Questbridge Applicant Hopeful

Paying for College Access Programs (Questbridge, Posse)
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Hey all,
Before I say anything, this is my first time posting here on the forum so if I ain’t doing anything right just tell me :slight_smile:

I’m a high school senior in Canada (Saskatoon) and I heard about the Questbridge program in late August of this year. I looked into it and was very interested, seeing it as a great platform for me to be able to use, so I finished up the application and am just waiting for my counselor’s school report.

However, I’m still worrying about whether or not I’ll be able to be selected as a finalist or not. I’m just wondering if any of y’all could give me some advice or your experiences/predictions on whether or not I’ll succeed.

My family’s socioeconomic status isn’t as severe as most of the applicants (total 54k USD a year or so before tax) and my parents do own a house as well. But they both have serious physical disabilities that have acted as pretty big obstacles for my family. I’m also worried that my citizenship will play a factor (I’m only a Canadian citizen).

One last question: I’ve heard that there are certain universities that will consider you for a college match even if you do not live in the U.S. Is this true?

Here are my stats just in case the info will help:
SAT: 1500/1600
Subject Tests: 780 Math 1/2
GPA: 4:00 (unweighted)
Activities: Youth Action Club Vice President, School Band, Cross Country Varsity Captain, Competitive Swimmer w/ Saskatoon Goldfins

Honors/Awards: AMC 12 top 5%, AIME Qualifier, First place in the Sanofi BioGENEius Provincial Literature review competition, Cross Country 3 time city varsity finalist and provincial qualifier, Competitive Swimming Provincial Champion, Western Canadian Championships Qualifier, 3 time provincial relay team member, Prairie Championships 3 time medalist, School - wide High Honors

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Bump

Also if this helps, my high school does not offer any AP or IB programs. I’ve also done about 30 hours of volunteer work with a physical activity program for disabled children and help coach with the swim team whenever I can. Btw the youth action club is a student led organization that works with festivals and organizations around Saskatoon to help promote and deliver volunteer opportunities to high school students at our school.

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I’m confused- how do you qualify if you’re Canadian and live in Canada? But other than that, your stats and activities are great, so you’re a shoo-in.

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I thought it was only that you couldn’t rank colleges for the college maych if you didn’t live in the states, but you could still apply to be a finalist and get the regular decision scholarship. Have i been mistaken all this time?

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You have to either live in the US or be a US citizen who is residing outside the US. International students who are not currently living in the US are ineligible.

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Well that is unfortunate. Well, thank you for telling me! Hopefully I’ll be successful in regular applications.