Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day? (Comparing Schools)

DanAdmiss_Tufts
Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:54:01 +0000

To respond to Emily - I can sympathize with your feelings. We urge students to think about their entire college lists in terms of Fit - not just their first or second choices. I believe that it should be possible to fill your college list (Reach, Target, and Likelys) with schools that are good Fits. Certainly, students will have schools they feel more strongly about than others, and that’s natural. But wherever you get in should be a place you can still feel like you will belong.

You correctly point out the other way that Fit runs. We look for Fit and personality in our applicants the same way you look for Fit and personality in the schools you visit. Fit is a two way street, and there are times when we will disagree with each other. It’s a natural part of the admissions process, but it’s also the source of the most friction.