<p>My teacher submitted his rec online the Sunday before it was ue (nov 1st). stanford/princeton still says its missing. wthh should i be worried???</p>
<p>WOW…</p>
<p>Good luck to you all,this is my last post here. Obviously you all want to listen to other high school students for your information here. Do you really think they know the answers to the questions you all ask each other. Sorry to seem harsh, but get real. Read the QB.org site or use common sense for most of your questions. Your apps are in, don’t rely on another kid to tell you things. Get off CC and fill out other apps, and more importantly scholarship apps. Gates for those who are AA, asian, hispanic, or native american. For those of you who are AA, do the Ron Brown scholarship.</p>
<p>Sorry to seem so harsh, but all of you need to **** or get off the pot. Do your own research for the answers you ask here. You are all smart kids, are you really going to rely on others for your answers?</p>
<p>Peace out
GA2012MOM</p>
<p>hmm very interesting. IDK, im feeling ambivalent about your post MOM. Your are right in the sense that it does get annoying when people ask silly questions. However, you are wrong because having a forum to discuss issues we are facing in the whole process really helps. It makes us more confident in the steps we taking that can affect our futures. We could all use some reassurance once in a while and CC is the place to get that. That being your last post, I’m guessing you’ll never read this or you will read this and not reply. Either way, you don’t have a rebuttal, so you lose. Thank you very much.</p>
<p>ps. I LOVE DRAMA!!!</p>
<p>^^^^^^^</p>
<p>Okay, I will respond to the above post.</p>
<p>Shaobsh, obviously you have not been on cc or following this forum. I have tried to help applicants for the past two years, since the time my daughter was a match. Before you make a judgment of me you need to know your facts. Yes, I was harsh in my post, but I’m sure a lot of the students here know and understand my frustration.
Take your drama elsewhere.</p>
<p>GA2012MOM,</p>
<p>Thanks for all your help and advice. I have followed this thread since its inception but never bothered to actually register on the site – that is, until I saw that you were no longer going to post on this thread. I completely understand your frustration and want to thank you again for the contributions that you have made.</p>
<p>To those who continue to ask about whether you will not be matched because of your finances/your application/your special situation: no one but the college admissions officers know, and it is futile to speculate about such things because there’s nothing you can do about it now.</p>
<p>I actually have been following this post and I have noticed the your contributions that I appreciate. Like I said, I do agree with you. Truly, I have succeeded in only one thing MOM; with my post, I have forced you to make another post. That was my only goal and now I am satisfied. I was sad that you said it would be your last post. So I devised a plan that would force you to post again. I don’t really like drama and it wasn’t a debate, but I did say that just to give you an incentive to post again. Thank you once again.</p>
<p>You guys freak out way too much. I know it sucks having to look through back posts, but I know I’ve answered that EFC question at least a dozen times myself… much less GA2012MOM. </p>
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<p>No one can tell you except FAFSA. But I can tell you it is NOT the Automatic 0 EFC. Requirements for the Automatic 0 EFC:</p>
<p>Family Income of under $30,000
AND
receives federal means-tested benefits
can file 1040A or 1040EZ</p>
<p>Code H, you say your family income is $32,000. Therefore, your family income is not under $30,000, period - if your mortage is $22,000 or $80,000. Will you otherwise qualify for a 0 or low EFC? It’s possible - file the FAFSA4caster and find out.</p>
<p>Guys, I’m with GAMOM. I realize it is really tough, but calm down.</p>
<p>Regarding Yale, that’s according to their calculations, not the FAFSA nor the IM method. Regarding QB schools in general, I know for a fact there have been matched kids who have not had a $0 EFC.</p>
<p>Regarding the process in general, realize that while some of you will be matched, the bulk of you will be moving on to Regular Decision. In RD obviously some of you will get good news and others not.</p>
