<p>Since the other QB thread is getting to big, and is too off topic, this one is purely for the stats of people who were finalists, and whether or not they were matched.</p>
<p>Format credits go to Paro, with a few edits.</p>
<p>And once again, congratulations to everyone who got matched!
For those of us who opted out, or who didn't get matched, RD is coming our way! BRACE YOURSELVES!</p>
<p>Accepted && Princeton:
Stats:
SAT Verbal: 740
SAT Math: 780
SAT Writing: 790
SAT Total: 2310
SAT II: 2380
ACT:
AP/IB taken/scores:
GPA weighted: 4.X
GPA unweighted: 4.0
Rank or % estimate: IDK</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: Good
Teacher Recs: One was spectacular. I took Western Civilization with a professor and I got the 3rd perfect score he had ever given within his 28 years of teaching. The other was above average; he’s the prof I’m doing research with.
Counselor Rec: Good to Great. I know her better than probably any other student.
Hook (if any): AA
Income Range (optional): 41k a year
Other match schools you applied to:
My rankings were:
MIT
Stanford
Princeton
Yale
Notre Dame</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: US
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: AA
Gender: Male
Legacy Yes/No: No
Recruited Yes/No: No
Important ECs:
ECs:
President Founder Bio Club
President Founder Diversity Club (I wrote about this in my QuestBridge application)
Vice-President of Science Olympiad (I coach first year students in selected events)
Clarinet for 6 years – State Solo Contest Top Rating/District and State Honor Bands
Conducting research with a faculty member, I’m taking a lead role</p>
<p>Summers:
Last summer I conducted research through the STARS program in St. Louis University. My paper was entitled “The Development of an Assay to Detect Pico- and Femtomolar Concentrations of Target Oligonucleotide” (I wrote my essay on this)</p>
<p>Other Factors:</p>
<p>I go to a public magnet (semi-competitibe highschool…3 of 35 went to MIT last year) math/science residential high school on the grounds of a state university.</p>
<p>This semester I’m taking 19 credits (6 classes) including:
Number Theory Math 518 (highest math class offered at the Uni this semester I believe)
Differential Equations Math 361
Genetics Bio 350
^^I’m also taking government, Spanish, physics lab, programming</p>
<p>Next semester I’m taking 20 credits (6 classes):
Physics II calc based
Complex Analysis 521
Intermediate Analysis 421 (not related to complex…it’s proof based calculus basically)
^^As well as more Spanish, programming, and oral communication</p>
<p>Notable Class Related Things:
Taught myself Calc II over winter break (and tested out) to take Multi-variable last year
Taught myself Calc based Physics over summer (and tested out) to take Number Theory
Taking probably the hardest course schedule in my school (maybe the hardest ever). Only 68 college credits are required to graduate, I’ll have 90.</p>
<p>SAT Verbal: 800
SAT Math: 740
SAT Writing: 760
SAT Total: 2300
SAT II: Math 2: 800
World: 800
Physics: 800
Chem: 790
USH: 790 </p>
<p>AP scores: Calc BC: 5
Chem: 5
Eng Lang.: 5 (self-studied)
World: 5 (self-studied)
USH: 5 (self-studied)
GPA: 98.32, one of only 3 students taking hardest possible curriculum
Rank: #1 in top public HS in state, top 10 in the nation</p>
<p>Essays: strong
Teacher Recs: strong
Counselor Rec: strong
Hook (if any): significant number of national, regional, and state awards including Moody’s Mega Math Championship, Stockholm Junior Water Prize (state winner, top 8 in nation), Edward Fein Fellowship – all-expense paid summer at Harvard. Published 2 peer-reviewed papers in academic journals. </p>
<p>School Type: public magnet
Important ECs: Academic Team Captain (winners or top finishers in many tournaments, qualified for nationals twice), NHS President, co-founder of Investment Club, Model UN Secretary General, Co-President USY.</p>
<p>Stats:
[ *] SAT Verbal:800
[ *] SAT Math:790
[ *] SAT Writing:750
[ *] SAT Total:2340
[ *] SAT II:790(mathii) 790 (chemistry), 780(u.s. history)
[ *] AP/IB taken/scores: all fives
[ *] GPA weighted:4.75
[ *] GPA unweighted: 4.0</p>
<p>Subjective:
[ *] Essays: pretty good i think, haha
[ *] Teacher Recs: very regular, haven’t seen either though
[ *] Counselor Rec: she doesn’t even know me.
