Press Release: January 31, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: [email protected]
QuestBridge Finalists Nominated for Prestigious U.S. Presidential Scholars Program
Palo Alto, California (January 31, 2025) – QuestBridge is excited to announce the high school seniors nominated by QuestBridge as candidates for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, one of the nation’s highest honors for high school students. Due to the outstanding qualifications of QuestBridge Finalists, QuestBridge has been one of the few partner organizations eligible to nominate students for this honor over the past 10 years.
These nominees are a small segment of the highly qualified 7,288 QuestBridge Finalists in the 2024 QuestBridge National College Match. QuestBridge initially received over 25,500 applicants for the program which connects high-achieving high school seniors from low-income backgrounds with top colleges. Several of these nominees received the National College Match Scholarship, a full scholarship to a top college valued at over $325,000.
Our nominees* for the 2025 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program are:
Maurits Acosta - Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School, Hialeah, FL
Melissa Alfaro-Zeledon - John Dubiski Career High School, Dallas, TX
Morgan Bisel - Corvallis High School, Hamilton, MT
Daniel Campos-Morales - McLean High School, Falls Church, VA
Aspen Hess - Leesburg High School, Fruitland Park, FL
Brian Huang - Boston Latin School, Boston, MA
Christian Jattan - Las Vegas Academy Of The Arts, Henderson, NV
Eugenie Kim - Olathe Northwest High School, Olathe, KS
Bedirhan Ozmen - West Haven High School, West Haven, CT
Vaibhav Patel - Noblesville High School, Noblesville, IL
Upon submission of the application, candidates will be notified of semi-finalist status in April. Presidential Scholars will be notified in May 2025.
*Some students, who opted out of making their candidacy public, are not included on this list.
About QuestBridge:
QuestBridge connects high-achieving students from low-income backgrounds with a thriving community and transformative educational, career, and life opportunities that help propel them to lives of fulfillment, meaning, and purpose.