Questbridge EFC?

Hello all.

So I’ve been thinking about applying for quest bridge but I’m a bit confused on some parts of the app. First off, is it true that you only get matched to the partner schools if you have an EFC of 0?

I’m trying to get hold of my EFC through FAFSA but the site keeps crashing.

My family’s adjusted gross income is 30,000 while before all the taxes it’s around 40,000. We don’t have any assets, we’re still paying off our mortgage for our house. We have a total of 4 family members at our house: mother, father, my sister who is starting high school and me. I’m just unsure of what the quest bridge is asking for on the assets page. Also, do they just directly calculate the EFC from finalist app? Or do we need to send in other documents?

I’m just afraid that I’m doing all the work for nothing due to my EFC (which I’m uncertain now, but I’ll just assume it’s higher than 0). I don’t want to be waiting all the way till dec just to know I’m not matched not because I’m not qualified but rather because of my efc. I would rather be not qualified through my academics rather than just because of my efc.

Also, I heard that there’s people who don’t get match to their ranked schools but then gets an email to apply early decision and gets accepted. Is that true? Does all of your rank colleges offer that or is it only your #1 ranked college send that to you? thanks. sorry for all the questions. college apps is really hitting me.

also if you do send in app through early decision after not being matched to quest bridge, does it just automatically go into early decision pool or do you have to apply again on common app?

Read through the posts in Questbridge - might help with some of your questions.

http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/questbridge-programs/

Not all Questbridge students have an EFC of $0. The suggested cut off for family income is $65k, and they do consider higher incomes; those people wouldn’t have a $0 EFC.

@twoinanddone oh alright thanks. because I heard from people saying how it’s more likely for students with efc of 0 to get matched. Does it vary from college to college?