[ *] Hook (if any): first generation, girl who wants to pursue engineering
[ *] Income Range (optional): 30k
[ *] Other match schools you applied to:
MIT, Stanford, and Princeton</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:VA
[ *] School Type:Public
[ *] Ethnicity:Asian
[ *] Gender:Female
[ *] Legacy Yes/No: no
[ *] Recruited Yes/No: no
[ *] Important ECs: some small awards, nothing spectacular.</p>
<p>[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/etc:[ /b] still can’t believe it!!</p>
<p>Stats
[ *] SAT Verbal:bad
[ *] SAT Math:horrible
[ *] SAT Writing:ok
[ *] SAT Total:1740
[ *] SAT II: Literature 690, other weren’t good
[ *] ACT:27, 33 on reading
[ *] AP/IB taken/scores: 5- English Comp, 3- History
[ *] GPA weighted:3.987
[ *] GPA unweighted:4.047
[ *] Rank or % estimate:2/243</p>
<p>Subjective:
[ *] Essays:goodish
[ *] Teacher Recs: very good knew them well, one for 3 years
[ *] Counselor Rec: she barely knows me more than what i told her
[ *] Hook (if any): Jesus Christ my Lord and Savior
[ *] Income Range (optional): 1.3K
[ *] Other match schools you applied to:
Yale (3), Columbia (2)</p>
<p>Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: Ohio
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: African (not first generation)
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] Legacy Yes/No: No
[ *] Recruited Yes/No: No
[ *] Important ECs: National Soceity of Black Engineers Jr. President, Columbus Youth Commission, Varsity Soccer 3 years, Thespain, Mock trial, some volunteer, Stem Club president, Kenyon Young Writers, Writing award</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Other Factors:</p>
<p>JESUS CHRIST MY LORD AND SAVIOR!!!</p>
<p>[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Congrts still fasting thanking God! Jesus did it for us! Good luck y’all[ /b]</p>
<p>Deferred: Yale
Mom writing for my daughter whom I “love more than life itself” ;)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 800
[</em>] SAT Math: 780 (missed one question)
[<em>] SAT Writing: 800
[</em>] SAT Total: 2380
[<em>] SAT II: Lit. 760 (95%) Math I 750 (95%)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores: Our school only offers AP classes to seniors. Taking all three this year as well as three dual enrollment classes. Also took one dual enrollment class in 8th grade.
No IB classes offered.
[</em>] GPA weighted: 4.8 by QB method (school does not weight)
[<em>] GPA unweighted: 4.0
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: 1/171</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Strong. 800 word on life-long love of books and reading; 500 word on impact of Latin teacher on career goals; 500 word on life as a pk (pastor’s kid) the good, bad and ugly influence also related to career goals
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Very good. Teacher-aided for both; had one all four years of HS; the other three years of HS
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Very good.
[</em>] Hook (if any): None. Just QB
[<em>] Income Range (optional): $50K ish
[</em>] Other match schools you applied to: None</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: PA
[</em>] School Type: Small public very non-competitive
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: No
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No</p>
<p>[/ul]Important ECs:[ul]
Our school and community don’t have much going on so these aren’t stellar but nonetheless…
[<em>]Charter member/co-founder of community service branch of church youth group (founded in 10th)
[</em>]Class Government (historian) 9-12
[<em>]NHS (secretary–senior only chapter of NHS)
[</em>]Bible Quizzing team captain (9-12)
[<em>]Bible Quizzing international competitor (9-10) international champion (10)
[</em>]National Merit Semi-Finalist (PSAT Score 232)
[<em>]ASMA (Math Comp.)1st place schoolwide (11); 2nd place schoolwide (10) School doesn’t take students to higher level competitions.
