College Prep Scholars Program
The QuestBridge College Prep Scholars Program provides awards and opportunities that give outstanding low-income high school juniors an early advantage in college admissions.
Eligibility and Selection Criteria
- COVID-19 Information for 2021 College Prep Scholars Program Applicants
- Can I apply for the College Prep Scholars Program if I am not a U.S. citizen or Permanent Resident?
- What does QuestBridge consider low-income?
- What does QuestBridge consider high-achieving?
- How are College Prep Scholars selected?
- Who is the College Prep Scholars Program for?
Process and Timeline
- I don’t see a way to submit my application on my Review and Submit page. What should I do?
- When will I find out if I received a scholarship for a college summer program?
- Completing the Application: Quick Start Guide
- What do I do if I can't submit my application by the deadline?
- When is the College Prep Scholars Program application due?
- Is there a fee to apply to the College Prep Scholars Program? Are there any other costs associated with applying to the program?
Award Details
- When and how will I receive an expense-paid campus visit?
- How many college summer programs and/or Quest for Excellence Awards can I apply for?
- When will I find out if I received a scholarship for a college summer program?
- When will I find out if I received one of the Quest for Excellence Awards?
- What awards are available through the College Prep Scholars Program?
- What is the process of applying to the college summer programs?
Household Section of the Application
- I have an error on the Parent(s)/Legal Guardian(s) Income and Assets page. What is wrong?
- I have an error on the Non-Custodial Parent Income and Assets page. What is wrong?
- Where do I enter my non-custodial parent’s financial information?
- Why am I seeing the Non-Custodial Parent Income and Assets page?
- What are examples of people in the household who are supported 50% or more by my parent or guardian?
- What is a non-custodial parent?
Academic Section of the Application
- What type of information should I include in the academic additional information section?
- What is an Honor?
- My school doesn't use letter grades. How should I fill out the Coursework section?
- How does weighted GPA differ from unweighted GPA?
- My school doesn't have class rankings. What should I do?
- Do you require GPA on a specific scale?
Recommendation Letters
- I registered my recommender with the wrong recommendation type. What should I do?
- What is a Character Recommendation and who should I ask to submit one for my application?
- How can I change my recommender's email address?
- My recommender didn’t get the link for my recommendation. What should I do?
- My recommender is having technical problems submitting my recommendation. What should I do?
- My recommender won’t be able to submit the recommendation on time. What should I do?
Submitting Materials
- What is a School Profile?
- Do I need to submit a transcript for my previous schools?
- I faxed my transcript or test score report but I don’t see it on my checklist. What should I do?
- Are transcripts and test score reports required?
- How do I know if my materials have been received?
- Can I submit my application if I have missing materials?
Uploading Materials
- How do I upload my materials?
- 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?
The Connection Between Our Programs
- Will my status as a College Prep Scholar make me more likely to win a National College Match award?
- Is the College Prep Scholars Program application required in order to apply for the National College Match?
- What is the relationship between the QuestBridge College Prep Scholars Program and the QuestBridge National College Match?