<p>Newbie here!!</p>
<p>QB Finalist. I looked through the past few pages and love how everyone’s so supportive of one another. ^^ oh, I was also at the Stanford conference for the college prep scholarship. Anyone else here went too?</p>
<p>To anyone who’s feeling discouraged or daunted right now, chew on this: </p>
<p>“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’”</p>
<p>@ notquiteivy: I don’t have experience with this, but I don’t think this will screw everything for you. At the very least, I don’t think it’s misrepresentation. The QuestBridge application certification statement says, “I have filled out the application to the best of my knowledge and understand any deliberate misrepresentation of information will result in forfeiture of any scholarship(s) and/or admisson received. I certify that all information in my application, including my essays, is my own work, complete and accurate, factually true and honestly presented to the best of my knowledge.”</p>
<p>So what you stated on the application was incorrect, but it was indeed filled out to the best of your (then) knowledge, however incomplete it was.</p>
<p>Given the situation, I would advise calling QuestBridge on Monday and explain the situation, and see what they say. Perhaps it would also be wise to send them a written statement (either by letter or by email, or both). I would send a copy of that letter to all the colleges that will be reviewing your QB application as well. Just be honest and tell them what happened, and I seriously doubt anyone will think you’re trying to deliberately misrepresent anything. It might not be such a great thing for the adcom to see, or it might actually be a good thing (“this guy has the honesty to tell us about his mistake when he could have gotten away with it”); I don’t know. But at least you’re not doing anything wrong.</p>
<p>@ sweetmochi: I was there too. Loved the law place – it’s my dream law school now.</p>
<p>@PurpleTurtle
Thank you… I reread the certification too and thought the “to the best of my knowledge” thing might save me.</p>
<p>I actually called QB tonight, and guess what? No one answers the phones at 1:30 a.m. on Saturday. Guess I should have known (:<br>
I did leave a message though, as per their instructions.</p>
<p>This is gonna ruin my weekend though… I wanted to get a lot of the supplemental materials in and now I feel like I don’t even want to try. I wish there was a way I could talk to QB sooner.</p>
<p>A small detail for the common app:</p>
<hr>
<p>Dear Questbridge Team,</p>
<p>On the Common Application, there is a section that says, “If you received
college counseling or assistance with your application process from a
community based organization (such as Upward Bound, Questbridge, etc.),
please select that organization.”</p>
<p>Does simply applying through the Questbridge College Match Program mean that
I received “college counseling/assistance”? (since finalists will receive
fee waivers)</p>
<p>Or does the “assistance” refer to receiving personal counseling through
the College Prep Scholarship awards?</p>
<p>Thank you so much!</p>
<p>[sweetmochi]</p>
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<p>Dear [sweetmochi],</p>
<p>Thank you for your email. Please select “QuestBridge” in the Common Application. Please let us know if you have any other questions!</p>
<p>Kind regards,
The QuestBridge Team</p>
<p>@ notquiteivy: don’t worry. You honestly did not know, so you didn’t purposefully “misrepresent” your information; you simply filled the forms out to the best of your knowledge. You’re not at fault here.</p>
<p>I know that I messed up on my College Prep Scholarship–I was notified that I could attend the College Prep Conference but I completely forgot to reply to the mandatory RSVP and missed the deadline. QB sent me an email telling me I was off the conference list and I was devastated. However, I sent them an email honestly explaining what had happened (busy with AP tests, didn’t check email thoroughly, had already arranged travel accommodations) and they repealed their decision! I’m not sure if this is exactly the same as your circumstances, but it shows that QB is really understanding, flexible, and accommodating. I’m sure they’ll understand if you tell them, and I highly doubt they’d rescind your finalist status over this.</p>
<p>Don’t let this ruin your weekend. You should be celebrating, and cranking out those supps! :)</p>
<p>Heh. It was me, not purpleturtle. I am sure he/she is very responsible and checks the facts beforehand. (:</p>
<p>I just sent them an email. Of course I’m still going crazy and it will be a thousand times worse if they don’t reply until Monday. At this point I’m way more concerned about this damaging all my future apps than about having my finalist status rescinded… that would suck but being branded with misrepresentation would suck even more.</p>
<p>@sweetmochi (if you’re still awake)</p>
<p>BTW, how long did it take for QuestBridge to reply to your email?</p>
<p>Hi all, a little late to the party here! Congratulations to the finalists, and also to those who are not, you are all go-getters, and I have no doubt that all of you will have a good ending to your college application process!</p>
<p>I haven’t had time to read through the ??? gosh knows how many posts just from today, but skimming over them, I noticed some wondering why with “high stats” may not have been finalists, where as others with lower stats are. I obviously have NO idea what the criteria for finalist status is, so I can’t comment on that. That being said, I’m sure QB knows what the partner schools are looking for. I have seen students that were “matched” with less that a 1900 SAT, and also students that didn’t make finalist with a 34 ACT or 2200+ SAT.
