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"1. Would it be more advantageous to apply through National College Match or via just Early Decision/Early Action if your only concern is getting into your desired college? I'm feeling like many applicants would get into their desired schools through early decision but are rejected through the College Match Program because of the extremely low chance of being matched to your dream school.
2. Just how influential is Questbridge Finalist status or Questbridge sending in your app as opposed to regular? "
Even though your chances of getting matched are slim to none, if you're willing to wait until RD i think Questbridge helps a ton. The colleges know who is Questbridge and who isn't, and it instantly makes you're application unique. Colleges are dying for poor kids so they can say they're diverse, so the Questbridge logo on the app lets them know this from the starting gate.
"how many colleges did people applied to during early and RD respectively? i was thinking about applying 5 schools early, but the supplementary apps add up in addition to the common app.
also, i think you rank schools sometime in early october but find out whether or not they're finalists after that. if you dont get finalist, wouldnt all that work be wasted? "
I had no idea where i wanted to go and i didn't have a "dream school" so i applied to non-binding schools. I did 3 (Princeton, UPenn, Stanford) and it almost killed me. You have about a month from the time you find out if you're a finalist to the time the deadlines are (each of these schools required the common app as well so i had to do more essays and supplements) so as soon as you finish the Questbridge app you have to start on the others and act as if you're already a finalist. So yeah it sucks. If you are not a finalist then yes, the questbridge app was a waste of time, but you can still apply to those schools ED/EA and already have their apps filled out. If you're a finalist and not matched (like i was) it sucks even more, but you can forward the questbridge app to the colleges so it's not a total waste and the non-binding schools automatically consider your common app for RD so you don't have to do any extra work.
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