<p>I heard that JHU has a tendency to reject "overqualified" applicants in order to keep their matriculation % as high as possible. Thus, they reject these people who are using JHU as a safety, while applying to other schools, such as HYPS, etc. IS THIS TRUE?? </p>
<p>I know in my school, there was this amazing girl who was rejected, while some "less qualified" people were accepted.</p>
<p>the definition of being qualified is different for all schools due to the differences in what each school provides and desires in its class</p>
<p>overqualified for johns hopkins? whoa... one could only imagine.</p>
<p>I remember hearing when I was applying to colleges that certain schools are prone to what's some people call "Tufts Syndrome", but I've never heard that about Hopkins.</p>
<p>Also, what darkhope said is right - someone might be "better qualified" numbers-wise but the rest of the application might not have been up at the same level</p>
<p>No, we do not play the "over qualified" game. Other schools do. We believe that to be an unethical approach to college admissions.</p>
<p>But do listen to what "tanman" says -- you can not assume a student is "over qualified" just by numbers. Especially with a school like Hopkins where we approach our reviews comprehensively and holistically.</p>
<p>Who ever uses JHU as a safety truly hasn't understood the meaning of a safety college. On another note, thank god for holistic approach.</p>
<p>Nobody is over-qualified for Hopkins. It's a reach for everyone no matter what the numbers say.</p>
<p>i think what wealthofinfo wanted to clarify is that like many other private institutions, jhu denies admissions to many high stats people due to their hol. approach. So even with high stats, you can never know whether you will get accepted/rejected</p>