<p>Any recent news about Quest? How are people’s experiences there? How is the social scene?</p>
<p>Hello all,</p>
<p>If you really want to know what kind of school Quest is, well here yea go. Party life is pretty good, if you are an athlete definately don’t go, profs are good, but dealing with finances at Quest is awful! The finance staff are the most difficult people in the world to deal with and everyone I know feels this way, unless you have thousands of dollars to throw away.</p>
<p>As this is the first year Quest has had graduating students, not all is well. Many students are being turned away from graduate school because the “Quest degree” is not recognized by other institutions.This has led to hundreds of dollars lost in applications. If you or you child are looking to go to a school where academically and financially everything runs smoothly, definately do not go to Quest! Anyone who disagrees with what I have stated hasn’t been at Quest long enough to know what I am talking about, but you will.</p>
<p>soccerkid, could you maybe say a little more about other schools not accepting the “Quest degree?” I already read about the iffy accreditations, but how much trouble are the graduates running into? I’d likely like to transfer to an American graduate school, so based on what you’re hearing, would that be a problem?</p>
<p>I’ll edit this post if I think of other questions, but for now, it’d be great if you could find time to respond to what I have so far. Thanks!</p>
<p>hey to those students currently at quest, i hope you can answer some of my questions about the financial aid offered by quest. i know about the scholarships, but about the needs-based awards? Do you know anything about it? I have read that its considered on an annual basis, but what does it actually mean? And does it mean that if you are offered a scholarship, you would automatically be exempted from consideration for the needs-based awards?</p>
<p>Thanks for any help!</p>
<p>I’m not sure if everyone is still receiving updates from this thread but in case you are: Quest has recently graduated their third class. We have graduates accepted and now studying at the Calgary Law School, MgGill Law School, Stanford, the University of Illinois, the London School of Economics, UBC, Simon Fraser University, Waterloo University, and the University of Toronto, among others. Our first year attrition rate for 2012-2013 was 8.6%, compared to ~30% at larger schools. Our incoming class for the 2013-14 year will expand the school by nearly 50%. In summary, students are arriving at Quest, staying, learning, and then graduating after being accepted into widely recognized graduate programs across the globe. I remember reading this thread before I was a Quest student and many of the cautions I’ve heard from various sources about Quest have turned out to be unfounded. It goes without saying that it is not for everyone, and it is a risky investment. However, it appears to be working. As a student, I spent ~3 official hours a day in a class of <20 students, participating in discussion-based learning lead by faculty. I spent an additional few hours discussing what I’ve learned, one-on-one, with said faculty, an opportunity that won’t be granted to anyone, at any public University, anywhere else in Canada. I’m not saying it is the best school, or it is the right school for everyone, but it does offer something special that is increasingly stable and constantly proving that education can be doing differently, effectively.</p>
<p>Thank you so much for the update. Quest sounds like a very unique and exciting educational experience that is succeeding. So glad to hear it!</p>
<p>Here’s an awe-inspiring Tedx talk by Quest President David J Helfand, a former Columbia astronomy professor.</p>
<p>I want to transfer there!</p>
<p><a href=“Designing a university for the new millennium: David Helfand at TEDxWestVancouverED - YouTube”>Designing a university for the new millennium: David Helfand at TEDxWestVancouverED - YouTube;
<p>I am currently a senior in high school and is really interested in going into Quest! As a Quest student yourself, could you please tell me what studying is like? what dorm/social life is like? what is there to do in leisure time? how far is it from town? what exactly does a degree in Arts and Sciences allow you to do? and what internships/off-campus learning experiences are given at Quest?</p>
<p>I’m sorry to bombard you with questions but I really want to know! :)</p>
That guy did the convocation talk at my high school. He seems brilliant, but I’m not sold on Quest University.
I just discovered Quest, and I’m intrigued. I love Colorado College’s block plan, and I love Quest’s location and mentality (from what I’ve read). I’d love to hear more from current students! I am an active, outdoors person, winter and summer. Any Quest students please share your experiences! There seems to be a lot of uncertainty regarding lots of things about Quest. I’d love to hear from students attending. Cheers :-c