<p>Yes, sorry if that wasn’t clear - QB will forward your app to the colleges you rank for the Match only if you are eligible for the Match - that is, a finalist.</p>
<p>In addition, if you are a finalist who is not Matched, QB will forward your app to the list of schools you provide in December, after the Match results are in.</p>
<p>But in response to the use of the word “rejected,” keep in mind that:
The large majority of finalists are not matched and go on to the regular decision round.</p>
<p>If you are not chosen as a finalist, that is NOT a rejection by any of the colleges, it is only a QB decision. Non-finalists have been accepted into QB partner schools; becoming a QB finalist does not guarantee acceptance into QB partner colleges and being a non-finalist does not guarantee rejection. </p>
<p>The QB partner (and many other) colleges are looking for low-income, high-achieving students. QB is one way the colleges find such students, not the only way.</p>
<p>Edited to add: you really need to check the policies of the individual schools to see how each one treats the QB app for finalists and non-finalists. As you mention, idic5, there are differences.</p>