<p>Try, as best you can, to think of this whole process as something to learn from moving forward. Examine your applications - without judgment of your worth - and think - did I pick good schools for me, do I have weaknesses, have I addressed them, what have I learned from doing this? Use that to make your next decisions. To some extent there is randomness in the selection process - who reads your essays, what their background is, the applicants they saw before yours, etc etc. You may indeed be qualified for a school and still not get in - that’s the way it is - sometimes even the most deserving people in the world don’t get a chance. Certainly as many, if not all QB folks recognize, hardships happen to good people, good people lose, etc. The key factor here is that we never learn from success - success may motivate us, it may entice us, but we only learn from ‘failure’ or mistakes. As Thomas Edison said I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. So on to the next way…</p>
<p>No doubt Questbridge provides access to all finalist (after all it’s not THAT big a number) info - maybe even to all QB applicants (technology is wonderful…they have been selling your credit card buying pattern info for years so this is not news…). BUT this is GOOD !! You now have people’s attention - even if it is just a little bit, and that means something. You can add a little to your application, if you have updated scored you can include them, if you have a different rec etc. Remember to keep up your grades this year and even that can help. This is really opportunity - not a guarantee but an opportunity. Use it wisely.</p>
<p>applicannot: how did you get all of thta financial information about Stanford? Did they send you that? Or did you do your own research? (I’d like to find out that sort of information about Princeton)</p>
<p>anyone know when the match list is published online?</p>
<p>Hix, no one wants me</p>
<p>Hey guys, when you apply to other schools via Regular Decision, do you get fee waivers? I’m talking about non-Questbridge schools. </p>
<p>The thing that’s really keeping me from applying yet (that’s right, I haven’t even started my RD apps since I still don’t have a finalized college list) is how expensive everything is. Like why do I have to pay $6o or $75 just to fill out their application? It’s absurd!!</p>
<p>^wait so are the RD stuff for Questbridge finalist December 15th??? WTH???</p>
<p>Hi all the MATCHEES,
Congratulations on your success. you guys are all great.</p>
<p>Having said that…I really need all of your help.
One of my best friend who i thought would get matched everywhere (Amazing ec, international awards, 2400 SAT, #1 rank, great essays, all 5s on his 11 APs) didn’t get matched, and he’s really depressed right now and doesn’t think he’ll get in anywhere… 
I think the main “flaw” to his application was that his income was a bit high (45k) so i’m wondering if people who got matched has a lower income range in general.
I understand you might want to keep your family income confidential, but i would really appreciate it if you could give me a rough range of what your family income is so i can cheer my friend… >.<
btw, i got matched to haverford! QB rocks! and my income is pretty low…around 25k lol
Thanks and congrats again!</p>
<p>Oh yeah, and you can just pm me with the info :D</p>
<p>Hey everyone! I just wanted to ask if anyone else got this email from Brown? I can’t tell if it’s generic, but something’s telling me it is.</p>
<p>Dear [sinceredesichick],</p>
<p>I want to congratulate you on your participation in the QuestBridge Program and to let you know how much we have enjoyed learning about you and your career – you should be very proud of your accomplishments. I am truly sorry we were not able to offer you one of the very few spaces in our Match Process, but I want to take this opportunity to invite you to think about Brown University as the next stop in your educational journey. Brown has long cherished the vibrancy…blah blah…</p>
<p>In the near future we will send you additional information about Brown, including instructions on how to apply to us in our Regular Decision admission process…more blah blah generic stuff about common app </p>
<p>We have an Admission Officer on call each day, so if you have any questions, please feel free to call our office (401) 863-2378 or email us at <a href=“mailto:admission_undergraduate@brown.edu”>admission_undergraduate@brown.edu</a> . Thank you again for taking the time to prepare such a thoughtful and impressive QuestBridge application, and we hope very much you will continue to consider Brown and apply to the College through our Regular Decision application process. Please accept my best wishes for an enjoyable and productive senior year and thank you again for thinking of us. "</p>
<p>idk? and should I be responding to these e-mails? I kinda wanna let them know I’m interested by replying back.</p>
<p>I received that email as well. I dont think it means anything, just the college’s effort to get more people apply so that their rank in US News will go up.</p>
<p>oh ok, i figured. thanks!</p>
<p>O-Peel, have your friend look at last year’s profile of matched students. 71% of students will be among the first generation in their family to attend a four year college. 73% had family income below $40K. 58% were black or Latino. Look at the individual students profiled. Many are 1st generation American or have overcome severe personal, political or economic hardship. These students didn’t go to schools with deep AP or Honors programs. No SAT prep courses. We all know that this was a long shot no matter how talented and wonderful you are. Really, just take a deep breath and move to the next step. You should count your blessings that you are not as disadvantaged as some of the match students surely are.</p>
<p>Many of you (~800) will be accepted at one of your choice schools
in the RD process-
just a matter of time</p>
<p>leproxyl, just dont apply to non qb schools…there are great options within qb. but yes, if ur applying to non qb schools, u have to pay, or apply for a fee waiver (ask ur guidance cousnelor)</p>
<p>@MOLLY:</p>
<p>YEA, I HAD TO MAIL BOWDOIN’S SUPPLEMENT TODAY. KEEP MOVING ON .My sum up message: “IF YOU DIDN"T DO IT, DO IT NOW. IT"S NEVER TOO LATE”</p>
<p>Did anybody get Columbia? how many?</p>
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<p>It’s on the Stanford website, and it’s also on the QB website. Let me see if I can dig up that information for you for Princeton.</p>
<p>[Princeton</a> University | Fees & Payment Options](<a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/admission/financialaid/cost/]Princeton”>http://www.princeton.edu/admission/financialaid/cost/)</p>
<p>It’s unclear whether they include non-billable expenses in their COA, in which case they wouldn’t “write you a check” for your personal use, as Stanford does (as well as Rice and a few others). The Self-Help portion is between $2345 and $3845 depending on the summer contribution ($0 - $1500). Most schools at Princeton’s level require self-help, but it is built into the COA so that self-help covers non-billable expenses (travel, books, personal expenses, etc.) instead of tuition, room and board, or fees.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/pr/aid/pdf/PU-aid-appl-info.pdf[/url]”>http://www.princeton.edu/pr/aid/pdf/PU-aid-appl-info.pdf</a></p>
<p>why does it seem that the Asians who were matched have much higher grades/stand test scores, and etc than the latinos and hispanics? isn’t that an injustice?</p>
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<p>Affirmative action. Latinos, Hispanics, Native Americans, and African-Americans have far less representation than Asians and WISPs when it comes to competitive college admissions.</p>
<p>I don’t see why affirmative action is still allowed. It discriminates against the kids who are more qualified and it discriminates against the URM by specifically targeting them.</p>