Appeal of Questbridge?

HazelDormouse
Wed, 02 Jul 2014 02:38:34 +0000

The advantage of Questbridge is exactly as you said, that it gives you more space than in the Common Application to talk about your background. It offers essay prompts that help you better highlight what you can bring to colleges, brings your family’s income situation right to the front of your application, and I think there is more of a sense of “social camaraderie” by being a QB finalist.

Otherwise, finance-wise, if you qualify for QB you receive full FA at their match schools regardless of how you apply. Also, another downsides to consider are that MOST schools in this country do not participate and application to most QB school are binding, i.e. you must attend if accepted.