<p>Then they will defer you to Regular Decision, lol. That happens a lot.</p>
<p>So…I am ashamed to admit that I’m watching Twilight right now, for free (so I’m not wasting my money). I really need to distract myself with something better but I can’t find a good copy of HBP. The one good copy has no sound. I suppose I’ll be going to bed soon…even though it’s only not even ten yet.</p>
<p>Yes, kind of. No, pick one if you are a QB finalist. Yes, Princeton is not binding. Check the first thread in this subforum.</p>
<p>@spiritualwitch</p>
<p>You always have free games to distract you :)</p>
<p>Yeah, I’m basically not getting any work done on my QB apps. What’s worse is that I’ve decided not to apply for the merit scholarships at my first choice school. The fact of the matter is with its guarantees, the merit scholarship doesn’t really do me any good since I’d be getting the same financial aid package anyway. And that basically means that, once I missed National Achievement (stupid mistake of the deadline), I’m not applying for any scholarships. On the other hand, I only have eight essays left and a remarkably small amount of paper work (and most of it has to wait until 2009 tax returns come out). Unfortunately… those eight essays include the top fourish most difficult ones to write.</p>
<p>I don’t understand why the colleges have to pay $3,000 to admit a QB student</p>
<p>I second introvert.
Where on the QB website does it say that partner colleges pay $3,000 per matched QB student?</p>
<p>I think the colleges pay QB a fee because QB provides a service…that’s the simplest way i can say it without going into economic/ market/ private institution complexities 
Regardless, we’re the ones who reap the benefits individually so it’s not a major concern over here XD</p>
<p>Also, a question: Can you actually get deferred by a school during the Match round? I thought that you just…got the Match or got rejected.</p>
<p>From what I understand, for the schools that didn’t match you you get automatically deferred to the regular admissions pool of students (You might have to do extra paperwork for some schools). That’s why the website says “applicants have two shots”.</p>
<p>“We should make a meebo chatroom for match day.” </p>
<p>I totally agree. We’re going to need each other on that crucial day…</p>
<p>Yeah, for certain match schools, e.g. Princeton, if you do not get matched you are automatically considered for RD.
One week! I just spent half an hour reading through each matched QB finalists’ profiles from last year… Good luck everyone.</p>
<p>Oh man jshim, I’m saving that endeavor for the big day. Probably not going to get any schoolwork done. At Stanford we’re automatically considered for RD as well, but at Yale we have to send in the Common App and the Yale Supplement. AIYEE! Like I need another freakin’ supplement. But, the Yale supplement is pretty easy compared to the supplements I’ve got lined up, and it is certainly worth it. Just bleck. I have a lot of work to do and the essays I’m churning out sound like CRAP.</p>
<p>Well, I’d imagine that colleges pay QB for the same reasons they pay the CSS/PROFILE. Colleges are perfectly capable of seeking out and admitting high-achieving, low-income students. But, QuestBridge makes it easy for them by a) selecting the most high-achieving students (finalist round), b) providing an application that more fully explains the applicant, c) weeding out those students who aren’t particularly interested by functioning similarly to ED, and d) attracting students who are the most needing of and deserving of a full ride.</p>
<p>Perfect distraction: cleaning my room, including the closet. My problem is my sock drawer. As a lover of socks, I have a whole drawer and then some and I now need the drawer for clothes. I must find a better option for my socks but nothing has appeared yet…</p>
<p>it was stated earlier by someone that we have to get the scholarship renewed every year…</p>
<p>where does it say this?</p>
<p>and spirtual witch, you can always use a magazine holder or like a small basket…</p>
<p>At pretty much every school you have to fill out FAFSA and the CSS/PROFILE (if the school requires it) every year.</p>
<p>i love the idea about a meebo chatroom! this board is going to be swamped on the 1st.</p>
<p>We should totally create a meebo chat room! It’ll be so much easier for conversation though we should post the official decision and stats here for next years group.</p>
<p>“At pretty much every school you have to fill out FAFSA and the CSS/PROFILE (if the school requires it) every year.”</p>
<p>so if your family starts to make more money, then the college won’t give you the same FA package? (if you get matched)</p>
<p>that doesn’t make sense. isn’t it a GUARANTEED four year package?</p>
<p>i might be able to understand some grade boundaries, i.e. you have to maintain a 3.5 gpa or something like that…</p>
<p>but it doesn’t say that on the QB site.</p>
<p>Did everyone get the Career and Social Networking through QB email?</p>