Should I bother applying for Questbridge?

sinflower
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:34:13 +0000

I got a mailing from Questbridge’s College Match program today and am unsure whether I should apply. Do I have a good chance?

Some stats:

–Female
–Asian American
–Single parent family
–Not first gen
–Last year’s post-tax income was ~45,000. This year will be slightly more. (Is pre-tax or post-tax income the relevant one?)
–SAT scores 2300+, GPA 3.9+

I only found out about this recently, so I’d have to rush my recs and essays if I chose to apply. Also, for the recs, could I re-use them for applications to non-Questbridge affiliated colleges, or would I have to ask for two sets of recs?

I skimmed their website but don’t know very much about this process so any advice would be dearly appreciated :)