<p>I think there are only a handful of overated schools, but I believe Tufts is one of the most overrated. Most people haven’t heard of it, but it is a good school in the Boston area (although it is actually pretty far from Boston). It is often overshadowed by Harvard, MIT, BC, Northeastern, etc. However, for some reason nationally, it gets a pretty high ranking from US News. </p>
<p>It has a good pre-med program and a good med school, but other than that, the academics don’t seem to be on par with similarly ranked programs.</p>