Article by Mercedes Valero (Q19)

Along with the celebration of QUEST’s 20^th anniversary comes an amazing new cohort, filled with exciting people sure to make QUEST better and ready to tackle the next 20 years alongside all of us. As a member of Cohort 19, I am honored to welcome in the next generation of QUESTees and show the rest of the QUEST just how quality Cohort 20 really is.

Q20 students…

• Total: 66
• From the Robert H. Smith School of Business: 29
• From the A. James Clark School of Engineering: 28
• From the College of Computer, Natural, and Mathematical Sciences: 12
• Who have run marathons: at least 2
• Who are Eagle scouts: at least 4
• With the last name pronounced “Lee” : 3
• Who wore bowties to interviews: 0 (But that will change, right Dr. Bailey?)
• Who mentioned “hovercraft” in the interviews: too many to count!

Percent of…

• Applicants who used the word “multidisciplinary” on their application: 12%
• Applicants admitted to the cohort: 44%
• Males: 51%
• Females: 49%
• Q20 students with a first name beginning with “Eric”: 6%
• Q20 students who are “QUEST legacies”: 5%
• Q20 students who are majoring in either Finance or Mechanical Engineering: 18%
• Q20 students who have already joined QUEST’s Facebook group: 83%
• Q20 students who will be at the 20^th Anniversary Celebration: At least 80%

How we helped make Q20…

• 62 application readers for Q20 applications (Thank you!)
• 40 interviewers of Q20 candidates (Thank you!)
• 62% of applicants heard about QUEST through word of mouth

Overall Quality of Q20…

• Priceless!