<p>@Narusakuu: The week of the due date at the latest; although this doesn’t give much time, you don’t want to jeopardize your application either.
@xtcf: This is a difficult situation, but there are other people experiencing the same thing. My advice is to be very nice (don’t complain) to your recommenders and implore them for a last-minute recommendation. This is really all you can do. If they truly are a good recommender, surely they’ll do it for you. As I said several pages back, often they have pupil-free days the week before school starts. Call your school and ask when the pupil free days are and talk to your teachers then. If your school has staff email, try contacting them through there.</p>
<p>The 800 word autobio is so hard! I just don’t know where to start. Or how to make my ideas flow! Anyone else with me here? Does anyone have any tips/suggestions besides the “make it personal, unique, simple, honest, etc.” advice? Thanks</p>
<p>Start brainstorming with particularly difficult events. Think about the most poignant moments in your life. You might not even end up using these things (though if you can it would be great), but you’ll find that connecting the dots can be enormously helpful. If you’ve had no life-changing experiences in your time, then just try starting from the beginning.
One way of going about it is to sit down, and FORCE yourself to write a page. Of anything. Don’t get up until that last line. I’m sure that will help somewhat. :)</p>
<p>I’m reading this part of the application process, and even though I knew this, on the website, it says “Please note that without test scores, it is significantly more challenging to become a finalist.” I have high marks in almost every other area, but unfourtunately, my SAT scores ended up in the mid 1800s range. Should I still submit my scores anyway? Or should I wait till I take the ACT’s in September and send my scores to the colleges while risking the chance of finalist status?</p>
<p>Do you think your score will be significantly higher when you retake it? Some students just don’t test well, and if that is the case for you, then I wouldn’t worry so much. If the other parts of your application are stellar, then you should be fine. Look at the statistics- the average score is 1940, which means there are probably plenty below and plenty above. Be very vocal about who you are as a person and you may very well get in.</p>
<p>Well, i’ve taken the SAT and i’ve done practice scores for the ACT, so I think my scores would be significantly higher when I take the ACT, so I’m not worried about the fact that they will be raised, I just didnt want to submit scores that were lower than the norm and risk finalist status because of it. But thanks, i’m strong pretty much everywhere else, (EC’s, GPA, etc.) and i’m a good essay writer, so i’ll focus on those parts on my application and wish for the best.</p>
<p>Well, your plan B can be something like this: submit your higher ACT score to your choice of ED college with the QB essays pasted in the essay section. That way, you still recieve some of the benefit. I don’t think that will be your situation come October, bu tits always good to have a backup plan. Good luck!</p>
<p>The deadline of National College Match Application is September 30,2009.However,I’m going to take the SAT and SAT II in Oct and Nov.Is it possible to send out my scores to them before they make the final decisions?</p>
<p>i took the SAT once.but i did really bad,so i don’t want to report these scores.</p>
<p>thank youuu alexandra, you are always so helpful :)</p>
<p>You should direct this question to the actual QuestBridge thread at the top, but I just asked this question about a half hour ago 
My scores were pretty terrible as well, and i’m retaking it again in October, but the best thing you can do is send the scores and make sure the rest of your application is really, really strong. Without the scores, good or bad, its really, really hard to become a finalist. You ARE allowed to foward those SAT scores to the college you want to though, so don’t worry too much about it.</p>
<p>And you are always so welcome :)</p>
<p>alexandrafitzmor: That’s a great idea! Thanks. I’ll make sure to do that. I have another question. Concerning putting down EC’s, which type would be best to put down more of: Actual EC’s or Community Service/Volunteering. I have a lot of EC’s, but I only have a handful of Volunteering projects, but I’m far more passionate about those. We don’t actually have to write about any of the EC’s, but I figured, in case it comes up later, I should put down the ones I would be able to talk about more. Am I right?</p>
<p>Just to confirm, on the Questbridge site, the info for individual colleges says that if one is NOT Matched, but is a Finalist, one can apply to MIT and Caltech Early Action. Is this correct? </p>
<p>If so, does one have to forward the Questbridge app to these two colleges as well as the Common App and whatever else they need by a certain deadline?</p>
<p>You guys I might have to move into my Grandma’s house… it’s worth millions of dollars and it’s like in Bel-Air… am I ruined for questbridge? my mom’s income is 20K/year</p>
<p>I don’t want them to look up the address I’m applying from and think “wow this guy is lying to us”. I mean, it looks really bad. what do you guys think?</p>
<p>@flyingllama: I made a thread somewhat related to this: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/769781-so-very-very-stressed-rant.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/769781-so-very-very-stressed-rant.html</a> Note that I’m in an identical situation; I think that it actually puts you at more of an advantage. See, it isn’t like your grandmother is PAYING you to live there; you aren’t going to suddenly become rich. All you need to do is briefly explain your situation. They’ll certainly understand, I’m pretty positive you aren’t the first or the last to have the same problem.</p>
<p>tomjonesistheman: Read this page [QuestBridge</a> National College Match - Regular Decision Table](<a href=“http://www.questbridge.org/students/post_match.html]QuestBridge”>http://www.questbridge.org/students/post_match.html) it mainly talks about regular decision requirements, but it has a non-finalist section, and also talks about early decision. I’m sure you’ve already checked it, but for places like Caltech, it says that you shouldn’t foward your questbridge application regardless of finalist or non-finalist status. Also, considering they’re specific colleges, I figure that you’re better off e-mailing them and asking, as they’ll give you more definite requirements. </p>
<p>flyingllama: I’ll admit, that is pretty unfourtunate, but I’m pretty sure in the short 300 essay question, that’s where you should put any extra information that you would like them to consider. If you explain it well, and show how that doesn’t mean you are super-rich, I think you’ll be fine.</p>
<p>@Mare_Crisium: The ones that are more important to you should have priority. You want to show them that you have passion for a specific activity. Think about it: let’s say you start talking about your passion for volunteering in an essay, and they glance at your EC list and see no volunteer work. Why? Because you didn’t have room. But they won’t see that. So I would put your volunteering projects first (most important, junior and sophomore year priority), and in one or two spots put your best ECs. So yes, you’re right.</p>
<p>Oh, and flyingllama: go start a reality show called The Real Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.</p>
<p>@tomjonesistheman: Contact the schools! As the specific requirements are different for these schools, you really should just drop a quick note in with their admissions office.</p>
<p>Can you send me the answer after they reply you? ^^</p>
<p>Hey guys if i’m doing QB can i apply to another school (not a QB partner) Early Decision through the CommonApp?</p>