<p>Thank you! 
Also, when my mom and I lived in the Philippines, my dad was in the US for a short amount of time working in the Navy… so would I still put that I’ve lived with him all of my life?</p>
<p>Yumi, yes you would put that your dad has lived with you your entire life. The question would refer to divorce, death, abandonment etc. Your dad was still with the family, correct…just working away for a time?</p>
<p>When I fill out “please specify” under career interests, it’s not saving after I log out. I press save and continue before I log out, but it’s not working :(</p>
<p>Is anyone else having this problem? Everything else on the application is saving.</p>
<p>Yes he was. Thank you. :)</p>
<p>How much would a low SAT score hurt my chances of being a finalist?
I have great accomplishments is science research and ECs showing that, great essays as well while going through financial struggles…
My GPA is a 4.0 UW, and I took 10 AP classes…but is SAT scores a big deal for this thing? Am I able to compensate?</p>
<p>And also…lets say I rank Yale, Columbia, and then UPenn. If Yale and Columbia accept me, does that mean that I only have the option to CHOOSE to go to Yale? And that Columiba does not matter? OR that since Yale is nonbinding, that I have the option of going to Columbia instead?</p>
<p>I’m confusing myself, but I hope you see what I’m saying…that their nonbinding policy is about admission to THEIR college, not about having the option of choosing the next one you ranked. Man I’m tired. -_-</p>
<p>If more than one school “matches” you, you will only be notified of the one that you ranked the highest. You most likely will never know if you were matched by others. But in your scenario, If you were matched by both Y & C, you would be notified by Yale, and unless you committed to them before RD, you would still have Columbia for RD. Since you were wanted by them in the match process, more than likely they would admit you in RD as well. Hope that makes sense.</p>
<p>Here are the stats of last years Match recipients.</p>
<p><a href=“QuestBridge”>QuestBridge;
<p>You can see the stats breakdown here of last years finalists. </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.questbridge.org/students/profiles_class2014/finalist.stats.html[/url]”>http://www.questbridge.org/students/profiles_class2014/finalist.stats.html</a></p>
<p>Thank you so much…you answered exactly what I wanted to know =)</p>
<p>I really want to, and kind of need to apply for this but I’m wondering if I should even bother. My situation is slightly similar to In ChristAlone’s, my grades are pretty good, but my SAT score is terrible. I plan on retaking it in Oct, and taking the the ACT in Sept. as well but I feel that if I apply and report the SAT score I have it will hurt my chances, and the same goes for not reporting it as well. (its basically a damned if I do damned if I don’t kind of thing) </p>
<p>Should I apply and leave the score report section blank?</p>
<p>Well, I’m pretty sure the average SAT score (CR+M) for finalists is only in the low/mid-1300s, so don’t be too put off by submitting the standardized tests.</p>
<p>peacelovesoul, please refer to the links I posted in #146. Even if you don’t make finalist status, there are benefits to applying through QB. You have essays that give you an opportunity to tell schools about you more in depth than just the common app. In addition, some schools I believe waive application fees even for non finalist QB applicants. One of the really good things is that you are forced to get a head start on apps and essays and you won’t be stressing over Christmas break like most of your friends! :)</p>
<p>I have another question… if I’m applying regular decision, I just submit without filling out the College Match part, right?</p>
<p>You still need to submit your app by 9/30. You then opt out of the match.</p>
<p>Okay, I’m sorry if any of these have been asked but…</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Can you submit more than one ACT score? The reason I ask is because Uchicago doesn’t require ACT writing but Northwestern does and when I took the ACT with writing I got a 28 composite and when I took it without writing I got a 29, and I was wondering if I’d be able to send Northwestern the 28 with writing, since they require it, and the 29 to chicago? Sorry if that sounded confusing.</p></li>
<li><p>Can the recommendations we get for questbridge be used for other colleges RD if we don’t get matched or do the recommendations for questbridge have to be different somehow and can’t be reused?</p></li>
<li><p>Does using questbridge increase my chances at being accepted into these more selective colleges?</p></li>
</ol>
<p>So one of the essays tells you to ‘describe an experience that illustrates what you would bring to the diversity in a college community.’</p>
<p>What exactly do they mean by diversity? Do they mean just heritage/culture? Because I’m a poor white kid… I mean, my mom moved here with me when I was a baby, from Germany. But I really don’t want to talk about how I’m diverse because I’m german, when i can’t even speak the language, it seems too trite.</p>
<p>Are there other types of diversity?</p>
<p>Socio-economic diversity.</p>
<p>I was considering that… But seeing as QB is already for poor kids, wouldn’t I be overstating the fact the I’m economically worse off than the typical college kid?</p>
<p>Well, I suppose your concern might be something attune to someone worrying about an experience being too “whiney.”</p>
<p>I believe that if you emphasize more the fact of how you overcame and grew from your financial situation, then the essay can still add value to your application.</p>
<p>"DON’T DO IT unless you are SUPERBLY poor with some heartwrenching story.
