Attending one of these Prestigious schools on a full scholarship

Paying for College Access Programs (Questbridge, Posse)
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<p>Hello there,</p>

<p>I was a QB finalist who didn't get matched with the school I ranked but I am pretty confident I am going to get in ED 2. Anyways I am a typical low income minority (although I look white, I am hispanic) student being taken care of by a single mother story. </p>

<p>Anyways, up until recently reading the "Study says many highly talented low-income students never apply to top colleges" topic on CC and reading the discussion regarding that even if a low income student attends an elite university, could they fit in with their classmates and will they have a good 4 years attending the school, I was pretty happy about applying ED to the school I matched, but it does have a stereotype for having a southern preppy vibe of students. </p>

<p>Now I consider myself a very flexible person socially, I think I can fit in with all different sorts of people, as I have in the past. But reading this article made me feel a bit weird and made me sort of question myself. Because I live in a wealthy neighborhood as a low-income student now for highschool and I fit in pretty well but in college, it is very different because I wont be able to afford like joining a frat (I think? I heard that frats are pretty expensive to join), or going on the cool spring break trip that everyone will be at, and I will be 7 hours from home. </p>

<p>So a question for past QB finalists who attended elite universities (ivy leagues and top LACs), or anybody who got a close to full scholarship to these schools. Did they feel some degree of being excluded from your classmates? Was there a bit of awkwardness when you couldn't afford some of the things your friends could afford? Did you enjoy your 4 years anyways?</p>

<p>I am not afraid of not being able to fit in personality-wise as I do think I can adapt pretty well to different situations, but the school that I am applying to has a big greek system and I am really interested in joining a frat but I am not sure if I could afford it (it had never occurred to me the price of joining one until now)</p>

<p>sorry for the long read and am i the only one who worries about this?</p>

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<p>I’m not really worried about feeling inferior to ‘rich kids’ because there are diverse backgrounds in every top schools. :-)</p>

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<p>My (QB finalist) son is at Yale. He. Loves. It.</p>

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<p>My daughter is a in her first year at an ivy and loves every second of it. She does not feel like an outcast at all, and I believe that no one has any idea of her financial status. I think once you start college you will see that you are accepted by your personality, not by your income. Since everyone comes from all over the country, no one knows anything about your background, so you can choose to tell what you want, or not. Good luck!</p>

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<p>I believe that yo</p>

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<p>Scoutsmom… Do u mind briefly telling ur sons stats… I just want to compare myself to him</p>

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<p>@dannymanny, not sure if comparing is a good idea in general, but particularly with QuestBridge, since your whole story is more important to them than just your stats. It has also been two years, but you can check his and other posted stats for finalists here:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/questbridge-programs/1018494-finalists-post-your-stats-4.html#post11365132[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/questbridge-programs/1018494-finalists-post-your-stats-4.html#post11365132&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>my friend is a questbridge finalist that attends a partner school on a near full ride and she loves it. she did tell me that it was pretty awkward when her friends found out about her sending money she earned from her campus job back home though.</p>

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<p>Scoutsmom: Is physicsnut your son?</p>

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<p>No, physicsnut is not my son, but their stats do look close! Major difference: physicsnut was matched to Yale, but scoutson was admitted regular decision. They probably know each other, though, if physicsnut goes to the QB functions at Yale…</p>

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<p>Oops that was embarassing. I guess I just guessed that he was your son because he seemed to be involved in some scouting related ECs.</p>