<p>I just got rejected (waitlisted) from Babson College for being overqualified? WHAT IS THIS? They claim I'm "highly qualified" and wish me luck to another school. Another one of my friends got accepted with an SAT score of 1920, and my stats are better than his.</p>
<p>I'm not sure if it's cause of their 400 student body, but it doesn't make sense...</p>
<p>SAT: 2140. </p>
<p>Thoughts?</p>
<p>Sorry, that's a nice way of telling you they are rejecting you... They are saying you are 'highly qualified' but other applicants were more qualified than you.</p>
<p>Well they said I'm highly qualified and not a fit for their school. They basically told me that I got rejected/waitlisted for being too qualified...and one of my friends, whose stats are significantly lower than mine, got in, and my essay was "great" as per one of my Stanford interviewer. So, I doubt that.</p>
<p>Pretty much all rejection letters compliment you on the quality of your application :(</p>
<p>Nope, they waitlisted you even though you were "highly qualified" as stated in the letter. It doesn't mean that you are overqualified, and keep in mind that SAT scores/stats do not mean everything.</p>
<p>Good luck with the rest of your colleges.</p>
<p>What school was it? And what exactly did they say (like, full sentence)?</p>
<p>Yeah, I understand that, but this one blatantly says that I far exceed their qualifications, I can read :P.</p>
<p>Would you mind typing it up then?</p>
<p>Well the letter was online and accessible the first time I logged in. I'm trying to get it now, but it redirects me to a different page, a page with the waitlisting form or something, but I'm most definitely sure it said I was too qualified, and I've read rejection letters for others before, so I know how they are.</p>
<p>Does anyone know about this? specifically for babson</p>
<p>From what I know, Babson College is a very hands-on business school. So I suspect they value business experience or entrepeneurship much more than stats (unlike Wharton, whose philosophy is a little more to take the smartest people they can who look like they are interested in business.)</p>
<p>Your waitlist may still not make sense in the context of what I've said, but I thought I would mention it in case you didn't know that Babson may do things differently.</p>
<p>Ah, well that might be a factor.</p>
<p>There's more to getting into a college than just the SAT score. Every top school rejects students with scores higher than those of other students they accept. I don't think an undergrad business school is requiring business experience at your age, but there may be other factors (grades, classes taken, activities, essay, teacher recs, interview if you had one, geography, etc.).</p>
<p>They said you were "highly qualified." That's standard rejection letter talk. It doesn't mean you were over-qualified. As someone else said, it means you were highly qualified, not just highly qualified enough.</p>
<p>Basically they are saying that there are many very well qualified and even over qualified candidates for admissions but that they can't accept them all, nor do they want to. College admissions is a very subjective science and perhaps attitudes (such as I got a better score and so therefore am more qualified on all fronts) are taken into account as to who would fit best into their community.</p>
<p>Seriously ... if you were over-qualified for admission, they'd refer to a program for which you were appropriately qualified. They would not waitlsit you for you the same program.</p>
<p>I've never heard of a college applicant being rejected for being "over-qualifed." And this includes PhDs and MDs changing careers and going back for second Bachelor's or Master's. On the contrary, they're generally welcomed with open arms. </p>
<p>Don't confuse college admissions with applying for a job at McDonald's. The first clue at the difference might be that in the former case you pay them; in the latter case, they pay you.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>There is always the Tufts syndrome...</p>
<p>i hear about kids being rejected for being over-qualified all the time on CC...
sorry man, that sucks :/</p>
<p>Get over it- your friend is obviously more qualified than you are. Just because you scored a couple of hundred points higher on the SAT and perceive your essay as superior to his doesn't make you the better applicant in the eyes of Babson- and it certainly does not mean that you're "over-qualified". I would definitely question the universities judgment if you had SAT in the 2300's and was a member of the USAMO.</p>
<p>"i hear about kids being rejected for being over-qualified all the time on CC..."</p>
<p>Kids on CC aren't rejected because they're over-qualified. They simply had unrealistic expectations and a over-blown ego gradually fed by the slightest hair of hope, and then make a deplorable effort of cushioning their short-falls by pointing fingers at the institution instead of admitting the fact that they just weren't good enough.</p>
<p>Alright dude, calm down. This thread wasn't made to ease my frustration with not getting accepted to Babson College. Instead, it was created to ASK others about what they think regarding this rare instance. And also, I'm not lying about what I've read nor am I mistaken by the "you are qualified, but can't be offered admission to our school" message that is often found in real rejection letters. As far as my friend is concerned, I've gotten into schools where he's been rejected, and although I could care less about my stats (SAT, GPA, Rank), I can say that all of my stats are significantly higher than his, and my college essay was "great" per my Stanford interviewer. So if you think this thread was created for the purpose of reassuring myself, then you're mistaken.</p>