Questbridge Program???

Applying to College
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<p>"Princeton is need blind and offers generous financial aid anyways."</p>

<p>The difference usually goes: you only have to do a little work-study and the rest is paid for.</p>

<p>westcoastlove: I went to the Stanford conference on May 19th. It was pretty awesome. The workshops were helpful (I learned more than I thought I would), and you get to talk with college reps and do question sessions and there's a college fair after, etc. On top of that, the Questbridge staff are seriously some of the most awesome people you'll ever meet -- they're all extremely nice, caring, sincere, and helpful. (I was an hour late and they were still happy that I made it.) It was hell for me getting to Stanford (10-hour drive), but it was well worth it. =)</p>

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<p>Idk how it is a hook. Thats what murkywater said not me. So basically they look at your application twice instead of once and they read more of your essays? That could be quite beneficial.</p>

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<p>It is an indicator of being a very strong applicant, and if you are a Questbridge finalist, it will send a message to adcoms that you are driven and gifted, and you were able to excell despite the odds being against you. Read through the website;</p>

<p><a href="http://www.questbridge.org%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.questbridge.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>and then come back and you will see how you are missing the point of Questbridge.</p>

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<p>Ok I got it. I see its purpose. It doesn't really increase your chances. If you would have got rejected anyways Qb wouldn't help. It is badically a way for you to get your point across (through the 8 essays) and it is more genrous than c ollege's fin aid. I will be applying. I see the purpose of this program now. Thanks /</p>

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<p>Ask murkywater again what she thinks; it's not quite a hook.</p>

<p>And you're still not seeing the point of Questbridge. In large part, the colleges can see that you are a low-income student who excelled despite adversity. Colleges these days are looking for more diversity, ethnically, geographically, socioeconomically, etc. So they're reaching out even more to lower-class students.</p>

<p>In addition, QB is extremely advantageous in the RD round because they can see that you were able to get through the rigorous selection process. Here's one perspective on QB, from someone who went through the match program last here:</p>

<p>"QB will hand you so many invaluable resources that it's very important that you exploit all the resources!!!"</p>

<p>"you'll probably receive several invites to QB sponsored events. I went to one in Stanford where they basically told us the do's/don'ts to making a successful college app; their essay tutorial was FANTASTIC-it was headed by a former Yale graduate and Yale adcom, now QB director. Even if you think you're pretty much solid on essays and such, INMO it's imperative if you attend all of these events. You'll be receiving lectures/advice/tutorials with very very distinguished professors, admission counselors, admission board members (who may later on read your essays), and others who will do everything in order for you to succeed."</p>

<p>"but opting in the program is very useful b/c you'll receive a lot of emails and invites from various colleges that will send you free airline tickets to visit their college and stay overnight, engage in exclusive online chats with the adcoms themselves, and get notice from other scholarship agencies (i.e. GATE Millennium) ...so even if you don't get matched you won't regret it b/c of all the connections QB will offer."</p>

<p>"the application was great in the sense that I just copy and pasted different essays for my RD applications."</p>

<p>"Also, being selected as a finalist is truly a honor. Distinguished universities will recognize that title and will jump at it accordingly. universities at the moment are experiencing a dearth in low-income students; hence, they are desperately trying to diversify their demographic student population. And so, by utilizing organizations such as QB as a recruiting outlet, you will be recognized as a high-achieving low-income student---a very very desirable candidate."</p>

<p>"I don't remember my ranking but these are the schools I considered: Princeton, Columbia, Stanford, Williams, Amherst, Swarthmore, Bowdoin, Wellesley, Claremont McKenna, and Pomona. During RD, I reapplied to Bowdoin and Wellesley, and also applied to Uchicago, Mount Holyoke, Bryn Mawr, Barnard, Carleton, Yale, Middlebury, UC Berkeley, UCLA, and few others I can't remember. I got accepted to all of them. So it just shows you how QB really helped me out in the long run. If you have any more questions, which i'm sure you will feel free to ask me more!"</p>

<p>So there are many advantages through the program.</p>

<p>Really, Quest is an amazing organization. =)</p>

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<p>This sounds like an amzing program. I didn't apply to the college prep scholarhsip? Will there still be events in the fall of my senior year that I can go to?</p>

<p>Exclusive chats with adcoms themselves? That sounds awesome.</p>

<p>I hope I become a qustbridge finalist. Is the rigor of your school taken into account when finalists are being picked? Ill pm u my stats.</p>

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<p>Questbridge sates that due to the number of applicants, they will not comment on specific applications. On the site they have a FAQ section that describe the selection process. It can only enhance your chances for consideration to one of the selctive schools in their program. It helps with regards to fee waivers, and I would imagine that a Questbridge applicant gets "flagged" when the application is submitted. If nothing else the Questbridge process is a good for those less sophisticated in the "art" of college selecting, in getting much needed resources in helping them to navigate the process.</p>

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<p>oh wow. those are my quotes! glad they've been posted! :D</p>

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<p>When is the last time we can take the SAT or act to be considered whether or not we will be finalists.</p>

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<p>October IIRC</p>

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<p>crazedjunior: I got them from murkywater (she showed me what you'd written). =p</p>

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<p>yea i figured that was it haha. yea i made sure it was extensive ^_^</p>

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<p>Kyle and I are friends, so that's why I sent him your email, as well as the fact that he is, just like me, very interested in QuestBridge. I correct my previous statement that QB is a hook. It is just a different application process.</p>

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<p>so are you guys all applying next year?
also, do you know when the app will be up?</p>

<p>I looked at last year's app and it's pretty intense. About 5 essays and a lot of short answer. yikes! I need all the time I need! :)</p>

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<p>I'm applying. =)</p>

<p>The app will be up August 15th.</p>

<p><a href="http://questbridge.org/students/application_information.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://questbridge.org/students/application_information.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>wait so, we can't test in the fall?</p>

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<p>We can up until October. Basically You can still take the CT twice and the sat/sat2's one more time.</p>

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<p>Your parents'level of education: About 50% of finalists have parents who didn't graduate from a 4-year college in the United States.
From the Qb website</p>

<p>My mom didn't graduate from a college in America. According to AB am I a first gen student? (dad didn't graduate high school, mom graduated from 2 year college in Asia)</p>

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<p>i don't believe that's 1st gen sry</p>

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<p>collegehopeful78 -- you want to doublecheck on this, but I do think you are first generation. Neither of your parents graduated from a 4 year college. Usually first generation refers to four year college degrees, not 2 year college degrees or some college classes.</p>