Questbridge National College Match 2011-2012 - Page 4

MindOnMars12 · 07-06-2011, 11:23 PM

Thanks for the clarification, how come your not applying?

Larentia · 07-06-2011, 11:33 PM

You're welcome. As for why, it's not really in favor as I intend to only apply to Scripps and Pomona. The main issue is Scripps as they never match with anyone of my ethnicity and the admissions rate is lower than if I just ED.

jessicandy0877 · 07-07-2011, 05:15 PM

Hey,
I am very ify about whether or not i should apply through Questbridge.
my SAT is a 1940
gpa 3.8/3.9ish junior year my gpa was a 4.2
My familly earns around 30,000
and i have worked to help them pay rent.
I have also gotten 5's (perfect scores) on all my AP exams
what are my chances of acceptance

Larentia · 07-07-2011, 05:29 PM

Jessicandy0877, I think you would definitely qualify as a finalist. The rate for that is about 40 to 50% although it's been several months since I last calculated the last few years of College Match.

abc12311580 · 07-07-2011, 05:45 PM

I have a few questions about this process. I've searched but I'm still unclear. I have a high GPA, 2310 SAT and my family of 5(my parents, me, my brother and my grandmother lives with us) makes around 40,000. I haven't worked though because my parents don't want me to so we get by but would this look like I don't have financial difficulties b/c my family didnt need me to work? We cannot afford any of mid-top tier colleges and thus, I am counting on scholarships for my college education. If I applied, how likely am I to become a finalist? And does this process happen before or at the same time as the college is reviewing my app? So, in other words, do I have to be named a finalist first and then the college will recieve my app or is it at the same time? And would being named a finalist actually help me in admission or is it only useful because if I get accepted, I'll get free tuition? Sorry for all the questions but I would appreciate any responses.

scoutsmom · 07-07-2011, 07:18 PM

@abc, My son was a finalist last year and did not have a paying job, but did mention his family responsibilities in his application (like you, we have three generations at our house).

As an outline, the QB application is due Sept. 30, finalists are announced about the third week of October, and Matches are announced Dec. 1.

If you are a finalist but not matched, you request QB forward your application to the partner colleges you select by Dec. 15. And then you will need to send your colleges additional required materials (such as the Common App and/or Common App supplements) by each college's application deadline (most were due Jan. 1 last year).

Here's a link to a flowchart of the process, National College Match Flowchart . If you follow the links on that page, you can decide if applying to QB would be helpful for you.

MindOnMars12 · 07-07-2011, 09:41 PM

I'm starting to feel a bit discouraged about this scholarship, because my standardized test scores might not be up to par with any of their partner schools which are mostly ivies or liberal arts schools. I would like to go to Oberlin or Bowdoin.

liddydonaghy · 07-08-2011, 12:35 PM

@MindOnMars12: Whatever your scores are, Bowdoin and Oberlin are schools that care more about essays and the like. I think Bowdoin's even SAT optional, and Oberlin is... Oberlin.

(Not a criticism.) There's always regular decision if you aren't matched.

What schools only match with people who are URMs or have an EFC of 0?

drumwriter22 · 07-08-2011, 01:38 PM

Also wondering about the above question because I believe my EFC is not $0 with about $40k a year.

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MindOnMars12 · 07-08-2011, 01:43 PM

This is a rather 'noob'-sounding question, but what is an EFC?

Larentia · 07-08-2011, 01:51 PM

EFC is Expected Family Contribution.

MindOnMars12 · 07-08-2011, 03:18 PM

Thanks.

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choyphin · 07-09-2011, 12:17 AM

It depends on the school. It is to my understanding that Yale only matches students with an EFC of zero.

drumwriter22 · 07-09-2011, 08:02 AM

Bummer!! Yale is my first choice

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choyphin · 07-10-2011, 11:16 AM

@drumwriter22
You can always apply through Yale SCEA!
This was taken from the Yale section of the QB website:
"Yale will only offer admission through the National College Match to students whose parents qualify to make zero contribution to college costs. (Students who are not eligible for a zero parent contribution will be considered for admission to Yale in regular decision and will still qualify for extremely generous aid calculated to meet full financial need, with no loans required.)"