So far I have 9, and I’m not sure if that’s too many! It’s just hard to take a college off my list cause I mean, I’d be cool going to any of them with a full ride.
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S19 ranked one binding school, two non-binding.
Just be aware of all submissions items (esp essays) that need to be submitted for each school ranked before 11/1. Do what you can now, don’t wait til 10/18 to start.
I ranked 10! I was gonna put down 12 but I rethought the fact that if by the grace of God I got matched to Oberlin College I’d have to actually study in Ohio lol.
DS ranked five where he would absolutely enroll if matched because they checked all the boxes. If he was on the fence about location, size or if they didn’t have a strong program in his major, he did not rank them.
Rank as many as you can produce quality applications for. Work on them one by one. Good luck.
Tbh, colleges know the rank you give them, even when they say they don’t. After the Top 3 on your rank, most will not even consider you. I know this because I have friends who have been admitted and admissions has told them this.
That is unfortunate because DS would be equally happy with every school he ranked.
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I agree it would be unfortunate that ranked colleges won’t consider a student who ranks them below #3 on the list, but I’m pretty sure there were students listing their results on this very forum last December who were Matched to schools they ranked after #3.
Perhaps certain college partners have an unofficial policy to not even consider students who ranked them 4, 5, 6, etc. but it seems contradictory to the QuestBridge program purpose and values. But maybe I’m being too rosy
Totally agree - theory doesn’t make sense. Goes against everything QuestBridge stands for
My D only ranked two. She didn’t want to rank anywhere she wouldn’t have applied ED, even if it lowered her chances of a match.