u/Competitive-Art-1147

hello everyone! i am asking my teachers from junior year for letter of rec and i am giving them maybe this brag sheet if its okay. please let me know if theres anything I should add/delete!
name
Intended Major: International Relations or Political Science
Intended Minor: Linguistics or French
GPA: 3.925

Extracurricular Activities:
i explain all my ec's here exacting how im explaining them on common app (sorry i don't want to see too recognizable)
Awards
same thing as above

AP Classes:
10th Grade:

AP Spanish Language and Culture

AP Macroeconomics

AP World History

11th Grade: 

AP Spanish Literature and Culture 

AP French Language and Culture

AP English Language and Composition

AP United States History

AP Statistics

AP Environmental Science 

Career and Personal Goals: 
My goal is to pursue International Relations or Political Science and build a career in diplomacy, international affairs, or public service. I hope to work across cultures and countries while advocating for communities that are often underrepresented. Personally, I want to continue developing my language skills, learning from different cultures, and using my education to create opportunities for others.
Junior Year Grade Explanation:
ok here's why I added this let me know if I should delete it though. but my thought behind it is that these teachers saw me miss a lot of school in my junior year (i didn't actually tell them because i was going though a lot but i still managed to get good grades)
I was involved in a car accident that caused me to miss a lot of school, including classes, assignments, and exams. As a result, it was difficult to keep up with my coursework and maintain my grades while trying to catch up on missed material. Despite these challenges, I continued to put forth my best effort and remained committed to my classes
Places of Recommendation and Explanation:
I’m asking to be considered for a letter of recommendation for my college applications through the Common Application and QuestBridge.
What I want you to emphasize:
I would primarily like the recommendation to come from your own experiences and honest perspective of me rather than simply repeating my accomplishments or activities. I want the letter to reflect how you genuinely see me as a student and as a person. Please feel free to use this brag sheet as a reference if you need additional context about my experiences, interests, goals, or accomplishments. If you have any questions or would like me to explain anything further, I would be happy to provide more context! Since I won't be able to read the recommendation, I genuinely want you to be honest and write what you believe best represents me. I hope I've given you enough good material to work with, though!

please lmk if this is okay or should I add something or delete something, thank you!!!

hello everyone! i keep hearing mixed opinions on how many safeties/targets one should apply for. if you were applying to some top 20 schools, how many target/safeties should you also apply to? also want constitutes as a target? thank you!!!

can i apply asu for priority deadline (decisions comes out in 10 days after apply) without know my questbridge result like if i become finalist or would that jeopardize me

hello! im a rising senior and ive taken 9 ap classes but only 7 ap tests. 1 five 😭 3, 3s and 3, 2s should i still report the threes? should i only report the five or nothing at all. i’m applying to some top 50 schools and have a 3.86 gpa.
please lmk!

did everyone who got rejected for columbia starts fly in get the virtual fly in too? also is there a waitlist?

yall should follow the wesexplore26 insta 🥹🥹

has anyone actually become a finalist with a noncustodial parent making over $65k? i live with my mom and siblings (family of 4), and my mom makes under $30k. my noncustodial parent makes over $65k, but he only pays child support, which comes out of his paycheck. i have contact with him, so a waiver isn’t an option. the child support will stop when i turn 18, and i don’t expect him to contribute after that (i know this because he hasn’t contributed to my older siblings which are 18+). has anyone been a finalist in a similar situation? i’m worried that our combined parental income being a bit more than $100k will make me ineligible, even though he doesn’t actually support our household beyond child support.

