QuestBridge kids taking half the spots at top schools, and it’s unfair

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Now you know how my kid feels.

Super high stats kid, rejected to T15, Asian male.

Awww. Poor thing.

Yes, the system is inherently unfair. It's not like I grew up in a wealthy household myself. My parents are uneducated immigrants who don't speak English, and I went to a no name cheapo state u because we couldn't afford it. I worked my way through college. We were on food stamps for a bit.

Interesting you sound like all my white friends

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The only issue I have with Questbridge is that so many people cheat. There are a zillion ways to hide your income. Tiktok is full of Questbridge kids posting from their large suburban homes. My teens are very salty about it: "i know the cost of living is lower elsewhere but what the heck?"

Kid in our high school was in questbridge because her father was in jail. He was a white collar criminal, quite wealthy, who embezzled from his employer. Worked out well for her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The only issue I have with Questbridge is that so many people cheat. There are a zillion ways to hide your income. Tiktok is full of Questbridge kids posting from their large suburban homes. My teens are very salty about it: "i know the cost of living is lower elsewhere but what the heck?"

Kid in our high school was in questbridge because her father was in jail. He was a white collar criminal, quite wealthy, who embezzled from his employer. Worked out well for her.

Too bad you can’t trade places

[Anonymous]

Where do you report someone for suspected fraud?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now you know how my kid feels.

Super high stats kid, rejected to T15, Asian male.

Awww. Poor thing.

Yes, the system is inherently unfair. It's not like I grew up in a wealthy household myself. My parents are uneducated immigrants who don't speak English, and I went to a no name cheapo state u because we couldn't afford it. I worked my way through college. We were on food stamps for a bit.

Interesting you sound like all my white friends

Your white friends had parents who don't speak English and were on food stamps?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now you know how my kid feels.

Super high stats kid, rejected to T15, Asian male.

Awww. Poor thing.

Yes, the system is inherently unfair. It's not like I grew up in a wealthy household myself. My parents are uneducated immigrants who don't speak English, and I went to a no name cheapo state u because we couldn't afford it. I worked my way through college. We were on food stamps for a bit.

But if that’a not how your kid grew up, why is this relevant to anything?

It's the assumption that the Asian parents grew up with privilege that I'm countering.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Troll post.

Decisions are not eveb out yet for most schools.

+1000 Yes this forum is overrun by trolls who for some inexplicable reason seem to enjoy the milquetoast outrage responses. I don't get it. Don't feed them, stop and think about the post first.

It is not a troll if OP means Duke AND is inc Pell Grant and first gen kids.

Are you assuming that kids can't be first gen and get Pell Grants or be Questbridge?

I'm going to guess the three categories, QB, Pell Grant, and first gen, have a lot of overlap. Not 100% but a significant amount.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Troll post.

Decisions are not eveb out yet for most schools.

+1000 Yes this forum is overrun by trolls who for some inexplicable reason seem to enjoy the milquetoast outrage responses. I don't get it. Don't feed them, stop and think about the post first.

It is not a troll if OP means Duke AND is inc Pell Grant and first gen kids.

Are you assuming that kids can't be first gen and get Pell Grants or be Questbridge?

I'm going to guess the three categories, QB, Pell Grant, and first gen, have a lot of overlap. Not 100% but a significant amount.

Agree, but that is how I saw it reported.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where do you report someone for suspected fraud?

Are you suggesting that you contact an agency or institution to report “suspected” fraud and expect something to occur?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where do you report someone for suspected fraud?

Are you suggesting that you contact an agency or institution to report “suspected” fraud and expect something to occur?

No seriously. Call FAFSA and see how they respond: “uhh…okay? This isn’t the irs”

[Anonymous]

I’m so confused by OP’s reasoning for this post. “What about POC non-FGLI?” Uh idk…use that privilege and get in by merit. A wealthy person of color doesn’t need an admissions boost- maybe a reality check, but not an admissions boost.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Imagine being the person who starts a post to complain about how QB kids are taking all the spots. Appalling!

Half of DCUM (it seems at times) is annoyed that "poor kids get FA" and their "donut hole kid" won't get anything---despite living a life with parents who make $200K+, they are complaining about the truly poor kid who is getting some assistance to do better in life (like get a college degree and be on a much better path than the grew up)

So it's no longer shocking really to see posts like this

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Now you know how my kid feels.

Super high stats kid, rejected to T15, Asian male.

So if such Super High stat kid, how do they (and you) not realize that it's still a difficult admission for everyone, it's not an 80% admission rate. Shocking that more do not understand that

[Anonymous]

The geography bump is what bothers me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I get annoyed at the assumption that because you are third or fourth generation here you have it made or something. My parents were children of immigrants who grew up quite poor. Plus, my grandfather and father were drafted. Why are we being lumped in with the families who have been here forever and have passed down wealth and property forever.

Because you are NOT poor. And if you are, then you would be eligible to be a QB student.
It doesn't matter what your grandparents (and great grandparents) had as a lifestyle. What matters is your parent's lifestyle when you are 17 and applying to college.