<p>Is that scenario possible?</p>
<p>That is, if I apply to QB and become finalist but wishes to be considered ED applicant of Northwestern, I can do so by not matching any school for early application. Is that Correct?</p>
<p>Yes, you can become a finalist, chose not to participate in the match and apply ED to Northwestern…</p>
<p>I think if you only have Northwestern on your mind you should rank it as your #1 choice. Although Northwestern doesn’t offer you special treatment if you ranked it vs if you didn’t like some other schools, the whole process of submitting your transcript and scores would have already been done for you and won’t need to hassle as much. They also say to contact some lady if you want to be considered for Early Decision by Dec 5th if you’re not matched.</p>
<p>For more info:
[App</a> Requirements](<a href=“QuestBridge”>QuestBridge)</p>
<p>Statistically speaking if OP likes Northwestern enough to apply ED they should do that. The match rate is very low, while the ED acceptance rate is actually decent…</p>