Tufts syndrome at RPI??

Almighty_God
Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:10:10 +0000

Maybe its financial matters for me and not Tufts syndrome.

@smoda61

Though these are all scores that could get you in, they certainly don’t fit your “tufts syndrome” concern of rejected overqualified applicants.

Hopefully, my SAT II scores are above 75% for all colleges and universities. And for the SAT I, aren’t Tech’s supposed to be all Maths and Science?

@VeryHappy
And since at the end of day I’m only wait listed and RPI is still my top choice, that is what I will probably do.

@JoshuaGuit

theorymom is right, internationals have no interviews.

@toadstool

Internationals statistically have a poor alumni giving rate. Private schools need to rebuild their endowments; they may be looking more for the student who does not stress “I Need” but rather stresses “I have to offer.” I think that schools will be paying a wee bit more attention to applicants who have a greater cultural likelihood of giving in the future.



This is RPI’s mission statement:
“educate the leaders of tomorrow for technologically based careers. We celebrate discovery, and the responsible application of technology, to create knowledge and global prosperity.”

I don’t see a word about alumni giving here. I thought Rensselaer was about science, discovery, innovation and changing the world. Your words indicate that RPI is an 'I Need" institution where there is no cultural likelihood of giving, I hope that’s incorrect. ;)