I didn’t get in via QuestBridge, and so, I just had to use my crappy essays for the RD round.
They make you rush your essays, teacher recs, etc.</p>
<p>And it makes it SO MUCH more competitive than the early action/decision pool at these colleges.
I think opposed to the regular 20% or so at Princeton (my first choice) the QB was only 5% or so.</p>
<p>I’d advise you NOT to do it if you’re looking to go to Stanford, Columbia, or Princeton.
Just focus on doing Early Decision/Action because that helps your application SO MUCH more.
I promise."</p>
<p>"I was a finalist, yes, but I was not “matched” via QuestBridge to Columbia/Princeton/Stanford. To be matched, you either have to be extremely poor or have some heartwrenching story.</p>
<p>The funny thing is Columbia made a mistake and thought I was an Early Applicant, not a QB applicant; they accepted me early with generous aid when rejecting me through QB.</p>
<p>And then they realized I was QB and rescinded their offer, but still; I think that shows that I would’ve gotten in to Columbia with nearly a full aid if I had applied early, even when they rejected me through QB.</p>
<p>It’s much harder to be “matched” with a full ride from those schools doing QB; I’d advise everybody to just apply Early decision/action if you want a better chance at admittance. My friend got in to Princeton early with a less impressive resume. I was accepted to Stanford RD, but “deferred” at the early round because of QB; I think that I would’ve gotten in to any one of those school if I had just done early decision/action as opposed to QB.</p>
<p>You can look on the QB forum for finalists, and you’ll realize that many people were unhappy they did the program.</p>
<p>Makes sense? "</p>
<p>"I agree with tigereyez.</p>
<p>I applied to QuestBridge during the beginning of my senior year in hopes of getting a full-ride scholarship to either Columbia University or Pomona College. As a low-income student, I thought I had an extremely great chance. My stats were 3.9 GPA (UW), SAT: 2010, and my senior year was based on five AP classes, an advanced art class, varsity tennis, mock trial, and so forth.</p>
<p>QuestBridge is what brought me down. I don’t have anything against the people who work at QuestBridge; they are extremely hard-working and helpful. But my hopes of getting a scholarship permeated into my daily life, which was reinforced when I became a Finalist. I worked more on my application than I did in school. And in the end, I was rejected by all the QuestBridge schools I applied to and the first half of my senior year ended up a mess. That mess is what got me rejected by all the top dream schools I worked so hard for during my ENTIRE high school experience. All it took was one semester spending time on QuestBridge.</p>
<p>Learn from my mistake. If you’re a low-income student in need of money to go to college, I advise you NOT to spend your time on QuestBridge. You should know that colleges WILL give you financial aid to help you come to their campuses. Getting into college isn’t about how well you do on the college application or what kind of scholarship you get… it’s always been and always will be your work ethic. "</p>
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<p>I was browsing some forums and found this. Is this true??? Am I wasting my time with this scholarship?</p>
<p>For Regular Decision, I think QuestBridge is highly valuable. However, I would say the College Match, where other factors (EFC of 0 for some schools, race, etc.) come more into play, isn’t for everyone.</p>
<p>I think that since it is a more comprehensive application that lets you write more to explain more about your situation and experiences, Questbridge is a great opportunity to explain your case.</p>
<p>I am sure that with such a competitive pool as it is (some partner universities ARE part of the Ivy League), that most will be disappointed (I would be too), but one of the founders of QB reminds us of humility when reminding us of our being the 1% actually given the opportunity to go to college.</p>