<p>I am currently a junior right now who's considering applying for the national college match scholarship program through questbridge next year as a senior. My family has an agi income of around 40K supporting a family of five in an area that has a high cost of living. I think my stats, academically speaking, are competitive for consideration. The only thing is that i attend a competitive, wealthy public school and my family owns a home (primary residence) valued at around 500K. We don't really have any other assets. Would this make me ineligible for the program?</p>
<p>I was wondering about this too. Do typical assets include your primary residence and vehicles? I know the FASFA doesn’t… I will email them and ask.</p>
<p>Alright. If you don’t mind, would you post their reply to your email or PM me?</p>
<p>The CSS Profile asks for the details of your assets including estates, cars, savings, stocks, etc. I thought the Profile was the most difficult part of the application, given the short duration of time. And for the most part, I just plugged in 0, 0, 0, 0 everywhere because my family doesn’t have that much in investments. If you do, it would probably be even more difficult so I recommend getting a hold of Paying for College Without Going Broke which takes you step-by-step through the Profile and FAFSA.</p>
<p>For perspective on a 500K home - the Profile asked for the value of my parents’ house when they first bought it and its current value which was just under 430K, and I was matched. </p>
<p>Also, Questbridge studies patterns in acceptances and has found, for example, that students living in wealthier areas with relatively lower incomes tend to have a higher match rate. Instead of hurting your chances, that would probably help you since you have access to more resources while demonstrating financial need.</p>
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<p>Same question. Previous poster…you lost me. Please clarify. For the record, I’m doing AP Bio stuff at the same time…and putting it down takes too much effort :P.</p>
<p>Lol. Okay. No, it doesn’t make you ineligible.</p>