<p>I wrote a long response to nyyankees, sam, lola, etc, and it was all lost. In short, I am not a bitter student, I have made some great friends here because Tufts students are truly amazing and unique, and I certainly researched Tufts before I came here and stayed over. </p>
<p>However, I still hold by what I wrote in that article. If you read the whole thing rather than take certain sentences out of context, you will realize that I mention some of the positives that Tufts offers (its global outlook, academics such as IR/Community Health/graduate programs), but I believe that the party scene here is severely lacking from a qualitative and not quantitative standpoint, especially for freshmen/sophomores. </p>
<p>The Greek system is almost defunct, the police have been cracking down, parties get overcrowded, etc. This is a fact. That does not mean that some parties aren’t fun, that the “social life” here in general stinks - in fact, as was pointed out through the use of facebook, there are lots of friends to be made here and if you want to drink or socialize with people you definitely can. Again, drinking is not the only thing that constitutes a social life. In terms of that expectation, I would say that although Tufts students probably drink as much as most other college students at other universities, the opportunities to do so on campus are still abundant yet are not what I expected before I came here.</p>
<p>I have gotten a lot out of my Tufts experience academically, socially, etc. However, I was just stating my opinion on the lack of a “healthy” party life that one may expect at a university like Tufts. </p>
<p>My article should not discourage you from coming to Tufts, but it should make you think about what you truly want to get out of your college experience.</p>