Program

College Prep Scholarship

Organization

QuestBridge

Opportunity Type

Scholarship

About the Program

QuestBridge's College Prep Scholarship provides opportunities designed to help outstanding low-income high school juniors prepare to apply to top colleges. More than 2,000 students will be selected as College Prep Scholars and will receive one or more awards that will make them stronger applicants to selective colleges.

Application Deadline

March (Late March 2015)

Application Website

www.questbridge.org/for-students/cps-college-prep-scholarship

Renewable?

No

Additional Details

Scholarship for summer programs, workshops, and/or admissions counseling and mentoring, all-expense-paid visits to college campuses, and opportunities to win a Quest for Excellence Award.

Description

The QuestBridge College Prep Scholarship is designed for high school juniors who have shown outstanding academic ability despite facing economic challenges. Most College Prep Scholars come from households earning less than $60,000 annually and have experienced long-term economic hardship.

Eligibility:

• Students must be juniors who are planning to apply to college during the fall of their senior year.
• Citizenship requirements: U.S. citizens, Permanent Residents, and international students attending high school in the United States are eligible to apply for the College Prep Scholarship.

Open to residents of:

Open to students attending school in:

Year in School

• 11th Grade

Academic Requirements

QuestBridge seeks students whose academic achievement demonstrates that they have the potential to be strong applicants to highly selective colleges. Some of the factors we use to assess academic ability include:

• Grade Point Average (GPA): Both unweighted and weighted GPAs are considered.
• Class rank: The majority of awardees are in the top 5 to 10% of their class.
• Rigor of high school curriculum: College Prep Scholars typically take the most challenging courses available at their high school, usually including Honors, AP, and/or IB-level courses if available.
• Standardized test scores: Students should submit any standardized test scores they have received, including the PSAT, PLAN, SAT, and ACT scores, as well as any SAT Subject Test and/or AP test results.
  (A note about test scores: Standardized test scores are not required, but are an important factor in the selection process. QuestBridge strongly encourages students to submit any of these test scores they have received.)
• Essays: In addition to strong writing ability, essays should show evidence of intellectual spark, determination, and altruism.
• Recommendation: The Teacher Recommendation tells us more about a student's academic abilities, how a student interacts in the classroom and school community, and how the student compares to other students at his or her school.

Enrollment Status

• Full time

Citizenship

• U.S. Citizens
• Legal Permanent Residents

Other Details

• Merit-based
• Needs-based

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Contact

questions@questbridge.org

Organization Website

www.questbridge.org/index.php

Organization Address

115 Everett Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301

Organization Phone

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