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QB Moderator
| OK, our colleges can begin with introductions
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Wellesley (Maggie)
| Hi everyone. My name is Maggie McHale and I am an assistant director of admissions. I am looking forward to answering any questions that you might have! |
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Williams (Mark)
| Hey everyone, this is Mark Robertson, assistant director of admission at Williams College. You've already made an awesome choice by participating in Questbridge, there's a lot to learn through this great organization. Glad you're all able to join us tonight to talk about one of my favorite things, education. Williams is a great place to study and prepare for a career in teaching, counseling, educational policy, and research. So ask away! And at any point, don't hesitate to write me at mrobertson@williams.edu with questions, concerns, or really great recipies (because I love to cook)! |
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Oberlin (Ken)
| Hello, I am Ken Lin. I am Assistant Director of Admissions at Oberlin. Education is the most popular career choice at Oberlin, actually, so ask away! |
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silverstarmaddy
| Does Wellesley accept ACT scores. How about SAT subject tests, do you require undergrad applicants to take one? |
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Wellesley (Maggie)
| Wellesley does accept ACT scores alone. If you choose to submit SAT scores instead, we ask that you take the SAT I and two SAT II subject tests. They can be in any two subjects that you want. |
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ukken989
| how many currently enrolled students in williams have participated in questbridge? |
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Williams (Mark)
| in the fall, there will be 24 questbridge match students along with over 50 other students identified by questbridge (and chose to apply either early decision or regular decision) on the williams campus. |
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QB Moderator
| Do any of your schools have separate schools of education, or is there an education major? |
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Wellesley (Maggie)
| At Wellesley, students have the option to minor in education. Students typically will major in psychology or the subject they would like to teach, such as math, biology or history. Then with a minor in education, you can become a certified public teacher. Many of our students do choose to become teachers though! |
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ShaquitaPack
| I plan on majoring in psychology so would it be better to take an extra science course, like Anatomy, or an extra math course, like Calculus, or is neither really important to my career path? |
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Williams (Mark)
| I figure you're asking for a class to take senior year. We typically look for students to take the most demanding program available to them that also best matches their own interests. Honestly, one or two course choices here and there don't make a big difference in admissions. We typically look for four years of math and science, unless there are compelling reasons to choose something else. However, we also want you to take courses you're excited about! I'd recommend talking to a guidance counselor if you have the opportunity, and if not, email any one of us at colleges you're considering and we'll be glad to help you make selections. |
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QB Moderator
| We're going to continue to give preference to education related questions, but if you have other questions about each school represented here, feel free to ask those as well |
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Oberlin (Ken)
| At Oberlin, ironically, we don't have an education major, although we have quite a few education classes which includes hands on teaching. So as teaching prep, our students major in the area they plan to teach along with taking the Education classes.
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ShaquitaPack
| I've heard a ton of things about Affirmative Action, supposedly it is designed to get the minorities (blacks, hispanics, asians...etc) into colleges, but do the minorities end up having lower standards for admissions than caucasians? |
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Wellesley (Maggie)
| Affirmative Action does not mean that all students of color are automatically admitted to college. It means that all things being equal, ethnicity is one of the things that is taken into consideration when you are applying, because many students of color are underrepresented in the general college process. When we are admitting students to a class, we are looking for all types of students: scholars, athletes, international students, students from different socioeconomic backgrounds, etc. All of these students admitted must be competitive in the process, so it does not mean that there are lower standards. |
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Chad
| How many years of study would it take to be able to teach on a college level? |
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Wellesley (Maggie)
| Hi Chad. Typically to teach at the college level, you need to get the terminal degree in the field that you are interested in teaching. This typically is a PhD, and depending on what field you are interested in, it can take anywhere from 4 to 8 years after college to get a PhD. But again, it depends on what field you would like to teach and there are always some where you do not need a PhD. You should look into the field that you are interested and see what degrees most professors in that field have. |
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Williams (Mark)
| someone asked about a business major at williams...
While williams does not offer a business major -- or an education major or any pre-professional majors at all, by the way -- we do strongly prepare graduates for careers in these fields. We can't possibly teach you in four years what you need to know to succeed in business -- those are things you'll hopefully learn over a long career. However, we believe that the strongest preparation for a meaningful career in business, education, journalism, etc. is a great foundation in writing, reading, critical thinking, speaking, working with a team, etc.
