<p>All right, well I stand corrected. I hadn’t actually seen Gourman’s polisci ranking, but I figured since Tufts was ranked #1 by Gourman for IR, that polisci would fare nearly as well. Nevertheless, I still think that IR/PoliSci is a bigger Tufts draw. Sam Lee, don’t act so defensive. I applied to Northwestern too, it was one of my top choices. I got into NU and Tufts, and picked Tufts for my personal reasons. I still think NU is a great school, but I would certainly disagree that it’s “overall a lot better” than Tufts, as Elsifjdl said. They’re peer institutions along with JHU and Gtown.</p>