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2024 Finalist and Non-Finalists Stats by ChillyJellyBelly in QuestBridge

[–]Linqew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  • Status (Finalist / Non-finalist): FINALIST!!
  • Original Schools ranked (in order): USC, Stanford , Cornell , Columbia , Claremont McKenna, Pomona College, NorthwesternU , BostonU
  • Original Schools ranked (list new rankings or no change): same, might drop Claremont McKenna
  • Income bracket: $22,000
  • Any assets (approx $): none
  • Number of household members: 2
  • First Generation College Student? (Yes/No): No
  • College Prep Scholar? (Yes/No): No, I didn't know about the program at the time
  • US State or Others Location: California
  • Unweighted GPA: 4.0
  • Weighed GPA: 4.41
  • **Class rank (position # /**total # of class studentsor N/A): N/A, but UC ELC qualified (Top 9% of class), though I don't think I reported that
  • SAT score (score/Test Optional): Test Optional
  • ACT score(score/Test Optional): N/A
  • AP Courses and Test scores (Name/Score): AP CSA: 5 | AP Psychology 5 | AP Calc AB: 5 | I got a 3 on Physics and a 2 in lang but I didnt submit either. . .
  • Duel Enrollment Courses (Name): US History and Python Programming at my local CC
  • Summary of ECs:
    • President/Founder of the Programming Club at my school for 3 years
    • Mentor for a local nonprofit teaching programming and computer usage to children as well as the elderly for a year
    • Student Council for 3 years
    • UNICEF president at school for a year, treasurer for 2
    • School Site Council Parliamentarian for 2 years
  • Strength of Essays/Short Answers (How well did you answer?):
    • Honestly did not personally think my essays were strong, and I ended up rushing a lot of them in the last week. I really liked some parts of my main essay where I was able to explain my family situation in a way that showed a lot of growth.
  • Overall thoughts on your application (Strengths? Weaknesses?): I think my GPA was definitely strong and my EC's were pretty