Tufts vs. Northwestern pre-med?

WCASParent
Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:43:09 +0000

Evanston (at least the part where NU students are likely to hang out) is much nicer than Medford and is nicer than all but a small part of Somerville (Davis Square, which is nice but probably still doesn’t offer as much as Evanston).
Tufts “feels” like a New England liberal arts college, even though it’s a university. NU has a completely different feel, but definitely not that of an LAC; much larger. I like them both a great deal, and couldn’t say i’ve got a preference (the Tufts campus is certainly smaller, but it’s got a hill, while the NU campus is larger but basically flat; NU also has the beautiful lakefront).
Div I certainly engenders more spirit about athletics than Div III, if that’s important to you.
And NU has a big Greek life, while at Tufts it’s much smaller.
Both great schools.