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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Psychology  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Tufts does a great job of promoting itself. I happened to tour the school on a beautiful day, with a charismatic tour guide, towards the end of the school year. The information session I went to was informative. And then, I got sucked into the hype surrounding early decision. It was one of the biggest mistakes I have ever made. I lasted a semester at Tufts...barely. I knew Tufts was a mistake from literally day one. Why? The other students were some of the nastiest and most unpleasent people I've ever met. Many of them complain about how they didn't get into their first choice (Ivy League) schools, are incredibly cliquey, very wealthy kids from the tri-state area, who judge you on their first impression and nothing further, talk about their grades obessively, and are constantly trying to one-up each other. While on paper the school looks diverse, it was the most segregeated place I have ever been. I thought at the time that the academics were decent, but after transfering to a small, liberal arts school, I realized what a huge waste of money the school was. Not one of my professors had a PhD; my calulus teacher was some grad student who didn't even have a Tufts email address. With the exception of my Spanish professor, they were horrible (and nasty!) teachers. Perhaps this changes somewhat as you get farther into your major, but I firmly believe in giving every student professors of the same quality to have a good base for more in-depth study. I can't figure out where the hell the exorbitant tuition costs go; facilities are in terrible shape and when I was there, the school didn't seem to have any major plans to modernize dorms and academic buildings (I will say, however, that the library is great). I cannot emphasize what a horribly unfriendly place this was. When I decided I was going to leave after fall semester, I was required to meet with the freshman dean, who literally said to me that the school didn't care if I left because they'd find someone who could fill my spot. My one positive experience, which probably saved me, was that the Hillel was amazing, the only place which felt like a community and had friendly administrators and a great rabbi. If you are crazy enough to attend this school, I'd advise you not to live in a freshman dorm unless you're OK with noise and partying 24/7 and RA's who don't give a damn. Seriously though...avoid this place at all costs. Starting Job: salesperson, Preparedness: F, Reputation: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private) Jun 15 2008 Alumna Female -- Class 2000   Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=49705&uid=603'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Electrical Engineering  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Many of the boys are unattractive. Sporting events are not very big. Campus Aesthetics: A+, Social Life: D Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jun 28 2006 2nd Year Female -- Class 2008    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=22879&uid=603'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Economics  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright I found that the people at tufts were all the same: rich and frm the east coast. Perceived Campus Safety: A, Innovation: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Dec 28 2005 4th Year Female -- Class 2005    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=20219&uid=603'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Civil Engineering  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Not only do I attend Tufts University, I was born and raised in Somerville, MA, which is the city, along with Medford, that Tufts University resides in. Somerville is an extremely diverse community made up of every race, religion and ethnic group imaginable. So, when entering the Tufts community I met many students who would had never been in a class with nor have seen people of other races and religions. This was an entirely new environment for me. I've learned more racial slurs and seen more hate crimes here than I have in my 19 years in Somerville. Not only that, it was difficult for me (and still is) adjusting to the HUGE financial jump. Moving from a welfare community to Tufts, where everyone appears to be well off coming from their private high schools with their brand new BMWs not understanding that there are people in the world who don't have enough money to own a car, or house, and are struggling with their Tufts University bills. I have never met more rich, heartless people in my life. Attending Tufts and coming from Somerville, I have had to deal with numerous comments about where I'm from having anything to do with how I got in in the first place. Then even more comments about why I'm living on campus or why I'd even attend a university that is so close to my house. I wish now that I hadn't. There are plenty of clubs mostly for people of different races. There's the latino house, the african american house, and the gay straight house. With all these different houses and a place for (almost) everyone to go. Why does everyone feel so oppressed? Why don't people of different racial backgrouds interact with one another? Is it because of these different clubs and organizations? Tufts does have a decent academic program, but I expected the work to be much harder. Also, if scaling is what your looking for...here's the place to be! Surrounding City: A+, Social Life: C- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Aug 04 2003 1st Year Female -- Class 2006    Forward  Blog it! 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