Rate my Questbridge List [international relations or public policy]

[AustenNut]

From OP’s other thread, though OP has provided updated SAT and ACT info just above:

@Phycoticcc

GPA, Rank, and Test Scores

• Unweighted HS GPA: 3.8 unweighted
• Weighted HS GPA (incl. weighting system): ~4.3 weighted / 5.0
• Class Rank: top 12% (84/685)
• ACT/SAT Scores: Test optional unless required (1330 PSAT, waiting on SAT and ACT)

Coursework
(AP/IB/Dual Enrollment classes, AP/IB scores for high school; also include level of math and foreign language reached and any unusual academic electives; for transfers, describe your college courses and preparation for your intended major(s))
16 APs by graduation, 13 honors.
Right now: Human (4), Euro (3), World (5), Psych (5). I am taking 6 APs now (junior). 6 senior year.

@Phycoticcc

My county considers students who get accepted into these schools as “super scholars.”

I will say that for the schools on the QuestBridge list, they should all count as “super scholar” schools.

One of my concerns with your list is that it mainly contains the most selective (i.e. rejective) schools that partner with QuestBridge, and all the QuestBridge schools are challenging admits. So you are basically applying for the hardest of the hardest schools to get into.

I’m thirding (or whatevering) Macalester for you. If you’re okay with a woman’s college, I’d consider Scripps, as it’s part of the Claremont Consortium and you’d be allowed to take classes at Claremont McKenna, I believe, but it has a higher admit rate.