<p>bobby100, I'm not an Asian International applicant. I'm from Illinois! And my school doesn't have rich legacies. </p>
<p>QuestBridge doesn't tell me to apply to these schools. Two of them [Stanford, Princeton] are two of the partner schools. Please remember that I won't be compared to the Regular Decision applicant pool if I apply to these schools -- ONLY the QuestBridge pool. This is why I have such a hard time figuring out why so many people are saying "No chance!" The QuestBridge pool is a select group of about 1000 or so students. About 100 students are chosen by partner colleges. About 17 of 103 students were chosen by either Stanford or Princeton during the EARLY round alone. The RD round had several more [again, QBers are compared to OTHER QBers in the early round]. </p>
<p>I hope this is really not confusing .. because I think I miscommunicated somewhere ..</p>
<p>And please, stop being so negative. I do want honest opinions but clearly you didn't even read my first post to arrive to your conclusion. This is why I'm balking at your post -- I'm not International, my school doesn't have legacies, and QBers aren't compared to the RD pool. Please read the information in my first post!</p>
<p>I'm not trying to be harsh, but look at the numbers that you are giving to us for Questbridge. Out of 1000 people, lets say 20 go to Stanford/Princeton. That is 2%. You are a strong applicant, but you just don't stand out (you haven't started your business, non-profit, nationally ranked, etc.). This is probably the type of person who gets in at Princeton/Stanford from Questbridge. I'm not saying you aren't strong, your academics stats are good, they just aren't "STANFORD" good. I think Northwestern is more realistic for you, University of Chicago as well. I would look at these schools, and maybe add Duke or something.</p>
<p>skyhawkk08, AGAIN, you did not read my post. I said that around 20 get accepted from about ~400 or so applicants (more than half opt out), not 1000. Of the 3 QBers that I talked to, none of them had national achievements. No, the type of person that gets accepted to Princeton/Stanford from QuestBridge is not the typical applicant that would get accepted RD -- we write 5-6 essays for the QB application and then maybe 1-2 more for each individual school. Please READ my post before making gross assumptions. Heck, go to the QB website - it looks like you don't know anything about it!</p>
<p>I already am looking at U of C and Northwestern -- did you even look at the schools that I listed? I don't like Duke because it's a Southern school. I don't want to add random "lower Ivies" simply because I stand a better shot at them. I don't like Duke, Emory, Vanderbilt, etc. because they are all Southern schools and quite frankly, if I get accepted to U of C, none of them would be at the top of my list. Any more suggestions are welcome.</p>
<p>What is wrong with so many people posting on this thread and not reading my original post or my subsequent posts? We have people thinking I'm an Asian International, that QBers are compared to the RD pool, that QB has 20 out of 1000 people go to Stanford/Princeton, etc. For such intelligent people, it wouldn't KILL you to READ. Good God.</p>
<p>For future people who read this thread: READ my posts. I know that it will be very hard to get into Stanford or Princeton. If you think so, then please provide <em>suggestions</em> like the other posters. I'm feeling really sorry that I even bothered to make this a thread, because nobody bothers to read my posts.</p>
<p>Or you could actually read my previous post which explains how people are basing their conclusions on gross assumptions to understand why I'm upset and how I've actually read all the posts. Your choice, really.</p>
<p>You didn't read my previous posts either:</p>
<p>"I do want honest opinions but clearly you didn't even read my first post to arrive to your conclusion."</p>
<p>Anyways, I'm done here. It seems like it's really hard to actually READ things in this forum, so I'm leaving. Thanks for everyone who came to conclusions based on actual facts. I appreciate all your efforts.</p>
<p>"The problem is, you don't seem to understand Questbridge and your other defenses don 't sway us. We HAVE read your posts."</p>
<p>Suze, that is not the reason I have been getting negative feedback. The reason I have been getting negative feedback is because people have been basing their conclusions off of things that aren't true. WHAT defenses? I don't HAVE defenses! All I'm doing is correcting people who are making incorrect assumptions about me. Why would I try to sway you? That would imply you are actually making legitimate claims -- which you aren't! If you all wanted to say that it would be very difficult to be accepted into Stanford/Princeton, then I understand. But basing it off of things that aren't true? Don't bother.</p>
<p>And I do understand how QuestBridge works. Don't accuse me of not knowing something -- I know full well how it works. I've read the entire website and have even emailed the people in charge. If you want to ask me how it works, then ask. Don't blindly accuse me of not knowing when it's clear that you don't know yourself. I think I'd know more about it than you, considering I'm going to be participating in it next year and you aren't.</p>
<p>I UNDERSTAND that it is hard to get into these schools. And I understand if you guys think that I have a very small chance. However, I agree with you on that conclusion based on things that are true.</p>
<p>Anyways, thank you ledzep.</p>
