Vassar or Tufts???

mythmom
Sun, 01 Apr 2012 15:58:14 +0000

I think both are excellent choices. My son applied to both schools, but ended up attending a different school. However, I think he would have been happy at Vassar or Tufts.

Many kids have a visceral reaction about a school that says either, “This isn’t my place,” or “This is my place.” I take it that your son did not experience either of these states at either school. That makes it hard, and he has to go on more objective criteria.

For us, the distinctive difference between the two schools seemed to be that Tufts has a more outwardly oriented philosophy, whereas Vassar stresses the creativity of the individual more. My son is more of the the second kind of person; your son can decide which kind of person he is.

Good luck. He can’t make a bad decision.