Applicants to the National College Match
must submit the following by the deadlines indicated.

By September 30 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time

• Completed QuestBridge online application.
• Two Teacher Recommendations. You should have teachers who know you well, and who can speak to your academic performance and character, write your recommendations. They should be written by teachers of core academic curriculum subjects such as math, English, science, social studies, or foreign language. Remember to give your teachers enough time to complete the recommendation for you by the September 30 deadline.

• One Counselor Recommendation (also known as a Secondary School Report). Your high school counselor will need to submit a recommendation for you in addition to your two teachers. Again, please remember to give your counselors enough time – they are just as busy as you are!
• Transcript. We prefer this to be an official transcript from your high school, but if your high school is NOT able to fax official transcripts, we will accept an unofficial transcript. The transcript must be faxed to us using the "Transcript and Test Scores" fax cover sheet from your "My Locker" page. Please note that we cannot accept transcripts through the postal mail.
• Standardized Test Score Reports. Standardized test score reports should include your SAT, ACT, and/or SAT Subject Test results, and must also be faxed using the "Transcript and Test Scores" fax cover sheet from your "My Locker" page. You may either fax us copies of the score reports you receive in the mail or print-outs from the testing organization website with your scores on it. Please do not send us your official score reports directly from the testing organization.
• School Profile (recommended but not required). Most high schools have a profile with information about the school's curriculum, student body demographics, etc. Check with your counselor to see if your school has one. Your counselor should submit this using the "School Profile" fax cover sheet.

By October 12 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time

If you are participating in the National College Match process:

• College Rankings. You must log in to your "My Locker" page and select up to 8 of QuestBridge's partner colleges where you would like to be considered for admission and the College Match scholarship. Your rankings should be in order of preference. If you are applying to our partner colleges for the Regular Decision process only, you may choose to not rank colleges.
• Match Participation Agreement Form. This form ensures that you understand and agree to the terms of the National College Match. The Match Participation Agreement Form will be available to print from your "My Locker" page after rankings have been submitted. The form must be signed by you, your high school counselor, and a parent or guardian, and then faxed to QuestBridge.

By November 1 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time

If you become a finalist for the National College Match:

College Match Requirements for Finalists. These vary depending on the college, but many partner colleges require some combination of the items below. You are required to submit these materials directly to the colleges (not to QuestBridge), and the schools will not consider your applications to be complete without them. Please note that some of our partner colleges require you to submit a Common Application and recommendations in addition to the QuestBridge application. Click here for more information on College Match Requirements for Finalists.

By December 1 – December 15 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time

If you are applying to QuestBridge's Regular Decision process:

Partner College Selections: You must go to your "My Locker" page between December 1 and December 15 and indicate your college selections under the "Regular Decision Application Forwarding" section. You may choose as many of our partner colleges as you like. You must complete this part of the process if you want to apply to our partner colleges for admission through the QuestBridge Regular Decision process.

Regular Decision Requirements. Each school has additional requirements, deadlines, and application components you will need to submit in addition to having your QuestBridge application forwarded. All additional materials are due by the individual college's Regular Decision deadline. Please note that colleges may have different Regular Decision deadlines, and many partner colleges have different requirements for QuestBridge finalists and non-finalists. The Regular Decision Requirements page can be found here.