<p>this is a little late… but around what time did you guys receive your finalist e-mail? mine was about 12 central… i’ve been looking through the 2008 thread. what time do you guys think we’ll get an e-mail notice?</p>
<p>andro: yes. quest scholars?</p>
<p>oh myy. someone in 08 received login info for vassar. i didn’t. anyone on here? 
CRAP.</p>
<p>this article was on last year’s tread… worth reading.</p>
<p><a href=“http://tech.mit.edu/V128/N56/admissions.html[/url]”>http://tech.mit.edu/V128/N56/admissions.html</a></p>
<p>Yeah i received that info mia12. You may just want to call Vassar, they are SUPER nice</p>
<p>thanks julia! for some reason, i just put their email in a folder under QB and completely forgot it was there. so i will stop stalking - if i do anymore, i’ll head will explode - and go back to cooking. :)</p>
<p>PS- What the heck is a meebo?</p>
<p>@julia–it’s a site that lets you do all sorts of instant messanging from one place. at meebo.com!</p>
<p>I did get a QB message about QB Scholar networking.</p>
<p>So I was bored and made the room. If you guys want to go there on match day so we can have a quicker and continuous way of communicating, go to meebo.com. Sign in with whatever instant messaging thing you have, go to the “choose room” link, and type in “Questbridge”. :)</p>
<p>It says I’m missing a teacher rec on myMIT. I contacted QB about it about a week ago and no reply. I got through to them today but I think it’s too late. MIT told us to get all missing forms in by this past Monday, probably because of Thanksgiving and all. It’s Wednesday, and by the time they work it out they’ll have probably already made the final decisions. :\ The a-go-knee!! At least Stanford is lookin’ good…</p>
<p>Count me in for meebo!</p>
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<p>I don’t know why you drew that conclusion, but that’s not the point. You have to fill out FAFSA to qualify for the Pell grant, which is definitely a portion of your package. Schools like to have CSS/PROFILE information on hand if they so require it. Getting the same package every year doesn’t mean just arriving at the registrar without having filled out any paperwork.</p>
<p>Hi all finalists. I am bedridden with H1N1, but feel okay enough to respond to a couple of things.</p>
<p>If you are matched, you will still need to file css.fafsa every year. QB is a MATCH program that gives you additional exposure to elite schools, but the schools still give you the funds.</p>
<p>Little things as a missing rec, school profile…doesn’t mean squat. Schools are backed up on reporting /posting things. Big deal. Your app is the most important thing. It has on it your scores, rank, gpa, etc. If your GC didn’t send your school profile, trust me, they were not the first If the school wants you, this minor blip will mean diddly.</p>
<p>ugh, some of above may not be so coherent, this flu will get you! Get the vaccine if you can.</p>
<p>Schools do not pay $3000 for each match, they do pay QB a fee that is approx $50,000 for QB to identify all of you, get the best of their target group to apply!</p>
<p>QB staffers will call the match recipients for the good news, usually starts for East Coast kids about 5:00 p.m. Non match finalists will recieve an e-mail a couple of hours later.</p>
<p>I’m assuming of you put a phone # to QB?</p>
<p>Regardless of the outcome of Dec. 1st, that is just a speed bump on your way to your college experience. Be proud of your accomplishments so far. You are all great desirable applicants to some of the best schools! Persevere on, and I hope each of you reach your dream!</p>
<p>GA2012MOM</p>
<p>GA2012MOM - been there with the flu. It is horrible, hope you feel better soon. I was curious how you know that Questbridge does not charge a fee for each individual on top of the flat 50K. It bothered me when I first read the Princeton article a few months ago stating they paid an extra few thousand for every match and a few hundred for every regular decision applicant they took through Questbridge. I felt like Questbridge wasn’t forthcoming since that information is not stated anywhere on their site, but they are very upfront about the 50K fee part. Not that it would change anything in the application process, but I think it certainly might play a role in why colleges might not make an early match. Did you get your info from a college directly?</p>
<p>^^^^^^</p>
<p>Could very well be the additional $3,000, but even if that is so, what does that mean? That is good for all of you, in that the schools are willing to pay EXTRA to QB for the privilage to have you. I’m not sure why people are making a big deal of this, it should be seen as flattery!</p>
<p>QB is paid for their services to help all of you from each partner school. They do their best to profile you to each school to help YOU to get into a school that most (all) QB applicants NEVER thought possible. There is nothing to question.</p>
<p>feel better, ga2012mom!</p>
<p>You are right, it is very flattering to those who are matched. But most are chosen regular decision and I wonder why. I just like analyzing all the possible scenarios with all the information available. It gives me a tiny sense of control over this crazy, unpredictable process. Hope you are not quarantined for the holidays GA 2012MOM. Happy Thanksgiving to all.</p>
<p>just wondering, but how many of you never thought you oculd go to a topnotch university because of money? looking at the testimonials on the Qb website, it seems (or theyre just lying through their teeth) that for them, QB was the only way they could get into these schools. Personally, I’ve never felt that way. I think I’ve felt that it was easier for me to go to a firstrate private university rather than my state school because the private schools have such good financial aid…</p>
<p>natim1, you may have missed one of the biggest missions of QB, which is to let high acheiving, low income kids know that they CAN go to the elite schools that have huge endowments. I can personally say, until the summer before my D’s senior year, I assumed she would go to big state U with the Hope scholarship and loans. You are fortunate that you knew that there were other alternatives, but there many students who don’t know that until a program such as QB comes along</p>
<p>HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE, even if you don’t celebrate Thanksgiving!</p>
<p>I knew I could get into a college I wanted to get into - within reason - because of my application. A top school? No way. Admissions doesn’t bother me. My real admissions letter comes in my financial aid package.</p>
<p>happy thanksgiving everyone, and good luck to all. :)</p>