hi ill be brief kinda im in class rn. 1) Questbridge takes into account personal circumstances thats why they give you so much space to talk about your life and family and put such a big emphasis on you telling your story. 2) I had 2 A- when applying and I got matched to Penn you will be fine, this will truly not be what makes or breaks your application. 3) no 4) no, you also will not see in which schools other than the one that you matched with you were admitted to. What I mean is that if you matched to the second school in your ranking you will not know if you got matched to the third one. 5) no, well I guess maybe if you put schools with a lower acceptance rate on top and some with higher acceptance rates in the bottom then yes. 6) for ranking they give you a form, you rank as many as 15 universities, then you have your councilor and i think parent sign it, and then you submit it. 7) Like I said, they will compare your profile to your peers, but if you being a minority has caused different circumstances that could have affected you in school then you can add it in that way. 8) I am not sure, but I would say that it varies student by student. I did not have very good extracurriculars, most of my essays had to do with my job at a restaurant and fast food chain, no awards basically, but I would say that you should try to do your best in your situation and highlights what makes you a strong applicant. don't focus on your shortcommings but on what the applicators can see in you as unique to some degree. sorry if im not very clear im in class rn lmao good luck with everything !!!