Does Questbridge Finalist status help?

Paying for College Access Programs (Questbridge, Posse)
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<p>So I was just wondering that if I was a Questbridge Finalist and applied through Questbridge to USC but not matched, will the fact that I was a finalist help boosts my applications a lot? Or does it not really effect it at all? </p>

<p>Stats:
UW GPA: 3.94 W GPA: 4.29
ACT: superscore: 31; individually, I got a 30 and a 29
EC:
Link Crew (leadership)
School Site Council (student government)
NJROTC Honor Guard, Color Guard, Drill Team, Physical Fitness Team (Recognition in all of them)
Three clubs (VP of one of them)
Varsity Tennis
Unpaid Accounting/data analysis internship
300+ volunteer hours at local hospital
250 hours for a summer program for the city </p>

<p>Awards:
AP scholar
President's Volunteer Service award
Company commander of NJROTC
Questbridge Finalist </p>

<p>Thank you so much!</p>

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<p>Btw this is for USC. Thanks!</p>

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<p>Hi, KaiLun,
It’s hard to tell how much being a QB Finalist helps, since so many Finalists have great stats (like yours!), but QB does give you a way to stand out from other equally great applicants, gives the admissions people more information about you, and is a boost at those colleges looking to include low income students in their freshman class (which would be all of the QB schools, obviously).
Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thank you:) Hopefully I get in <em>fingers crossed</em></p>