Kids are matching to test-required Ivies via Questbridge with SATs in the 1300s.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't really understand how QB works.

The valedictorian at my kid's public HS with like a 1580 SAT definitely qualified for QB based on income, first-gen, etc....but specifically avoided it.

Do they restrict your college choice in some way? Kid ended up going to Harvard for free (and was accepted to multiple top 10s), so this was someone that wasn't struggling to understand the college admission process.

You aren't restricted, exactly, but not every college participates in the QBMatch program. So if you feel *really* good about your HYPS applications, and you know your family is poor enough that the school's "promise" to fully fund low-income families would kick in, I can see rolling the dice on straight admission rather than relying on the match.

The QB match system is a lot like the DC school match system, or the medical residency match system, for those who are familiar with those processes. You apply and rank up to 15 schools. All of your ranked schools then consider you, and you then are committed to attend your highest-ranked school that accepts you. So if you qualify for full need, you might prefer to wait for RD for the same reasons a full-pay family might skip ED, ie, you’re just not ready to pick a first choice school.

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Anonymous wrote:Might be insensitive to question the model, but regarding these QB matches … is there longitudinal data regarding how these students perform at their match schools?

They do better than the rich lax bros who get in.

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Anonymous wrote:You wouldn't swap you life with 99% of Questbridge kids even if it meant getting into an Ivy. My kids would NOT have gotten anywhere near matching if they'd grown up poor.

Part of the reason I celebrated so joyously when mine got a t10 acceptance was because I also worked hard AF to support them from daycare-to-graduation.

Any kid who can do that in QB level poverty has my respect

Questbridge level poverty is $65K for a family of 4.
Poverty level for family of 4 is $31K

They don't have travel hockey money but they're not in abject poverty.

This is a weird take because federal poverty level is widely regarded as being wildly out of step with the times. It is meant to reflect 3x the price of food for a given family, but over time it has only been adjusted according to the broader consumer price index rather than food-specific numbers.

The actual poverty rate should be much closer to the QB number than the current guideline.

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Below 65k for a family of four covers 65k all the way down to 0. Minimum wage is not quite 15k per year. These families aren't just missing out on travel soccer

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If you want to improve your day, go to the Questbridge Instagram and watch the stories from yesterday. Awfully dusty in my office.

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I heard about a student who got into a top school through QB. She lives in a huge house with parents, but her parents are divorced on paper, and her stay-at-home mom is her guardian, which allowed her to qualify as low-income for admission. This reflects the values or morals of some people.

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This whole thing is so disgusting and needs to stop. I understand you may be negatively impacted if you're low income. But what tf does first gen have anything to do with your underperformance? Should I complain about stars not aligning for me and then try to gain advantage?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Might be insensitive to question the model, but regarding these QB matches … is there longitudinal data regarding how these students perform at their match schools?

They do better than the rich lax bros who get in.

Do you have data the back up that claim.

Of course you don’t. Just decades of crippling resentment, yeah?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Might be insensitive to question the model, but regarding these QB matches … is there longitudinal data regarding how these students perform at their match schools?

They do better than the rich lax bros who get in.

Citation, please.

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Anonymous wrote:I heard about a student who got into a top school through QB. She lives in a huge house with parents, but her parents are divorced on paper, and her stay-at-home mom is her guardian, which allowed her to qualify as low-income for admission. This reflects the values or morals of some people.

I call BS. There is so much documentation required by Questbridge to verify not only income but taxes, asset, etc.

My kid was invited to apply because he’s Hispanic. He didn’t qualify due to the income limitations but I was able to review the application and portal. It’s a lot of work and the income info is validated as well.

So proud of the QB kids!

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Anonymous wrote:If you want to improve your day, go to the Questbridge Instagram and watch the stories from yesterday. Awfully dusty in my office.

Agree. I've been lurking on QB reddit. The kids there seem very hardworking and supportive of one another. There was a lot of joy there yesterday.

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Anonymous wrote:This whole thing is so disgusting and needs to stop. I understand you may be negatively impacted if you're low income. But what tf does first gen have anything to do with your underperformance? Should I complain about stars not aligning for me and then try to gain advantage?

No one cares what you think.

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Anonymous wrote:If you want to improve your day, go to the Questbridge Instagram and watch the stories from yesterday. Awfully dusty in my office.

Agree. I've been lurking on QB reddit. The kids there seem very hardworking and supportive of one another. There was a lot of joy there yesterday.

It’s an amazing community. Older qb students have actually started free college advising groups for the students applying and students share databases of scholarships and opportunities with one another. It’s rare but sometimes I really love the internet.

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Anonymous wrote:Isn't this just hidden affirmative action?

No, because QB demographics include white and Asian students. At my former university the majority of QB students were Asian, which I think is great.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn't this just hidden affirmative action?

No, because QB demographics include white and Asian students. At my former university the majority of QB students were Asian, which I think is great.

How? Are they counting non-US degrees as no degree?