Tufts or Stanford?

SlitheyTove
Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:29:48 +0000

OP, congrats and what a great problem to have!

Time is short, but if there’s any way for you to connect with some professors or students at both schools and ask them what they’d suggest you do…I’d do that.

Students do change majors, so regardless of reputation in one particular field it’s a good thing to choose a school where you’ll feel challenged and happy regardless of your eventual major. If you’d be happy at Tufts regardless of your major, that’s different than wanting to go there only for the IR department.

That said, one of Tufts’ great strengths is that the IR mentality infuses the entire campus, regardless of your department. I also think that the IR-esque offerings of the ExCollege, and especially of the EPIIC program, are utterly unique.

Best of luck!