<p>has anyone here ever seen students who are overqualified for an institution get rejected based on the likelyness of the student to go to the school for which he is overqualified?</p>
<p>yes. Although they weren't flat out rejected from Washu, just waitlisted. i don't think they cared at all though. Went to Yale instead.</p>
<p>I think you can avoid rejection if you choose each of the colleges on your list with care. If you are shooting for the ivies, even your safeties should be fairly good schools. It's also a good idea to visit them and have interviews, since this will show the schools that you're actually interested in them</p>
<p>Some colleges will reject students that are overqualified due to Tufts syndrome.</p>
<p>^ It is nasty. The only cure is a couple of Bs.</p>
<p>WUSTL is known at my school for waitlisting perceived
"over qualifieds" though not rejecting them initially.</p>
<p>Ironically, given the top notch academics no one is really
over qualified for WUSTL though.</p>
<p>uhh the tufts syndrome? What is that?</p>
<p>That sucks. I am about in the 75th percentile for SAT of Michigan State accepted students but I could never get into their honors program. I don't think I'm overqualified right???
MSU ADMISSION OFFICERS I WANT TO GO TO YOUR SCHOOL</p>
<p>If you can't get into Honors, you aren't overqualified.</p>
<p>there was a kid from my school who had a 4.0/1500 and was rejected from Stony Brooke...but i dont know the kids course load or what he did for ec's or awards....</p>