[</em>]AMC (Math Comp.) 1st place schoolwide (10) School didn’t offer this competition in 11th
[<em>]Other activities: Future Problem Solving(9-12), Model UN (9-11), Scholastic Scrimmage–televised trivia bowl (10-12), 2 HS musicals (10-11) and church youth group (9-12)
[</em>]Community Service: Over 1,000 hours
[li]Dance lessons: ballet, tap, jazz, pointe, lyrical and hip hop starting in 1st grade through 11th when teacher cancelled classes midway into the year. Resumed dance lessons in 12th grade.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Congrats to all who matched. Hoping for RD round.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 680
[</em>] SAT Math: 800
[<em>] SAT Writing: 680
[</em>] SAT Total: 2160
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 780 Physics, 700 Literature
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores: None
[</em>] GPA weighted: 4.31
[<em>] GPA unweighted: 3.97
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: 9/272</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I’m terrible at judging my own essays. I think there are definitely some flaws, but my friends, parents, and a teacher think they’re amazing.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: My teachers love me.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I have no clue.
[</em>] Hook (if any): Math Olympiad Summer Program and related competitions,
[<em>] Income Range (optional): taking my ex-dad into account, over 100k (which killed my chances right there)
[</em>] Other match schools you applied to: None! Haha. I was lazy.</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Ohio
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Puerto Rican
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: No
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No
[li] Important ECs: 3 different Choirs, Jazz Band, Drama Club, National Honor Society, American Regions Math League, random stuff at my church.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:
Just a whole lot of competitions awards. USAMTS silver, top AMC12A in Ohio, Ohio Economics Challenge winner, USAMO qualifier, …</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: </p>
<p>Congrats to everyone matched and good luck to everyone applying RD!</p>
<p>Congrats to you on being matched with Haverford. Thanks for your vote of confidence in those of us who were deferred! The people on the QB threads have been so kind.</p>
<p>Thanks, hjnmom! I was incredibly excited when I got my Match call from Haverford yesterday! My mom cried and I think danced when I got the news!</p>
<p>But to you RD guys/gals with AMAZING stats, y’all probably didn’t get Matched because of finances. RD is going to be great for my CC buddies! :P</p>
<p>“But to you RD guys/gals with AMAZING stats, y’all probably didn’t get Matched because of finances.”</p>
<p>So the million dollar question is, will some people with outstanding academic achievements still be pushed aside during RD because they are the “wealthiest low income kids”? It’s a realistic paranoid worry one might have about QB in general – that lack of income trumps achievement when adcoms reach into the QB pile, even during RD.</p>
<p>I think the QB statistics of 60% overall match rate should give you some confidence that this is not the case. They are looking at the complete package in RD. I don’t think there is a “separate QB pile” at that point. If anything, I believe the QB kids may be given more attention because at this point, the Adcoms know them well and have been reviewing their files for over 6 months.</p>
<p>But for argument’s sake – and that is all this is – how do we know that the 40% who were NOT taken via match or RD were not exclusively the ones who were at the higher end of QB’s earning scale ($40k to $60k)? And as to a separate QB pile, that term comes from either Williams, Amherst or both (can’t remember for sure) who referred to such a pile when they were quoted on the QB website.</p>
<p>I actually agree with this line of thought. I think many, if not most, were deferred because of 40-60k income cut-offs. I just don’t believe that this will work against you in the RD round - evidenced by examples of unmatched finalists being contacted and strongly encouraged to apply ED and RD.</p>
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<p>Then that separate pile is a good thing that gives you a leg up over someone who’s not on it - this evidenced by Amherst’s Admission Director’s statement that being a finalist gives you a leg up like being an athlete or legacy would.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: C:33 - M:30 E:34 R:34 S:34 W:10
[</em>] AP/IB taken/scores: Chem: 4, W. Hist:4
[<em>] GPA weighted: 4.0
[</em>] GPA unweighted: 4.421
