Chance a QuestBridge Applicant

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey guys, I'm a white male from Oklahoma that is applying to Stanford, Princeton, MIT, Yale through the QuestBridge College Match (ranked in that order). My school does not assign a GPA or class rank, but I have made all A's so far.</p>

<p>STANDARDIZED TESTS:</p>

<p>ACT: 35 (36 E 36 M 34 R 35 S)
SAT: 2380 (800 M 800 CR 780 W)</p>

<p>SAT Subject Test in Math II: 800
SAT Subject Test in Physics: 800
SAT Subject Test in Chemistry: 800</p>

<p>AP Calculus BC/AB Subscore: 5/5<br>
AP Physics C: Mechanics: 5<br>
AP Physics C: Electricity + Magnetism: 5<br>
AP Computer Science A: 5<br>
AP United States History: 5
AP Chemistry: 5
AP English Language: 5
AP English Literature: 5</p>

<p>RESEARCH:</p>

<p>Engineering Internship - Work with Design Intelligence Inc; development of autonomous flying machines and biologically-inspired aerodynamic profiles.</p>

<p>Physics Mentorship - Research with PhD physicist; mathematically modeling the interaction between polarizable atoms and charged carbon nanotubes.</p>

<p>NOTABLE CLASSES:</p>

<p>Multivariate Calculus<br>
Ordinary Differential Equations<br>
Real Analysis<br>
Linear Algebra<br>
Thermal, Waves, and Optics Physics
Modern Physics<br>
Data Structures<br>
Genetics</p>

<p>EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:</p>

<p>Three year varsity tennis player
Member of JETS TEAM+S Team (3rd Place Nationally)
Member of First Robotics Organization – Programmed Robot
Recreational Ballroom Dancing
200+ Hours of volunteer work at local library
Free tutoring in chemistry, physics, mathematics, and standardized testing
2009 American Legion Boys State Delegate – Elected to City Council</p>

<p>SPECIAL HONORS:</p>

<p>AP National Scholar Award
National Merit Semifinalist
OSSM Afton Regional Center Top Overall Student Award
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College Math Day - Advanced Math/Calculus 1st Place
American Legion Americanism Essay Contest 1st Place
Physics Scholar of the Month: February 2009
Chauncy Witcraft Award for Academic Excellence at Oklahoma Boys State
QuestBridge College Match Finalist
QuestBridge College Prep Scholarship Finalist</p>

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<p>^^You are the best applicant ever. 2300+SAT, 4.0 GPA, impressive Honors, from Oklahoma(regional diversity), and low income. I put all the schools at High Match-Low Reach, which is definitely saying something for these top universities/institutions
Stanford
Princeton
MIT
Yale
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<p>Thanks for your kind words. Maybe now if I was just an URM… </p>

<p>Honestly though, it does seem that many of the Questbridge applicants that get matched are minorities. Anyone familiar with the program care to speak about how being a white male might affect my chances?</p>

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<p>Shameless bump.</p>

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<p>I attended a Stanford admissions function last month, and they claimed that they judge questbridge applicants entirely separately from the rest of the rd pool. Sorry, but that’s all I know. Regardless, you’re easily one of the strongest applicants I’ve seen. QB and being from Oklahoma should help too. You have a truly amazing shot at any of those schools.</p>

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<p>Your app is okay, I guess. Not nearly as good as mine.</p>

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<p>^^Whatever you do, do not feed the ■■■■■</p>

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<p>your app decent. test scores are pretty standard, research is okay. however, your ecs aren’t spectacular and your accomplishments are either local or ones that everyone else has. not sure how prestigious </p>

<p>Member of JETS TEAM+S Team (3rd Place Nationally)</p>

<p>is, but i haven’t heard of it. and, as i’m sure you know, being a questbridge finalist is not an achievement that will get you into questbridge.</p>

<p>questbridge is quite competitive, so you probably have the same shot as everyone else.</p>

<p>that being said, you’re white, and thus even if you’re not URM you’re in the high upper range so even if you don’t get questbridge you’ll get into somewhere you really want to go.</p>

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<p>I agree that EC’s could be better… I have moved around my whole life, and now live at a residential boarding school, so its been tough to get involved. As far as the honors go, this week I was notified that I was the Male AP Siemens Award Winner from Oklahoma, so maybe that will help in the RD round.</p>

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<p>Ballroom dancing? That’s snazzy. ^^</p>