Many students interested in business will major in economics or math, but just as many will major in physics, political science, or English. They all offer you great skills to be successful. And the record of our grads' success proves it! We consistently place students into the nation's best graduate and professional schools, as do all of the Questbridge partner schools. |
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QB Moderator
| When do students have to declare their majors at each of your schools? |
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silverstarmaddy
| How about housing, are undergrads required to live on campus? What are the options anyway? |
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Wellesley (Maggie)
| Our undergrads are required to live on campus for the first year, but 98% of all of our students choose to live on campus after that anyway! Half the fun of being in college is the life outside of the classroom and the best way to experience that is by living on campus. At Wellesley, students typically live in the dorms and live with one other student as a roommate. Although we do have some students that live in Boston and commute to campus, I can honestly say it's not fun to battle the traffic in the morning. So definitely look at the options at all of the schools you are looking at, but definitely consider living on campus, because you would miss out on a lot that goes on there! |
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silverstarmaddy
| How about housing, are undergrads required to live on campus? What are the options anyway? |
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Williams (Mark)
| It really depends on the school. We require students to live on our campus their first three years, and senior year, students have the option of moving off campus and renting an apartment. Most of our student housing is pretty awesome, neat old dorms, some small, historic homes, an old country inn. We guarantee housing for students for all four years, not all schools do. Check schools' websites for this info. |
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Oberlin (Ken)
| At Oberlin, on campus housing is required for 3 years. However, starting in the junior year students can live in alternatives to the traditional dorms, such as living in a college town house, or the college owned apartment complex. |
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Williams (Mark)
| Someone asked about declaring majors.... good question.
Students declare their major(s) at Williams at the end of their sophomore year, meaning they'll take 16 classes -- HALF of their Williams degree -- before doing so. We want students to explore a wide variety of fields before making this choice, there are many subjects you've never had before, or never had before with really top-level instruction.
Also, nearly 30 % of our students choose to double major, so there's lots of flexibility there as well. |
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Wellesley (Maggie)
| For anyone who is considering education, you should also know that you can always get a master's in education, even if you did not major in it in college. I was a psychology major in college and recently got my master's in education, so it is definitely another option for you! |
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QB Moderator
| As the session is almost over, I would like to thank our panelists for sharing with us. The chat room will stay open, so if you have other general questions about QuestBridge or our partner schools, I can answer some of those as well. |
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Williams (Mark)
| I also wanted to make sure students interested in teaching knew what Williams would offer them. Though we don't offer an education major, students are able to complete a program in teaching through Williams and another local college, MCLA, just 10 minutes away. This program would enable them to earn a teaching credential to teach immediately in a public school.
However, just as many students choose other paths to teaching, including Teach for America, a two-year teaching commitment after graduation through which teachers can also earn a Master's degree. Many students also choose to teach in private, parochial, or charter schools, where credentials are not immediately required. For more info, check out our website! |
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Wellesley (Maggie)
| I really enjoyed answering your questions tonight. If you have any further questions about education, or anything else, please feel free to email me at mmchale@wellesley.edu. If you are ever in the Boston area, please feel free to come visit us at Wellesley! |
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ShaquitaPack
| As far as AP test scores, would any of you be willing to take a 3 or does it really depend on the AP class itself? I have heard that some colleges can be lenient with the score as long as you got a 3 |
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Wellesley (Maggie)
| It really depends on the school and you should ask each one. For Wellesley, you have to score a 5 in order to receive credit for it. |
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Williams (Mark)
| Chad -- double majoring at Williams or any of the other Questbridge colleges will cost you no more money, unless it means you'll take more than 4 years to graduate. You'd need to work with an advisor early on to plan it out, but it's not so hard to do, it's really just the way that you would decide to distribute your classes! |
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Williams (Mark)
| Hey everyone, it was a pleasure to chat with you tonight, great questions. Hope to see you online for future chats, and I encourage you to keep in touch as you have questions about Williams, Questbridge, or life in general. I'm at mrobertson@williams.edu. Have a great night! Off to feed my dog! |
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dannyorh
| What range of SAT scores would be acceptable? |
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QB Moderator
| I think our panelists have all left the room, but I can tell you that for Williams, Wellesley, and Oberlin (as well as all of our other partner schools), there are no strict cutoffs regarding grades and test scores. Most schools will look at the entire application for some context for your grades and scores. if you want specific information about typical score ranges, the admission sections of each school's website will have that. |
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QB Moderator
| Any other questions? You can ask about the application process, about financial aid, about QuestBridge...I'm here to help out with anything you need to know. |
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ShaquitaPack
| What specific qualities to look for in determining the College Match scholarship recipients? |
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QB Moderator
| The College Match is a multi-stage process, with input coming from various sources
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QB Moderator
| First, after all applications have been submitted, we go through the pool and select finalists, based on academic achievement and financial need.
