<p>I don’t think that tufts syndrome still exists. Tufts has gotten to be very selective. Also different schools do tend to look for different sorts of stuff, so it’s possible to be accepted at a slightly more selective school and then waitlisted or rejected at another. While I don’t know your specific stats, unless you have like a 2400, 4.0, and 100+ hours of community service I don’t see how you could be “overqualified”.</p>