<p>Are we listing the school’s address/number or the teacher’s? It’d be awkward to ask the teacher</p>
<p>I’m pretty positive it is just the school’s.</p>
<p>I apologize if this has already answered or can be answered in the FAQs, but I would just like someone to clarify.
My current first choice and dream school is Cornell *not a QB school
Would it be possible for me to apply through QB to Penn, Yale, and Emory, get matched to one, and not decide to attend? If the financial aid offer at Cornell doesn’t work out or I get rejected, I would have a financial safety at another great school if matched through QB.
I’m still learning about QB, but just wanted to check about Cornell before spending lots of time on it.</p>
<p>You have two choices:
- Apply ED to Cornell, do NOT apply to an ED schools in QB, and either go to Cornell if accepted or if rejected, apply to QB list in RD round.
- Apply to QB schools, and if not matched apply to Cornell and QB list again RD.</p>
<p>However, not all of the QB schools are binding, including Yale.</p>
<p>Hmm… So it’s</p>
<p>Apply to QB –> become a finalist (if I don’t become a finalist at this stage, end of the road, right?) –> get forwarded in the MATCH round (if I rank colleges) –> Get accepted or move onto RD??</p>
<p>Is that how it works…?</p>
<p>My concern is, does QB require me to have 3 subject tests JUST to become their finalist?</p>
<p>Hey can you guys answer some questions for me?</p>
<p>My GC recommended me and I didn’t make it to the finale but QB sends me information from top/elite colleges almost every day (Columbia, UChicago, Bowdoin, Oberlin, etc). What does this mean? Is this the national college match?</p>
<p>Also, would I be able to apply to any of those colleges through QB?</p>
<p>Powerbomb: If you get “rejected” during Match, you check out the QB website where there will be info as to whether or not the school(s) that did not take you for Match require any additional info for Regular. Some do, some don’t. If they do, you follow their directions. If they don’t, you chill. Furthermore, S, of course, applied to more schools for Regular – some QB, some not. As for the QB schools he applied for only in RD, again, he checked the QB website and followed directions as to what they needed and how they needed it. I know this process sounds complicated, but if its any consolation, this was my youngest son. His older brother was around the very first year of QB and back then, it was IMPOSSIBLE to understand what QB did and how it worked, so he never even bothered to apply. Compared to when QB was still trying to work out the kinks, today’s system is a breeze.</p>
<p>4th house, so you have to become a finalist either way, correct?</p>
<p>In order to become a finalist, what are the test requirements? On the site it says, different colleges require different test requirements, but what I want to know is the test requirement in order to be a FINALIST (not for the colleges - I know that!) in order to be able to apply ED, RD or whatever. </p>
<p>For example, if I only have 1 subject test right now would it be “SIGNIFICANTLY” harder to become a finalist?</p>
<p>Another question - if I am an international, how do I prove my income??</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure internationals can’t do questbridge…</p>
<p>for Yale, Princeton, and Pomona they can…</p>
<p>@beatfreaks: The QB application just opened. If you are a senior in high school this fall, you can apply. Please check out the website, it should help you out.</p>
<p>@powerbomb: You finally got it. That’s the basic process. If you don’t become a finalist, you cannot apply through Questbridge. As 4th house touched on, there are restrictions with individual schools, but try not to confuse the basic process up, as that stays the same.</p>
<p>@aigiqinf: ALL QUESTBRIDGE PARTNERS will accept int’l applicants in the RD round, only three through the Match round. That means as an int’l student you can apply to those three, and if you do not get matched, you can froward a longer list into the RD round. Directly from the FAQ:</p>
<p>Students who are not U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents (international students) may apply. However, only Pomona College, Princeton University, and Yale University will consider international students for admission and full scholarships through the College Match process. Most of our partner colleges use federal and state funds to finance a portion of the scholarships, and these funds are only available for U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents.</p>
<p>Although non-U.S. citizens are generally not eligible for the College Match scholarship packages, all of our partner colleges will consider students regardless of U.S. citizenship status through the Regular Decision process. In 2008, more than a dozen QuestBridge applicants who were non-U.S. citizens gained acceptance and financial aid to our partner colleges via the Regular Decision process.</p>
<p>@powerbomb: I really don’t know about int’l aid, and most people here aren’t going to be able to help you. However, there are many int’l student threads on CC, and you can contact the schools individually as I suggested in an earlier post. Sorry!</p>
<p>Okay, just tried to read through some of these questions. </p>
<p>If you are NOT a finalist, the schools that you have designated for RD will still see your QB app. The only difference is that most, not all schools, do not waive the application fee if you are NOT a finalist.</p>
<p>You do NOT wait till Dec. 1st to designate your RD schools. My D was matched, so she didn’t go through RD, but I’m pretty sure I remember on her original app, there was a section that you chose schools for the Match process, and then another section that you checked off the schools you would want your app forwarded to for the RD round. D applied 2 years ago, so I don’t remember all the details, and they could have changed since then. Maybe 4th house can answer this, but I think I remember last year you were able to change your schools for a VERY brief period around the 1st week of Nov. when you were notified of being a finalist??? Not very sure on that.</p>
<p>Your GC will only put down the schools address and phone number.</p>
<p>@powerbomb: From the FAQ:
The last test dates that QuestBridge can accept to determine finalist status are June 6 for the SAT Reasoning or Subject Tests and June 13 for the ACT. Please note that without test scores, it is significantly more challenging to become a finalist.</p>
<p>If you plan to take the September ACT and/or the October SAT, please list your testing date(s) on the Testing Information page in the application (leaving the score fields blank). If you are selected as a finalist and want to have your new test scores considered for the College Match process by the colleges you have ranked, you should request that the College Board and/or ACT forward your scores to those colleges. Any testing done after the September and October dates will be considered only in the Regular Decision process. </p>
<p>In a nutshell: You’re just going to need an ACT or SAT score to become a finalist. For the ED process, you forward the scores to the colleges automatically. FYI, in case you don’t feel comfortable sending you scores in, you can just cancel the test with a week of taking it. You’re under a stringent schedule right now, as you don’t have much leeway in taking tests.</p>
<p>You can designate your list of schools at any time in “My Locker” (prior to submission), and if you weren’t matched, you can change your schools list for the RD round. I think that was the question powerbomb was trying to ask.</p>
<p>Somebody had made the comment “who will be the first to push the submit button?”</p>
<p>Although I would advise on not waiting til 11:59 on the due date, I would not submit too early either, especially if you might be visiting a campus or attending one of the Diversity type open houses. My D had ranked just 3 schools, and upon visiting a school that she now attends, called me to have her change the ranking, putting this school as her #1. This was 1 day before the submission due date, and if she hadn’t changed the rankings, she wouldn’t be attending her dream school.</p>
<p>Wow, good advice. I think that maybe people too often put the US News rankings above their own preferences.</p>