QuestBridge College Match Application

The QuestBridge application is specifically designed to showcase low-income students in the best possible light. Low-income students often have richer life stories than other applicants – but only the QuestBridge application provides the context that allow students to easily and completely tell their stories. Our application uniquely provides the following five areas:

Household income
The QuestBridge application allows students to state how much their parents make. Top colleges are very interested in low-income students, but because many are need-blind, they don’t know whether or not a student is low-income. As a result, it’s difficult to factor in any obstacles a student has overcome. The QuestBridge application directly addresses this problem.
Summer experience
The QuestBridge application specifically asks how students spent their last two summers. This allows low-income students to showcase the unique life experiences they have had.
Work experience/earnings
Low-income students work to support themselves much more than higher-income students. A normal college application does not emphasize the work experience of prospective students and does not delve into why they chose to work. The QuestBridge application does, and as a result highlights an aspect of life that gives low-income students an advantage by showing their level of maturity.
Special household circumstances
The QuestBridge application specifically asks about any special circumstances involving applicants’ families. Low-income students have often overcome unique family obstacles that other students have not even faced. The QuestBridge application brings these out – other applications do not.
One-sentence non-conventional college application questions
The QuestBridge application asks 14 short answer questions about students’ lives like "What are your favorite types of music?" and "How do you spend a typical weekend?" College admissions officers really value these questions because they give a direct look into the real lives of their prospective students.


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Home National College Match Program Overview Eligibility & Criteria The Match Process The Regular Admissions Process Partner Schools Student Profiles Application FAQ College Prep Scholarship Student Resource Center For Educators Refer A Student About Us	The QuestBridge Application The QuestBridge application is specifically designed to showcase low-income students in the best possible light. Low-income students often have richer life stories than other applicants – but only the QuestBridge application provides the context that allow students to easily and completely tell their stories. Our application uniquely provides the following five areas: Household income The QuestBridge application allows students to state how much their parents make. Top colleges are very interested in low-income students, but because many are need-blind, they don’t know whether or not a student is low-income. As a result, it’s difficult to factor in any obstacles a student has overcome. The QuestBridge application directly addresses this problem. Summer experience The QuestBridge application specifically asks how students spent their last two summers. This allows low-income students to showcase the unique life experiences they have had. Work experience/earnings Low-income students work to support themselves much more than higher-income students. A normal college application does not emphasize the work experience of prospective students and does not delve into why they chose to work. The QuestBridge application does, and as a result highlights an aspect of life that gives low-income students an advantage by showing their level of maturity. Special household circumstances The QuestBridge application specifically asks about any special circumstances involving applicants’ families. Low-income students have often overcome unique family obstacles that other students have not even faced. The QuestBridge application brings these out – other applications do not. One-sentence non-conventional college application questions The QuestBridge application asks 14 short answer questions about students’ lives like "What are your favorite types of music?" and "How do you spend a typical weekend?" College admissions officers really value these questions because they give a direct look into the real lives of their prospective students.
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