Rejected for being overqualified

xgreatescapex · 03-13-2009, 08:35 PM

I received a letter from Babson College stating that I was too qualified to attend their school...this is retarded. How can I reverse this and get them to accept me?

Essays and every piece of writing was great

SAT: 2140 (Maybe cause of this?)

cheezwhiz · 03-13-2009, 11:55 PM

No, it was not due to the SAT score......this sounds strange.

Hanita · 03-14-2009, 02:36 AM

Wow, that sounds plain wrong.

animegirl334 · 03-14-2009, 02:52 AM

overqualified is just the college's way of saying based on your appl, you just don't seem to fit the school. Its not that they think you're too good for the school. But you can always appeal if you have any new appealing information. Usually colleges let you appeal

gmags2003 · 03-14-2009, 03:04 PM

You probably weren't over-qualified. Highly qualified...I believe that, but not over-qualified. I got waitlisted as well (why do you call it rejected?), but I know that I wasn't over-qualified. The letter said I was highly qualified. It wasn't really a slap in the face or anything. You can't do anything to reverse it other than hope to that they pull you off the waitlist. You are better than Babson my friend.

sundress · 03-14-2009, 09:56 PM

They wrote you a letter saying "we are rejecting you because you are over-qualified"??
That sounds ridiculous!
I got in Early Action this year with a 2100 on my SATs...
A 2140 should definitely have gotten you in!

monkey2109 · 03-15-2009, 12:21 AM

I got the same score as you and I got in, what were your activities and stuff?

taxguy · 03-15-2009, 07:48 AM

First I can't believe that they said you are "overqualified." However, if what you say is true, either appeal with a showing of sincere interest or go elsewhere. Frankly, if a school told me I was overqualified, I would take them at their word and cross them off my list forever!

cheezwhiz · 03-15-2009, 08:05 AM

Yes, I think the wording on the letter is highly qualified. NOT overqualified. Bid difference there.

Stevster · 03-16-2009, 03:26 PM

I'm sure they didn't say overqualified, in all likelihood highly qualified. For what its worth I got a 2250 (780M, 760CR, 710W) on my SATs and got in.

ryguy13 · 03-16-2009, 06:01 PM

greatescape I hear you. I had a 720 M, 600 Cr, 540 W, and didn't get in. Lots of extracurrics,a nd volunteer work. 92 GPA, 118 WGPA. Wondering why I was rejected to, since I am better than their averages by a good deal.

Carlosc_sf · 03-17-2009, 01:00 AM

Well, I think its more then just SAT, Grades, and What not. My SATs are the only thing lacking in my application, but i was accepted.
There was a little hand-written msg saying they enjoyed reading my application. So, I think the essays were a really big deal + recommendations as well.

Btw, do you guys get you GPA on a different point score? what does 92 mean? is that like 3.98 out of 4.00 scale?

yoyorks · 03-17-2009, 02:04 PM

i didn't even send in my supplement, even when they asked me for it and they still accepted me,

. i wasn't even planning on attending babson but i might now.
sorry to hear about your case though mate.

mm22 · 03-23-2009, 04:04 PM

there is no way you were rejected for being over qualified. No school would ever say that in the first place and second, I got a 2200 on the sats plus many aps. However i do think its odd with such good sat scores that you got rejected. But you were not over qualified...

Conarch · 04-01-2009, 04:28 PM

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