for your input. It is so helpful. I agree that Williams would be great for the academics but she feels it is too isolated. Smith is on her list, but I think she would prefer coed. She does not like it too cold so she is ruling out Maine and Vermont. She just got back her second set of SATs and got 1530 (up from 1380) which puts her into play (or on more solid ground) for many schools so we are now reconsidering her list. She is top 10%-ish (school doesn’t rank) at a very competitive school, and is a very accomplished but not stellar 3 season athlete being recruited for D3. Other schools on the list are Conn College and Trinity, Vassar, Dickinson, and Barnard, my alma mater where she would only be able to compete on the club team level. I have suggested Amherst as a reach but she thinks the students might be too intense there. So I arrive at Wesleyan and Tufts as good top possibilities. Any additional feedback is appreciated!