<p>Is that true? I've heard this around a little bit and am trying to decide if (granted I make Finalist) I should not rank colleges but apply EA instead and use QB for RD.</p>
<p>I know that Match favors URMs heavily, but would a non-URM applicant with income <40000 (family of 5) and very strong academics and ECs have a chance to be matched?</p>
<p>Thanks for help in advance!</p>
<p>Yes, you would definitely have “a chance” of being matched. Do you know that you have an EFC above 0? Five in a family with <40K? Some colleges will only match if your EFC is 0, but not all.
This would work too. But if you do want to do College Match, it is definitely a viable option and not only for URMs (I was matched with Yale and am not a URM). Good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks physicsnut! I ran the really basic 4 factors (parents income/assets, my income/assets) through the finaid calculator and got an EFC of ~$900 – I think it’s because I have some income since I work a job? It says I qualify for simplified needs and Pell, but yeah EFC is there.</p>
<p>Also congrats on being matched with Yale! Do you know if the EFC 0 thing is a common policy for the non-binding matchers (Yale, Stanford, ND, MIT, Princeton)? I would of course love to be matched to any of those schools but I also don’t want to give up EA at some in-state schools that are also great institutions and especially MIT, which is where I suppose EA could help.</p>
<p>Previous Questbridgers, please help if you have experience/know anything about the question! Thanks.</p>