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QB Moderator
| Then, from this pool, our partner colleges review the applicants and offer admission to some of those students. |
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QB Moderator
| So at both levels, QuestBridge and the colleges, we generally look for the same things: good grades and SAT scores, as well as household income.
QuestBridge is also unique in the emphasis we place on the essays. We recognize that our applicants have diverse life experiences, so we encourage students to share them with us through the essay, which we consider as thoroughly as any of the numerical pieces of the application. |
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dannyorh
| If we have faxed our transcripts, how would we find out if you them them? |
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QB Moderator
| RE: the College Prep Scholarship...if you send an email to questions@questbridge.org, we will reply to that to confirm with you after we have processed all the documents. If you have been awarded a scholarship and we do not receive information from you, we will contact you and let you know. |
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jlab
| Do you know about what percent of students from that pool are offered admission by one of the partner colleges? |
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QB Moderator
| It's difficult to say...I would like to give you a concrete answer, but it really varies year to year, especially as we are adding new partner schools every year, which would increase both the number of students who apply, as well as the number of students offered admission.
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QB Moderator
| I can tell you that last year, about 2000 students applied; about 980 were finalists; about 450 chose to continue with the College Match, and of those 450, 46 were offered admission. |
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QB Moderator
| where are some of the schools you guys are considering? I know most students change their lists a bit between junior year and actually applying, but are there any places you want to know more about or are thinking seriously about? |
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jlab
| So does using the College Match increase one's chances of earning admission to a partner college as opposed to applying directly to the colleges? |
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QB Moderator
| Looking at last year's pool, you can see that about 10% of students were offered admission through the College Match, which is on par with the admission rates of our partner schools |
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QB Moderator
| One major advantage, though, is that you are able to apply to any number of our partner schools early through the College Match, whereas you can only do one school early through the usual process, if they do Early Decision |
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ShaquitaPack
| I recieved the SAT Prep Scholarship, but my state offers that for free and therefore I don't need it, will mine be offered to one of the alternates ? |
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QB Moderator
| We will be discussing that with students on a case-by-case basis, as it has come to our attention that some students are in the same situation as you. |
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ukken989
| id like to get into brown, but i am not sure if my athletics are sufficient, seeing as i have zero. |
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QB Moderator
| Does Brown require athletics for admission? |
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marianzhen
| can a person do more than 1 early action? |
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QB Moderator
| It varies. Some schools have a non-exclusive Early Action policy, under which you can apply to as many schools as you want Early Action; other places, like Stanford, have a program of Single-Choice Early Action, where you can only apply to one school early, but you aren't committed to go there, so you can still apply to other schools through regular decision. |
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dannyorh
| If we were to receive the SAT prep, when would we receive it? |
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QB Moderator
| I don't have a date for you, but we are trying to get those out by the end of the month. The reason we designed this scholarship for juniors is to give you a head start on the application process, so we want to get the prep courses out as soon as possible so that you're ready for fall tests. |
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jlab
| I am interested primarily in Yale, Duke and Vanderbilt. These are all schools with highly ranked science departments. I am still open to any other suggestions though. |
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QB Moderator
| Are you looking for suggestions for schools with a specific science focus, or just a strong science program among other strong academics? In other words, are you looking at somewhere like MIT, or somewhere like Rice? |
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mengyuanhe
| I am one of the alternates, and I really need the SAT prep Scholarship, it will be great if I can receive one, can I send in any other materials to support my application? Thank you. |
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QB Moderator
| If you're an alternate, then we will do what we can to get more awards out to students. As far as sending more materials, what did you have in mind? There isn't too much that we would accept, unless it's an update, like your second semester grades |
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ShaquitaPack
| I'm looking at Emory University, the best school in Georgia for my major, Psychology. What other schools would you suggest that I apply to? |
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QB Moderator
