(Tufts) All schools claim to be unique

How this student rated the school

Educational Quality	A	Faculty Accessibility	A+
Useful Schoolwork	A-	Excess Competition	A
Academic Success	A-	Creativity/ Innovation	A-
Individual Value	A	University Resource Use	B+
Campus Aesthetics/ Beauty	A	Friendliness	A
Campus Maintenance	B+	Social Life	A-
Surrounding City	A	Extra Curriculars	A+
Safety	A+

Describes the student body as: Friendly, Approachable Describes the faculty as: Friendly, Helpful

Male

ACT:33

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SAT1470

Super Brilliant

Lowest Rating University Resource Use	B+

Highest Rating Faculty Accessibility	A+

He rated most things higher than other students did.

Date: Apr 14 2005
Major: Economics (This Major's Salary over time)
All schools claim to be unique. Tufts really IS unique. It melds the look, feel, and experience of a liberal arts college with a research university. For example, I have only met one TA in my Tufts experience, and she was leading study sessions, not teaching a class.

90% of the professors I have met here are actually TRYING to be your friend and mentor. One of my professors actually requires that each of his students have at least one full-blown conversation with him outside of class every three weeks. Additionally, I feel like professors here are looking to make you work like you've never worked before, but as a scholar rather than a drone (like some of my friends at larger universities). It is completely possible to be inundated with papers and exams and actually ENJOY the work.

That said, I warn that this school is for self-starters. To have a good time here you must vigorously seek out opportunities, both academic and social. Tufts is not a place for the perfunctory type of student that attends university to "go through the motions".

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