QuestBridge

“The moment you are identified as a QuestBridge applicant, you are prioritized in a way that very few applicants are. When you’re a QuestBridge student, you’re in a priority bin. They’ve got a leg up in a way that perhaps an athlete or legacy would have a leg up.” (quoted from the web site)

Tom Parker
Dean of Admission
& Financial Aid
Amherst College

QuestBridge program provides college matching program to high school students from low income families.  The partner colleges are some of the top colleges in the country, including Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Amherst, Pomona, CalTech, MIT, U Penn, Wesleyan, U of Chicago and many more.

Selection criteria for QuestBrige program include academic, financial (usually family income of 60,000$ or less), first generation college applicant, standardized test scores and so on.

This program is a great program for students who meet the criteria.  If you know of anyone who will benefit from the program, let them know about QuestBridge.  You can even nominate a student on the web site.

If you know any programs like QuestBridge, let me know by contacting me.