I’ve applied for the questbridge college recently and I’m really anxious about the results I want to know my chances.
SAT :1410 760 math 650 Reading/writing
Gpa: 3.6/4.0 weighted gpa: 4.8/5.0
Rank top 8%
Financial situation: 46K
Extracurriculars/organizations:
Academic decathalon 2 years
(Earned math medals) rigorous academic organization spent countless hours
Band (won state championship) in one of the nation’s best band programs consisted of 11 hour daily summer practices and 2 hour after school practices
Club basketball
Milal(community service for mentally disabled kids done for 3 years nearly every week) take the most pride in this
Library(help with book sales)
Church youth group( in charge of media)
NHS( Alot of chapter service and serve at school events)
Honors: A honor (not much) Ap scholar with honors , Texas Uil marching band champs
Essay 1: 9.5/10 probably my best essay spent 2 months thinking and got alot of people revising , it was about how I was always a minority and ostracized everywhere I went but then rather than venting anger and feeling sad I decided to be open and integrating towards many people who are different such as other minorities and disabled individuals. In addition I showed how my father’s hard work during the time of low income and poverty shaped me to strive toward academic successes.
Essay 2 ( write about a concept,theory , or idea that was intellectually intriguing . Why? How would you further explore it?)
I talked about the psychological theory of resilience and how my struggles of adjusting from our constant moving affected me and how I developed resilience after having to deal with bullies and anxiety.
Teacher recs
Fairly good because they were my acdec teachers and I’m pretty sure they’ll pull through
Consuler recs: kind of rushed didn’t talk to her that much
AP TEST: HUMAN geography (5) stats(3) calculus bc(4) macroeconomics (3) world history (3) English Lang and comp (3) us history (3)
Hooks: always the poorest person in school , struggled with anxiety and depression , parents didn’t go to college in america
Please let me know my chances for being a finalists.
I think your academic credentials and income are on par with QB. Your unweighted GPA is lower than their average (3.87, I think), but your class rank is good. Your school probably just weighs GPA differently.
From the way you describe your essays, they seem very personal and reflective of who you are, which I think QB will really appreciate.
Talking about your depression and anxiety, however, can be a problem depending on how you introduced them. I’ve read that mentioning mental illness in general can be risky for several reasons. But I feel like QB is very sympathetic, so as long as you discussed how dealing with these problems changed you for the better (which it seems like you did) then it’s probably a meaningful essay.
Overall, I think you have as much of a chance to become a Finalist as everyone else. Best of luck!
@waitingforwinter Hey, would you mind looking over my chance thread I just posted? I’m curious to hear your input. Thank you!
I am a finalist!! but i still got the match portion of the application process… thank you for your input!