<p>Is the Questbridge applicant pool separate from the normal ED/EA applicant pool?</p>
<p>Also this is just a sidebar here, but how exactly does Questbridge know if you're low income or not? I know some finalists at my school who are VERY obviously not <$60000...</p>
<p>I heard that colleges do compare questbridge finalists to the ED/EA pool because the students they choose still have to be high-achieveing. Though finalists have faced adversity, they still have to show that they’ll be able to flourish at the college academically/socially. </p>
<p>QB pretty much just goes with the honor code. You enter info and submit. Depending on the college, those kids might not be chosen to be matched once they submit their CSS profile/tax returns because they don’t fall under the 0 EFC requirement. However, don’t jump to conclusions about other finalists. Unless you know the entire context of their financial situation, you may not know the strains they have to face as well.</p>