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neilschmeil
Tufts University '14
Majoring in International Relations and National Security Studies
Member since 10/18/2009
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Good International Relations Program
Tufts is known for its IR program. There are some very good professors and interesting classes. It's unfortunate that Tufts doesn't have a business major, although the Entrepreneurial Leadership Studies minor is a unique and incredibly helpful program that can get you connections to the right people and give you invaluable experience.
Feb 04, 2012
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Everone Is Jewish
It's amazing how many people at Tufts are either Jewish or have some Jewish background. It seems like everyone but it's not really, they're just a more active community I suppose. There's on the other hand a lot of gay people which is cool and lots of international students. And almost everyone is liberal thankfully.
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Frustrating Social Scene
It's easy to get frustrated with the social scene at Tufts. The girls are very well known for being really unattractive, at least relative to other colleges. The campus and local police make it their mission that no one have fun. They are always breaking up parties before 1 or 2, often times even before. Alcohol policy is pretty strict, I've already gotten busted for almost nothing. There's definitely not enough parties - everyone always flocks to the big ones, which are fun but crowded. And even though we're close to Boston, it's hard to get off campus and take advantage of that because most people are really busy.
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Apathy
Our school doesn't really care about athletics. Our football team is one of the worst in D3. We actually have very good lacrosse and rugby teams in our division, but it's not a big thing.
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Surprisingly a Big Deal
For Tufts, which is known for being a small school with a limited social scene, Greek life is a big deal. Almost all the big parties are at frats, so even if you're not at all interested, you're going to be there. There's a lot of mixers and inter-Greek stuff, so not being in it can be annoying, especially if you have friends in it. And our frat houses aren't even that nice, except DTD's, so it's a general disappointment.
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Not Good
The student president says that Tufts is a first-rate school with third-rate facilities. This is pretty true. All the buildings are old, which is fine but they aren't very nice inside. The only nice buildings are the ones that students don't go in. We're getting a new gym, which is nice. But they should really try to make the campus nicer for the amount of money we pay.
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Not Very Nice
The only nice dorm on campus is Sophia Gordon, and that's basically only for seniors. But most people want to live off campus then. So the dorms situation is bad. They're just not very nice or well maintained. You have to do a lot to make them not look like prisons. However, people are very social in the dorms.
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Uggos
There are so few hot girls at Tufts that the ones that are get pretty stuck up about it. There's a lot of ugly people, although not that many fat people. It's depressing.
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