Please post your QuestBridge decisions below giving the following information:
Result:
Test Scores:
Short Answers:
Essay:
Ethnicity/Race:
Family Income:
Other important circumstances:
Reasons why you think you were accepted/rejected:
Dude, I’ll totally delete mine. XD
Maybe add what specific awards the person has won from Questbridge? I know there are a lot of different things you can win being a scholar, like the summer programs, national conferences, etc.
Good idea, @ethiopienne. However, I think that people can just list that in the Results space.
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Result: Accepted.
No Summer Program.
Personalized Essay Coaching.
SAT Prep.
Waitlist for National Admissions Conference.
Nomination to all-expenses paid campus visit.
Test Scores: SAT (Jan 2014) 1980. PSAT: 217.
Short Answers:
1: About how if I got the chance, I would create an extensive public library in my community. 7/10.
2: Spoke about my interest in possible alternative histories, and correlated it with my love of history. 10/10.
3: How I forgave a madman who almost killed my dad. 7/10.
Essay:
8/10. Regarding my family circumstances and upbringing, and the challenges I’ve faced by living out of the US and being low income.
Ethnicity/Race: Hispanic.
Family Income: $20,000.
Other important circumstances:
Part of large family (have 8 siblings). Have to spend lot of time helping out with siblings.
Have been unable to have any EC’s because of this reason.
Negative circumstance: I am not First-gen. My mom actually went to Northwestern under-grad and Stanford Law School. Dad got a Master’s at George Washington.
Reasons why you think you were accepted/rejected:
Academic stats, which are really good, and because I am a URM. I actually was almost certain I’d be rejected because of my parents’ education. Congratulations to all of you who got accepted, and good luck to all of you who didn’t. Don’t feel that bad if you were rejected, you’ll probably have lots of good opportunities and will end up at a great school.
Accepted
GPA: 3.96/4.0
AP Classes: Four AP classes throughout the year, two this year. 5’s on two AP tests
PLAN: 27
I have yet to take the ACT or SAT.
Income Bracket: 20,000 (Custodial Parent Only) 50,000 (Both parents)
Hooks: First Generation
EC:
President’s Club
Band (Section Head)
Academic Challenge (Captain; participated in a radio and television tournament; received awards for contributing most to my team)
A few Others
Essay and Short Answers: Feared were to grandiose but I guess they just thought I was ambitious. Focused on disadvantages within my community.
Recommendation: I have a great relationship with my teacher. She told me her recommendation was amazing.
Strength: Recommendation
Weaknesses: Extra-Curriculars; lack of test scores; income
I was really afraid I wouldn’t get it because my mom makes a lot of money. I explained my situation, however, and they clearly took it into consideration.
Apply even if you think your income is too high. Explain how you have struggled and they will take it into consideration.
Received:
Free, on-demand test prep from Kaplan
• Personalized essay coaching
• A nomination for Amherst Telementoring
• A nomination for expense-paid college visits to QuestBridge partner colleges
Congratulations, @tim322. I’ll re-post my stats with the format you used; it is better than the one I devised.
@DominicBayer Thanks
Accepted
GPA: 3.88/4.0
AP Classes: Four this school year, one sophomore year.
PSAT: 217
SAT (January 2014): 1980.
Income Bracket: $20,000.
Hooks: URM.
EC:
None.
Essay and Short Answers: Short Answers:
1: About how if I got the chance, I would create an extensive public library in my community. 7/10.
2: Spoke about my interest in possible alternative histories, and correlated it with my love of history. 10/10.
3: How I forgave a madman who almost killed my dad. 7/10.
Essay:
8/10. Regarding my family circumstances and upbringing, and the challenges I’ve faced by living out of the US and being low income.
Recommendation: Good.
Strength: Test-scores, essay.
Weaknesses: Extra-Curriculars, parents’ education.
Received:
Free, on-demand test prep from Kaplan
• Personalized essay coaching
• A nomination for expense-paid college visits to QuestBridge partner colleges
Waitlist for National Admissions Conference.
Other important circumstances:
Part of large family (have 8 siblings). Have to spend lot of time helping out with siblings.
Have been unable to have any EC’s because of this reason.
Negative circumstance: I am not First-gen. My mom actually went to Northwestern under-grad and Stanford Law School. Dad got a Master’s at George Washington.
Reasons why you think you were accepted/rejected:
Academic stats, which are really good, and because I am a URM. I actually was almost certain I’d be rejected because of my parents’ education. Congratulations to all of you who got accepted, and good luck to all of you who didn’t. Don’t feel that bad if you were rejected, you’ll probably have lots of good opportunities and will end up at a great school.