hello everyone!!! i’m a rising senior who’s planning on applying for questbridge, and i need my letters of recommendation pronto for when school starts in late august 😭 either way, i don’t really talk in class, but i get good grades, mostly A’s, and always turn in my work. i know i should’ve tried to build better relationships with my teachers, especially during junior year, but that’s over now 😔😔 i’ve had the same two teachers for two years because i’ve taken two different language classes. i had a pretty bad argument with one of them right before school ended (the only teacher i actually connected with and had a good relationship with 😭) but the other language teacher and i don’t really talk just because i’m really awkward and don’t know how to talk to people✌️😓 but she knows i’m involved in school and other things too. i obviously have other teachers too, but i rarely went to class during second semester of junior year because i was struggling a lot mentally and physically (i got into a car accident, but i never told anyone). because of that, my STEM classes were affected the most. i ended up with a couple of B’s becuase i would miss class and work, and didn’t do as well on assignments 😔 apart from my STEM and language teachers, i have history and english teachers whose classes i really enjoyed, but i don’t really talk to them either and don’t have the best connection with them. i also got a 2 on AP Lang and a 3 on APUSH 😭😭😭😭 so idk… what would y’all recommend i do? who should i ask for my recommendation letters? anything helps thanks .😣😊

hello everyone! i have a question about financials. first, i know there isn’t a strict income cutoff for QuestBridge, just that the average household income is around $65k.

but here’s my situation:

my parents were never married, and my dad hasn’t lived with us for a few years.

i currently live with my mom, my older brother, and my younger brother (household of 4). my oldest brother moved out a few months ago (we used to be 5)

my dad pays formal child support (we receive checks), but i don’t know the exact amount. i think it’s around $1,000/month or less for two kids.

my oldest brother (who recently moved out) claimed me and my siblings as dependents and helped support us. he only makes around $20k.

my mom makes around $28k.

when my dad lived with us, he made around $80k, and it’s probably higher now since it’s been years.

if you add my parents’ incomes together, that’s at least $108k. if you also include my oldest brother’s income since he supported our household and claimed us as dependents, it’s around $128k+. however, my dad doesn’t contribute anything besides court-ordered child support. he was actually paying child support even while living with us because it hasn’t been reevaluated in years, which is why it’s relatively low.

we live in a trailer park mobile home, so we own the trailer which is considered an asset as it’s converted to a house if that makes sense and that’s worth around 100k but we don’t own the land it’s on so we still pay rent every month. and that’s all the assets owned.

we also live in washington state, which is generally considered one of the more expensive states to live in, so i’m not sure if QuestBridge takes cost of living into account.

i’m mainly wondering if, based only on my financial situation (not my academics or extracurriculars), i still have a realistic shot at being a QuestBridge finalist, or if my family’s financial situation would likely make me ineligible.

anything is helpful, thank you so much! 🫶

hello! i’m a really indecisive person and I don’t know what I want for college. if you have any advice or suggestions for colleges that I should apply too i would really enjoy it! i would really like to go out of state for college especially in the east coast but any suggestions it’s fine! 😝 (i really don’t want to stay in state 😔)

GPA: 3.861

Demographics: First generation latina, low income, from WA, Migrant Student 

Major: International Relations

SAT: No SAT yet, signed up to take in october 

Extracurriculars:
Speech & Debate went to state 2x but no awards  

 Student Advisory Committee  

Student Representative on School Board  

Board member for city downtown association  

Board member for local children’s museum  

Teen Court  

The Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS)

Summer study abroad in Paris  

500+ volunteer hours, most from a local after school program for elementary students  

~6 months work experience  

Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish and French  

National Honors Society   

French Club President

Tennis

College Board School Recognition Award 

College Board First-Generation Recognition Award 

Classes:
Freshman year
Honors English (A)

Sophomore year:
AP World History (3)  

AP Spanish Language and Culture  (5)

AP Macroeconomics

Honors English (A)

Junior year:
 AP U.S. History (3)

AP Environmental Science  

 AP Statistics  

 AP English Language  

 AP Spanish Literature (3)

 AP French Language

Senior year:
Running Start full time

Hello everyone! I’m a rising senior and my grades fell my junior year (3.98 ➡️ 3.86) so I know i need to be more realistic on my choices for college. If you have an suggestions for me to add that be amazing. I am wondering what schools you’ll think i have a real shot at and which ones i need to be more realistic on. I don’t have a dream school but I want to go out of state for college. My safety is WSU i’m college bound so that my financial safety too and yes I see myself at all these schools, for me everything has pros and cons 🤷‍♀️.

