<p>shoot i was about to ask that as well… dang it…</p>
<p>princeton is so annoying for making everyone do the common app… i wish all the schools were more similar in their applications… bowdoin and pomona are nice and simple… score are “optional” to bowdoin haha</p>
<p>Hey everyone.
I am applying college match and I have a problem.
My parents are divorced, and each college requires me to fax in my non-custodial parent’s tax returns and such.
My problem is that my non-custodial parent’s only income is Social Security. Therefore he does not file tax returns.
I’ve called Columbia Financial Aid, and they said that they didn’t know what to do because the tax return faxing is specific through Questbridge. They suggested that I call Questbridge and ask them.
I did, but no one answered.</p>
<p>I haven’t been able to reach the office of any other college so far either.</p>
<p>Can anyone help?</p>
<p>Mollybusk, there is NO reason to send official AP scores. IF the school you end up matriculating at needs them for placement purposes or credit, they will then ask you for them. Until then, self-reporting is fine.</p>
<p>I am bit confused about Stanford’s teacher recommendations. The label page says </p>
<p>“If your college counselor or teacher/instructor is unable to submit these forms online, please attach the appropriate label to the envelope you provide him/her along with these instructions. This will help ensure that the form is correctly sorted and processed.”</p>
<p>So, if my teachers and counselors are using Common App. online, then I don’t need to use the labels, correct?</p>
<p>Also, how does my counselor send transcripts electronically?</p>
<p>And, I am currently taking a college-credit course. Do I need to list it on Common Application? (Common App says “If you have taken any courses at a College or University for credit…”)
if I need to list them, can I send the college transcript in second semester, beyond the deadline?</p>
<p>Finally, does it really matter where I write “Questbridge” and my full name on the tax information?</p>
<p>For the essays is anyone reusing from questbridge? The supplements say don’t use the same essay from the common app, does that mean not to use the same one from questbridge too? Because they’ll see the questbridge application anyway…</p>
<p>NYSpinnerdan
If I were you I would not worry. IF your parent doesn’t file a tax return then you do not have to send the college something that doesn’t exist. Just send what you have. I did think that was an odd response you got from Columbia. From now on all the information you are asked to send is specific to what each college wants. It is no longer about questbridge needing stuff anymore.</p>
<p>@ chiyoske: I think counselors put the transcript into .pdf form, then upload it.</p>
<p>Chiyoske
<p>@ExcitedG: Some colleges will most likely never look at your QB app because it’s apparently a PDF file that runs really slow on their system (aka Stanford). That’s why they make sure you apply through common app even though they’ll know you’re QB.</p>
<p>@nameofthegame</p>
<p>Thank you for helping me again :D</p>
<p>Uh oh, Yale hasn’t emailed my my YALE ID yet…Has anyone gotten theirs yet? I’m getting rather fidgety.</p>
<p>Yale hasn’t sent mine. I just went ahead and sent the information anyway. I’ll be gone the rest of the week at a college visit overnight, so I don’t have time to wait for them.</p>
<p>OH! Speak of the devil, Yale JUST emailed me. Wow, what a coincidence. I think you guys probably got them if not getting them soon. :)</p>
<p>I lied. I literally received the email one second ago. In fact I received it so instantly after hitting SUBMIT that I have to wait 45 seconds to submit this message.</p>
<p>yeah, just got my yale ID as well (:</p>
<p>just got the css fee waiver notification!! :)</p>
<p>hey guys. MIT just emailed me. they say if you want to update your QB app, you can always fax in additional info. to their office, just make sure to tell them you’re QB.</p>
<p>I want to send in updated ECs…what do you guys suggest? giving them a new resume, or simply using the QB format (copy/paste from the .HTML form of the QB app in our locker) and redoing the info. and then printing them out be faxed?</p>
<p>^^Hmm, if it was me, I’d use the QB format because it looks more as if you would like to update information. Whereas a resume will be like “oh boy, he’s trying to show off more stuff now…” impression. But that’s only my opinion, lol.</p>
<p>1.Will Yale be ok with us mailing the financial aid forms instead of faxing (i was skimming through this thread and saw this question but i didn’t see an answer - i might’ve missed it.)</p>
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<li>For Penn and other schools that do not require any more apps, am I allowed to send in a resume along with my transcript? I wasn’t able to put everything I was involved in in high school on the QB app, so do you think they’ll be ok with that?</li>
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<p>@NYspinner, one of my parents only source of income is social security as well, so i just sent in the proof for it. </p>
<p>By the way, GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE! It all seems ridiculous right now, but the every time I remind myself that I could possibly get 50,000 a year for college, it’s just fuel for me to get my butt movin. We can do this guys :)</p>
<p>^^ I’m sure Yale will be fine with it, the address should be on the additional info section for Yale</p>