r/QuestBridge

which questbridge partner schools have the most handsome men? trying to rank accordingly so my future is extra bright! 😊

Hi guys!

So, I've been wondering if QB NCM acceptance rates are actually much much much lower for all schools, even if 20-30% of finalists end up matching. As in schools that only accept 20-30 kids who noramlly has a 20% acceptance rate may end up lowering to 2% acceptance rate on QB.

Or taking a look at MIT where they accepted 100 kids last year but we all know like 1/3 (im hella guestimating lol) of people just shotgunned MIT partially because its the only EA school on QB.

Does anyone see what im talking about? What if common app is truly better than QB beacuse of the amount of finalists and the amount of people who join by faking their assests year after year.

probably just anxious thoughts but comment if ya'll thought something similar and we can discus

I wanna study aerospace engineering in college so rn my ranking list is this:

1. MIT

2. Stanford

3. Princeton

*4) Caltech (I'll probably not rank it cus I just can't see myself there).

I'm from Newark, NJ, low income, first generation of Nigerian immigrants, and a single-parent household. I'd only move crazy far away for a school as presitgious as Stanford or Caltech, etc.

-SAT: 1520 (740 ERW, 780 Math)

I know this is a hot topic on this sub and I welcome thoughts down below. However. I was convinced at this time last year that Princeton was THE place for me. I did not match there. I was initially a little disappointed I didn't match to my number one (yes, this was awful of me).

I am halfway through my first semester and I am so freaking thankful I am where I am. I am now utterly convinced this school I prestige-ranked (yes) is my place. The pool of quirky, fun, cool people (or whatever your niche is) is huge, and some of them will get into each school you rank, which means you will, more than likely, find your people at any school.

So by all means, apply to a school strong in your major, in a place you can see yourself living in, etc, but also, acknowledge that, unless you've spend considerable time (not just a visit!!!) at all the QB partner schools (impossible), you don't know what life there is like or what it's like to be a student there. The school you think 1000% is the only place for you might be a great place for you, but so will at least a few other QB partners too. The opportunity to rank up to 15 schools (I did 13) is huge—finding out where I was going to college (for free) on December 1st was the most relieving thing in my life—so please, take advantage of it.

Just looking for more information about The Questbridge Partners before submitting my list.

Thank you :D

>!I also want to know how these schools are like from an FG/LI’s perspective since most of the youtubers I see seem to be more privileged, which could possibly, not definitively, but possibly affect their outlook on said schools.!<

Hi!! I just got accepted for this program and wanted to know if anyone else did too? Would love to get to know some people before I go!!

I'm a senior applying to colleges this fall, and my family's sole breadwinner lost their job of 30+ years on October 2nd.

I would say that I am a qualified applicant, and I plan to apply to top schools as well as state flagships. I understand that top schools are very generous with financial aid, but I am also wondering if there are any programs or scholarships similar to QuestBridge that I could apply to as a current senior?

Some additional context:

1. Very STEM-focused profile w/ 1590 SAT, multiple international-level distinctions.
2. First-gen
3. South Asian Male
4. Plan to dual major in CS / AI and Political Science if possible.
5. Family income was over $100k before the job loss
6. I qualified for National Merit Semis, so if worst comes to worst I can still attend local schools on full-ride.
7. No idea if/when the sole breadwinner will find another job. Worst case is they move abroad while I continue to study in the USA. I am a U.S. citizen.

Also, for top colleges (Stanford, Princeton, Yale, etc.), will the fact that nobody in my family is employed impact admissions chances at all, whether that be positive or negative?

Would really appreciate any advice and perspectives on this.

I’m currently a rising senior and I l submitted my application for the match scholarship but I didn't send in any scores and I have a really low gpa (3.8w & 3.3uw)

I been trying to courage myself the past few weeks while working on my application because i know that some people did match without submitting any scores, i just took the October sat and im losing hope, i keep seeing all these applicants with amazing stats and I can only feel discouraged but i dont want to feel like that during the college process .

I feel like the only good thing in my application is my essay & extracurriculars.. Just if there is any past questbridge applicants that would be open to giving any tips or experience I would appreciate it lots!

I’m thinking of ranking Princeton mit and Stanford but do they look at the optional video? I think Brown does cause they have that part in their regular application but what about other schools?

so i'm currently in the dilemma where my mom (who hasn't dealt with the college admissions process in america) is fully convinced I can get into vanderbilt and is insisting that it should be the ONLY school I rank. This is due to the fact that multiple people my age from our church have gotten into. Furthermore, she wants me to stay in state for my undergrad years (i hope to go to law school). The issue is I have no academic (my extracurriculars are a different story) stats whatsoever of the average accepted vanderbilt kid. For reference, I have a 3.6 U/W and 4.2 W gpa and a 30 ACT superscore (which i plan to go test optional) which will only allow vanderbilt to see my below the average admit GPA however I know other schools on my current ranking list are more likely to accept me, such as Holy Cross thay I would be MUCH MUCH HAPPIER going to than vanderbilt. The issue is it's an out of state school and so are the rest on my current ranking list. As I explained to her that even though I am putting vanderbilt as my #1 there is a HIGH POSSIBILITY that they will reject me, she just got frustrated at me and was mad that I didn't do better even though the reason for my GPA being low was something completely out of my control. I'm just feeling very frustrated and every time I explain to her I want to go out of state because I know I will have better opportunities for my field she just gets mad at me. I'm not exactly asking for advice but if anyone is/has in a similar situation please help on how you are handling this. thank you 🥹.