<p>@pnptruong: I know!! AP Lit is a monster in my school. Probably the most college legit AP there is…got an 88 for the quarter T_T </p>
<p>Hopefully i can get my head in gear for all those RD essays in the 90% chance i don’t match!</p>
<p>Just for the record, I looked at all the posts from 2008 Nov 24th & forward. This is what I saw:
- No one gets notified before December 1st.
- Notifications start around 1:00 pm and are done by 4:00 pm
- Don’t read into any other signs.
Good luck all. May you get your 1st choice match.</p>
<p>@pnptruong: I totally know what you mean! I had an essay due by midnight for my AP Lit class and I must say I barely got it done!</p>
<p>Huh? I was looking at 2008 as well, and there was definitely a poster who was notified the day before by a less-popular college via a phone call. Notification happened between 5:00 and 8:00 EST (2:00 and 5:00 PST), not 1:00 and 4:00. But, I completely agree that those are good guidelines to follow - especially not reading into other signs. 95% of all emails are mass emails. Relax.</p>
<p>What are you guys doing over the Thanksgiving weekend to forget QB? :)</p>
<p>Well, I was planning on doing some AP Lit homework and then doing some reading on my own time. Then I’m going to figure out what I want for Christmas (right now it’s a Kindle). After that, I might just sleep in until noon and eat some turkey :D.</p>
<p>pnp: shopping thursday midnight/black friday for JEANS. lots and lots of jeans.</p>
<p>IF you get into the college through this program, is it binding? Do you HAVE to go?</p>
<p>depends on the school. most QB schools are binding, but MIT, Yale, Notre Dame, Princeton, and Stanford are not. on the flip side, the non-binding schools are the ones where you’re not necessarily guaranteed a full four year scholarship. the non-binding schools give out one-year ones and must be renewed each year.</p>
<p>@leadgirl712: where does it say that the scholarships must be renewed on a year to year basis?</p>
<p>Yale, Princeton and Stanford give students the exact same FA package they would receive if not applying through QB. These schools, along with Harvard have the best FA around. I am not sure of the FA practices of MIT and Notre Dame in regards to QB Match students.</p>
<p>We should make a meebo chatroom for match day.</p>
<p>Then why isn’t harvard in the partner college list if it has nothing to lose by offering the program? (if it gives same FA as normal students)</p>
<p>Maybe it’s because each student matched with a QB partner school results in the school having to pay a fee?</p>
<p>Is it just me or are other finalists not getting too much work done on RD apps? Despite the friendly e-mail from QuestBridge staff that the match rate is extremely low and I should begin preparations for RD, I feel ridiculously lazy, especially after such an intense QuestBridge application process… :(</p>
<p>Ds has done plenty of other work. He has two acceptances thus far and two more he should hear about in the next week! :D</p>
<p>I’ve been trying to write one essay for the past 5 hours…I’m on paragraph 1…You’d think that after the 11th application essay, I’d be able to find SOMETHING that fits within this scholarship topic…but nope…NOPE.</p>
<p>EDIT: Sorry, I’m feeling more frustrated than normal, lol.</p>
<p>SO, is it like early action/decision for people in financial needs?</p>
<p>IF I am applying to Yale early action next year, would I try out for both?</p>
<p>so it is like an early action for Princeton? </p>
<p>I AM SOO LOSTTTTTT… thank you for answering my questions.</p>
<p>so…since colleges will have to pay $3000 for each student they take that end up going…what if they want you…but are not willing to pay the extra to get you…?</p>
<p>o_o</p>
<p>I don’t remember exactly where, but sometime during my hours of exploring on the QB website, i saw that and it stuck in my head.</p>