| If you're sure you want to major in psychology, consider Stanford. It has the best psych department in the nation. |
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jlab
| I would prefer a strong sciene program among other strong academics AND strong extracurricular activities. |
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QB Moderator
| There are several schools that come to mind...Rice and Stanford, as I mentioned before, as well as Williams, USC, Princeton...does it matter to you how far the school is? |
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marianzhen
| I am definitely considering Stanford, however I am undecided on my major...is that a bad thing? will they look badly on the fact that I haven't chosen a major that their good at? |
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QB Moderator
| Stanford doesn't require you to choose a major before you enroll. They ask about it on the application to get a sense of what your interests are, but most students enroll undecided as freshmen. Also, places like Stanford, Yale, Princeton, etc tend to be fairly strong in many departments, so it certainly wouldn't hurt you to choose any one of them. |
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ShaquitaPack
| Will QuestBridge also be providing college counseling? I know for a fact that at my school its hard to get one on one with the counselors as there are 309 students in my grade alone. |
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QB Moderator
| Yes we will! We're currently designing a program to address that need right now. do you have any suggestions or anything you'd like to see or have access to? |
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marianzhen
| I want to apply for princeton, however one of the requirements is a 4 year language course, which my school doesnt offer, my school cut the 4th year of language due to budgetary constraints, can i still apply? |
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QB Moderator
| They don't actually require 4 years of a language...it is something they recommend students to take advantage of if possible, but if your school does not offer that, it won't hurt your application at all. if you're concerned, you can also have your counselor send a course offering list along with your transcript, so they are aware that the 4 year language option was not available for you. |
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marianzhen
| It would be great if there are counselors who would answer any questions even if they are last minute, also another suggestion is if there are alumnis who went to the school to tell us what the school's really like |
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QB Moderator
| Do you hae any schools in mind? We have connections with alumni throughout the US, so maybe we can begin to consider some of them, if they're highly popular |
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ShaquitaPack
| Well it would help to actually know if I have the potential to get into certain schools, I wouldn't want to waste $20 applying when I have no chance, so maybe QuestBridge can help with that. |
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QB Moderator
| We will do our best with that, and although we can provide advice and statistics, we are not the admissions officers, and therefore can't give you a definite answer for any school. |
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ShaquitaPack
| I asked a question earlier regarding the whole affirmative action thing, how exactly does it work |
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QB Moderator
| Affirmative action policies tend to vary by school in terms of how much weight certain factors are given in the application process, but generally speaking, it works this way: you complete the application annd submit it, in the same pool with the other thousands of apps. Schools will then read each app, and based on the context you provide, determine whether your performance is what they are looking for. A good example is what I mentioned before: if a school doesn't offer 4 years of a language, admissions officers will compare how you did in school to what was offered at your school. The same principle applies to many dimensions of diversity, such as how you did in school with difficult economic situations, etc
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QB Moderator
| Race and ethnicity is a little trickier to pin down...I don't think any school would admit anyone on that basis alone, but if a school is trying to diversify and they have an applicant who has, say a 1270 when other applicants have 1400s, they may consider that. There's still no easy way in, though, because although excellent grades and scores won't get you in, poor grades and scores will probably keep you out, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, etc |
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Van Nguyen
| Uh, i"m sorry. I was just able to get in the forum since I had to download the Java first. May I ask what school representatives are here? |
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QB Moderator
| The school representatives who were here were from Williams, Wellesley, and Oberlin, and if you check the chat history, you can see all of what we discussed, even though they have all left. I'm Judith, by the way, and I work at Questbridge, and right now, I'm answering general questions people have about the application process. |
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Nila_Manandhar
| I was wondering, do some colleges have good financial aid for international students? |
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QB Moderator
| Some do, some don't. Schools with larger endowments tend to offer more international financial aid (like Princeton), whereas schools that rely heavily on federal grants and aid generally don't have such good packages for international applicants, as federal money can only go toward US citizens/permanent residents. Most schools will say that they do not guarantee financial aid for international students, meaning you may get aid, but you also may not. |