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[ color=green][ b][ size=4]Decision: ACCEPTED**[/color][/size=4]
[ color=red][ b][ size=4]Decision: DENIED**[/color][/size=4]
[ b]Objective:**
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT:
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Award(s) Granted:
[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurricular Activities (place leadership roles in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays:
Teacher Recommendation:
[ b]Other:**
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):
Hooks (First Generation College, Minority,Learning Disability, etc.):
[ b]Reflection:**
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/rejected:
What other Scholarships will you be applying for:
[ b]General Comments: **
Thanks, @mangoking. Here it is:
[size=4]Decision: ACCEPTED[/size=4]
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1980 (740 CR, 620 Math, 620 Writing)
PSAT: 217 (72 CR, 67 Math, 78 Writing)
SAT II: None.
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88.
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Percentile.
AP (place score in parenthesis):
Sophomore: AP Introductory Physics, B+.
Junior: AP European History, AP English Literature, AP English Language, AP Economics.
IB (place score in parenthesis):None.
Award(s) Granted:
Free, on-demand test prep from Kaplan
• Personalized essay coaching
• A nomination for expense-paid college visits to QuestBridge partner colleges
Waitlist for National Admissions Conference.
Subjective:
Extracurricular Activities (place leadership roles in parenthesis):
None.
Job/Work Experience:
Several online internships.
Volunteer/Community service:
Helping teach local police english skills (still haven’t been able to start due to bureaucratic problems and red tape).
Summer Activities:
Essays:
Short Answers:
1: About how if I got the chance, I would create an extensive public library in my community. 7/10.
2: Spoke about my interest in possible alternative histories, and correlated it with my love of history. 10/10.
3: How I forgave a madman who almost killed my dad. 7/10.
Essay:
8/10. Regarding my family circumstances and upbringing, and the challenges I’ve faced by living out of the US and being low income.
Teacher Recommendation:
Other:
State (if domestic applicant): None.
Country (if international applicant): Colombia. American citizen.
School Type: Online independent.
Ethnicity: Hispanic.
Gender: Male.
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): $20,000.
Hooks (First Generation College, Minority,Learning Disability, etc.): Minority.
Reflection:
Strengths: Test scores, URM.
Weaknesses: GPA, not first-gen.
Why you think you were accepted/rejected: Academic stats, which are really good, and because I am a URM. I actually was almost certain I’d be rejected because of my parents’ education. Congratulations to all of you who got accepted, and good luck to all of you who didn’t. Don’t feel that bad if you were rejected, you’ll probably have lots of good opportunities and will end up at a great school.
What other Scholarships will you be applying for: None.
Decision: DENIED
[ b]Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): didn’t take
ACT: didn’t take
SAT II:didn’t take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.3 weighted, don’t know unweighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH, AP Lang and Comp
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Award(s) Granted: National award, some small regional
[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurricular Activities (place leadership roles in parenthesis): violin, lots of cultural stuff, a few clubs
Job/Work Experience: cashier
Volunteer/Community service: helped out at community events, worked on a vineyard as a volunteer during harvest
Summer Activities: travel, work
Essays: Thought it was original 7.5/10
Teacher Recommendation: Never saw it, but am assuming it was good because we have a great relationship
[ b]Other:**
State (if domestic applicant): CT
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public, preppy and competitive
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): $40,000
Hooks (First Generation College, Minority,Learning Disability, etc.): Single mother getting her degree?
[ b]Reflection:**
Strengths: Unique experiences, good rec, detailed essay and open-ended responses
Weaknesses: lack of volunteer, no passion, not much leadership
Why you think you were accepted/rejected: Not enough luck
What other Scholarships will you be applying for: I’ve given up after this one…
[ b]General Comments: ** I’m disappointed because it seems as though many people with similar stats did get the scholarship. It would have been a tremendous help to have won it, but I guess I just have to accept being rejected (no pun intended). Congrats to all the new Questies though!
