<p>well part of it is that tufts syndrome exists for transfers too. Unless you dont believe thats happening either. i just dont see schools accepting students who truly do not wish to attend those respective schools. Thats why the essay ("Why do u want to transfer here?") questions are so important.</p>
<p>
[quote]
well part of it is that tufts syndrome exists for transfers too. Unless you dont believe thats happening either.
[/quote]
</p>
<p>The justification for Tufts Syndrome is only applicable in freshman admissions, and that too its applicability is now dubious.</p>
<p>
[quote]
i just dont see schools accepting students who truly do not wish to attend those respective schools.
[/quote]
</p>
<p>You have not corroborated your claim except for your unqualified assertion. </p>
<p>
[quote]
Thats why the essay ("Why do u want to transfer here?") questions are so important.
[/quote]
</p>
<p>You are missing the point. The 'why essay' is not the result of Tufts Syndrome. The school wants to know why you want to go to that specific school, not because they are afraid of you enrolling in a competing institution, but because they want to know whether your reasons are legitimate. If you fail to provide good reasons for transferring to Harvard, and are rejected, I guarantee you that it is not because of Tufts Syndrome! (With whom are they competing? Princeton? They do not even accept transfers.)</p>
<p>Edit: If you can provide actual evidence, and not any that commits a hasty generalization (ie. I know one person who was rejected...), then please do so. I do not wish to be glib, you could be correct; however, people read this forum with the intent of obtaining advice, and unsubstantiated claims, despite the possibility of their being correct, could still be false.</p>
<p>Additionally, Tufts Syndrome is typically manifest in several questions that connote the applicant's interest, not essays. Such questions include whether the applicant has taken a tour, spoken to a professor or student, been in contact with an admissions counselor, has taken an online tour, and so forth. The second question pervades nearly every application from a competitive college, but it is rarely decisive.</p>
<p>The quantity of such questions is usually indicative of 'Tufts Syndrome'; once again, I do not see any reason for colleges to take interest into account, unless it is for reasons not related to the justification for Tufts Syndrome. A foregoing example is Georgetown, where enrollment must be exact so they do not incur additional zoning fines.</p>