<p>So, along with all the mail that has been coming from colleges in recent weeks, I received a letter from Questbridge. It was about the college-match program and summer programs. It said it targeted "high acheiving, low-income students like you". My family makes ~$100,000 a year, so I'm pretty sure I'm not considered low-income. So am I actually eligible for this program, or are they just assuming that since I'm hispanic that I'm also low-income?</p>
<p>No, they probably just got your name from somewhere.</p>
<p>I think the mailing is generated by PSAT scores and that a wide net is cast in order not to miss kids who might be eligible. Unless your family has some unusual circumstances which cause a financial burden I doubt you would be selected as a finalist.</p>
<p>I found this on the QB website today which explains how students are targeted with the mailing:</p>
<p>“We receive names and addresses of students who scored highly on the PSAT, SAT, or ACT through the College Board and ACT. Thus, many students receive our mailing because they did exceptionally well on their standardized tests and checked a box on their test form indicating that they would like to receive information about scholarship opportunities. The College Board and ACT do not release information regarding students’ family income. We estimate students’ household income using data from publicly available sources such as the U.S. Census Bureau. However, these sources do not provide perfect information on the income of individual households. As a result, some of the students who receive our mailing do not qualify financially for our programs. We hope that these students will refer others who qualify for the program.”</p>
<p>I’d also like to stress to those who read this that QB follows a VERY holistic process. If you did not receive a mailing, please go ahead and apply if you are interested and think your family’s finances fall within the QB parameters.</p>