[ size=4]Decision: ACCEPTED[/size=4]
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2310-760m/750cr/800w (score came out after qb app so did not submit…)
PSAT: 233
ACT: n/a
SAT II: world history 770, bio m 740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.19/4.3 (school gpa system is weird…)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/990ish
AP (place score in parenthesis): biology(5) statistics(4) world history(5) chinese(5). currently taking: eng lang, calc ab, euro, apush, econ, latin
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Award(s) Granted: kaplan test prep, campus visit, qb college admission conference
Subjective:
Extracurricular Activities (place leadership roles in parenthesis): chinese club(secretary), reading olympics(secretary), fbla, science olympiad, academic decathlon, nhs, key club, latin club
Job/Work Experience: worked online over summer
Honors/Awards: a bunch of art/latin things, scholarships for art classes,also regional academic competitions but i never advance to states /sob
Volunteer/Community service: volunteer at boys and girls club, soup kitchen, art museum
Summer Activities: risd precollege full scholarship
Essays: ehhhhhh…they were kinda…eHHH. i began the application the day it was due and my essays were very much rushed. that said, i did try to emphasize on my personal circumstances that otherwise would not have stood out. but still, if you’re reading this, pls know that nothing is more stressful than panicking over your unfinished application thirty minutes before the deadline(i kept having recurring nightmares where i did not click submit on time…), start your stuff early.
Teacher Recommendation: latin teacher. my favorite. likely amazing.
Other:
State (if domestic applicant): pa
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: oversized and underfunded public
Ethnicity: asian
Gender: f
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): low 40k
Hooks (First Generation College, Minority,Learning Disability, etc.): i moved from china…so i guess 1st gen??
Reflection:
Strengths: scores, grades
Weaknesses: ESSAYS, also lack of personality, now that i look at my stats i seem like a pretty flavorless asian on paper
Why you think you were accepted/rejected: scores, grades, and maybe my charming personality ;)…yeah no it was probably luck,
What other Scholarships will you be applying for: um not sure, but definitely college match
**General Comments: ** i think the wait for decisions killed me more than the application itself. im pretty exhausted from school/life but this made my day better. grateful for the award. congrats to all who received it, and good luck to those who did not. don’t worry, there are plenty of opportunities out there! now onward to ap hell week.
My son just got his award letter from Questbridge. Where do you see the score breakdown that I see some students posting?
[size=4]Decision: DENIED[/size=4]
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2210
ACT: 33
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/800
AP (place score in parenthesis): 4s in comparative government and statistics
Subjective:
Extracurricular Activities (place leadership roles in parenthesis): debate and politics related stuff. Not gonna be super specific because I know far too many people who have been identified through their CC posts
Volunteer/Community service: tutoring
Summer Activities: application didn’t ask for this
Essays: can’t really judge
Teacher Recommendation: not sure, didn’t see
Other:
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: female
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): $31,000
Hooks (First Generation College, Minority,Learning Disability, etc.): first generation
Reflection:
Strengths: my stats, relative to the pool
Weaknesses: everything else basically
Why you think you were accepted/rejected: my house is about $350k
General Comments: I’m super depressed about this and I don’t think I’m going to apply to be a Questbridge finalist. I think my family’s assets played a considerable part in this decision, but if colleges think that means I don’t need aid they’re wrong. I have no idea what I’m going to do come time to apply for college now, I was really hoping to do it through Questbridge. Anyway, congratulations to all who did receive the scholarship.
Decision:accepted
extracurricular:keyclub
science olympiad
Academic decatheleon
Project hope
asian cultural exchange
Cross country
Tutoring at a local elementary school: most of the students cannot speak english
Created my own business selling crocheted dolls
race: 1st generation Nigerian immigrant
psat:187
Grades:4.0
Full ib
[size=4]Decision: DENIED[/size=4]
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Taking first time on Saturday May 2nd
PSAT (breakdown): 181 (51CR - 71M - 59W)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/289
AP (place score in parenthesis):
-Sophomore year: AP Chem (2)
-Currently: AP Bio, AP Language, AP Calc AB (school has 4 block schedule & these classes are all full year, can only take a maximum of 4 APs per year. Wish I could take more)
Award(s) Granted:
-A regional competition award
-NHS
-Girls State delegate
-Employee of the Month 02/15 at work (first month working at first job actually)
-Got selected for a Harvard leadership conference last fall
[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurricular Activities:
-Student Council (Vice President 11)
-HOSA (Vice President 11)
-Ocean Sciences Academic Team
-Upward Bound
-Dual enrollment (took some classes at local university)
Job/Work Experience:
-Part-time job ~15-20 hrs per week
Volunteer/Community service:
-Worked with senior citizens with disabilities one summer ~70 hrs
-Internship at the public schools human resources department another summer ~70 hrs
-Currently volunteer at my old middle school every week working with ESL students.
-Occasional this & that during the school year also.
