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Is it easier to get into colleges through QuestBridge?
Yes, I think Questbridge does give you a better acceptance chance, especially if you decide to do College Match and your EFC is $0. Certainly, schools look hard at QB candidates because they have been pre-screened and pre-selected for academic excellence and persistence.
How many people get accepted in QuestBridge?
Admission through the National College Match Approximately 2,000 Finalists were admitted through QuestBridge Regular Decision last year. To date, over 30,000 Finalists have been admitted to a college partner through QuestBridge, including over 8,500 who were admitted with full four-year scholarships.
What percentage of QuestBridge applicants become finalists?
In 2019, 5,842 students were selected as Finalists out of 14,926 applications. Of those Finalists, 1,127 were selected for Match Scholarships, and approximately 2,000 students were admitted to a college partner with generous financial aid through QuestBridge Regular Decision.
Does QuestBridge help chances?
QuestBridge application options Students selected as QuestBridge Finalists have three options for sharing their QuestBridge application with Yale. Yale has no preference for any option, and no option increases an applicant’s chances of admission or the size of their financial aid offer.
Is Harvard a QuestBridge partner?
QuestBridge currently has 35 partner schools. Cornell and Harvard are the only two Ivy League schools that have not partnered with the program.
Is QuestBridge finalist an honor?
Students were selected from a pool of 13,264 applicants for the 2015 QuestBridge National College Match, and were all identified as “Finalists”, an honor in and of itself. QuestBridge college partners consider Finalists for full four-year scholarships and early admission through the National College Match.
How many finalists get matched?
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| Applicants | 18,500 | 14,926 |
| Finalists | 6,885 | 5,842 |
| Match Scholarship Recipients | 1,464 | 1,127 |
| Regular Decision admits* | 2,000 | 2,000 |
How many QuestBridge finalists matched 2021?
Out of over 16,500 applicants, QuestBridge selected 6,312 Finalists to be considered for the QuestBridge National College Match Scholarship (Match Scholarship). This year, QuestBridge’s 45 college partners matched with 1,674 Finalists, who are recognized as Match Scholarship Recipients.
Why is Harvard not a QuestBridge partner?
While Harvard’s peer schools, such as Princeton and Yale, use QuestBridge to access more low-income students, Harvard pursues socioeconomic diversity on its own. Because of such independence, Harvard may be missing out on exactly the kinds of students it is looking for.
Is QuestBridge free?
Applying to the National College Match, like all of QuestBridge’s student services, is completely free of charge. If you are selected as a Finalist, our college partners will also automatically waive their application fees.
How does QuestBridge choose finalists?
Finalist: A Finalist is a student who applied to the National College Match and was selected by QuestBridge based on their academic achievements and financial need. Students are matched with the college highest on their ranking list that would like to admit them with the Match Scholarship.