[li] Rank or % estimate: 1/262</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I thought they were decent. My biographical essay was above average. It made my teacher cry. The others were probably just okay.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I’ll say very good. One was from my band director of four years and the other from my favorite teacher, the english teacher I just mentioned.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Decent
[</em>] Hook (if any): Nothing really…
[<em>] Income Range (optional): 51k
[</em>] Other match schools you applied to: Yale, for kicks.</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Illinois
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Biracial; African American and Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: No
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No
[li] Important ECs: Marching/concert band (head drum major), speech team (captain), freshman mentors, football/basketball/competition cheerleading, hiphop dance crew, jazz choir. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors: Not really…just a lot of leadership and involvement in a bunch of different kinds of activities.</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: CONGRATS everyone! I’m so excited and proud of you all!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 780
[</em>] SAT Math: 690
[<em>] SAT Writing: 730
[</em>] SAT Total: 2200
[<em>] SAT II: Math 2: 710, Lit 690, US History 790
[ *] ACT:
[ *] AP/IB taken/scores:
[</em>] GPA weighted: 4.5ish?
[<em>] GPA unweighted: 3.9
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: Last time I checked it was 6/350</p>
<p>[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Pretty good I think, though probably not mind-blowing.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Very good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Very good
[</em>] Hook (if any): Nope
[<em>] Income Range (optional): My EFC was not 0
[</em>] Other match schools you applied to: Yale Penn Chicago Rice Emory</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: LA(state)
[</em>] School Type: Not very good at all
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian persuasion
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: Brother went to Rice
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: hahaha very funny
[li] Important ECs: Pres of History club in 10th grade, founded debate club last year and am current prez, vp of young dems this year, treasurer of beta club last year</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul] Other Factors:</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 740
[</em>] SAT Math: 740
[<em>] SAT Writing: 800
[</em>] SAT Total: 2280
[<em>] SAT II: Biology M – 800, Math I - 720
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores: Biology 5
[</em>] GPA weighted: 4.71
[<em>] GPA unweighted: 3.7ish
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: 16/756 </p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I only think my essays were good because (1) I had a lot of time to write them, taking my old College Prep essay and realizing how it could improved, and (2) they were from the heart? I mean, I felt that I put emotion into them. It hurt a bit to write my “ethical dilemma” essay, and my “passion” essay was just fun.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I have great teachers.<br>
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I have a great counselor!
[</em>] Hook (if any): I also sent a picture of me eating a giant hotdog at the tri-county fair. *
[<em>] Income Range (optional): 30k
[</em>] Other match schools you applied to: 1. MIT
2.Stanford
3.Yale</p>
<p>*Like, Jk</p>
<p>Location/Person:[list]
[<em>] State or Country: Tejas
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: African-American
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: No
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No?
[li] Important Ecs: Quiz Bowl Team, Newspaper Editor, National Honor Society VP, Anime Club VP[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc:</p>
<p>First of all, let me say that a compilation like this is very awesome and I hope it helps the classes after 2009’s get Match Scholarships. Also, for any parents who read this. YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME. Yes. Any kid who has even one parent behind them in the Dante’s Inferno that is the American college admissions process is one lucky kid. Please however, realize that test scores are not everything. High scores are great, but X University will still reject a 2400. Again, I’m no expert, but I think a student with real passion in their activities can get whatever grade and still get in. I mean think about it:</p>
<p>Number of kids who make 600 and above on math: A million billion
Number of kids who started a car wash to fund a new book club that helped teach at-risk children how to read: 1 (And not me)</p>
<p>Plus, I think it’s true that after about 600 and up it’s all the same to admissions officers?</p>
<p>And congratulations!!! Dude, everyone’s going to be accepted RD. I’m so sure of it. :DDDD</p>
The people on the QB threads have been so kind.</p>