<p>i was matched with the QB National College Match, and i understand completely where immortalix is coming from because i felt pretty rushed with my QB app and I ranked 8 colleges so it was that much more work for me. </p>
<p>To answer your question, clarinetgirl, i would think that being a QB finalist would help you. As immortalix already said, the majority (if not all) of the partner schools have need-blind aid, so they would see your finalist status as an accomplishment, rather than something that would hurt you. </p>
<p>if I’m understanding your question correctly Shiny, i just wanted to let you know that QB isn’t the one to determine who gets matched and who doesn’t. QB just picks the finalist, and the schools that you rank pick who they want to give the scholarships to. </p>
<p>personally, i thought, after all of the rushing, the anxiety, the running around for recommendations and the feverish writing of essays, it was worth it. but that’s mainly because i got matched with a college. </p>
<p>also, i think that anyone applying to MIT, Stanford and Yale through the QB NCM rankings should know that since ranking those schools are non-binding, more people are going to rank them, and therefore your chances of getting into one of those is that much slimmer. </p>
<p>if you are going to do QB, make sure you fully understand what you are getting into and DONT PROCRASTINATE.</p>