<p>Hi guys,
I heard more Quest Bridge finalists get in for RD than Match Program</p>
<p>So, here's the question.
Do you have better chance of getting in through RD if you rank them?</p>
<p>(Meaning, if you are a finalist and opt out and choose to do only RD to Emory (for example) , do you have less chance of getting into Emory than people who ranked Emory?)</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>If you opt out, no, because they <em>won’t</em> know that you’ve ranked them, and you won’t apply early.</p>
<p>If you apply through the NCM, yes, because they <em>will</em> see that you’ve applied early, and they will read your application in the ED round.</p>
<p>If you rank, you’re competing with 400 or so kids vying for only 15 or so spots. But if you don’t get matched, you still get put through RD, so it’s not easier one way or the other to at least get admitted into Emory. The ranked who don’t get matched are put in the same pool as those who didn’t. As is logical, it’s difficult to get into a school through a scholarship.</p>
<p>so… i won’t have better chance even if i send Emory my Questbridge application in RD? (not ranked)</p>
<p>if i do that, would i have same chance as kids who ranked emory but did not get matched?</p>
<p>Because I’m not content with my essay… I thought it was good, but these “college experts” said that i shouldn’t use this essay.
so i was thinking of opting out and just to RD with sending Questbridge app as an additional supplement…</p>
<p>D: help</p>
<p>If you think you can make your essay a lot better, wait until RD, and make sure to mention on your Common App that you were a QB Finalist. The Finalist status itself seems to merit a lot of benefits in the application process.</p>
<p>Oh, so what matters is finalist status?
…mmmm… so as long as you mention that you’re a finalist, there’s no difference between kids who ranked them?</p>
<p>No. Finalist status is only one factor.</p>
<p>Student A is a QB Finalist. She ranks (i.e., applies ED to) 8 schools, and gets rejected from all. She then applies to them RD.</p>
<p>Student B is also a QB Finalist. She ranks her top schools, but then opts out of the ED (NCM). She later applies to them RD.</p>
<p>Student A has the advantage in terms of likelihood of getting in, because APPLYING to – not just ranking! – her schools showed those schools that she REALLY wanted to go. Colleges favor these kinds of students who are totally gung-ho about going to their schools than those who just apply RD. Note, however, that both are helped by being Finalists. A Student C without Finalist status would be at a slight disadvantage in competition with Students A and B.</p>
<p>If you rank and then opt-out of the NCM, I don’t think colleges will know. At this point, the only thing you can do to improve your odds is to craft a superb essay and then apply through the NCM (early round). But having a stellar essay is crucial, so I might wait until RD if I were you.</p>
<p>Thank you so much!
I wish my essay was good… D: but “college experts” said no :(</p>
<p>Who the heck are these “college experts”?</p>
<p>I feel like I’m missing out a good opportunity D: but oh well…</p>
<p>one of my friends who had college consultant…</p>
<p>Interesting analysis, sulucladana, but I don’t think the QB stats will support it. Many finalists only rank non-binding schools, and the QB schools know that. It is the finalist status that will make you stand out in the applications process, however that process plays out for you. Also, most of these selective schools don’t track interest - they get lots and lots of very interested applicants.</p>
<p>One advantage to ranking that I have seen in CC threads is that schools may send a letter or email encouraging you to apply regular decision if you do rank and are not matched with them. This is obviously a good sign that your application got their attention and something you wouldn’t know if you didn’t rank.</p>
<p>@scoutsmom: I would imagine that being read a 2nd time in the RD round after having been rejected ED is advantageous. I would also imagine that the commitment shown simply by applying ED is a boost, because relatively few people apply ED (as compared with RD).</p>
<p>Chilly, feel free to PM me a copy of your essay if you would like another opinion.</p>
<p>Thank you Olipond!
I actually rewrote my essay, and my english teachers liked it!</p>
<p>My S was not accepted at the schools he ranked (non-binding), but was accepted by the QB schools he did not rank.</p>
<p>Hi everyone,</p>
<p>Please keep this thread going! My S is a sophomore and we hope he will be a QB candidate. We are in a quandry because we want to be sure we understand this whole rankings thing and ED. BTW we also plan on applying to two colleges which are not QB because the QB schools he likes are so selective.</p>
<p>He is hesitant to do rankingsbecause then he might always wonder, what if I had waited to re-apply to my favorite schools through RD?</p>
<p>Of course we are way ahead of ourselves since he hasn’t applied yet, much less been accepted.</p>
<p>But please do keep this thread going!</p>
<p>Don’t worry, momcinco, if this thread isn’t around next year there’ll be a new one just like it! ;)</p>
<p>And my son also applied to non-QB schools, as they encourage all their candidates to do.</p>