Is there a set formula? No, just as there is no formula in EA, ED, or RD for ALL the schools you are applying for. </p>
<p>All of you that endured this process are winners just in the fact that you did this entire process in the first place! Remember, you have essays done, rec’s done, etc. I know all of you are burned out, but just spend the next couple of weeks to finish up ALL of your apps. Knowing first hand from my D, having everything done and being able to enjoy the rest of your senior year, including the holidays when everybody else will be stressing, will make this entire thing worth it!</p>
<p>Congratulations to ALL, finalists or not. You are all winners in my book.</p>
<p>GA2012MOM</p>
<p>@ notquiteivy: I sent my email on a Friday night and QB replied by Tuesday.</p>
<p>@GA2012MOM: thank you for your kind words of encouragement! :-]</p>
<p>hey guys. i know that Yale and MIT only look at your QB app…but i mentioned this several pages back…but there’s a mistake with 1 of my ECs that i need to update them about.</p>
<p>what should i do? when i emailed QB long time ago, they said they can’t change the application anymore. should i remail them to ask them if they can please reopen my app for just like 1 day so i can fix it?</p>
<p>or should i, at this point, directly email the colleges? i feel like since my 5th EC has to be discontinued, and i can’t add in more ECs officially, my chances at those places are now weakened…ugh…:(</p>
<p>@CodeH - Post #3151 -
IMO I would write directly to MIT & Yale - they should put any new correspondence into your file! At this point (Finalist) I think it’s between you & college - not QB anymore.</p>
<p>BTW - Glad to see you’re Finalist!</p>
<p>ALSO: has anyone sent out ACT score reports yet? how much did it cost? is there a waiver for it?</p>
<p>idk if there is a waver for the ACT, but they cost $9.00 each.</p>
<p>is anyone sending any supplementary materials like research to any schools?</p>
<p>Do you guys think that the QuestBridge people also considered the students’chances of getting into the ranked colleges when they chose the finalists? I dont think I can get into any of my ranked colleges.</p>
<p>Code H: $108 for 3 scores sent to 4 colleges</p>
<p>gregb: I want to send a research abstract or a write-up explaining the research…but I’m not sure which of Yale, Stanford, Princeton, or MIT would accept it. </p>
<p>I know for sure MIT accepts it, but how would I send it? Would I have to include anything on there, like “QB Finalist” or something? Can someone email/call QB about this?</p>
<p>^pnptruong, that’s what I’m wondering too. I didn’t think I had a very chance of being a finalist but now that I did, I’m wondering what it means for my RD chances.</p>
<p>@Code H:</p>
<p>Sadly, there is no ACT fee waiver for sending test scores. You can only get one if you have a fee waiver for the actual test and, even then, only a certain number of days after the test. I emailed them a while back asking that question and that is the answer they gave.</p>
<p>I’m my school’s first ever student who tried QuestBridge, so I’ve got a couple questions. Sorry if they’ve been asked before. :P</p>
<p>First off, I’m a finalist. 
My parents are divorced, and my mom makes under $45000, but my dad (noncustodial parent) makes $100000+. When Northwestern and Princeton (the only two schools I ranked) see that on my CSS Profile, will I be immediately out of the running for a full ride match because of my dad’s huge income? If it helps, my mom and I don’t get the amount of child support that we should be getting according to his income (as required by the state of TX, where I live). </p>
<p>Also, P-ton requires 2 subject tests–and I haven’t taken them yet. I was planning on doing that in December. Am I stuck?</p>
<p>Thanks ahead of time!</p>
<p>tomjonesistheman:
those were the schools i ranked too.</p>
<p>I think stanford accepts supplements, but i’m not sure about yale or princeton.</p>
<p>tomjones, how did you rank those 4? just wondering :)</p>