ATTENDING A TOP-TIER COLLEGE PARTNER COLLEGES QUESTBRIDGE RESULTS IS POSSIBLE 4,518 students were selected as National College Match

The nation’s leading colleges are actively seeking to Massachusetts finalists in 2012. Of them: Institute of Technology enroll high-achieving low-income students. If you are an Amherst, MA Cambridge, MA Notre Dame, IN • 383 received full four-year scholarships to our partner outstanding student who has overcome economic colleges through the College Match process. challenges, you have a real chance to attend a top-tier • More than 1,600 were offered admission and generous University of Pennsylvania college on a full scholarship. The QuestBridge National Evanston, IL Brunswick, ME Philadelphia, PA financial aid from our partner colleges through the College Match can help you make it happen. CO IN LL RL E E G B E O QuestBridge Regular Decision process.

L E R A O R B N A I L N G A N D of Southern California THE QUESTBRIDGE APPLICATION IS Brown University Oberlin, OH Providence, RI Los Angeles, CA • Due in late September

• Available at www.questbridge.org COLLEGE MATCH California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA Claremont, CA Charlottesville, VA SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS WHY APPLY? Academics Household Income • It’s free. Not only is the online QuestBridge application

Carleton College free, but application fees are also waived to each of our Nashville, TN 1st in class...... 29% $20,000 and under.....28% Northfield, MN Princeton, NJ partner colleges if you become a finalist. Top 5% of class...... 84% $40,000 and under.....71% • Full scholarship. You could receive a full four-year 1200 SAT or above....87% $60,000 and under.....96% scholarship including tuition, room, and board, Colorado Springs, CO Houston, TX Poughkeepsie, NY (CR+M) loan-free, provided by one of our partner colleges. First generation in family to attend college: 76%

• Showcase your story. The QuestBridge application Washington & Lee 2012 figures New York, NY University provides more opportunity than standard college Claremont, CA Lexington, VA applications to highlight your successes in light of the obstacles you’ve overcome. Stanford, CA Wellesley, MA • Partner colleges. Our 35 partners are some of the Hanover, NH “Before I heard of QuestBridge, I best colleges and universities in the country. had a lot of anxiety about paying for college. I never realized how • Two opportunities for college admission. Davidson, NC Swarthmore, PA Middletown, CT much money there is for helping Students can apply to multiple partner colleges at once low-income families. QuestBridge through the early College Match, as well as for admission changed my outlook on the college and generous financial aid through the QuestBridge Trinity College application process. I never Regular Decision process. Atlanta, GA Hartford, CT Williamstown, MA thought I would be able to afford • Quest Scholars Network. Students who are an education.” admitted to a partner college through QuestBridge Grinnell, IA Medford, MA New Haven, CT Megan Brookens become part of the Quest Scholars Network, a supportive Jersey Shore, PA national community of students with chapters on each 2012 College Match Scholarship Recipient partner college campus. Haverford, PA Chicago, IL University of Pennsylvania, Class of 2017

NATIONAL COLLEGE MATCH PROCESS

1. Application and Review 2. The College Match 3. Regular Decision Students submit the QuestBridge application online by QuestBridge matches select finalists and colleges based Finalists who are not matched can apply free of charge to the end of September. QuestBridge selects finalists and on their mutual preferences. Admission and scholarship partner colleges through the QuestBridge Regular forwards their applications to partner colleges. notifications are issued at the beginning of December. Decision process. “QuestBridge helps to alleviate the ABOUT QUESTBRIDGE stress of the college application Serving High-Achieving Students for 19 Years process for gifted, low-income students. The application QuestBridge is part of the Quest Scholars Program, a highlights the challenges that 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that has worked since these students face on a daily 1994 to help outstanding low-income students access basis while emphasizing their top-tier educational opportunities. Please learn more by achievements. QuestBridge also visiting www.questbridge.org. gives students the opportunity to In the past nine years, QuestBridge has paired over 2,000 apply to multiple schools without students with admission and full scholarships to our the financial burden.” partner colleges through the National College Match, and

Eduardo Avalos helped more than 6,000 students gain regular admission Santa Ana, CA to our partner colleges with generous financial aid. 2012 College Match Scholarship Recipient Williams College, Class of 2017 REFER STUDENTS If you know any students who are qualified for QuestBridge's programs, you can refer them to us by clicking on the yellow "Refer a Student" button on our WHO SHOULD APPLY? website. This will ensure that the students receive information directly from us about our programs, QuestBridge invites applications from high school including application information and deadline reminders. seniors who have demonstrated academic excellence and come from low-income households. Students of all races and ethnicities are encouraged to apply. Many successful past applicants have also been among the first generation QUEST FOR EXCELLENCE PROGRAM in their family to attend college. QuestBridge offers Quest for Excellence Awards as part of the National College Match. Completing WHAT DO WE LOOK FOR? the National College Match application makes students eligible to apply for a wide range of awards We take all of the following into account when based on their interests and backgrounds. Selected evaluating applications: students will receive awards such as new laptops • Academic achievement: GPA, class rank, rigor of high or funding to visit college campuses. Visit school curriculum, standardized test scores, writing www.questbridge.org for more details. ability, and recommendations. • Financial need: Most finalists come from households earning less than $60,000 annually for a typical family of four, have limited assets, and have experienced National long-term economic hardship.

HOW TO APPLY CONTACT US College Match Visit www.questbridge.org for more details and to Online: www.questbridge.org access the online application. It is free to apply. The www.facebook.com/questbridge application is due in late September. FOR SENIORS E-mail: [email protected] The application requires information on the student's Phone: 1.888.275.2054 (toll free) financial background and academic achievements, as Full Four-Year Scholarships well as essays and short answer responses, three letters Mail: 115 Everett Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 of recommendation, a transcript, and test scores. to Leading Colleges