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marianzhen
| however, my parents would rather me stay in new york, or somewhere near, if possible, I would love to speak with alumnis who go to Yale |
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QB Moderator
| Excellent. I'm from new York also, and I go to Stanford, so ask away! We also do have a few QB alumni from Yale, so when we do set up the mentoring system, you can try to request someone from there |
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lionel11
| do you have any idea when laptops will be distributed? |
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QB Moderator
| We're trying to get those out as soon as possible, but I can't give you an exact date. Early summer (June-July) for sure |
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lionel11
| On the Prep scholarship website it says "qualified low-income students will become eligible for consideration for expense-paid college visits to our participation partner colleges". How do we apply for that? |
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QB Moderator
| Those opportunities will take place in the fall; usually the process consists of a very short application (basic demographic info) and a short essay. |
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Van Nguyen
| Hi, I'm not an US citizen or permanent citizen, so I will have to apply to college as an International Students. How hard would it be for me to get scholarship or financial aid in order to go to college here? |
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QB Moderator
| That depends on the school. Take a look at my earlier answer; federal aid is unlikely, but aid from the school itself is possible. |
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mengyuanhe
| I can send in 2nd semester grades, and my first semester grades have changed.I can also send in pictures of me receiving awards, doing activities, etc. |
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QB Moderator
| if your grades have changed from what you put on the application, you can send updates, although there's no guarantee that your status will change because of that. |
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ShaquitaPack
| So are like minorities, such as african americans from low income homes given lower standards than say a caucasian from a wealthy family? |
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QB Moderator
| The general answer is no, but then again, because schools don't have strict cutoffs, there aren't really "standards" for anyone...so there will be some minority students with perfect SAT scores and some with scores that are much lower, just as there will be some non-minority students with perfect scores and some much lower. |
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marianzhen
| is it better to take the SAT's or the ACT's? |
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QB Moderator
| Neither is "better," although there are some schools that prefer one over the other. Check the schools' websites for details; some schools will require SAT II's, for example, even if you take the ACT. |
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lionel11
| Since you go to Stanford, you might be able to give me your opinion on this. I live in Miami, Florida and I'm undecided between the University of Miami and MIT. I want to be an engineer and I know that MIT is "the" engineering school. What do you think are the benefits(or pros and cons) of attending a top-notch school? |
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QB Moderator
| I'm not totally familiar, is the University of Miami a state school? |
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Nila_Manandhar
| what is the advantage of applying early to a college instead of waiting for the regular deadline? |
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QB Moderator
| For Early Decision, schools know that if they admit you, you're bound to go there. Therefore, fewer people apply ED, and the ones who do are very sure about where they want to go. By admitting people earlier, the college has a better sense of what their class will look like by the time they get to the regular pool, as they already know who is coming. |
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QB Moderator
| As far as Early Action, there is somewhat the same commitment to the school, but you have until the April or May deadline to respond, so you can apply other places regular. |
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QB Moderator
| For you, as a student, if you are sure about where you want to go, applying earluy can benefit you because you will know by December, so you won't have to worry about it anymore; you also won't have to pay application fees to several schools
Two things: you should be sure of where you want to go; also consider your grades, and whether waiting until after first semester senior year might make your transcript more solid |
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Van Nguyen
| oh wow, Judith, you go to Stanford. Great, I always want to go to Stanford for my undergrad. Do you have any general advice for Stanford applicants? |
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QB Moderator
| The Stanford admission process is very considerate of the entire person, not just numbers and scores and ranks. You can use that to your advantage especially through the essays and your recommendations--you can use both of these to show who you are as a person, as your transcript pretty much speaks for itself, in most cases |
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marianzhen
| you're a student at stanford? wow! excellent!!! does stanford take in consideration college now classes that are taken on top of all other classes? |
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QB Moderator
