Difference between revisions of "QuestBridge"

 
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"QuestBridge is a non-profit program that links bright, motivated low-income students with educational and scholarship opportunities at some of the nation's best colleges." Students are selected based on academic, financial, and other criteria.
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QuestBridge selects bright and motivated low-income students for scholarship opportunities based on academic, financial, and other criteria.
 
* Academic criteria - factors include GPA, class rank, rigor of high school curriculum, standardized test scores ("Finalists score an average of 1940 on the SAT or 30 on the ACT"), essays, teacher recommendations, and the secondary school report  
 
* Academic criteria - factors include GPA, class rank, rigor of high school curriculum, standardized test scores ("Finalists score an average of 1940 on the SAT or 30 on the ACT"), essays, teacher recommendations, and the secondary school report  
* Financial criteria - factors include annual household income ("Most College Match scholarship recipients have come from households earning less than <math>60,000 annually.") and additional information such as cost of living in the area or number of people in household
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* Financial criteria - factors include annual household income ("Most College Match scholarship recipients have come from households earning less than <dollar/>60,000 annually.") and additional information such as cost of living in the area or number of people in household
 
* Other criteria - parents' level of education, extenuating circumstances, and other achievements
 
* Other criteria - parents' level of education, extenuating circumstances, and other achievements
  
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* Submit test scores to partner colleges.
 
* Submit test scores to partner colleges.
 
* Graduate from high school during/before spring/summer and plan to enroll as a freshman in fall.
 
* Graduate from high school during/before spring/summer and plan to enroll as a freshman in fall.
* "Only U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents are eligible to receive College Match scholarships to partner colleges, with the exception of Brown, Pomona, Princeton, and Yale. Students who are not U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents can still use the QuestBridge application, be chosen as QuestBridge finalists, and participate in the Regular Decision process. "
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* Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident (some schools have exceptions)
 
 
  
 
== Amount==
 
== Amount==
  
"All scholarships include:
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*Tuition costs up to <dollar/>40,000 per year
 
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*Room and board costs up to <dollar/>15,000 per year
*Full cost of tuition: up to </math>40,000 per year, depending on the college.
 
*Full cost of room and board: up to $15,000 per year, depending on the college.
 
 
 
Most partner colleges automatically renew the scholarship for all four years of college, and also include the following in their scholarship packages:
 
  
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Most schools also cover
 
*Books and supplies
 
*Books and supplies
 
*Travel expenses
 
*Travel expenses
 
*Health insurance
 
*Health insurance
*A work-study package and/or a summer work contribution to help cover personal and other expenses"
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*A work-study package and/or summer work for other expenses
  
 
== Partner Colleges ==
 
== Partner Colleges ==
Amherst College
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*Amherst College
Bowdoin College
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*Bowdoin College
Brown University
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*Brown University
Caltech
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*Caltech
Chicago, University of
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*Chicago, University of
Columbia University
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*Columbia University
Dartmouth College
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*Dartmouth College
Emory University
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*Emory University
Haverford College
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*Haverford College
MIT
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*MIT
Northwestern University
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*Northwestern University
Notre Dame, University of
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*Notre Dame, University of
Oberlin College
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*Oberlin College
Parsons The New School for Design
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*Parsons The New School for Design
Pennsylvania, University of
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*Pennsylvania, University of
Pomona College
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*Pomona College
Princeton University
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*Princeton University
Rice University
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*Rice University
Scripps College
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*Scripps College
Stanford University
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*Stanford University
Swarthmore College
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*Swarthmore College
Trinity College
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*Trinity College
Vassar College
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*Vassar College
University of Virginia
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*University of Virginia
Washington and Lee University
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*Washington and Lee University
Wellesley College
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*Wellesley College
Wesleyan University
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*Wesleyan University
Williams College
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*Williams College
Yale University
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*Yale University
  
  

Latest revision as of 09:38, 23 July 2010

QuestBridge selects bright and motivated low-income students for scholarship opportunities based on academic, financial, and other criteria.

  • Academic criteria - factors include GPA, class rank, rigor of high school curriculum, standardized test scores ("Finalists score an average of 1940 on the SAT or 30 on the ACT"), essays, teacher recommendations, and the secondary school report
  • Financial criteria - factors include annual household income ("Most College Match scholarship recipients have come from households earning less than <dollar/>60,000 annually.") and additional information such as cost of living in the area or number of people in household
  • Other criteria - parents' level of education, extenuating circumstances, and other achievements


Requirements

  • Submit test scores to partner colleges.
  • Graduate from high school during/before spring/summer and plan to enroll as a freshman in fall.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident (some schools have exceptions)

Amount

  • Tuition costs up to <dollar/>40,000 per year
  • Room and board costs up to <dollar/>15,000 per year

Most schools also cover

  • Books and supplies
  • Travel expenses
  • Health insurance
  • A work-study package and/or summer work for other expenses

Partner Colleges

  • Amherst College
  • Bowdoin College
  • Brown University
  • Caltech
  • Chicago, University of
  • Columbia University
  • Dartmouth College
  • Emory University
  • Haverford College
  • MIT
  • Northwestern University
  • Notre Dame, University of
  • Oberlin College
  • Parsons The New School for Design
  • Pennsylvania, University of
  • Pomona College
  • Princeton University
  • Rice University
  • Scripps College
  • Stanford University
  • Swarthmore College
  • Trinity College
  • Vassar College
  • University of Virginia
  • Washington and Lee University
  • Wellesley College
  • Wesleyan University
  • Williams College
  • Yale University



For more information, check out the website.

See also