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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have you been to the Questbridge website and watched the videos and read the stories of the students?  I suspect it may be a "pain" in the DC area, where perhaps people in all socioeconomic groups understand the college application process, but for sure for some of those featured students, it was a life changer.  They didn't have guidance counselors or anyone who understood Common App or fee waiver or whatever.  They'd still be in small towns in the foothills of NC or wherever like everyone else they grew up with but for Questbridge.  I just went to the website for the first time and donated, the stories were so profound.  [/quote]

I went through this with my oldest who qualified ... it just didn't seem worth the time. Isn't it binding too? So a lot of effort for only a 15% chance, and if you "win" you're bound to attend a college you might not be SUPER thrilled about. We just didn't see the point or benefit to it. I still don't. Touting the fee waiver and financial aid is silly... fee waivers are a breeze on common app and all these top 20 is free for low-ish income students.[/quote]

I think it’s most useful for kids who can get into highly selective schools (but didn’t know they’d be affordable and/or couldn’t guess which lottery school would choose them).  Even more helpful if HS or family isn’t accustomed to the admissions process for highly selective schools. QB offers a structure and a timeline for these applicants.  Great program IMO.  I think most of the colleges that participate also have local programs for low-income and first-gen recruitment and I wouldn’t want to see them give up those efforts, which have the advantages of starting younger and improving academic preparation for demanding college curricula, as well as of accustoming applicants and their parents to the idea that their kids belong at these kinds of schools.  But QB expands the geographical reach/horizons of such efforts and I think that’s great for both the students and schools involved.

Really happy to hear about the niece who got into UChicago.  My kid’s there now and loving it![/quote]

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