| Stanford will consider all of that, although you may not get credit for those courses once you're here |
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marianzhen
| stanford has early action (binding), but if they don't accept a person early action, would they defer their app to regular admission or reject them? |
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QB Moderator
| They can do either. |
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marianzhen
| when a student applies early decision, should they wait to hear the results before applying to other schools or should they go ahead and apply? |
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QB Moderator
| usually, you will hear from an ED school before the deadlines for the regular schools, so check the dates, and as long as you have all of your applications prepared, you can send them out as needed |
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QB Moderator
| In the case that a school won't tell you your decision until after deadlines for other schools have passed, I would go ahead and apply to those other schools, just to be sure. That can get expensive; make sure to ask about fee waivers! |
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Van Nguyen
| I have heard from other people that even when you are admitted in Early Action & bound to go to the school, if the financial package is not enough for you to afford the education, you can still turn down the admission. Is that true? |
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QB Moderator
| Most schools will work with you on that. Check their financial aid policies: if a school meets 100% of demonstrated need, then the package you get from that school is pretty much the same package you would get at any other school, since demonstrated need is determined by the FAFSA and is the same wherever you go
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QB Moderator
| If you really can't afford a school and they won't reconsider your financial aid, I don't think they would force you to enroll...but I've never actually heard of this happening. |
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ShaquitaPack
| As an African-American, would it be better for me to go to a predominantly Caucasian school than a Historically Black schoool? I have heard that it is a lot harder to get into HBCUs simply because of the fact that you are now the majority rather than the minority. Also, would it look better when considering going to medical school? |
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QB Moderator
| Your question is complex..."better for you" in what ways? |
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QB Moderator
| It may be difficult to get into an HBCU, but I wouldn't say they're any more or less competitive than any other top tier schools on the whole
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QB Moderator
| there are some that are very difficult to get in to, and some that are not as competitive, so it varies |
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jlab
| I'm glad you mentioned fee waivers. Are they offered to students based on financial need only? |
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QB Moderator
| Generally they are based on financial need, although since they don't know your financial need until after you apply, it's usually a pretty easy process of just asking for it. In some cases, they may require a letter from your counselor attesting to your financial need. |
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lionel11
| no, it is a private research university |
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QB Moderator
| If both are private schools, you will get roughly the same financial aid from them. Assuming you are admitted to both, you should look carefully into the departments you're thinking about. Attending a top-notch school does open many doors; if you're thinking of grad school, however, they also look at the quality of your particular program, which may not always align with the quality of the school overall |
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dannyorh
| There is a link that says that we can look at our application, but when we click on it its says "Access denied : You are not authorized to view this page" Why is that? |
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QB Moderator
| i am not sure, actually. Some students are reporting that problem, while others seem to be able to access their apps, so we'll try to figure out why that might be. |
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Nila_Manandhar
| Is it better to take an AP class that would compliment your intended major or an AP class that would get other credits out of the way for college (ex. take AP Chemistry or AP Euro if you intend to go into pre-med)? |
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QB Moderator
| Well, some schools won't accept AP credits; some schools will accept AP credits in certain subjects with certain scores. You should check that out. Taking AP Chem would give you more exposure to what you are getting into, and prepare you better for college-level chem; on the other hand, many schools won't accept that credit, and med schools require college-level chem, so even if the college accepted the AP, you would still have to take chem to satisfy the med school requirement |
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ShaquitaPack
| well I know most jobs after college look at the college you went to, so I guess I mean would going to an prediominantly caucasian school look better than going to an HBCU? Considering the job isn't run by blacks |
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QB Moderator
| Several things to consider:
1. Which school offers what you are interested in? Going to a school just because it "sounds good" or has a big name may not be worth four years of not liking it
2. True, many empoyers (and grad schools) do look at where you went to school. More important, though, is how you did. A poor GPA is unimpressive, no matter where it's from.
