Karen A., the Marshall High student who was a winner in our "Win the Use of an Apex" contest has just received another award. Congratulations; I'm so excited for her. I'll let Karen tell you about it (read on):
"After my GEARUP counselor informed me about the Questbridge National College Match Program, I applied. The Program assists "high-achieving low-income" high school seniors in gaining admission and full four-year scholarships at some of the most selective universities. Questbridge's thirty partner colleges include Princeton, Yale, and Stanford, as well as Amherst College, Scripps College, and the University of Southern California. Not only are the Questbridge application and the schools' application fees waived, but Questbridge also has a national Quest Scholars Network for its students to mentor one another while in college.
"In order to apply, I had to fill out an online application, including a number of written questions allowing me to give a fuller picture of myself than I could have otherwise done in a typical college application. This is because the Questbridge application asks open-ended questions such as how applicants spend their weekend; another asked what inspires students in life. Students must also rank up to eight of Questbridge's partner colleges. Finalists are then selected, and we had to send additional information to each of the schools we ranked. After a few weeks, finalists are either matched with a school, or those that are not can forward their Questbridge applications and apply to Questbridge partners through regular decision.
"I am very humbled and thankful for being awarded a Questbridge scholarship to the University of Southern California!"
For more information, please visit:
http://www.questbridge.org/students/program.html