<p>I'm sorry that I wasted so much space trying to explain things that I have repeatedly explained before, only to have people accuse me of being negative, not listening and ignorant of the college process.</p>
<p>heyyy murkywater, I have just realized that not only are we both reaching for questbridge, we also share 6 of the colleges on your list ;)</p>
<p>Anyway, I think you have a GREAT chance becuase your essays are really good (I read them :))</p>
<p>The only thing though is are you sure you want to apply for UCB? Becuase it is a big science school and I see you are more interested in literature. </p>
<p>and plus, how close do you live to Chicago? Cause the weird thing is that I might move to Chicago next year becuase my dad got a job there :) You can PM me the city if you want.</p>
<p>I think Questbridge can be a hook. I will be applying to Questbridge next year and I think the OP has a good chance. Can someone look at my chances thread and determine if I might have enough to Get into Princeton/Yale through QB.</p>
<p>questbridge is a hook...just don't rely on it too heavily. focus on being active in your passions and really get involved for the sake of your motivation and desire not b/c of college. adcoms will completely see through it if you don't genuinely put your heart and soul into your activities. no amount of stats and awards can compensate for that.</p>
<p>UC's are going to be extremely hard to get into. period. even if you had perfect SAT scores and flawless ec's, b/c you're an out of state applicant, your chances are extremely slim. nothing against you personally-it's just that the majority of those slots are being filled w/in state applicants...even if they're less qualified than you. </p>
<p>since you're interested in women studies, have you considered women's colleges? i got accepted and visited wellesley, barnard, and bryn mawr college and they're all awesome colleges with great emphasis on your field of interest. i dunno just a thought. </p>
<p>university of illinois should be a safety. uchicago depends on your essay and while your topic sounds very interesting i can't really say unless i read it. northwestern focuses alot on stats but they give leeway again to essays so work on that :D washu...why do you want to apply there just wondering? b/c the only distinct character i really hear from washu is their medical program...i'm not trying to dissuade you from applying, just curious b/c i haven't really heard much about their emphasis on women's studies or English. </p>
<p>Brown is a perfect match in regards to your interests...i would say you have a fair chance if you really add that extra oomph in your essay and follow through w/your activites. Stanford and Princeton are equally difficult to really gauge any sort of prediction but it's not impossible....hope that helps...just fyi i'm not an expert so take my comment w/a grain of salt ;0 also consider trying to match colleges in regards to your interests...a good college in name means nothing if they contribute nothing to your field of interest...in other words, don't apply to MIT if you're interested in foreign policy or Georgetown for engineering. it should be the other way around.</p>
<p>I did consider women's colleges, but I would pick University of Chicago and Northwestern over any of them, so I don't really think there is a point in including them.</p>
<p>So basically I don't really have a good chance at most of these schools. I'm getting that things like 'depends on your essay' can apply to everyone.. and I really do mean everyone. If my stats were better, my essay would be less important.</p>
<p>I am matching my schools based on my interests. There are a lot of factors I considered before making my list. Just because you don't know what they are doesn't mean I'm scatterbrained and am pulling these schools out of USNews.</p>
<p>um no. i think you totally misunderstood me. i wasn't making fun of the schools you had picked or accuse you of being a prestige whore. all i wanted to know was what prompted you to pick certain colleges in regards to your intended major. that's all. sorry if i was vague...and also even if you had higher stats that doesn't mean that your essay will be taken less into consideration. each have their own components and the personal statement is weighted more heavily than a few numbers can portray. anywho, i'll stop commenting lol.</p>
<p>I'm sorry, I thought that the 'your essays will make it or break it' thing was an insult. It wasn't and I apologize for misunderstanding. If you want to read an essay I've written, that would be super ;-)</p>
<p>Also, my counselor told me that I shouldn't discount any schools if they don't offer my major because college students change their major at an average of 3 times.</p>
<p>Thanks for helping and I apologize for misunderstanding you. I suck sometimes :P</p>
<p>yea totally. i agree w/what your counselor said about picking a diverse group of colleges. just make sure you don't pick colleges that are good in only one field...like georgetown (intl relations), MIT (hard sciences), or even UPenn (business) b/c then you're screwed if you want to change...in your case i don't think you have much to worry about. and yea if you have essays i'd be more than happy to read and stuff ;)</p>
<p>What's your email address, crazedjunior? I wrote an essay for Northwestern because I wanted to take a summer class there. It's not the same thing, but if you leave your email address, you'll see what I mean. I want to know whether I can write about a similar topic for my college essays.</p>