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“I really enjoyed the retreat, especially meeting some of the other Quest Scholars. It was a great way to network and build relationships with students from the other schools. Knowing that we are all Quest Scholars created an instant bond among us. The retreat reinforced this bond and I know that some of these relationships will last for our lifetimes.” Jing Lin
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As the Quest Scholars Network continues to grow, QuestBridge is offering more opportunities for students who have been admitted to our partner colleges through the National College Match. Please see below for details about unique programs designed to help Quest Scholars develop leadership skills, pursue service projects, and begin building professional careers. About the Quest Scholars Network National College Match applicants who gain admission to our partner colleges will join a national community of hundreds of Quest Scholars who are as committed to helping others as they are to their own academic excellence and professional aspirations. The Quest Scholars Network is a national organization that offers a range of educational and career opportunities, and also involves significant responsibilities. When Quest Scholars arrive on campus to begin their freshman year, they are invited to join the college's Quest Scholars chapter. The campus Quest Scholars chapters are designed as communities where students with similar backgrounds and values can help one another navigate the challenges of life at selective colleges. During college and beyond, Quest Scholars will have access to the national Quest Scholars Network of hundreds of previous Quest Scholars who can offer advice and professional connections to help along the way. As QuestBridge extends its program to include partners such as graduate schools and employers, Quest Scholars will have access to new opportunities that these partnerships will offer. New Quest Scholars will in turn be called on to connect younger students with the same opportunities from which they benefited. QuestBridge will ask Quest Scholars to participate in outreach to outstanding low-income students and to offer guidance to high school juniors and seniors as they navigate the college admissions process. Quest Scholars Leadership Retreats at Stanford and Yale Quest Scholars Leadership Retreats provide an annual opportunity for Quest Scholars from various partner colleges to get to know one another and develop their leadership skills. Together, participants work toward the important goal of building a vision for how the Quest Scholars Network can serve the needs of Scholars and contribute to social change. Retreat attendees also help the QuestBridge team put on the annual College Admissions Conferences at Stanford and Yale. These events bring together hundreds of outstanding low-income high school juniors who aspire to attend top-tier colleges, offering Scholars an opportunity to pass on to younger students the knowledge they have gained through their own successful college application process. 
Quest Scholars Leadership Retreat, Stanford University – May 2009 Attendees can expect to:
Quest Scholars Leadership Retreat, Yale University – June 2009 The Quest Scholars Network would like to thank the 54 Quest Scholars who attended the 2009 Leadership Retreats. Participation in the 2010 Leadership Retreats will be based on an application that will become available next spring. Wall Street Journal Internship  QuestBridge is partnering with the Wall Street Journal to offer a summer internship for a high-achieving low-income university student interested in pursuing a career in journalism. The internship, located at one of the Wall Street Journal's news bureaus, starts in early June or July and lasts for 10 weeks. The intern will receive a stipend of $700 per week. The ideal candidate will be a university junior, senior, or graduate student who has worked at his or her university newspaper. Applications, which will be available in Spring 2010, should include a cover letter, resume, transcript, and writing sample (preferably clippings of published articles). For further information about the Wall Street Journal's internship program, please see The Wall Street Journal website. QuestBridge Summer Internship The QuestBridge Summer Internship program is designed for Quest Scholars with an interest in issues of equitable access to higher education. Each summer intern works on a team with QuestBridge staff and will be directly supervised by one QuestBridge manager. Project assignments may include:
Preference will be given to candidates who will participate in summer work-study programs or who are willing to pursue grants for their summer work. 2010 summer internship applications will become available early next year. Quest Summer Service Awards Quest Summer Service Awards recognize two outstanding project proposals by Quest Scholars with grants of $1,500 each. Selection criteria for projects include: the presence of a public service element; its ability to live up to Quest ideals of scholarship, leadership, and service; originality of thought; a well-organized plan; and its relevance to the applicant’s history of academic or service work. The Quest Scholars Network will begin accepting applications for the 2010 Quest Summer Service Awards during the spring. 2009 Quest Summer Service Award Recipients: Sean Pegado
Yu (Patrick) Qian Honorable Mention:
Lindsay Boven Quest Ambassadors Program Quest Scholars who have gained admission and scholarships to selective colleges through QuestBridge possess the knowledge and experience to communicate the value of the organization’s programs to other students. By serving as Quest Ambassadors, they help younger students to benefit from the same opportunities that they themselves have already received. Quest Ambassadors contribute to QuestBridge’s student outreach by doing one or more of the following:
Quest Ambassadors who help promote equitable access to higher education through these activities play a vital role in upholding the Quest ideal of service to others as a way of creating meaningful change in the world. |
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