3. Check out student organizations on campus. Being at a predominantly anything school (whether that's by race, gender, religion, etc) doesn't mean you will be isolated; there are often groups on campus that are there specifically for that reason |
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marianzhen
| what are the three most important things besides grades that colleges would really look at? |
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QB Moderator
| Most places will tell you that it's test scores, essays, and recommendations...i guess that's usually all that's required, actually...but for any school, no single piece will get you in; also some things balance each other...for example, lower test scores can be balanced by straight A's and stellar recs from teachers |
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Van Nguyen
| How many colleges can I use fee waiver on the application process? And what will be a reasonable number of colleges to apply to? |
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QB Moderator
| You can use a fee waiver at however many schools will give you one. There's no limit; since it's based on need, if you need it at one school, you'll probably need it at another. Most schools will give you one if you ask.
A reasonable number of schools can vary...some students apply to 10, some apply only to 1. Your list should be based on how many schools would provide a good environment for you, where you can learn and be happy. The length of that list isn't as important, though. But for averages, I would say most people apply to 4-6. |
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lionel11(C)
| does Questbridge email us once they confirmed the information on the Prep Scholarship with the documents? |
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QB Moderator
| by the way, it's getting close to time to wrap up, unfortunately, so send your final questions my way, and if i don't get to them, email me - judith@questscholars.org |
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marianzhen
| If we don't get a 5 in a specific AP, should we still show our scores to colleges? |
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QB Moderator
| You know, it depends on the rest of your transcript. If you took physics, then AP physics the next year and you had high grades all the way through, then a 4 on the AP would probably be fine...a 1, on the other hand, might make them question what you were doing those two years...
3's and above are usually what's required to get credit at places that accept APs, so you can use that as your guideline for what to send. |
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ahmad
| How much financial aid does Pomona College offer to its undergrad. student body? |
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QB Moderator
| Pomona meets 100% demonstrated need, so once you fill out your FAFSA and they determine what you need, Pomona (and our other partners) will meet that need. From their website, approximately $22,750,000 was awarded to about 800 students in 2004-05, if you're interested in numbers. |
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lionel11
| Thanks for everything!!! You have been a lot of help. I'll contact you by email if I have more questions, which I probably will :) |
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QB Moderator
| You're very welcome |
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marianzhen
| thanks so much for everything |
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QB Moderator
| You're welcome too |
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ahmad
| Do QuestBridege members get an advantage (when applying to member colleges) over regular applicants; interms of admission and getting in? |
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QB Moderator
| Yes, but that advantage usually comes from the fact that the QB app is more comprehensive, so the admissions officers get a better picture of you...not that there's a built-in QB advantage that can compensate for anything |
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marianzhen
| when will you be back? |
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QB Moderator
| i don't think i'm scheduled for any more chats this week :(
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QB Moderator
| that was supposed to be a sad face...not an angry face |
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princess_sm89
| does columbia have a good humanitites program? |
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QB Moderator
| Columbia is a very well-rounded institution...solid humanities, engineering, and social sciences...i wouldn't say it's known for any one, as they're all good. You can check out their site for more info as well. also, i'm sure there will be more info about them on our site, as they are a new partner this year |
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jlab
| Thanks Judith! You've been very helpful. |
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QB Moderator
| no problem |
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marianzhen
| im a little confused about the whole process, how do we tell colleges that we are connected to QB? |
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QB Moderator
| For our partners (if you aren't matched), you can have us forward your application to them. sometimes they will require you to submit something else, like a supplemental form, but most will just accept the QB app, unless you want to apply to them outside of QB, which you can do if you choose. Other schools...you have to go through their standard processes |
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ahmad
| I am interested in majoring in Business for my bachelors, but some of my college choices, like Columbia (which is one of my top choices), do not offer business undergrad programs, so should I still apply to them. Would I be able to, somehow, get my bacholars in Business [not economics]? |
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QB Moderator
| You will find that many schools do not offer an undergrad business or pre-business major. Down the line, most business schools accept students from any major, so you can choose whatever you like as an undergrad and still be able to apply to business school. |
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QB Moderator
| Check out Wharton at University of Pennsylvania...one of the best business schools at one of the best universities, and they do have an undergrad program |
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QB Moderator
| Thanks guys, I hope that was helpful for you. I'm sorry we got started late, but if there's something you were unable to ask, you can email me - judith@questscholars.org or you can email the general questbridge account: questions@questbridge.org |
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QB Moderator
| have a wonderful night. |
