<p>^However, that is with the assumption that you will be chosen as a finalist. Good luck :)</p>
<p>I am looking forward to a successful try at this great program :D</p>
<p>Do I have a chance for QB? My family makes just under $60,000 a year. We don’t really have much economic hardship (Family of five). Rather, we live how my parents like it. They don’t really care about money. We’ve always been just fine with Great Value products from Wal-Mart. All of our cars have been old models bought in auctions. One parent is retired, and the other is close to it. We live a very simple life, kind of like a log cabin out in the woods. The rural environment is pretty academically stifling. That’s the main “hardship” I’ve faced. Nobody here is really trying to get out of here. They’re all very content if they make mostly A’s and B’s and attend a 4-year university. We have an advanced track in our school system, even some AP classes, but because of open enrollment in these program, passing AP tests isn’t really encouraged. I’ve taken more than double the amount of AP’s this year as anyone else (largely self-study). I think it’s clear that I step out from the rural crowd academically.</p>
<p>Would I be considered for QB finalist even though I haven’t really faced economic hardship?</p>
<p>I think you, along with other posters are reading too much into the “hardship” aspect of QB. Yes, that is one factor that they look at, but it is a program that is designed to match high achieving , low income students to schools that would not be otherwise affordable. My D was a QB Match recipient a couple of years ago. Am I low income, yes. Did (do) I face economic hardships, yes, but not to the extent I think many of you are thinking that QB is "looking"for. Hardships also come in many forms other than just economic. But to clarify, hardship is not a qualifying factor for QB.</p>
<p>Thanks GA2012MOM.</p>
<p>I have another question. When you get to Finalist standing, you list colleges you’d like to apply to through Questbride, right? So let’s say here’s my list:
- Yale
- Harvard
- Princeton</p>
<p>If I’m accepted to Yale, am I considered for Harvard’s ED? If I get accepted to both, do I get to choose since Yale is non-binding or am I forced to go to Harvard?
If someone could explain that whole thing, it’d be greatly appreciated :)</p>
<p>As far as I know, Harvard is not a partner school. You couldn’t do QB and apply ED to Harvard at the same time. Assuming you want to rank Yale #1 then Princeton #2, and they both want you, you would be “matched” to Yale since it was your top ranking. If only Princeton wanted you and not Yale, you would be matched to Princeton. Since they are both non-binding, you are then free to apply to other QB schools and non-QB schools for RD. Your fees would be waived for the QB schools, but you would have to get school waivers for the other ones (possibly.) You could then proceed whether to accept whatever school you choose from your acceptances. If matched with Yale or Princeton on Dec. 1st, you could also accept their offer and not have to do ANY RD apps! My D was matched with her #1 ranked school, so she didn’t have to bother with RD which made the rest of her senior year very stress free.</p>
<p>Ohhh! I’m silly. It all makes sense now, thank you very much.</p>
<p>I don’t think Harvard has ED.</p>
<p>In other words, is there ever a case where a college would accept you under RD but not as a QB Match?
I ask this because all of my top colleges are QB partners, and I’d like to use the full eight slots for them, but not if that means dedicating myself to my 7th choice when my 2nd might accept me under RD.</p>
<p>^For example, here’s what I found on another thread.
"Remember, most, but not all, of the partner schools will only match with a student who has an EFC of $0. The best way to decide if Match is for you is to see which schools you would want to match with. If you wanted Bowdoin, for example, which, I believe, only matches with $0 EFC applicants, and you don’t have a $0 EFC, then I wouldn’t waste my time. Yale, on the other hand, does not seem to limit to $0 EFC … although, of course, it is harder overall to get into. " -4th house</p>
<p>So if you do NOT have a 0 EFC at a college like this, they might deny QB Match when they would accept you RD?</p>
<p>^This was brought up at the Stanford Conference. One of the session leaders also mentioned that there are also some other reasons that a student may not get matched, even if the school likes the applicant - unfortunately he did not go into detail.</p>
<p>As a result, I would definitely recommend only putting a binding school on your QB list if you are positive you would be happy attending, regardless of other university’s decisions.</p>
<p>If it’s possible, I would like to know which schools match based on EFC. Also, if we participated in the College Prep Scholarship, can we keep the first recommendation and simply add a second?</p>
<p>Thank you</p>
<p>^You can’t keep the College Prep recommendation because it’s much shorter and simpler than the QB one. QB won’t transfer it but it will transfer your College Prep essay to your match app.</p>
<p>If income is under $60,000 and no extraordinary assets, would any of these colleges possibly not give me consideration under QB Match? Princeton, Yale, U Penn, Columbia, Brown, Northwestern, U Chic, MIT?</p>
<p>^ Wondering the same</p>
<p>And also, if I become (hopefully) a Finalist, will I always be matched with some school?</p>
<p>The Match rate runs about 10%. The magic of QuestBridge isn’t in the Match, it’s in regular decision - where the QB application helps students get into partner schools with relative ease.</p>
<p>@applicannot: That makes Questbridge seem even more appealing to me; however, why do you think it “helps students get into partner schools with relative ease”?</p>
<p>How many finalists are selected?</p>
<p>I’m sorry if I sound really n00bish with my questions :p</p>
<p>^I think 45% of applicants were selected finalists last year. QB hasn’t posted the exact numbers yet.</p>
<p>Looks like QB has finally posted the statistics and actually 43% of applicants were selected finalists last year. These are pretty discouraging numbers for Asians especially…</p>
<p>[2005-08</a> National College Match Program Results - Acceptance Rates](<a href=“http://www.questbridge.org/cmp/chances.html]2005-08”>http://www.questbridge.org/cmp/chances.html)</p>
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<p>The application is tailored to low-income students. A well-tailored suit makes Joseph Gordon-Levitt hot. A well-tailored application makes YOU look hot.</p>