<p>The admissions scene is rife with rumors about schools that try to manage their admissions rate by denying admissions to students who are highly qualified but unlikely to enroll. One thing’s for sure: no college will admit to the practice, and no one on the outside is likely to really know for sure. I suspect that it’s a lot less common than people think.</p>
<p>Here’s an old thread where an adcom from Tufts strenusously denies that it’s the practice there, but explains why outside observers might believe that it was:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/tufts-university/448654-question-dan-do-you-ever-reject-applications-because-they-too-qualified.html?highlight=tufts+syndrome[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/tufts-university/448654-question-dan-do-you-ever-reject-applications-because-they-too-qualified.html?highlight=tufts+syndrome</a></p>