How prestigous is Tufts compared to elite schools?

mag_1
Thu, 11 Jan 2007 01:44:28 +0000

Tufts is an elite school and I’m proud to have gone there. I can’t speak for other people’s experiences at this school but I can mention a few of my own.

a) I was an undergrad student there in the mid 90’s…
b) Most of my teachers got there doctorate degrees from Harvard, MIT, Brown,etc.
c) One prof. at Tufts who used to teach at Brown told me that she did not change her teaching methodology when she arrived at Tufts. This told me that I would be getting an excellent education from this teacher and most likely from many others…
d) many high school valedictorians there…I knew a couple personally
e) my wife who is from India heard of Tufts before she ever came to the U.S. …so the PR people have to be doing something right.
f) classes (especially upper level ones) can be quite rigorous/demanding. Classes can be small…even 5 to 1…so you feel as if you are getting specialized, almost one-on-one training from your teacher.
g) The school is recognized in many academic circles as a top school. It is a hidden gem that is doing a better job right now of putting itself on the map.
h) The school is receiving larger endowments and this helps its rank.
i) advice: if you go there do the best you can…get the high grades (extremely challenging if you multi-major and shoot for all the honors)…this does pay off in different ways in the end…
j) I’ve found that doing well did lead to some great opportunities…academically and professionally once I graduated from there…