QUESTBRIDGE FINALIST CHANCES?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Currently a junior, chance me for QB college prep scholar as well as finalist!!! Thanks!

SAT : expecting a 1440/1600 superscored by senior year
SAT II’s : 720ish for math 2
GPA : 3.6 for 9th and 10th grade, but I’m determined to improve it a lot this year, hoping for a 3.8-4.0 this year!
unranked and unweighted, though I don’t think I’m top 10%
Course Difficulty : No IB’s or AP’s offered ; very little advanced classes offered (small public school)
Started in beginner’s Spanish class and moved up to advanced Spanish
Only spanish and math have advanced classes offered, both of which I have taken

Subjective :
Red Cross 10-12 (secretary, 12)
Varsity Soccer 9-12 (Co captain, 12) We were league champions in 10th grade (Soccer season is only in the spring)
College Preparation Program 9-12 Program that provides workshops and guides people through the college application process and also gives test prep (throughout the 80% of the year)
Church member and volunteer 9-12 (Leader of club in 11th and 12th grade) Club that manages flyers and announcements and handouts
Christian Summer Camp 9-12 1wk camp in the summer; various volunteer activities like helping out in homeless shelters, renovating abandoned homes, etc. for ~30hrs/summer
Work for 1 summer
Volunteer at a physical therapy clinic 11-12 1hr/week
Free creative art workshop associated with HWS College 11-12 in the fall

Income : 30k/yr, low income
Hooks : First gen student, older sister is in college right now, hopefully upward trend lolz
Ethnicity : Asian-American male in Washington

Recommendations : One will be pretty great, other will be good, nothing special
Essays : I have a lot of people that can look over my essays!

I know this is a long post, and I would really appreciate any sort of feedback regardless of how harsh/blunt you may be. Thanks again!

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You have a good shot–it’s not as selective as many people may think. I got denied from it, but most of the people in my school that applied got it. I was more qualified than a few of the people in terms of academics, extracurriculars, essays, etc–what set me apart was my income. I made 61k, which was very close to the cutoff, so I didn’t get it. You make 30k so you have a very good shot. There are some finalists who wrote poor essays or had 25 ACTs, so you’ll be fine.

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You didn’t specify what colleges you will be applying for. The chance varies by colleges both if and if not you are not a questbridge finalist. Some colleges take into consideration of that you are the finalist, and some others don’t. For example, University of Virginia likes questbridge finalists, so applying to there may raise the chances of your being accepted, though your future GPA should back you up as well.

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@sumuzu cool! Do you think I’m a competitive applicant? Because I’ve been looking through past qb threads and I don’t think I’m very competitive
@HardOREasy oh I was just asking if I would become a finalist. However if I do become a finalist, I’m not sure how I’ll rank colleges yet! What do you think of my chances at finalist and college prep scholar?

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Also, does my older sister attending college change anything? Does that increase my chances with qb, or financial aid in general? Thanks