Regular Decision

Applying through QuestBridge Regular Decision

QuestBridge Regular Decision is one of multiple pathways to becoming a QuestBridge Scholar and unlocking lifelong benefits. This pathway offers Finalists the unique opportunity to apply to any of our college partners with no application fees. By removing financial barriers, this pathway allows you to expand your options and maximize your admission opportunities.

How it works:

If you are a National College Match Finalist, you can apply through QuestBridge Regular Decision using your National College Match application if you are not matched, or you chose not to rank colleges.
In early November, you can select colleges to apply to through the QuestBridge Regular Decision Form, and complete their applications by the colleges' Regular Decision deadlines.
Your application would be reviewed for admission during the colleges' standard Regular Decision timeline, and you would receive your decision in the spring.

What happens next? If you are a Finalist who enrolls at a college partner through the Match, QuestBridge Regular Decision, or any other admission round, you are a QuestBridge Scholar! You will be able to access a lifelong community of over 35,000 QuestBridge Scholars and Alumni, career opportunities, graduate school scholarships, and more.

Keep in mind:

QuestBridge Regular Decision is another pathway for Finalists to apply to QuestBridge college partners. However, ranking colleges is the only way to be considered for the Match Scholarship.

Benefits of QuestBridge Regular Decision

If you are selected as a Finalist, you can take advantage of these unique opportunities:

Note: Because all our college partners have extremely competitive admissions processes, Finalists should also apply to a range of target and likely non-QuestBridge colleges where they are confident they can be admitted.

Apply to any of our college partners using your National College Match application with no application fees.

Get another chance for admission at colleges you ranked, and add additional schools that interest you.

Receive a generous financial aid package that will cover 100% of your demonstrated need.

Connect with a lifelong community and access ongoing growth opportunities through QuestBridge if you enroll at a college partner.

QuestBridge Regular Decision Requirements for Finalists

This content will be updated later this summer for the 2026 National College Match.

Click the links below to view each college's Regular Decision Requirements, which you can also find on each college partner's Application Requirements page.

If you have a question about submitting materials that is not answered by the school's page, please email or call the campus' admissions or financial aid office directly through the contact information on their Application Requirements page.

Important note: Submission of the QuestBridge Regular Decision Form in December does not complete your applications; you must submit additional Regular Decision Requirements directly to the colleges by their deadlines.

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