Summer Activities:
-Upward Bound 6-week summer program ever since 8th grade
Essays:
-Personal Statement: Talked about how transportation limited my opportunities when I first moved to America but eventually I found a way by taking the public city bus and started to explore and get involved more & stuffs… (7/10 I would say, last minute change of topic and couldn’t go over it with anyone :C. Still don’t know if this last minute change of topic was a good decision.)
-Short Answer #1: Talked about wanting to teach adult immigrants English so they can obtain better jobs… (8/10)
-Short Answer #2: Talked about the idea of how one acquires language fascinates me… (8/10)
-Short Answer #3: Moving to America… (7/10 now I wish I wrote about something different tbh)
Teacher Recommendation:
-English teacher freshman & sophomore year but still talks because she’s my club advisor. Didn’t get to see it but I believe it was great. (8.5/10)
[ b]Other:**
State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts
Country (if international applicant): U.S.
School Type: Public, Small, Suburban (one of America’s Most Challenging High Schools)
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):
-I put down ~$70,000 but I explained why it was high… (explanation below in Hooks)
-House valued ~$150,000
Hooks (First Generation College, Minority,Learning Disability, etc.):
-First Generation
-Immigrant at age 11 (Permanent Resident)
-Minority
-Dad in America but doesn’t live with me & Mom is not in America
-Grandmother and Step-grandfather has full custody (I live with them). Household consists of us 3.
-Step-grandfather with disabilities has been retired for years
-Grandmother is retiring this year therefore the income was still high (the one I put for the application) but I explained how she has to support her brother back in our country while paying all the bills here and how my Dad & Mom won’t be much help to my college finance & how once she retires our income will drop significantly (down to ~$30,000, she passed in the retiring paperwork and so we know but I couldn’t put that on the application :C). Pretty much explained how I’m gonna be on my own for college in terms of financial support.
[ b]Reflection:**
Strengths: Life situation, academics…
Weaknesses: awards, essay, possibly #3 short answer, no test scores…
Why you think you were accepted/rejected:
…now looking back once again at my application and reading through it, it looks completed but it feels uncompleted at the same time. I just feel like I can’t fully express & show who I am to QB. Maybe that’s why… Now that I look at it, my application seems dull to me… I wish I could express myself better in writing!!! I also feel like there just wasn’t enough “boxes” for me to show them all of my abilities and ambitions.
What other Scholarships will you be applying for:
-QB College Match
-Coca-Cola
-Gates Millennium
-Anything else I can find tbh. Wish I knew about Nordstrom sooner.
-Waiting to hear from a state scholarship… was selected for an interview with them… did the interview… but QB kinda just destroyed my hope but there’s still some left for this one!!!
[ b]General Comments: **
-I tried to put in my Dad’s income for Non-Custodial Parent but that page never showed up for me so… I don’t know if that might have affected me?
-I would be lying if I say I’m not sad about the results… I was tearing up but it’s okay because no real tears came out. Maybe I just don’t fit the mold for a College Prep Scholar but I hope there will be other programs out there for me! I really needed the financial support & this was something that could possibly help me a lot in my college application. But my philosophy in life is that no matter how good you are, there would always be people out there who are better than you in one way or another and therefore I wasn’t expecting much. I am doing the best I can & what I can right now and that’s all it matters!
-Congratulations to all College Prep Scholars of 2015 out there!!! Reading all of your stats motivate me so much and I just admire every single one of you for what you’re doing for yourself as well as your community!!! 
