<p>I took a quick look at his story- and will read it closely later. One thing that I noticed from his CC thread was that he had an ACT score of 28 in 2007. I think this is low for QB now, but was probably at the lower range of acceptance for 2007- or at least close enough. The score range and selectivity of colleges has gotten higher each year for most schools, and probably for QB too. </p>
<p>Great to see that he has a college mentoring program now. </p>
<p>He had a reading score of 35 on the ACT, 11 on the essay ( almost perfect) 720 Lit, 740 US History. Clearly this student has some outstanding strengths. Math is a relative weakness. In this situation, the composite ACT score doesn’t accurately represent this student, but looking at his section scores along with the SAT subject tests does. </p>
<p>I also looked at his story. Very interesting. I agree with Pennylane2011. A holistic view of his application was far more revealing than simply seeing a 28 composite. Not only was his score breakdown more informative, he had a GPA above a 4 and took a full IB load. His extra-curriculars also demonstrated someone with a specific vision and great people/communication skills.</p>
<p>I am not trying to blow this off 
I was just super busy in the year and I guess I never took time to study :/// I know I should have. If I apply RD through QB do you think I could prep and have a chance of being a match to one of those schools? @GA2012MOM</p>
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No, not realistically. I really don’t believe you are being very forthright about your situation. Prepping for the SAT helps some just by learning how to pace yourself and understanding what the questions are asking, but there are serious deficits beyond lack of prep. Your math and history subject tests scores reveal a lot more is going on. The math test, specifically, should not have required prep for much better scores. The subject tests are far more straight-forward mastery of content type tests vs. knowing what they are looking for type tests. The fact that you tested in the bottom 5th percent on the math 1 demonstrates questionable understanding of foundational math concepts.</p>
<p>Your composite score is currently around the 40th percentile. You want admission to schools that REJECT students in the 95th+ percentile. You would need to pull your score up over 700 pts. No, not realistic. </p>
<p>It’s not just that they looked at him holistically. It’s the complete quality of what he offered them, in the first place. It’s not that his home circumstances were challenging, but what he personally did to surpass that and triumph. </p>
<p>By the time he asked his first chance-me question on CC, he had done all this. His EC’s reflect that he sought out a high level of responsibilities over the years, had impact and recognition, including in his community. That’s not just a “list.” It’s impact and a solid show of his potential to thrive at a highly-competitive college. He didn’t just take rigorous classes, he excelled in an IB program. His picture is a reflection of his personal attributes, his drives. He had dreams and follow-through.</p>
<p>And, I’d guess he made the utmost of the local advice he received. Because, before CC, he had his act in gear.</p>
<p>@mom2aphysicsgeek true
@lookingforward yes I agree with you. I think being more put together and being ready to apply to QuestBridge would
make me a strong candidate. But I cannot live in the past, I have to move on and try my best to make a strong application and if I am not accepted as a finalist or matched it is not a big deal. There are many test-optional colleges that I will look into, and I am not upset anymore really. I appreciate all the advice that many qualified people have given to me over the past few weeks. Unfortunately we all cannot attend ivy league schools, but if I never tried to apply through QuestBridge I would regret it for the rest of my life. </p>
<p>With a 1390, you may not want to waste the time and energy applying to Questbridge anyway. You would be much better off focusing on apps to other schools.</p>
<p>@collegebound752 thanks!!</p>
<p>As an IS VA student with demonstrated financial need, also look at the Centennial Scholars Scholarship at JMU. Great program! See if GMU, VCU, ODU, CNU and others offer similar scholarship programs. :)</p>
<p>U Mary Washingon has the Dorsey scholarship which is similar. </p>
<p>THANK YA @KatMT @Pennylane2011 </p>
<p>Dang how many opinions do you need lol</p>
<p>TesfayeB’s scores:
Critical Reading 450
Math 420<br>
Writing 520</p>
<p>I know someone who scored in the 1200s (composite) on the SAT then got a 30 when he tried the ACT. So there is hope.</p>
<p>Thank you bff! @lacbound13</p>
<p>Okay thank you for the info @collegebound752 and yes I believe there is still hope for me 
@Gatortristan a lot lolll</p>
<p>If you truly want the honest truth… all those schools are VERY high reaches unless you can score in the high 2200 range or even 2300</p>
<p>I believe that @InsideOutTwinkie</p>
<p>I hope for your own sake that you put as much energy into coming up with real goals as you do feeding you dreams. Currently, your scores would only gain you conditional admittance to our regional university which has incredibly low admission criteria. The school I am referring to in not even ranked and has an 87% acceptance rate. Their minimum SAT for regular admission is 900. Tesfaye, you need to understand that many schools are going to look at your scores and see an 870 bc many focus more on the math/cr scores. </p>
<p>Study, pull up your scores, but you need to be looking at a completely different class of schools. Ivys and highly selective schools should not be even a small part of your application. Middle tier schools are going to be tough if your scores don’t improve significantly.</p>