GPA: 3.861

Demographics: First generation latina, low income, from WA, Migrant Student 

Major: International Relations, i plan focusing on international law.

SAT: No SAT yet, signed up to take in august! 

Extracurriculars:
Speech & Debate went to state 2x but no awards  

Student Advisory Committee  

Student Representative on School Board  

Board member for city downtown association  

Board member for local children’s museum  

Teen Court participant  

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) program  

Summer study abroad in Paris  

500+ volunteer hours, most from a local after school program for elementary students  

~6 months work experience  

Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish and French  

National Honors Society   

French Club President

Tennis

College Board School Recognition Award 

College Board 

First-Generation Recognition Award 

Classes:
Freshman year
Honors English (A)

Sophomore year:
AP World History (3)  

AP Spanish Language and Culture  (5)

AP Macroeconomics

Honors English (A)

Junior year:

 AP U.S. History  

AP Environmental Science  

 AP Statistics  

 AP English Language  

 AP Spanish Literature  

 AP French Language

Senior year:
Running Start full time

here’s my college list, if you have a suggestion lmk please 🙏🙏!!!

Middlebury College

Vassar College

Tufts University

Lehigh University

Boston College 

Boston University

New York University 

Georgetown University

Bowdoin College 

George Washington University

American University

University of Washington

Connecticut College

St Lawrence Univeristy

University of Massachusetts Amherst

University of Pittsburgh

Syracuse University

Lafayette College

Whitman College

Washington State University

hello everyone! i’m currently a rising senior and i’ve built a college list within the past years, however my grades dropped a lot this year so I want to know what chances I still have. Please let me know if i have a real chance here or if i need to be more realistic with my stats.

current gpa: 3.80 unweighted, school doesn’t rank nor weight aps. my grades only went down junior year 😭 i have explanation tho (hopefully)

i plan on taking SAT my senior year (it’s the only time my school offers it)

first gen latina low income single parent household earns like 25k a year, lives in trailer park no property. (maybe applying to questbridge still unsure cause I can’t take SAT so idk if i should)

Major: International Relations

Here’s my college list please be brutal there is way to many reaches on here. My true safeties are rolling admissions schools in my area, but if you have any recommendations for me, please let me know! :)

Middlebury College
Vassar College
Lehigh University
Georgetown University
Boston College
Boston University
George Washington University
American University
Pennsylvania State University
Bowdoin College
Lafayette College
Fordham University
Connecticut College
University of Washington
University of Pittsburgh
Syracuse University
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Tufts University
New York University
Rutgers University

Extracurriculars:

* Speech & Debate went to state but no awards
* Student Advisory Committee
* Student Representative on School Board
* Board member for city downtown association
* Board member for local children’s museum
* Teen Court participant
* Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) program
* Summer study abroad in Paris
* 500+ volunteer hours, most from a local after school program for elementary students
* ~6 months work experience
* Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish and French
*National Honers Society

Classes:

Sophomore year:

*AP World History
*AP Spanish Language and Culture
*AP Macroeconomics

Junior year:

* AP U.S. History
* AP Environmental Science
* AP Statistics
* AP English Language
* AP Spanish Literature
* AP French Language

Senior year:

plan on doing dual enrollment program

hello! i’m wondering if i should still apply for questbridge in the following cycle. i have a 3.8 gpa, only dropped my junior year, got on zoloft and stoped caring as well as family issues and got into a car accident that gave me a concussion so I lost some school aswell and I plan on explaining this. I can’t take the SAT until october, it’s the only time my school offers it and i’ve already tried to go into other schools in my area and they are all full. :(

Demographics: Low income, first generation latina and from a small city. My school has a very high drop out rate and many people either go into trades or community college. I live with a single parent which makes 20k year and live in a trailer park I think it has less than 100k in value. However I don’t know my other parent exact salary but still low (farmer).

