College Prep Scholarship Summer 2009

Paying for College Access Programs (Questbridge, Posse)
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<p>Yay! Individual Counseling Award, invitation to the Yale conference, + nomination for campus visits :smiley:
it’s been such a good day!</p>

<p>Congratulations! Based on your outstanding application for the QuestBridge College Prep Scholarship, you have been selected to receive an Individualized College Admissions Counseling award. In the next few weeks, you will be contacted by a counselor from QuestBridge’s staff who will provide you with personalized advice over the coming months on college admissions, financial aid, and choosing the right college. For more information, please visit the following page: QuestBridge College Prep Scholarship - QuestBridge Admissions Counseling.</p>

<p>This award is pending verification of your high school transcript and standardized test score reports. If you did not include these documents in your College Prep Scholarship application, please fax these documents to our office at (650) 653-2516 by Friday, May 1, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time. If we cannot verify the information you supplied on your application with the documents you submit, we reserve the right to withdraw your scholarship award. </p>

<p>We are also pleased to extend an invitation to you to attend the QuestBridge College Admissions Conference at Yale University on Saturday, June 27, 2009. The conference will help to make you a competitive applicant to selective colleges by providing you with advice on preparing a strong application and paying for your education, as well as offering the opportunity to talk with admissions officers. </p>

<p>To learn more about the College Admissions Conference and to let us know whether you will attend, click here. Please note that the RSVP deadline is Friday, May 1, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time. </p>

<p>Finally, we have nominated you to be considered for an all-expense-paid campus visit to one of our partner colleges. Campus visits offer an opportunity to take a guided tour, sit in on classes, stay in a dormitory, and meet students who may be future classmates. For more information, please visit the following page: QuestBridge College Prep Scholarship - Overview.</p>

<p>The information in this e-mail covers all of the awards that you have received. </p>

<p>We would like to remind you that much of the information in your College Prep Scholarship application can automatically transfer into a QuestBridge College Match application, giving you a head start on our fall program. The National College Match program pairs high-achieving low-income seniors with admission and full scholarships to top-ranked colleges. The College Match application will be available in August. </p>

<p>On behalf of all of the QuestBridge staff, we are pleased to congratulate you once again on your College Prep Scholarship award. We look forward to continuing to work with you as you explore your educational options. </p>

<p>Kind regards, </p>

<p>The QuestBridge Team</p>

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<p>is anyone applying for a travel grant???</p>

<p>and if so, how much?</p>

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<p>sorry- one more question.</p>

<p>does receiving a college prep scholarship increase the chance of being a national match scholar?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance to anyone who attempts to answer my questions :)</p>

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<p>just did, lionsrcute :]</p>

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<p>Did everyone get either an acceptance or rejection? It’s now just after 10:pm west coast.</p>

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<p>Got nominated for the college visit and waitlisted for Yale :frowning:
Oh well, still decent, I suppose. Anyone know what college we will likely be matched with for the college visit? Do they choose randomly from what colleges you wrote you were interested in?</p>

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<p>Also, what percentage of nominees actually get to go visit?</p>

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<p>Did everyone receive an email? I still have nothing.</p>

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<p>DS got his. Stanford conference and nominated for a college visit.</p>

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<p>I hear 200 people get college visits.</p>

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<p>Family of QB kid from last year here, happy to answer questions as they come up. </p>

<p>College visits tend to be tossed back onto the colleges themselves. S got contacted in the fall about one to Williams, was then rejected for it, and e-mailed back that if they had a waitlist he would be pleased to be put on it. Two days later he was in and had a wonderful time there. Outside of that, we only heard of about one or two other colleges hosting them.</p>

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<p>“Does receiving a college prep scholarship increase the chance of being a national match scholar?”</p>

<p>Yeah, historically it has appeared that way. I suppose this is good news to some, bad news to others, if one were to ask the opposite question. Mind you, I do not work for QB, so everything I say is based on personal experience and anecdotal evidence in speaking with others.</p>

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<p>" …people from other years say conferences are just consolation prizes."</p>

<p>Consolation for what? The conference is great; I’m serious. Very informative and very inspirational. </p>

<p>If you feel it is a consolation prize for not getting the summer experience, just look at the numbers. Only about 10 or 12 (can’t remember) kids get the summer thing, but something like 2000 (again, forgive fuzzy memory) get the conferences. So yeah, one thing is a heck of a lot harder to get than the other, but still …</p>

<p>BTW, S got one of the two summer experiences through the Fein Foundation (he spent a summer at Harvard) and also got the conference. All along the way, the people at QB were incredibly helpful.</p>

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<p>I just found out my grandson received the Fein Fellow Scholarship.
He’ll be attending the Yale conference.
I was curious to know if there any different programs at the conference available to Fein Fellows?
I would appreciate any helpful information you could pass along.
Good Luck to all!</p>

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<p>Last year there was nothing special at the conferences for the Fein kids.</p>

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<p>4th house…Thank you for the prompt reply. We are so excited for this opportunity!</p>

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<p>Do most people go with a parent to the conferences? Or alone?</p>

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<p>Using last year’s Yale conference as a guide, I would say about half or slightly less than half of the kids came with a parent or two. Parents felt very welcome and not out of place at all. </p>

<p>On the other hand, if you qualify for and get transportation compensation, it will be for the student only, not the family.</p>

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<p>hey, i just got selected as a Fein Fellow and was invited to go to the Stanford Conference! how do i apply for a travel grant? i can’t find anywhere on the website to do this… do i just sent QB an email?</p>

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<p>Yes, I would recommend e-mailing them.</p>