QuestBridge College Prep Scholarship 2015 Decisions Thread

Aralis
Fri, 01 May 2015 00:51:41 +0000

[size=4]Decision: ACCEPTED[/size=4]

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2070: 630CR/710M/730W

SAT II: 750 Korean w/ listening

Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0

Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a

AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English Lang

IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a

Award(s) Granted:
• An invitation to a QuestBridge National College Admissions Conference
• Free, on-demand test prep from Kaplan
• A nomination for expense-paid college visits to QuestBridge partner colleges

Subjective:

Extracurricular Activities (place leadership roles in parenthesis):
• English language school/class (founder and teacher)
• Local church’s youth ministry (founder and leader)
• International youth group (student leader)
• Korean language school (T.A.)

Job/Work Experience: n/a

Volunteer/Community service: look ECs

Summer Activities: n/a

Essays: I haven’t read other essays, so I do not know how to compare mine. All I can say is that I really, really tried my best.

Teacher Recommendation: Very impersonal; I am a full-time online student, so the only time I talked to my online instructor was when I asked her for the rec.

Other:
State (if domestic applicant): n/a

Country (if international applicant): I am a U.S. citizen living abroad

School Type: Online school

Ethnicity: Asian

Gender: Female

Income Bracket: <$30k

Hooks (First Generation College, Minority,Learning Disability, etc.): NOTHING

Reflection:
Strengths: I honestly do not know; GPA means little because the curriculum is very easy at my online school.

Weaknesses: SAT, ECs, not an experienced writer

Why you think you were accepted/rejected: Who knows? I am just so thankful.

What other Scholarships will you be applying for: NCM

**General Comments: **
As mentioned above, I live abroad and study independently. I do not have any guidance with the college process, and cannot participate in lots of ECs and challenging courses like I could have in the U.S. Receiving the title of “College Prep Scholar” means so much to me because of my limited resources. I am so grateful and humbled and blessed. God bless to all the applicants, regardless of decisions. This is only the beginning of our futures and this rejection or acceptance does not define it! Let’s work our best. (: