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Hey guys!

Finally that promised update.

Here’s this month’s cover page.

I talked to my advisor yesterday about college application essays and it was inspiring to say the least. Things are beginning to feel a lot more real! The College Match application is due in just 2 months and I am freaking out about it. You never realize how quickly college and applications and moving out feel until it becomes just a few months away. 

The NCM prompts are interesting but scary at the same time. I want to sound impressive but also personable but also intelligent but also not pretentious and it is a mess. Getting a headstart is definitely going to help though (I hope). 

A big reason I started this Studyblr was to motivate myself to work on applications because I keep putting it off and they are important. Essays in particular are so crucial to the process. 

Some of my favorite application essay resources include:

https://www.collegeessayguy.com/cwiab-student-11-essay-essentials

https://www.collegeessayadvisors.com/portfolio-items/2018-19-common-application-essay-prompts-guide/

https://blog.collegevine.com/how-important-is-the-college-essay/

I was recently named a Questbridge National College Match Finalist!!! Now I have until November 1 to submit all of my supplements! Thank you all for your support! :)

My rankings have changed so I thought I'd share:

1. Pomona College

2. USC

3. Tufts University (im flying to Tufts this coming week!!)

4. Upenn

5. Columbia

6. Yale

Hi! So I’m actually not 100% sure about all of the process since I didn’t make finalist for QB (and it was a while ago so I’ve forgotten ^^”), but I believe that the application process works like this:

1.) Apply to the National College Match (you can find info here: https://www.questbridge.org/high-school-students/national-college-match/how-to-apply). This step is entirely through QB, and is due in early fall, so you really need to get your app together quickly. 

most importantly, since you can’t throw it together yourself—recommendations!! If you’re not a senior yet, I suggest you ask in advance in your junior spring, like just a quick “I just wanted to ask you if you’d be comfortable writing me a recommendation for my applications next year?” If you want to, you can talk about QB and how the app is due especially early, i.e. end of September.

2.) Your application is reviewed. From here, you either make it to Finalist or you don’t.

Finalist: You apply through QB, but it might vary depending on the school. Please visit the website and look through the info for each school you’d be interested in ranking! You can find such info here: https://www.questbridge.org/college-partners.

Non-Finalist: You have the option to apply regular decision through QB (some schools may require Common App, others don’t… so you should check for the schools you’re interested in!) Otherwise, you can just apply EA/ED/RD as any other applicant would, without QB at all. I’d recommend considering applying RD through QB, because I’ve heard that schools will still extend very good financial aid through this route. (Although I don’t remember what source this was from and can’t seem to find it :/)