<p>I don’t think the fact that Rice is waitlisting a lot of qualified applicants has anything to do with “Tufts Syndrome.” I think it has to do with the fact that they screwed up last year and had too large a class, and they don’t want to make the same mistake this year. All of those waitlisted applicants with high stats just had bad luck (me included).</p>
<p>I’m sick of people frowning upon waitlists. I mean, it’s not an acceptance, but you were waitlisted for a reason - and that reason is good. They could have outright rejected you. Schools waitlist a select group of applicants - qualified applicants. The fact that you got waitlisted to such a selective school like Rice should be considered something of an accomplishment, in my opinion.</p>