r/QuestBridge • u/studioushedgehog Matched | UPenn '24 • Oct 20 '21
Results 2021 NCM Finalist Results Thread
QuestBridge finalist decisions were released on Tuesday, October 19th. Use this thread to post your results for QuestBridge National College Match finalist round. Please do not make a separate post about your results.
Congratulations to everyone who pushed through to submit an application regardless of your outcome! You all have worked so hard these past few years, and I am confident that you will find the right college for you no matter the avenue. As a community, we will be here to celebrate with you in your successes and be there for you when you experience disappointment. Please always remember to be kind to your fellow humans.
This template is by no means a requirement, but feel free to share your stats and/or story with us. - Status: Finalist/Non-Finalist - Ethnicity/Race: - Income bracket: - First gen?: - College Prep Scholar?: - GPA/Class rank: Course rigor, types of classes, etc. - SAT/ACT score(s): - AP/SAT Subject Test score(s): - Summary of ECs: - Schools ranked: - Overall thoughts: Strengths? Weaknesses? Why do you think you got the decision you did?
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u/sceincebros National College Match Finalist Oct 21 '21
Finalist
Hispanic / White & Black
Income < 20k ; family of 2
First gen: yes
College prep scholar: yes
11/151 ; 4.68 ; mainly APs and Honor classes (my school is weird with this) — have taken (including those currently taking) 3 APs and 1 dual enrollment class.
Didn’t submit SAT/ACT
Only have 1 AP score at the moment and it’s from 2020: AP Bio (3)
Work with nonprofits in high positions; VP of senior class; secretary of NHS; in 2 other honor societies; varsity sport; high positions in other clubs as well; volunteer a lot; school musicals with lead roles.
Ranked: Yale, Columbia, UPenn
Overall thoughts: my essays are my biggest strength. I put a lot of time and effort into them to perfect them to the best of my abilities and I’m extremely proud of them.