I’m just finishing up a gap year and have unfortunately (second year in a row) not gotten enough financial aid to go to any college right applied to (kinda my fault for applying to private institutions that don’t give 100 percent financial aid but I didn’t know those existed 😭). I also didn’t qualify for in state tuition anywhere since I moved August 2025. Anyways I’m probably gonna go to my local community college in the fall but I just was told about questbridge today. If I applied for questbridge, I would wait until I heard back by the end of December and if I matched, I would go wherever I matched ofc and if not I would start cc in the spring of 2027. Should I waste for months seeing if questbridge works out or just cut my losses? I really want to go away for college and come from a kinda toxic home life so college is my attempt at escaping it. Anyways here’s my stats thanks so much:
Demographics:
Gender: male
Race: white
State: Florida (central)
Type of hs: vocational high school (“majored” in theater)
Test scores
1170 on my SAT, definitely applying test optional everywhere I apply
Gpa:
Unweighted: 4.0211 (23/166)
Weighted: 4.3336 (19/166)
Coursework:
*Note- HS didn’t offer AP classes until my senior year, and even then they only had three
Freshman year: honors theatre
Sophomore year: honors English and theatre
Junior year: honors history, honors/duel credit English, honors/duel credit theatre
Senior year: ap Lit (4), Apush (4), apes (2)
Extracurriculars:
Performed in over 15 productions throughout high school (very involved in the theatre department)
SkillsUSA: helped with fundraising and events, completed in theatre competition (2nd place)
International Thespian Society: International Honor Thespian (presidents scholar thespian)
National Technical Honors Society: Member
Volunteering:
25 hours of assisting in school events and theatre related activities
Unfortunately, I have no leadership or awards (besides the SkilldUSA placement)
Honest feedback deeply appreciated!! Thank you.