Vassar or Tufts?

Congrats on your acceptance! @daniel212 where are you getting that information from? No offense, but from your previous posts, you seem to be bashing every school that is not Vassar lmao. “Got a terrible vibe from Wesleyan, the mood is hostile” and “Smith’s campus is really falling apart, I get the sense that Vassar has far more resources.” but nice job defending Vassar if that’s where you go :slight_smile:

I have always viewed Tufts as having an edge in prestige over Vassar, Tufts being a peer of Georgetown/Rice while Vassar a bit less, more like a peer of NYU (Both Tufts and Vassar, however, are awesome schools without too much prestige difference).Tufts’ SAT score avg for the Class of 2020 Admitted was 680-750 Reading and 690-770 Math (14% admit rate) compared to Vassar’s 650-740 Math and 670-750 Reading (26.9% admit rate). In fact, my Tufts interviewer chose Tufts over Penn and Brown and I chose Tufts over Emory.

Sure, Vassar may have more money per student, but I don’t agree on grad school acceptance rates or better faculty. Tufts has many faculty who also teach at Harvard and MIT and constantly sends students to top graduate schools like Harvard. For example, most of its recent graduating pre-law class that applied to law school is going to Harvard Law. Vassar is smaller but both offer small class sizes and more undergrad focus compared to huge research universities. Tufts being close to (20min subway ride) from Boston also gives it better opportunities for internships, research opportunities, and social life compared to Vassar being 1.5 hours from NYC. And hey, Boston is a great city, I love love everywhere from Chinatown to Boston Harbor. With all of its historical and cultural feel, Boston just gives an individual feel that is less overwhelming than NYC.

Anyways, you can’t go wrong at both and it’s really your choice on where you wanna go. Tufts has the quirkier and more outgoing vibe whereas Vassar is more individual based. Good luck wherever you choose!