<p>Yeah, there’s no way the whole “EFC must be zero” thing can hold true. I completed the EFC calculator and they ignored the home and everything and the sum ended up being 414…</p>
<p>If this applies to me, I’m pretty sure that other people are like this as well…That’s the situation in my home…</p>
<p>I believe someone said on this forum a while back, Yale will match you if you qualify for a Pell Grant. If you don’t, then maybe that’s what GetToCollege means when he says you’re not matched?</p>
<p>^. will colleges dislike you if they think they aren’t your first choice?</p>
<p>i’m freaking out because i’m afraid princeton might think that i really want to go to harvard, since i was there for summer school and mentioned it in my summer essay.</p>
<p>i know i’ve asked this a lot…but i want all of your opinions…anyone?</p>
<p>this applies to all schools…will they not want to pay the $3500 to get you if they even think that their school isn’t your first choice?</p>
<p>I would not be worried about Princeton not accepting you because they are not sure you are their first choice. First, they only pay fee to Questbridge if you accept offer. Second, one reason Princeton accepts a candidate in match round is that it gives them the opportunity to court the student and win the student over. They are aware that any student they choose for match is cream of the crop and will be wanted by other top schools also.</p>
<p>Also code H are you from the tristate area? Last year Princeton took many more applicants from the tristate area then previous years because they knew they would get a higher yield from applicants who live closer by.</p>
<p>Crystal91-if you do not get matched, wouldn’t it be better to know you weren’t matched because your EFC was not 0, then to think you weren’t matched because of other aspects of you application? Anyway,knowing that would give me more hope when waiting for regular decision. So I think it is a good thing to be aware of and so do the questbridge folks. That is why they gave an example of an extraordinary candidate who was not matched because of only $200 but who then got in regular decision. If you get a match ignore this post, but if you do not, please reread this so you will feel better when waiting for regular decision.</p>
<p>regarding EFC: what if income is slightly higher than $30,000…BUT we pay an insane mortgage (income $32,000 - mortgage $22,000 = $10,000 left for the entire year)</p>
<p>i also qualify for free lunch.</p>
<p>is this 0 EFC.</p>
<p>i rather know that i wasn’t accepted because i wasn’t good enough…than speculate that it is because of income. i’m the all-or-nothing type of guy ;)</p>
<p>i just checked my CSS profile to make sure I put yes, I’m eligible for free/reduced lunch… i put no! ARGH! i e-mailed all 8 of my schools informing them and asking if I needed to take further action. CRAPPPPPPERRRR MONKEYYYYY.</p>
<p>did you guys fax or email it in? i can’t scan it to my pc…so i’m planning on faxing it…should i put a cover letter (saying "Princeton FA, my name, date, etc.)…or just fax those 4 pages?</p>
<p>so i send in the paper copy after faxing it…or is that unnecessary?</p>
<p>But yeah, I would make a coversheet just in case. </p>
<p>@Code H: It’s unnecessary to provide multiple copies to the office. THey’re already swamped with so much paperwork…they might get annoyed. They’ll get it, don’t worry…</p>
<p>efc = expected family ocntribution right??
so, on css and princeton financial aid application, it’s the answer to this question, right??
How much do your parents plan to contribute toward
your 2010-11 college expenses?
my family earns less than 30K and our assets are quite low. but i put 600 dollars for this question :(… WAS THAT A MISTAKE? i just assumed that that’s how much thye would contribute to travel, books, and my expenses and stuff… will i seriously not be matched because of this or will the schools have their own formula for determining family contribution and disregard the 600 i put down??? yoour help is MUCH MUCH APPRECIATED, PLEASE.</p>
<p>I just filled out the fin. aid calculators for Stanford and Princeton and they both said that my parent’s contribution would be zero…Does that mean I am eligible for a match???</p>
<p>@crystal92 - et al:
If you go to the Questbridge web site,
then on to the Partner collleges scholarship packages,
then to each college you are interested,
You will see FA details about the individual partner colleges </p>
<p>Note the following paragraph copied directly from Yale: </p>
<p>"Yale University Match Scholarship
For high school students applying to the National College Match in 2009 </p>
<p>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.)" </p>
<p>@caltennnis 92 & @mia12 - YES -there is a difference in the IM EFC and the FM EFC - each college figures your EFC by it’s own parameters…
I don’t think there is any sure way you can know how your application numbers will be finalized - the calculators are only an approximation - you can only wait and see.</p>
<p>and it won’t to any good to beat yourself up about what you ‘put down’ - the colleges will look at the numbers and will come to their own conclusions.</p>
<p>@nameofthegame - Altho, it would be great to be finished with all this by Dec. 1 - I agree the best chance will be Regular Decision. Thanks for the encouranging outlook! </p>
<p>I am prepared for a waiting game. </p>
<p>It ain’t over 'til the fat lady sings! …or the QB phone call rings!</p>
<p>wait, does not having a o EFC automatically disqualify you for match? o_o</p>
<p>i read through last year’s match profiles…and for some of those kids, it does NOT seem like their parents are making less than $30,000 (based on their activities, such as playing an instrument or doing foreign exchange, etc…)</p>
<p>P.S. my family income is above $30,000…but will the fact that my parents have to pay a lot in mortgage help in reducing my EFC?</p>
<p>P.P.S. for princeton’s FA form…under Expenses, should i put the amount on my home’s gas/electric/water bills (about $250 a month)?</p>
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