awkwardpenguin13

I know that it matches you to a school, but my question is how exactly does it work? Is it like early action/decision except through questbridge? Or does it happen through regular decision??

And let's say it is basically early action/decision, could I apply to other schools early action that aren't a 'partner school'? (I want to maybe apply to Georgetown, Northeastern and SUNY Binghamton)

...I think I may be totally misunderstanding the program. XD

awkwardpenguin13

Oh, and if you apply through questbridge, do they guarantee admissions to at least one school on your list?

courts

Questbridge pretty much is like a super early action plan on the partner colleges. You can apply to other schools early action as well, but the results for Questbridge will come out before that of your early action/decision school. Plus, if you do get matched, you will have a matching financial aid package too! So that's when you withdraw your early action/decision application to the other school.
However, if you do not get matched with a college, you will have to ED/EA to other colleges by yourself (without Questbridge).
The program does not guarantee admission to any of your schools, but it doesn't hurt to apply because has free applications.

GA2012MOM

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You may NOT apply EA or ED if you are a finalist and going through the Match process. You are allowed to apply to schools with rolling decisions. If you do not make finalist status, you may then apply EA or ED.

awkwardpenguin13

Ohh... Apparently the match rate is really low though...?

GA2012MOM

If I remember corretly it was around 5% my daughters year.

scoutsmom

From QB's website "Acceptance Rates"

2010. National College Match Statistics

Number of applicants 6647
Number of finalists. 2748
Number of finalists offered admission and College Match scholarship. 310
Number of finalists offered admission and financial aid through Regular Decision. 1240
Total number of finalists offered admission and financial aid through College Match or Regular Decision. 1550

awkwardpenguin13

310 out of 2748? 11%? Well, that's about the average for most selective schools anyway. (Ivies + stanford, MIT, etc)

GA2012MOM

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Considering you are a HS sophomore, I find your comment actually quite sad. Please get help.

iluvbooks94

^^

Is it necessary to promote clas warfare through your obviously bigoted statement? Not everyone has mommy and daddy's money to rely on, thanks.

awkwardpenguin13

@SholtoPinn What an ignorant thing to say.

snipersas

There is no statistical benefit in admissions terms to applying through Questbridge. If you want to criticize admissions set-asides, there are far more legitimate targets then Questbridge, particularly because QB finalists are by definition disadvantaged (unlike the beneficiaries of many other "diversity" programs).

xrCalico23

SholtoPinn, I remember applying to the QuestBridge College Prep in junior year, not getting in, then applying to college regular decision senior year and getting into many of them, so I don't know if one way is actually any easier than the other . There was also a poster on CC who got into her non-binding QB top choice, then opted instead to go to another, equally selective college to which she was accepted RD.

scoutsmom

Hey, SP, leaf through these stats and give us a shout when you're this qualified:

Finalists: Post your stats. - College Confidential

awkwardpenguin13

@SholtoPinn Just because you go through questbridge doesn't mean you're not qualified. The point of questbridge is to get a full-financial package for those who need it. You sound like an arrogant jerk.