QuestBridge College Prep Scholarship 2015 Decisions Thread

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Thu, 30 Apr 2015 23:04:05 +0000

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

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2120 (CR: 740; W: 700, M: 680)
ACT: Took it after deadline, expecting results soon
SAT II: Haven’t taken yet
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t do rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World History (3), Currently taking AP AB Calculus, AP US History, AP Biology, and AP Language and Composition
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Award(s) Granted:
-Invitation to National College Conference
-Kaplan test prep
-Nomination for campus visits
***Applied for two Quest for Excellence Awards (arts and medical one), and they were very vague about when we hear from them, but I’m really hoping to get at least one of them!

Subjective:

Extracurricular Activities (place leadership roles in parenthesis):
School Drama Club (Vice President and Head of Promotions)
Improv Club (Team Leader)
National Honors Society Member
Junior Leadership Task Force (Challenger Level)
Link Leader (mentor)
Orchestra (Concert for one year and I was section leader, Symphonic for two and section leader again, Chamber for two years and first desk)

Job/Work Experience:
None

Volunteer/Community service:
-Link Leader (program at school that mentors incoming freshmen to help them succeed through high school)
-Global Peace Youth Corps (various volunteer projects along with Jr. LTF)
-probably more I can’t remember

Summer Activities:
-International workshop in Korea for leadership

Essays:
Main Essay- I thought that my essay was actually really bad, but I just reread it and it’s actually not too bad. It is still a little scattered though, but I think it told my story pretty well. (6.5-7/10)
Short Answers:I think that this was actually one of the strongest parts of my app. I spent a looot of time perfecting them, and they’re very insighful about my p.o.v. and interests.
-#1: Talked about I wish to alter people’s perception on their relationship with the rest of the community (9/10)
-#2: My interest in Shakespeare and the written language (10/10)
-#3: Experience I had at a summer workshop I attended (8/10)

Teacher Recommendation:
I didn’t get to read it, but the teacher I asked is super great at writing teacher recs and I don’t doubt that it was great. Maybe a tiny bit impersonal at parts but still great. (9/10)

Other:
State (if domestic applicant):
Washington

School Type:
Middle sized, suburband, public, not highly competitive

Ethnicity:
Asian (Korean)

Gender:
Female

Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):
<70,000

Hooks (First Generation College, Minority,Learning Disability, etc.):
Minority, interesting life story (grew up all over the world), father diagnosed with cancer, mother can’t really speak English

Reflection:
Strengths: Solid SAT especially for first time, short answers, teacher rec, good hooks
Weaknesses: Income on the higher side (but medical bills, so…), my essay was kind of weak in my opinion, and I thought that I lacked extracurriculars and major awards in comparison

Why you think you were accepted/rejected:
I was honestly so shocked that I got in. I thought that because of my income and my essay, I for sure wasn’t gonna get in, but I think that my short answers and teacher rec saved me. Plus, my life story seemed pretty compelling.

What other Scholarships will you be applying for:
Definitely applying for National College Match. Apart from QB I’m not really aware of many programs like this, so if anyone has recommendations, please send them my way.

**General Comments: **
I’m really happy and excited and grateful and still kind of shocked. Congrats to all who got in, and don’t fret for those who didnt!