<p>Ok so after looking at some of the waitlisted app. stats, I was really surprised. I really want to go to BC and it’s my number one choice as of now(I’m a junior). I mean I’m a decent applicat : 23/30 ACT 1300s SAT, 3.9 gpa(unwieghted) 4.45 (weighted) extremly active, I have even visited the school, It doesn’t make sense that all these amazing applicats got Waitlisted…Do you guys think is a case of Tuft’s Syndrome?</p>
<p>yea i got wait listed too
3.6gpa 1380SAT</p>
<p>what this tufts sundrome im hearing about?</p>
<p>yeaaaa... wait listed... 4.2 W GPA. 1450 right here..</p>
<p>"Tufts Syndrome" is the idea that colleges (namely Tufts, though there is no hard evidence for this) reject/waitlist very strong candidates whom the admissions office expects will get accepted to and attend a more competative school (ie an Ivy). Supposedly, the schools do this in order to have a higher yield. It's a theory that a lot of people blame when great schools like BC, Tufts, etc. take some candidates with 1400s and reject some with 1500s, but the reality is that none of us can judge how "qualified" someone is for a school because schools look at a lot more than stats - they look at how a student would fit at their school, an applicant's character and interests, whether the appicant would be able to handle the workload, etc.</p>
<p>waitlisted too</p>
<p>1310 SAT 27 ACT
White catholic girl
TONS of EC's
Drum Major for band
VP of School
Very involved with church</p>
<p>Sometimes i think that having the "whole package" hurts an applicant more than it helps.</p>
<p>There def has been talk of the "well rounded" applicant's reign ending. Schools now seem to shoot instead for a "well rounded class," meaning that in addition to the grades and scores, they look for people that <em>really</em> stand out in one or two ways. Then the schools can pick and choose and customize their class.</p>
<p>yeah. it's better to be stand out in one thing. schools want to see that you have pursued a passion rather than geared your life towards getting into college.. if that makes any sense lol.</p>
<p>i got waitlisted, the hel* with them</p>
<p>I'd like to think it is Tufts Syndrome. Getting waitlisted kind of scared me for the rest of the places I applied to, because BC really was pretty much a safety. If they don't want me then I'm afraid that other people won't either. But I'm already in better schools anyway, so maybe they were right to waitlist me.</p>
<p>Boston College has an exceptional applicant pool made up of applicants who: dream about BC; are way above average students academically and are legitimately interested in attending; and are the top students in the nation who hope to have a school at the level and selectivity of BC offer them admission and allows those students to think BC was a safety or likely for them. BC received 24,000 applications this year!!! 24,000!!! The Committee can pick and choose among qualified applicants. It is subjective. The BC undergrad admission website is excellent and explains much of this information. It is understandable that many qualified waitlisted and rejected applicants want to have a reason for the decision handed to them, but it is likely not 'Tufts syndrome.' It is 'BC syndrome.' It may be time to coin a new term reflecting the unreal competitiveness of many top schools in the country below the Ivy-caliber level that are operating like Ivy Committees because they can and frankly should with these applicant pools.</p>
<p>isn't it unethical to accept less qualified students regardless of their chances of accepting the offer of admission? i mean, if bc is guessing that some more qualified candidates wont attend, it's a little bit foolish. for all they know there are a bunch of kids with 1600s and a 4.0 who have wanted to go to bc their whole life. i dunno if this is true about bc, but there's some evidence to support it considering some of those who posted and were waitlisted have incredible stats that are much better than mine but i got in.....and i have trouble with that from an ethical standpoint. their college admissions motto should be "let the best applicant win". i just feel bad for the group of smart kids out there who get the short end of the stick because of this practice. bc only uses the common app with a short supplement (they dont have an essay about "why bc?" or something of the like) so it seems impossible to gauge interest, unless they were just using an applicants qualifications. im a little disappointed in bc.</p>
<p>I got into UCLA and UMich (out of state) but waitlisted at BC!?!</p>
<p>I think BC should add a Why BC? question to their supplement. BC was one of my top choices in the beginning of my junior year and I really wanted to go there. It was only after I did well on my sats that I thought of applying to more selective schools. If they had a place for students to express their geniune interest, they wouldn't have to waitlist "overqualified" applicants.</p>
<p>I agree completely daria, well said</p>