Worried about my chances of being a QB finalist

Playwright1494 · 10-21-2012, 01:10 PM

I applied to the QuestBridge National College Match, and we find out tomorrow via email if we are finalists. I'm SO anxious/nervous/excited. Literally, I have had dreams about QB. That's how much this is driving me crazy. Anyway, since the chances of being a finalist are so slim, I'm worried. I'm not in the top ten of my class, nor do I have a perfect GPA. Far from it, actually: 3.5 uw/3.63 w. However, I have a solid ACT: 32. I think that's why I started getting mail from Harvard, Yale, etc. several months ago, which led to my discovery of QB. Knowing my statistical weaknesses, I wrote the best essays and short answers I possibly could, which I'm hoping will help because writing is my strength and my intended major. I had great recommendations, and my ECs are numerous and varied, and I hold leadership positions in several of them. On top of that, I'm a first generation student who was homeschooled for the first half of my life. I think those are pretty decent "hooks". Yet, I here I am, anxious out of my mind. Is anybody else freaking out over this, or I am alone?

jsmathwiz · 10-21-2012, 01:28 PM

I'm worried too! Don't worry. Whatever happens happens. You might have a better shot because you're a first generation student. I'm hoping your essays were really good, and mine too. We will just have to wait and see. Do you know what time of day we'll be receiving the email?

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Playwright1494 · 10-22-2012, 12:55 AM

I hope for both of our sakes that the essays are excellent and the email comes soon. They didn't give a time...I'm going to be a ball of nerves at school tomorrow, eagerly awaiting that email! Best of luck to you!

Melocatones · 10-22-2012, 01:21 AM

I applied to QuestBridge, too! Banking on 35 ACT, 3.974W GPA (Will likely get 5.0W GPA this semester). Strong recommendations, solid essays, decend EC's. I read somewhere on here that they usually send their decisions between 3-5pm PST... so, 6-8pm EST

Playwright1494 · 10-22-2012, 12:02 PM

Really? That's so late in the day compared to what I've been thinking! I hope it comes sooner than that...I can't handle all this waiting.