I plan on majoring in International Relations!

Here’s my other stats:

Extracurriculars:
Speech & Debate went to state 2x but no awards  

 Student Advisory Committee  

 Student Representative on School Board  

 Board member for city downtown association  

 Board member for local children’s museum  

 Teen Court participant  

 Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) program  

 Summer study abroad in Paris  

 500+ volunteer hours, most from a local after school program for elementary students  

 ~6 months work experience  

 Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish and French  

National Honors Society   

French Club President

Tennis

Classes:
Freshman year
Honors English (A)

Sophomore year:
AP World History (3)  

AP Spanish Language and Culture  (5)

AP Macroeconomics (2)

Honors English (A)

Junior year:
 AP U.S. History  

AP Environmental Science  

 AP Statistics  

 AP English Language  

 AP Spanish Literature  

 AP French Language

Senior year:
Running Start full time

Also apart from questbridge, since nothing is a guaranteed, I still would really like to go to top 20 schools in the east coast, apart from ivies, but I don’t know if I should. If you have any advice or suggestions on where to apply or if you think I still have a general shot please let me know. Anything helps i’m genuinely stressing out for senior year 😭

hello everyone! i’m currently a rising senior and i’ve built a college list within the past years, however my grades dropped a lot this year so I want to know what chances I still have.

current gpa: 3.85 unweighted, school doesn’t rank nor weight aps.

i plan on taking SAT my senior year (it’s the only time my school offers it)

Major: International Relations

Here’s my college list please be brutal there is way to many reaches on here. My true safeties are rolling admissions schools in my area, but if you have any recommendations for me, please let me know! :)

Middlebury College
Vassar College
Lehigh University
Georgetown University
Boston College
Boston University
George Washington University
American University
Pennsylvania State University
Bowdoin College
Lafayette College
Fordham University
Connecticut College
University of Washington
University of Pittsburgh
Syracuse University
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Tufts University
New York University
Rutgers University

Extracurriculars:

* Speech & Debate went to state but no awards
* Student Advisory Committee
* Student Representative on School Board
* Board member for city downtown association
* Board member for local children’s museum
* Teen Court participant
* Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) program
* Summer study abroad in Paris
* 500+ volunteer hours, most from a local after school program for elementary students
* ~6 months work experience
* Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish and French
*National Honers Society
also first gen latina low income

Classes:

Sophomore year:

*AP World History
*AP Spanish Language and Culture
*AP Macroeconomics

Junior year:

* AP U.S. History
* AP Environmental Science
* AP Statistics
* AP English Language
* AP Spanish Literature
* AP French Language

Senior year:

plan on doing dual enrollment program

hello everyone! i’m currently a rising senior and i’ve built a college list within the past years, however my grades dropped a lot this year so I want to know what chances I still have.

current gpa: 3.85

i plan on taking SAT my senior year (it’s the only time my school offers it)

Major: International Relations

Here’s my college list please be brutal there is way to many reaches on here.

Middlebury College
Vassar College
Lehigh University
Georgetown University
Boston College
Boston University
George Washington University
American University
Pennsylvania State University
Bowdoin College
Lafayette College
Fordham University
Connecticut College
University of Washington
University of Pittsburgh
Syracuse University
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Tufts University
New York University
Rutgers University

Extracurriculars:

* Speech & Debate went to state but no awards
* Student Advisory Committee
* Student Representative on School Board
* Board member for city downtown association
* Board member for local children’s museum
* Teen Court participant
* Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) program
* Summer study abroad in Paris
* 500+ volunteer hours, most from a local after school program for elementary students
* ~6 months work experience
* Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish and French
*National Honers Society
also first gen latina low income

Classes:

Sophomore year:

*AP World History
*AP Spanish Language and Culture
*AP Macroeconomics

Junior year:

* AP U.S. History
* AP Environmental Science
* AP Statistics
* AP English Language
* AP Spanish Literature
* AP French Language

Senior year:

plan on doing dual enrollment program