[size=4]Decision: ACCEPTED[/size=4]
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Taking in June
ACT: Taking in June
SAT II: Taking next year
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography (4), World History (3), Calculus AB (5), Psychology (5), Biology (4), Statistics (4), Macroeconomics (4), United States History, Calculus BC, Environmental Science, Physics C: Mechanics, English Language and Composition, Microeconomics
IB (place score in parenthesis): French 4, Geography
Award(s) Granted:
1st place in the Florida State French Competition: Impromptu Speech (Level 2-3) (10th-11th)
2nd place in the Florida State French Competition: 5-min play (9th grade)
IB Excellence Awards: Balanced (9th) and Knowledgable (10th)
Academic Excellence in Mathematics
Leadership Award In French National Honor Society
Outstanding Student Award in World Languages
Leadership Award in Mentoring Tomorrow’s Leaders (MTL)
Highest 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th quarter GPA in the male club for MTL (10th-present)
1st place in the Broward County World Language Competition: Poem (10th-11th)
1st place in the Broward County World Language Competition: Impromptu Speech (10th-11th)
1st place in the Broward County World Language Competition: 5-min play (9th)
Academic Award of Excellence: 4.0 GPA+ (9th-10th)
Subjective:
Extracurricular Activities (place leadership roles in parenthesis):
National French Honor Society (President)
Mentoring Tomorrow’s Leaders (MTL) (President) (11th) Treasurer (10th)
National Honor Sciety
Mu Alpha Theta (National Math Honor Society)
First Priority (Bible Club)
International Baccalaureate (IB) club
Improvisational Club
Presdient of the Sunday School of Gospel Hall Fort Lauderdale
Job/Work Experience: Internship (non-paid) at the Superintendent of Browrd County’s office
Volunteer/Community service: Community projects with IB club, National Honor Society (Car Wash, Canned food drive, etc.) , and MTL; 591 hours recorded, I need to turn in 400 that I acquired during the year last year and about 80 this year (kinda busy)
Summer Activities:
9th: None. Mostly online class
10th: Vacation Bible School at Plantation United Methodist, Daycare at Plantation United Methodist
Essays:
I can’t remember, sorry
Teacher Recommendation:
From my stats teacher; I’m always speaking with him since he teaches IB Mth HL (a combination of Calc I/II, stats, vectors, probablity) about my Calc classes that I take online; speaks highy of my desire to constantly learn new things and my constant involvement in school
Other:
State (if domestic applicant):
Florida (South)
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Public
Ethnicity:
Prefer not to answer
Gender:
Male
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):
<60k
Hooks (First Generation College, Minority,Learning Disability, etc.):
Almost first gen, then parents went to school within the past 3 years; I’m not sure what makes me hook, maybe its my school involement and high grades, but do they care about that
[ b]Reflection:**
Strengths:
Strong academics and ECs along with recs
Weaknesses:
Maybe too involved
Why you think you were accepted/rejected:
My high academics coupled with my EC (did sports 9th and 10th, but 2 leadership positions this year
What other Scholarships will you be applying for:
FAFSA, Bright Futures (Florida), Gates Millenium, can’t remember the rest
**General Comments: **
I forgot about this scholarship, and I dont mean that in a pretentous way. I applied to a lot and some of the appications I was too late for or forgot to turn in an importnt form or a rec did’t get in in time, but I got into MOSTEC so I was most excited for this. I really appreciate receiving this scholarship.Congrats to everyone who got in and don;t worry if you didn’t, this doesnt wreck your future.
Decision: ACCEPTED
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1980 (first try, goal is above a 2100)
ACT: 28 (terrible first try, goal is a 32)
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 19/380
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (2 lol), AP Euro, AP Calc AB, AP Language
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Award(s) Granted:
An invite to Emory’s National College Admission Conference, Kaplan Test Prep, a nomination to receive an all expense-paid college visit
Subjective:
Extracurricular Activities (place leadership roles in parenthesis):
Volleyball 9
Track 10-11
XC 11
DECA International Qualifier 10-11
College Career Mentorship 11
National Honor Society - Relay for Life chair member 11
Hancock Youth Leadership 11
I think I’m forgetting a few!
Job/Work Experience:
Have worked at a fine dining restaurant since the start of high school, also work at a locally bakery during the holidays
Volunteer/Community service:
Safety Town (75 hrs)
Open Arms Rape Crisis Center (75 hrs)
Various other volunteer opportunities in the community, totaling around 200 hrs
Summer Activities:
HOBY Ambassador (10)
Safety Town
Founded a summer reading program for the impoverished children in my neighborhood
Essays:
I worked super hard on my short answers and I think they showed how open-minded I am. My personal statement was less thought out, but in the end I was really proud of it.
Teacher Recommendation:
10/10 My sophomore year lit teacher and track coach who knows me very well
Other:
State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Large, competitive, public
Ethnicity: White, but my grandma is full Japanese
Gender: Female
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): <30000
Hooks (First Generation College, Minority,Learning Disability, etc.):
First generation, abuse, dad is in prison and my mom abandoned my family for a little while
Reflection:
Strengths:
I really poured my heart out in my written responses. The essay was like a full circle - how I left the government funded housing I lived in and came back this year to see all of my childhood friends pregnant or not in school. They showed how much I care about diversity and how I have used my past to motivate me for my future.
Strong GPA and course load
Weaknesses:
Ehhh SAT/ACT scores
Why you think you were accepted/rejected:
I made sure to write in every box provided and I think QB got a taste of my personality
What other Scholarships will you be applying for: None yet, hope to find some more soon
General Comments:
Congrats, I hope to meet you all sometime! Also follow me on twitter/instagram @bellaspearman5