<p>I’ll post my stats for future Questbridge applicants. I thought because I was not first-generation, a minority, or extremely low-income, Questbridge would not even give me a second glance, but I was matched! Have hope :)</p>
<p>Decision: Matched with YALE!</p>
<p>SUBJECTIVE–</p>
<p>SAT I (Breakdown): 2320 (CR: 800, M: 740, W: 780) 1 sitting
SAT II: Lit: 800, Span: 740 US: 740
GPA:
-Unweighted: 4.0/4.0
-Weighted 4.5/4.0
Rank: 1/420
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5)
IB: IB Math Studies (7), IB Philosophy (7)</p>
<p>Senior Course Load: IB Theory of Knowledge, IB Math SL, IB English HL II, IB Spanish HL II, IB Biology HL II, IB History HL II</p>
<p>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, ect.) National Merit Commendation, Violet Richardson for community service from Soroptimist Internat., Speech&Debate Semi-finalist (ranked #15 in Original Oratory)</p>
<p>SUBJECTIVE-</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
-Speech and Debate Team (Captain and President, 3 years)
-City Youth Commission (Vice-chairperson and then Chairperson, 3 years)
-Italian Language Courses (2 years college classes, 2 years personal study)
-ATDP Summer Course at UC Berkeley- “The Practice of Law”
-Badminton Team (Varsity, 3 years)
-National Honor Society (3 years)
-Junior Statesmen of Amercia (3 years)</p>
<p>Job/Work Experience: Paid internship with local criminal defense attorney (1 year)</p>
<p>Volunteer/Community Service:
-Local wildlife center (3 years)
-The Dream Closet Non-profit program (co-founder & coordinator, website designer)
-gives free prom dresses/accessories/makeovers to low-income teens for Prom
-775 service hours</p>
<p>Short Answers: Tried to make them as creative and personable as possible</p>
<p>Biographical Essay (Subject - and personal opinions on it):
-Subject: My mother, sister, and I leaving our old home and everything in it in the middle of the night to escape domestic violence. Talked about how my mother taught me independence by taking control over her life that night.
-Personal Opinion: I worked on it for over 3 months, so I hope it was good. I tried to make sure it didn’t come off as maudlin, but rather empowering.</p>
<p>First Essay (Subject - and personal opinions on it):
-Subject: Diversity topic. I wrote about how a good friend and amazing Youth Group changed my views on religion, and lead me to appreciate tolerance/diversity
-Personal Opinion: Probably the weakest of the 3 essays</p>
<p>Second Essay: (Subject - and personal opinions on it):
-Subject: How I gained confidence through public speaking and overcame shyness
-Personal Opinion: Good. I used this essay for the Yale supplement to the Commonapp</p>
<p>Recommendations (only if you saw it):
-Teacher Recs: Not so good 
-Counselor Rec: Very good, my IB Coordinator is awesome!
-Additional Rec: Very good as well, from a person who helped me run the Dream Closet and had a lot of examples of my dedication to the organization</p>
<p>Interview: I thought it went amazing, the interviewer even told me he thought it was one of the best he’d done</p>
<p>OTHER–</p>
<p>State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: Public, with IB program dominant to AP
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: ~$60,000
Hooks: (URM, first gen, legacy, ect.) None whatsoever :(</p>
<p>REFLECTIONS–</p>
<p>Strengths: SAT, GPA, Volunteer Work
Weaknesses: Recommendations, essays</p>
<p>Why do you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’ve been trying to figure out that myself. I think my strong SAT/GPA got me considered, but the adversity my family faced and the non-profit program I founded got me matched in the end.</p>