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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does QB look at assets? DH could quit tomorrow, but I think our assets would give us away unless they aren’t checking.[/quote]

QB students submit BOTH to QB AND to the schools. Schools use CSS which vets everything.  If anything,  these students undergo additional scrutiny.

This thread is just infuriating.  Why do people think it is OK to pick on kids who have been dealt a bad hand, worked hard and now may MAY be getting some good news? Why? Why do people immediately suspect foul.play from the poor kid? Why are people so freaking selfish and delusional?[/quote]

People are so privileged that they are mad a kid with much less in life is getting a chance to change their lives.  QB and other low income students getting into any college will change their life trajectory. It will help break the poverty cycle of their family---help show their larger family that other kids can go to college and do well, etc. I agree....my UMC+ kid will do well in life because the first 18 years of their life were privileged...they have had all they need to succeed.

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You gave a great perspective.

Unfortunately, people tend to be selfish and self serving, especially people with financial means. Rich families want to throw their kids out as "volunteers" to help low-income kids to boost ECs come college application time, but scoff at low-income kids getting into top colleges.

When Varsity Blues happened- rich families gaming the college admissions system - DCUM was very quiet. But let FGLI kids get an opportunity via QB and some DCUMers are mad and/or making up extreme and rare (IF true) of QB anomalies.

Despite the fact that QB serves more low-income whites and Asians based on pure numbers, DCUMers use QB as a euphemism for URMs. And you know how URMs are treated in this forum.

Sad.[/quote]

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