<p>Is anyone else doing this?</p>
<p>I am definitely applying to Questbridge. I already sent the Questbridge College Prep Scholarship this morning, seven minutes before the deadline. I'm really grateful they use Pacific Standard Time. It means an extra 3 hours for me in the East Coast. :) </p>
<p>It seems that not too many people are familiar with the Questbridge scholarship. I hope a CCer with prior experience with the Questbridge scholarship program can shed some light on this so we're not confused during the application process. Don't applications come out in August, anyway? Hmm, I wonder what to expect from them.</p>
<p>Can anyone apply?</p>
<p>No, you have to meet low-income status.</p>
<p>I was a questbridge finalist and I sent my application to Rice and Trinity. I also forwarded my application to Stanford and Princeton so they could look at it when I applied RD.</p>
<p>Its a huge application (14 pages online), and that application only determines if you are eligible for finalist status. Then you decide where you want to apply to EA/ED, choosing from the schools at </p>
<p>except Princton and Stanford (though stanford is not listed on the page, they are a non-match partner)</p>
<p>The beauty is that you can apply to ALL of the match partners EA/ED if you want, not just one. And the scholarship is a full ride with no loans, except at Wesley. </p>
<p>Last fall, Princeton had a program through QuestBridge where they bought plane tickets for I think 20 finalists to visit the campus. </p>
<p>As for me, I never made it past finalist status. I believe my Questbridge finalist status is the reason Stanford put me on their waitlist (they have a very close informal relationship with Quest), and I have committed to USC.</p>
<p>But definitly apply.</p>
<p>EDIT: there are three steps: apply, be named a finalist, be matched with a scholarship. Not getting a questbridge scholarship does not mean you can't get into the school. Far from it. Each school decides to give out so many questbridge scholarships, from about 10 I think to only one.</p>
<p>A quick search of the forum will find you this thread, which hopefully will answer <em>some</em> (if not all) of your questions. </p>
<p>i had my app done and was going to paste in my essay and submit it but there was too much traffic the last two hours before deadline and it wouldnt let me into the page. </p>
<p>grrrrr. oh well i guess :(</p>
<p>What are the other benifits of QuestBridge?</p>
<p>Wonky, I experienced the same problems with the application last night. There was soo much activity going on in the site the last 2 hours before the deadline. It took me about 20 minutes to access my account. I sure learned my lesson though. Never wait 'till the last minute to complete an online application.</p>
<p>I wasn't sure if I met low-income status, but I assumed that since Questbridge was the one that contacted me, I would be safe. Hopefully.</p>
<p>Bman, so being named a Questbridge Finalist is an honor itself, even though you're not able to advance to the next stage? How do colleges perceive a Questbridge applicant?</p>
<p>what is the QuestLeadership program?</p>
<p>I applied for the prep thing, but i fear that my lack of testings might hurt me. I've only taken the SAT I & the PSAT. I took SATIIs but those scores haven't come out; same with the 3 APs I took. I hope they don't weigh test scores too much, but with only a 3000 character essay, there's little else to judge an applicant on. I wish the essay allowed 3000 words instead. Hopefully, I'm low income enough that I can get something.</p>
<p>I was really disappointed that they decided to not to hold the Scholars program this year. I applied last year just to test myself, and I was really intent on making it this year. Oh well.</p>
<p>Talk to "finale" if you have any questions. She was a scholar for both Quest programs.</p>
<p>Appearently, The QuestBridge Scholar College Prep for juniors is the first tiime they have done such a thing. Who all applied? What are its extended benefits?</p>
<p>QuestLeadership is a competitive summer program at Stanford (or Harvard, I think). The application is at <a href="http://www.questscholars.org%5B/url%5D">www.questscholars.org</a>.
After you apply, they choose a number of semifinalists, who are invited to the campus for interviews (I think either 200 or 400, out of 1500 some applicants). Of those, they pick about 20 kids to participate in the program.
There are a bunch of lectures, college admissions workshops, SAT workshops, etc etc. And it's free. All in all, it's an excellent program, and I highly encourage everyone to apply. The application is the same as for Questbridge, so you can get a taste of college apps as a sophomore or junior.</p>
<p>I applied but like someone else said i think the lack of test is really going to hurt my chances.</p>
<p>quirkily: they said they are not having that program for summer 06'</p>
<p>I will be willing to answer any questions, anyone may have about the Questbridge process.
I am a Questbridge Scholar, 06.</p>
<p>About how many people apply to the College Prep Scholarship and how selective is it?</p>
<p>Does ALL Questbridge programs require low income status? And exactly how low is the threshold?</p>
<p>I was sent massive amounts of email (over 20) from Questbridge inviting me to apply to their College Prep Scholarship. I filled out everything but the essay, which I was too lazy to complete. After reading that the program was designed for low-income students, I basically gave up on the program altogether. My father is a doctor, which I doubt would qualify me for low-income status.</p>
<p>isnt the essay a major part of the applications</p>
<p>It is definitly low income, but when I went to QuestLeadership interviews last May at Stanford, I met kids who went to private schools and lived on huge ranches in Texas. Now having a huge ranch doesn't mean having alot of cash on hand, but the fact that kids who attended private school qualified got me wondering. My low income and rural status (family makes a little over $21K a year, but with a newly-opened business it is rising, and I attend a regular public school in a town of about 700. My graduating class is 17, which is big for our school) put me at a disadvantage for a program designed for students like me.</p>
<p>I didn't attend a private or magnet school (not even sure my state, Montana, even has a magnet school) and I had only taken one AP class, as my school cannot afford to hire enough teachers to support more AP classes.</p>