Tufts or Stanford?

ariesathena
Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:53:25 +0000

I absolutely love Tufts, but here’s my advice re: the political component. Go to Stanford, because that is where you will encounter the best arguments that ‘the other side’ has to offer. If you go to Tufts, you will be around people who agree with you, which isn’t going to teach you nearly as much as you would learn if you are also around people who disagree with you.

The world is full of people who can recite ‘their side’s’ talking points. There are a dearth of people who can understand the other side, communicate with them, and grasp their arguments well enough to offer a rebuttal.