Tufts Blogs

Colleges—just like towns and high schools—have personalities as well as reputations.  One is emotional while the other (mostly) depends on evidence (and…

Once upon a time (did you just say “uh oh”?) I was a high school senior.  (It was a very long time ago.)  My father and I were on our way to a college…

I'm dating myself but, paraphrasing Barbra Streisand’s famous lyric, people need people.  (Ask your parents for a cultural reference.) The second “P”…

Hello high school juniors, welcome to your college search! Presidents' Day marks the unofficial start of the next admissions cycle as February vacation…

While your elders anxiously await news from the powers that be in admissions, you, my junior friends, are working with parents, guidance counselors, and…