Tufts syndrome at RPI??

_theorymom
Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:26:05 +0000

Joshua
I doubt he would interview from another country (unless he’s from Canada)

I think most colleges are waitlisting more highly qualified students this year - not so much as Tufts Syndrome - as hedging their bets in this economy. There is a likely chance that many of their accepted students will go elsewhere, not because a more prestigious college welcomes them, but because they can go cheaper (and must) somewhere else. I also think there have been record applications almost everywhere and this too would add to that pool of highly qualified.

My S too was waitlisted with very high stats - including an 800 in math and a 34 ACT composite. There is no way from the outside to decipher the code that accepts one student with the same or lesser stats, and rejects the other. It is all just guessing. But good luck to all who are waitlisted and were counting on RPI. S has remained on the waitlist but we will be making plans to visit WPI soon, so if he gets to take someone’s place, I hope they make that decision sooner rather than later before the wheels are set in motion for another college.