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<p>Being a finalist is an award IMO (I put it with Honors) and I highly doubt CommonApp will crash tomorrow, but then again, better not to chance anything.</p>
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<p>I don’t see why not… you just mean like the Coca Cola Scholarship and stuff, right?</p>
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I think so (though the chances aren’t great for anyone) for most colleges, though some colleges (like Yale) have policies of only matching kids with 0 EFC.</p>
<p>And how do we know Stanford has received the financial documents?</p>
<p>Only Yale? Is there any other partner schools that have policies like that?</p>
<p>yes, like the Coca Cola scholarship and the Gates Millenium.</p>
<p>And instead of putting the Questbridge finalist status under the awards section, I put it in addditional information…</p>
<p>Questbridge is not very descriptive with their final turn in date in my opinion. Does anyone know if “Everything must be turned in by November 1st” means that I can turn my stuff in any time tomorrow (november 1st)? Or does it mean I have to turn it all in BEFORE it is november 1st?</p>
<p>^ I would like to know the answer to the question, too. I am turning in my CSS profile tomorrow.</p>
<p>@shorty14d - the lastest you can turn things in is ON november 1st, no later than 11:59 Pacific time, i believe, so turning things in tomorrow, postmarked, electronically, or otherwise, should be no problem</p>
<p>Do we have to submit comm app for notre dame, UVA, upenn, vassar, and brown?</p>
<p>And once you submit the css profile they ask for additional paperwork does that have to be postmark by nov 1?</p>
<p>I adore UChicago. The Questbridge correspondent is so good at getting back to my emails, I didn’t expect her to be available on weekends but there she is! :)</p>
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A lot of liberal arts schools that all have only need-based financial aid only have policies of matching QB finalists with EFCs of zero. I know Williams and Amherst have that policy. =/ Look at the part of the website too where it gives each college’s scholarship package.</p>
<p>So, I have an issue. I just filled out my CSS Profile and sent it (it only took the whole day…), and realized that the documented info my parents gave me differ from the information they gave me when I was doing the Questbridge application. The income/benefits I entered on the Questbridge application, numbers given to me from dad, aren’t the same as the ‘official’ income/benefits I entered in the CSS Profile. The ‘total’ for both are not much different at all, only about 100+/- off. I think my dad just accidentally gave me numbers slightly off, and I’d just assumed that he had actually looked at the tax return forms and other documents. </p>
<p>A basic example of what happened, with made-up numbers:
Dad’s income/benefits (on QB) - $20000
Mom’s income/benefits (on QB) - $5000
QB Total - $25000
Dad’s CSS income/benefits - $12000
Mom’s CSS income/benefits - $12000
CSS Total - $24000</p>
<p>Williams is the only school I ranked and sent the CSS Profile to. Do you think they’d notice the difference b/t the two? I’m a little freaked out – I don’t want them to think I purposely lied or anything on the Questbridge application!</p>
<p>Also, one of Williams requirements was that we fax 2009 tax returns, and documents like paystubs or bank statements as proof of 2010 income. Unfortunately, I only faxed 2009 tax returns and completely forgot the other part, which I’m planning to fax tomorrow. Would they be annoyed that I faxed them separately?</p>
<p>This is so stressful!! Thank you, whoever actually read that entire thing 
Does anyone know how we can actually tell if they received our stuff? Should I contact the admissions office and ask? </p>
<p>Oh, another question: Is student contribution included in EFC? Technically, we’re a part of the family, right? Financial aid confuses me!!</p>
<p>@ restlessabandon- Where did you read that? I’m looking at the amherst scholarship details and dont see them mention EFCs</p>
<p>also, after filling out the CSS profile, i found out that my i’m house rich and cash poor. Does this completely ruin my chances for getting matched?</p>
<p>finally done with my UPenn supplement
now, I wait, hoping that my UPenn # arrives on time</p>
<p>I visited Amherst and Williams, and they told us. Williams especially noted to not let it bring you down, though. It is only becaues they give weight to need over merit, and it doesn’t mean they don’t want you at their school if you aren’t ranked. They can still offer a package almost as awesome the QB one in the regular admissions process. (Interesting fact though: only 91/900 Amherst QB applicants were admitted according to the admissions staff.) Sorry, I looked and realized most schools didn’t say. I thought they would, but only a few do. (USC for example says most of its QB scholars will ahve EFCs of zero.) </p>
<p>Also, Arydesia, I made a simliar mistake only worse. I put my father’s 2010 income instead of his 2009 on the application which is a considerable difference. 0 vs. 23,000. I emailed QB and they said not to really worry about it as that schools will be looking at the CSS and tax returns. Everyone makes mistakes so I don’t think that issue at least will deter our chance. I hope. The Williams admissions officers were super nice also. I don’t think faxing those separately will make a difference.</p>
<p>restless abandon – I hope it doesn’t effect much, either! Thank you :)</p>
<p>So, if I opted out of the Match, but am a Finalist, I can do ED to any school, right?
I know it’s a little late to be asking…but to make sure. I swear I asked a QB person this before on the phone, but I’m now paranoid again.</p>
<p>When I check “Other Fee Waiver Request,” I get</p>
<p>**This college offers an institutional fee waiver program for qualified applicants. Please contact the admissions office at this institution for information regarding the qualifications for this fee waiver . </p>
<p>I intend to apply for a fee waiver using this institution’s application fee waiver form. **</p>
<p>Is this right? Do we actually have to contact their admissions office?</p>
<p>So is EFC based off of the Federal Methodology or the Institutional Methodology? I tried using the College Board EFC Calculator but got two different numbers. :/</p>