<p>Regarding November SAT subject tests, does anyone know if the general consensus reached in this thread will hold true for this year’s match cycle as well? </p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/questbridge-programs/1011565-no-subject-tests-til-november.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/questbridge-programs/1011565-no-subject-tests-til-november.html</a></p>
<p>I took the October SAT reasoning, and it’s slightly better than my ACT w/ writing. I signed up for the upcoming subject tests, and I was wondering if they’ll be considered. Should I just contact individual schools? Thanks!</p>
<p>Selected as a Finalist.</p>
<p>White, 2340 SAT I, 2300 from 3 SAT IIs, 97.5/100 weighted average, 6 APs (3 as a junior, 3 as a senior), annual income < $34,000 (household of 3), two or three leadership positions and plenty of community service.</p>
<p>Not a finalist. 
I really don’t understand why. I have a 35 on my ACT, I have a 4.3 GPA, I’m ranked 12 out of 499 people in my grade, and I’m in track, band, color guard, quiz bowl, and a church leadership council. I’m from a single parent household, but maybe my mom’s income was too high. It was $61,000, but I put in the additional information that it was going to go down this year.</p>
<p>Finalist, but really surprised
My family income is less than 40,000 but my ACT is only 29 and my GPA is only a 4.3</p>
<p>youdon’tsay,
apparently some schools have official test scores on the official high school transcript, and most of the QB colleges take that instead of the ones from collegeboard or ACT. I actually emailed all of my colleges and some agreed and some didn’t</p>
<p>Yeah, ours don’t put test scores on. That’s fine.</p>
<p>Finalist!</p>
<p>Thought my essays were good. Was told my Rec’s were good, but never worked with the teachers to check. 2/604. Rigorous enough course load with a lot of APs, and have scored an avg of 4 on my last 6 AP exams. My SAT scores were horrible-an 1840. SAT II scores were 790, 640, 580. I accidently forgot to include that I was retaking them, but my common app shows my Oct. scores that just came in, with the much improved 2150 (1380 CR+M), and all those scores are being sent in right now. ACT was a 28. I am the definition of EC’s at my school, and hold various leadership positions with lots of community service. But I’m not too confident of being matched because I didn’t put in a stellar effort in the supplements, and I’m not sure if my QB app is good enough. But I am a 1st gen college student, immigrant, and my widowed mother makes <25K income, so that helps.</p>
<p>Hello! Congrats!</p>
<p>I am applying to regular decision instead of the match program. However, I do not wish to use Questbridge application because I believe the essays and short answers need improvement. Will I be at a disadvantage if I didn’t submit my Questbridge application? Moreover, will colleges think negatively of me for not submitting my Questbridge application despite being a finalist?</p>
<p>Here too! International one!</p>
<p>Wooh, finalist! <3 I was pretty surprised because my scores and grades are really low…</p>
<p>ACT: 27
SAT II’s: 730 chemistry
Rank: 22/234 (lol, I know.)
GPA: ~3.7 (huge upward trend… Freshman year was like a 3.2…)</p>
<p>Activities: STEP (varsity science bowl, research, etc), Robotics Club (FIRST robotics student representative and president of entire club), Science Club (president), Marching Band (Treasurer), E2@MIT (Summer program), CURIE Academy (Summer program) - ugh, really wish there were more spots. -.- I’m missing 3 more EC’s </p>
<p>Essays: they were okay… There’s one sense in my biographical that makes no sense at all though. Lololololol. Oops.
Income: ~34K</p>
<p>Hi, I was selected as a finalist. But I did not rank colleges. I am applying to Rice University Early Decision though. Do any of you guys know how good the financial aid package is if we didn’t rank colleges??</p>
<p>This is actually my first post on here, haha. I’m a finalist! 
First of all, congratulations to any other finalists. As for people who were not chosen as finalists, just know that you will get in the right college with enough financial aid. Only truly dedicated students even attempt to apply for Questbridge, so any college will be lucky to accept you, so don’t give up. I’m not sure if I will actually be matched to any of my choices, but I’m just happy to have been chosen as a finalist.
Okay, I guess I’ll put my stats. Ranked 5/229. 4.0 GPA. I’m in the IB program, and I take some AP classes…but I got 3’s on all of my AP exams. My SAT and ACT scores weren’t that great. 1900 on the SAT, and a 26 on the ACT. No subject tests. However, I worked my butt off on the essays and short answers because I knew that my scores wouldn’t be enough. Also, I know that at least one of my teacher’s recommendations was superb. I think what helped me were my essays and recommendations. Also, I am in quite a few ECs. I am in a few leadership positions. I started a local volunteer tutoring service, and I also started a program to help immigrants get citizenship. In my school, I also started a peer-counseling club. So those few things there might have also helped me out.</p>
<p>Finalist!!!
SAT: 1890
ACT: 32
Weighted GPA 4.3
Unweighted GPA: 3.9
Income: $32,000
Pretty sure I got good recommendations
Essays were quite terrible; I did them all 3 days before the due date.
EC: CSF (President, Vice President, Secretary of Minutes), Aquatics Club (Secretary of Minutes, Vice President), UNICEF (Secretary of Hours), member of NEHS and NHS, JV/Varsity Water Polo, JV, Varsity Swimming, Varsity Golf, ASB (Director of Commerce, Homecoming Chair for 2012), No volunteer hours</p>
<p>So who’s down for a Questbridge National College Match 2012-13 thread?</p>
<p>I am a finalist, <22K income
33 ACT
5.17/6.00 W / 3.7 UW GPA
EC: Started a few clubs, volunteer
Decent Essays</p>
<p>yes we definitely need a QB 2012-2013 thread. someone start one and actually post on it. lets count down to november 30th for those of us finalists who ranked</p>
<p>congrats everybody</p>
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<p>Close enough to a full ride that you can make up the difference with a part-time job at near minimum wage. Our estimates from 4 colleges in the RD round were pretty consistent at around $5000 out of pocket. That breaks down to: 1) about $2400 for tuition, room and board – which can be paid for with a work/study job on campus for 10-12 hours a week during the school year; and 2) about $2600 for estimated out-of-pocket costs like travel to/from school, books and misc. costs, which can be earned over the summer. Note that you can save quite a bit from this estimate if you buy your textbooks used from Amazon and shop ahead for the cheapest airfares during breaks. You can also go way over this estimate if you drink a lot of alcohol, go clubbing or decide to fly to Cancun for Spring Break!</p>
<p>my daughter was a finalist and matched!</p>
<p>I am also a QB 2012 finalist! I only ranked USC but I didn’t get natched. I hope I get in RD though!</p>