Virtual National College Admissions Conference
Kickstart your College Prep Scholar experience at one of our essential National College Admissions Conferences this summer.
Your path to a top college
The virtual National College Admissions Conference is designed to help you start your path to college with knowledge and confidence. It will feature immersive and interactive workshops that offer you the chance to reflect on your own goals and aspirations, learn about life on campus, and hear from current QuestBridge Scholars about what it’s like to be a college student. Throughout the day, you’ll meet and receive expert advice from admissions representatives from the 55 QuestBridge college partners, interact with talented peers from across the country, and learn more about some of the nation's top colleges.
Confirm your attendance at one of two conference sessions, Saturday, May 30, or Wednesday, July 1, as soon as possible!
At this conference, you will...
Identify your motivations for attending college.
Determine which college partners could be the right fit for you.
Hear directly from QuestBridge Scholars about their application journeys and lives on campus.
Engage with QuestBridge college partner admissions representatives directly.
Conference schedule
Each conference will be live-streamed from 9:15 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (12:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on RingCentral, a virtual event platform. All times below are listed in Pacific Time.
| Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 9:15 a.m. | Welcome Kick off the day with a message from the Co-Founder and CEO of QuestBridge. | Stage |
| 9:30 a.m. | The QuestBridge Journey Learn how you can earn a full four-year scholarship to our college partners. | Stage |
| 10:00 a.m. | Panel: Insight from QuestBridge Scholars Hear from QuestBridge Scholars as they share their experiences and advice. | Stage |
| 10:45 a.m. | Your Future, Your Fit: How your goals and dreams inform your college fit In this reflective and interactive session, you will explore how your goals and ambitions can be tools to help you determine the right college fit and ensure that no matter where your journey takes you, your needs and priorities are met. | Sessions |
| 12:00 p.m. | College Fair and Meet and Greet (Fair 1 + Round 1) Half of our college partner admissions representatives will be available at their virtual booths. The other half of admissions representatives will be available to be randomly paired with through the Networking feature. Use this time to connect directly with admissions representatives and learn more about our college partners. | Fair and Networking |
| 1:00 p.m. | College Fair and Meet and Greet (Fair 2 + Round 2) For the second round, admissions representatives that were in Networking during the last hour will be available to connect with you at their virtual booths. The admissions representatives who were at their virtual booths will now be available in Networking. Use this time to connect directly with even more admissions representatives and learn all you can about our college partners. | Fair and Networking |
Information and resources to help you prepare for your conference experience.
The 2026 National College Admissions Conferences will be live-streamed through RingCentral, a virtual event platform. We will broadcast presentations and workshops led by our college partners' representatives and QuestBridge Staff, and the conference will end with a virtual college fair. Prepare to meet college admissions representatives at the college fair by watching our playlist of college partner videos.
If you want to interact with admissions representatives during the conference, you are encouraged to have your webcam and/or microphone ready. Attendees can also interact via a live chat box. If your schedule does not allow you to attend for the full day, you will receive the link to a recording of key event sessions afterward.
By registering for this event, you agree to create an open, supportive, and inclusive space for all. The use of AI note-taking or recording tools is not permitted during our event to ensure the privacy of our participants.
QuestBridge is committed to providing inclusive events. If there is a reasonable accommodation that would assist you in fully participating in a QuestBridge event, please contact [email protected]. Please note that advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs, and we may not be able to meet all requests.
RingCentral can be accessed through a web browser (Google Chrome works best) on a computer or a mobile app on a tablet or smartphone. We encourage you to use a computer with speakers, a microphone, and a webcam for the best online experience. We recommend that you find a location with a good internet connection. Please watch our video tutorial to learn how to navigate the platform.
We will email you a unique link to access the conference before the event. This email will be sent to the email address associated with your QuestBridge account.
Before you attend the conference, review the following resources to get the most out of the experience: