<p>Hi guys :
I am considering applying to colleges thru the QuestBridge college match process .... I am Asian Indian male , parents have extremely low incomes ... I hav good stats 2180 SAT , and good SAT IIs ....(750 , 750 , 790) .. </p>
<p>All i am wondering is that does QuestBridge increase one's chances of being admitted ..... or is more difficult to get in thru it ??? </p>
<p>Any one with any knowledge or experience regarding this plz advice me .....</p>
<p>Questbridge is mainly for URMs.</p>
<p>Sure. Why not apply through Questbridge? You can also apply on your own to non-Questbridge schools.</p>
<p>Think of Questbridge as a recruiting firm for participating colleges. The colleges pay a fee to Questbridge for each student who enrolls and completes the first year, just like an employer pays a fee to hiring recruitment firm.</p>
<p>If you were job hunting, you would give your resume to a recruiting firm and continue to interview with companies on your own. Use the same approach to college applications.</p>
<p>For example, I know of one student who got into Williams thru Questbridge this year and into Swarthmore on his own -- with basically full-ride need-based scholarships at both. It's the student who gets accepted and the underlying need that determines aid money, whether the application goes through Questbridge or not. Questbridge simply makes it easier for colleges to find low-income students who they might not otherwise find through their own recruiting efforts (high school visits, etc.)</p>
<p>I can't think of any reason not to do the Questbridge applications.</p>
<p>I could have applied through Questbridge last year, but didn't because I was only really interested in one of their schools. Like interesteddad said I assume you could apply to other college too. I ended up getting a full ride to a school that uses Questbridge, even though I didn't apply through the program.</p>
<p>Just to clarify: At the top tier colleges and universities, low-income, first generation college status is a definite plus in admissions. Whether you communicate that through Questbridge or in your own separate application (in an essay answer about your neighborhood, for example), won't make any difference.</p>
<p>Agree with the above post: If you are interested in several participating Questbridge schools, then it probably makes sense to do the Questbridge app. If it's only one Questbridge school, then it may be easier to just do separate apps to the schools you are interested in.</p>
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Questbridge is mainly for URMs.
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Not true, I know two people who participated successfully, and both were Asian (Chinese).</p>
<p>so is there an advantage applying through QuestBridge ....
I believe that I have only 30-40 % chance of being admitted to princeton (ED) so wud that significantly go up if i apply through QuestBridge .....</p>
<p>Assuming that you effectively communicate your socio-economic status in your application, I don't think it would make a bit of difference whether you apply through Questbridge or using Princeton's own application.</p>
<p>The Questbridge app is going to be "tagged" in the admissions office with a socio-economic flag, i.e. a category of student Princeton is trying to recruit. Many non-Questbridge applications manage to get the same tag based on parents employment, education, and stuff brought to light in essays and recommendations. It's the soc-ec tag that increases your chances, not how the app got tagged in the first place. If you don't manage to communicate soc-ec factors in the app, then Questbridge would be a benefit.</p>
<p>The proof is in the pudding. Many schools that manage to enroll fairly high numbers of low socio-economic students don't purchase Questbridge's recruitment services at all.</p>
<p>Note: I'm not comfortable with your 30% to 40% estimate of chances at Princeton, soc-ec tag or not. Those are odds I would give for an African American applicant with a soc-ec tag and your stats. Just trying to be realistic.</p>
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Note: I'm not comfortable with your 30% to 40% estimate of chances at Princeton, soc-ec tag or not. Those are odds I would give for an African American applicant with a soc-ec tag and your stats. Just trying to be realistic.
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Actually, considering that Princeton has an ED acceptance rate between 25 and 30% and the OP is applying ED, those numbers could well be accurate.</p>
<p>I know i dont that i have much of a chance at princeton , stanford , columbia ... Thats why i have decded not to use QB app ....
and instead prepare a good app for Northwestern or UPenn ( ED) ....</p>
<p>What percentage of students actually get a a scholarship? What are they looking for?</p>
<p>I'm a URM and also received a Questbridge application, however: </p>
<p>Income in the past few years has been around 300k, parents are both physicians. Yet, this supports 9 people (6 children). </p>
<p>Should I still fill it out or is our income a definite "no" answer?</p>
<p>if your parents make 300k you will not be considered low income which is the main goal of questbridge. While in the past they have taken into consderation incomes as high as 85,000 with your parents income regardless of the number of people they support they make close to 8xs as much as the average income for working families.</p>
<p>I'm wondering if it makes any sense if parental income is right on the bubble ($60,000) to go through the timely process to apply or just concentrate on the colleges you want to attend. Anyone have any info about what percentage of scholarships are given per income level ie $20,000 to $30,000; $50,000 to $60,00 level?</p>
<p>i think they have info on that for the match profiles on the website. if it is 60K and you have siblings (college-age) that might be taken into consideration.</p>
<p>however, the essays are almost exactly the same as other colleges so you can reuse them.</p>
<p>Just wanted to bump the thread for a quick question.</p>
<p>Do you HAVE to be low-income in order to apply thorugh Questbridge? What if you're middle class? And do they check to see if you're low income? Thanks!</p>
<p>they verify income and Questbridge is specifically for low-income students, that is their mission.</p>