National College Match
The QuestBridge National College Match helps outstanding low-income high school seniors gain admission and full four-year scholarships to some of the nation's most selective colleges.
Program Benefits and Details
- ★ QuestBridge seems "too good to be true." How does it work?
- What are the benefits of applying to QuestBridge if I am not interested in participating in the College Match?
- How is applying to the National College Match different from applying Early Decision to a QuestBridge college partner?
- Should high-achieving, low-income students consider options other than the QuestBridge National College Match for applying to QuestBridge's college partners?
Eligibility and Selection Criteria
- ★ What qualifies a student as "low-income?"
- ★ What qualifies a student as "high-achieving" or academically ''outstanding''?
- What criteria are used to select QuestBridge Finalists?
- Can I apply to the National College Match if I am not a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident?
- Is the National College Match only for minorities?
- I am not from a low-income background, but I received a mailing from QuestBridge inviting me to apply. Why did you choose to send a mailing to me, and how did you receive my name?
Early Application Policy
- What is the advantage of applying to QuestBridge instead of ED/EA?
- What is binding admission?
- Can I apply Early Decision or Early Action (ED/EA) to other colleges and rank colleges for the College Match?
- If I am a Finalist and do not match with a college on my ranking list, can I still have my QuestBridge application reviewed by a college for Early Action or Early Decision?
- If I am only applying to non-binding schools for the College Match, can I also apply to ED/EA to a school outside of QuestBridge?
- If I am a Finalist and only applying through QuestBridge Regular Decision, can I apply early to other colleges?
Scholarship Info and Details
- Am I qualified for the College Match Scholarship if my Expected Family Contribution (EFC) is not zero?
- Why can't College Match scholarships be applied to any college? Why only to QuestBridge's college partners?
- How many full scholarships are being offered this year?
- Is this an application for college admission or a scholarship application?
Process and Timeline
- I'm ready to submit my application — any final tips?
- I previously applied to QuestBridge's College Prep Scholars Program. Do I need to submit another application?
- Is there a fee to apply to QuestBridge? Are there any other costs associated with the National College Match Program?
- When is the QuestBridge National College Match application due?
- What do I do if I can't submit my application by the deadline?
- When will I be notified if I am selected as a Finalist? When will I know if I am matched?
Required Standardized Tests
- How important are test scores? How will my test scores be used?
- What should I do if I won’t have all the required test scores by November 1 for a school I ranked?
- What do I do if I can’t afford to send official test scores to all of the schools I ranked?
- What standardized tests are required to apply to the National College Match and how do I submit my scores?
- I will be receiving new standardized test scores after the College Match deadline. What should I do?
- Can I rank colleges that require SAT subject tests if I have not taken these tests by October?
Recommendation Letters
- How can I change my recommender's email address?
- Who should write my recommendation letters and how many do I need to submit?
- How do I get a good recommendation?
- What happens when I “exclude” my recommender?
- My teacher or counselor didn’t get the link for my recommendation. What should I do?
- Can I use the same recommenders for the Common App as I used for my QuestBridge Application?
Academic Section of the Application
- What kind of additional information or details should I include about my academic performance?
- What do I enter for "Course Level" if my class is not Honors, AP, IB, or College Level?
- What is an Honor?
- How should I enter grades for my 12th grade courses?
- How do I verify the GPA and class rank information for my current high school and then check the appropriate box?
- How does weighted GPA differ from unweighted GPA?
Household Section of the Application
- I'm missing one or more required fields on the Parent(s)/Legal Guardian(s) Income and Assets page. What is wrong?
- I'm missing one or more required fields on the Non-Custodial Parent Income and Assets page. What is wrong?
- Where do I enter my non-custodial parent’s financial information? I can’t find that section.
- The Non-Custodial Parent Income and Assets page does not apply to me. What should I do?
- What are examples of people in the household who are supported 50% or more by my parent or guardian?
- Can you define "non-custodial parent"?
Submitting Materials
- What is a midyear report and how do I submit it?
- I faxed my transcript or test score report but I don’t see it on my checklist. What should I do?
- Do I need to submit my transcript and test score reports to QuestBridge? If so, how do I submit them?
- Do I need to submit a transcript for my previous schools?
- How do I send my teacher recommendations, Secondary School Report, transcript, and standardized test score reports to QuestBridge, and when are they due?
- What is a School Profile?
Uploading Materials
- How do I upload my transcript, test scores, or school profile?
- What file types or formats can I upload?
- Can I view my transcript or test score report once it is uploaded?
- How do I replace or delete my transcript or test scores?
- I only have my test scores online. How can I upload a score report?
- Can I upload a picture of my transcript or test scores?
Essays
After the Application Deadline
- What is a midyear report and how do I submit it?
- Can I rank fewer than 12 schools for College Match?
- How do I get a fee waiver for the Common App?
- What should I do if I won’t have all the required test scores by November 1 for a school I ranked?
- Do I need to submit the Common Application to the schools I'm applying to through QuestBridge?
- How do I forward my QuestBridge application for EA or ED?