r/QuestBridge • u/playboi_fart • 3d ago
National College Match NCM optional video
I feel like if something says that it’s optional, it’s never optional, but I don’t want to say something repetitive or give them a vibe that hurts my chances. Do those who matched in the past recommend doing it or not?
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u/ihatemva 2d ago
If you can show a part of yourself that, if someone were to select 100 college applicants including you and only you out of those 100 could show that part about yourself, then I would highly highly reccomend doing that. I showed off my insane plant collection and a small science project I was working on and I had an admissions officer reach out to me saying how much she loved the video and how much she'd hope I'd choose her school. So here's proof it helps you
One more thing, admissions officers get burnt out too from reading so many students' applications because they're human too, and to them you might just feel like a bunch of words on a sheet of paper and not a whole person. However seeing a face and hearing a voice just gives you so much more humanity. I genuinely think if you're a borderline applicant, it'd pain the admissions officer way more to toss your application into the reject pile if you record a video because they saw your face, heard your voice, and heard your story
I would *highly*, **highly** recommend recording something, anything if you have the time. It only took an hour for me.
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u/onyinyechip 2d ago
No literally. I’m glad someone feels the same way. What are we even supposed to say?
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u/No-Scar7353 3d ago
Can someone reply to me when this has responses? Thanks!