<p>I have a very low family income and have faced some hardships, but I missed the deadline 
Is there any way I can include that I was a candidate for Questbridge on my applications for partner schools or that I have a very low family income?</p>
<p>If you are a senior in high school, this was your last chance (college acceptance decisions come out in 6 days)
Top tier schools (most ivies, stanford, jhu, uchicago, et.c) provide close to a full ride to families with 0 EFC= about 65K for a family of 4
There are other scholarships that are out there such as the Ronald McDonald Scholarship
Most of your tuition should be covered by the school, but do look for other programs</p>
<p>If you didnāt sign up for QB you canāt claim to be a ācandidateā whatever you think that is. Colleges donāt care if you were qualified to sign up for QB. Thatās not the point. That you are low income is the point you want to make. What they do care about is high achievers who do so under hardship conditions. Thatās what QB helps them find. So they will look at signifiers of that, like first generation to go to college. And you can put in your essays if you faced hardships growing up.</p>
<p>Donāt hesitate to apply to schools that meet demonstrated need if you are a good candidate, because those schools are extremely generous. Hereās a good list with varying selectivity:</p>
<p>[Colleges</a> That Claim to Meet Full Financial Need - US News and World Report](<a href=āhttp://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/paying-for-college/articles/2013/09/18/colleges-that-claim-to-meet-full-financial-need-2014]Collegesā>http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/paying-for-college/articles/2013/09/18/colleges-that-claim-to-meet-full-financial-need-2014)</p>
<p>that happened to me too, and i asked my guidance counselor and she recommended me not too, as colleges do not care unless i was a finalist.</p>