QuestBridge College Prep Scholarship 2015 Decisions Thread

DominicBayer
Thu, 30 Apr 2015 20:57:35 +0000

Accepted
GPA: 3.88/4.0

AP Classes: Four this school year, one sophomore year.
PSAT: 217
SAT (January 2014): 1980.

Income Bracket: $20,000.
Hooks: URM.

EC:
None.

Essay and Short Answers: Short Answers:
1: About how if I got the chance, I would create an extensive public library in my community. 7/10.
2: Spoke about my interest in possible alternative histories, and correlated it with my love of history. 10/10.
3: How I forgave a madman who almost killed my dad. 7/10.

Essay:
8/10. Regarding my family circumstances and upbringing, and the challenges I’ve faced by living out of the US and being low income.
Recommendation: Good.

Strength: Test-scores, essay.

Weaknesses: Extra-Curriculars, parents’ education.

Received:
Free, on-demand test prep from Kaplan
• Personalized essay coaching
• A nomination for expense-paid college visits to QuestBridge partner colleges
Waitlist for National Admissions Conference.
Other important circumstances:
Part of large family (have 8 siblings). Have to spend lot of time helping out with siblings.
Have been unable to have any EC’s because of this reason.
Negative circumstance: I am not First-gen. My mom actually went to Northwestern under-grad and Stanford Law School. Dad got a Master’s at George Washington.
Reasons why you think you were accepted/rejected:
Academic stats, which are really good, and because I am a URM. I actually was almost certain I’d be rejected because of my parents’ education. Congratulations to all of you who got accepted, and good luck to all of you who didn’t. Don’t feel that bad if you were rejected, you’ll probably have lots of good opportunities and will end up at a great school.