<p>That’s why I’ve been trying to make some safety school challenge posts. I think the greatest peace of mind you can give yourselves is getting a plan together for a school you know you can get into and afford. </p>
<p>Put your efforts now into finding safety schools and scholarships.</p>
<p>Maximum Income for Automatic Zero EFC
The maximum adjusted gross income, or income earned from work, to qualify for the Automatic Zero EFC is $15,000.</p>
<p>[Expected</a> Family Contribution (EFC)](<a href=“College Planning - Make a Plan For College | Sallie Mae”>College Planning - Make a Plan For College | Sallie Mae)</p>
<p>@GAMOM - Sorry to see you leave us. Your sane comments have always been appreciated! Thank you for giving us your time and sharing your experiences!</p>
<p>@2blue - Your insights are make good sense! I have repeatedly posted that each college has their own method of calculation for FA, we can’t really know what that is, and guessing is pointless. </p>
<p>I’m sorry to have brought up the whole Yale thing - it is in my face as Yale is one of my highest (dream/reach whatever) choices.</p>
<p>Re: The Questbridge ‘process’ -
I’m thinking positively about Match but also planning otherwise.</p>
<p>Can the ordinary multitudes understand our desperation to attain the highest goals in the face of personal struggle?</p>
<p>This QB thread is a great place to obsess with like-minded others, and to blow off some steam!</p>
<p>Acceptance at a safety or two? - (that’s been taken care of) - but,<br>
I don’t see ‘peace of mind’ as an adjunct to giving up a dream -
NOT YET - THINK POSITIVELY!</p>
<p>I don’t see peace of mind as meaning you give up on a dream either. I do want all of you to have the security of knowing you have somewhere you can afford and attend next year. Even with a safety school acceptance, it will be incredibly hard to wait for those final decisions to come out in April. </p>
<p>Congratulations on those safety acceptances, GetToCollege. Also, I was glad to see you pointing out U of Alabama as a possible financial safety for students.</p>
<p>@CodeH -
It is what it is - and what it will be!<br>
Nothing you can do about it now!<br>
You are obviously a very strong candidate, you will make it!
Go sailing! :)</p>
<p>^lol</p>
<p>4caster tells me my EFC is 0. i really don’t want my financial situation to be the reason for a rejection…</p>
<p>my SSRs for the RD round are due tomorrow…and i don’t even know which targets i’m applying to yet (my current list consists of like 5 target-reach/reach schools…)</p>
<p>Optimism about QB sucks! :(</p>
<p>Hope for the best, plan for the worst.</p>
<p>CodeH, that’s not the information I’ve found at all. When was it last updated? The $30,000 figure is from this pdf, starting on page 5.</p>
<p><a href=“http://ifap.ed.gov/efcformulaguide/attachments/111408EFCFormulaGuide0910.pdf[/url]”>http://ifap.ed.gov/efcformulaguide/attachments/111408EFCFormulaGuide0910.pdf</a></p>
<p>Did anyone get the paper forms in the mail? I haven;t gotten them and I just looked and Qbridge says they are due the 13th. that’s tomorrow. I am freaking out.
If you have all gotten them does anyone have a number I can call?</p>
<p>^^^^^^
they sent in an email</p>
<p>and everyone needs on this forum needs to calm down.</p>
<p>19 more days.</p>
<p>@cinhype29: We got the financial aid forms in an email. Below is a link to the pdf file. </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/pr/aid/pdf/Questbridge-US-PFAA.pdf[/url]”>http://www.princeton.edu/pr/aid/pdf/Questbridge-US-PFAA.pdf</a></p>
<p>have any of you gotten the questbridge email about the regular decision? I know what I’m about to say is a little stupid and probably is due to my stress level about this whole thing, but do you think it implies in any way that QB already knows you didn’t get matched? It sounded really consolatory, like realize that being a finalist is a great achievement, even if you dont get matched blah blah blah. Or is it just a generic email so that we apply to safety schools and dont our hopes too high?</p>
<p>^^I believe it’s the latter. I got the same email myself…so it’s probably a generic one at that.</p>
<p>AH! Emory is so frustrating right now. I have to make a few phone calls tomorrow…</p>