College Prep Scholarship
The College Prep Scholarship is a pre-college scholarship program offered by QuestBridge for qualifying high school juniors. The application is a condensed version of the National College Match application, and also asks students to list their interest in each of the partner schools.
The awards offered by the College Prep Scholarship include:
- 40 full scholarships to the Brandeis University High School Summer College Program for Fein Fellows, Emory University Pre-College Program, Harvard University Secondary School Program, University of Notre Dame Pre-College Programs, University of Pennsylvania: Leadership in the Business World Summer Program, University of Pennsylvania: Management & Technology Summer Institute, University of Pennsylvania: Summer Academy in Applied Science & Technology, University of Pennsylvania: Wharton Sports Business Academy, Stanford University High School Summer College Program, and Yale University Summer Session.
- 60 individualized college admissions counseling awards, in which a current Questbridge staff member or college student mentors a student through all stages of the college admission process
- 2000 invitations to QuestBridge's College Admissions Conferences, which in 2013 will be held at Northwestern University, Stanford University, and Yale University.
- All expense paid trips to visit Questbridge partner colleges
- 300 telementoring awards with Amherst College, which will pair low-income and first-generation Amherst students to the award winners. The students will answer questions about the college process and provide support and encouragement
- Quest For Excellence Awards, offered in a variety of categories, which offer promising students laptops, iPads, or all expense paid trips to the partner colleges
In 2012, 3,098 students were named College Prep Scholars for winning one or more of the above awards. 74% of these students were among the first generation in their family to attend college, and 85% ranked in the top 10% of their class.
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