QuestBridge Scholarship for High School Juniors

For all High School Juniors looking for something to do during the summer and worried about senior year and college take a look at this scholarship:

QuestBridge Prep Scholars:

The College Prep Scholarship program provides awards to help academically talented low-income juniors become successful applicants to top colleges. This year, we're selecting more than 1,500 College Prep Scholars who will receive awards such as:  

• Full scholarships to college summer programs at Brandeis, Emory, Harvard, Stanford, Notre Dame, Penn, and Yale
• Invitations to our College Admissions Conferences at Northwestern, Princeton, and Stanford
• All-expense-paid visits to our partner college campuses 
• College admissions counseling from QuestBridge staff or current Quest Scholars
• Telementoring with Amherst College students
• Quest for Excellence awards such as new laptops

The application will be available at the QuestBridge website  and is due on March 27, 2012. As always, it is completely free to apply. 


Take a look at the flyer:

Make sure to visit their website QuestBridge and don't miss out on this great opportunity. Undocumented students this is a great opportunity to make yourself more marketable to colleges and meet great people at great schools. As a QuestBridge National College Match recipient I can assure the legitimacy of the program and how much they have helped me to achieve my dreams. 


College Guru

100% Need Base Colleges for Undocumented Students

To start off the blog I'm uploading my personal list of colleges (given to me by a friend) of some elite colleges in United States that give a lot if not full financial aid to undocumented students. Hope it helps all those juniors, sophomores, and even freshmen out there!

Need 100% Based:

• Amherst – SAT: 1955 – 2300 / ACT: 30-34 :   Acceptance 15%:  Yes - International
• Barnard  - SAT: 1865 – 2150 / ACT: 28-32 : Acceptance 31%: Yes - International
• Bates – SAT: Optional /  ACT: Optional /  Interview – Recommended:  26%  : Yes – International
• Bowdoin: SAT 1970 – 2240 / 31-33: Recommended Interview : Acceptance 19%: Yes - International
• Brown University: 1970-2285 / 29-34: Acceptance  11% : Yes - International
• Bryn Mawr: 1760-2060 / 26-30: Acceptance 48%:  Yes - International
• California Institute of Technology 2180 – 2345 / 33-35: Acceptance  15%:  Yes  - International
• Campbell University: 1340-1700 / 19-24: Acceptance  36%:  Yes – International
• Carleton College: 1970-2240 /29-33: Acceptance  30%: No – International
•  Carroll University: 21-26:  Recommended Interview – Undocumented Apply as Regular Student 
• University of Chicago: 2045 – 2330 / 28-33: Acceptance  27%: Yes – International but not guaranteed 100% for INT.
• Claremont McKenna College 1925 – 2240/ 29-33 Acceptance: 17.2% Yes – undocumented student must fill out and print FAFSA application/CSS profile, contact Jennifer Sandoval directly/ admission is need-aware so if students get any outside aid it is better to tell admission office
• Colby College
• Colgate University
• Columbia University
• Connecticut College
• Cornell University
• Dartmouth College
• Davidson College
• Duke University
•  Emory University
• Franklin and Marshall College
• Georgetown University
• Gettysburg College
• Grinnell College
• Hamilton College
• Harvard University
• Harvey Mudd College 2120-2320/ 32-34/ Acceptance – 32.05%, Yes – international must also submit a copy of tax return along with CSS Profile, admission is need aware
• Haverford College
• College of the Holy Cross 
• Lafayette College
• Lake Forest College
• Macalester College
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Middlebury College
•  Mount Holyoke College
• The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• Northwestern University
• The University of Notre Dame
• Oberlin College – undocumented students are consider international students, only about 15% of students are accepted… Financial aid packages include grants/loans/workstudy… They only complete one additional form when applying, diversity fly-in programs are available beginning senior year
• University of PA – undocumented students are considered international students, there admission policy is need aware so it is competitive
• Pitzer – only 1 scholarship available for undocumented student, student must be nominated by high school counselor, minimum GPA of 3.5, 4 yrs at a California high school, must represent community involvement
• Pomona College – 2090 – 2315/ 31-34/ Acceptance 16.14% Yes – undocumented students will receive aid, admission is need blind for all students graduating from a US high school, they will also meet 100% financial need
• Princeton University
• Reed College 1910-2195/ 29-33/ Yes – undocumented students are consider international, very limited aid
• Rice University – undocumented students are consider international students, a limited number of need based aid is available. Students are also eligible for all merit based scholarships  Rice has a fly in program for diverse students, it is by invitation only, they need to see grades at test scores
• University of Richmond – undocumented students are consider international students, each year there is limited need based aid, they are also eligible for merit based aid except for the ARMY ROTC scholarship
• University of Rochester – they offer financial aid for Mexican undocumented students, not sure about other countries…
• Scripps College – 650-750 – they only look at math and verbal/ Yes- undocumented students are consider international, they don’t have money set aside for them but if they are admitted they get a full ride all four years
• Smith College – diversity programs at Smith - Women’s in distinction, discovery weekend – only for admitted applicants, summer science program for juniors, undocumented students are accepted under need aware admission like everyone else, very limited amount of scholarships available.
• St. Olaf College – undocumented students are consider international students, they offer up to full financial aid on a limited basis, they also have a multicultural director her name is Desiree Keenan and they can possibly fly in kids beginning junior year
• Stanford University 2000-2300/ 30-34/ Acceptance 7.97%: Yes – undocumented students must apply as international student, 100% aid is not guaranteed for any income level
• Swarthmore College – financial aid is available, once admitted they will get full aid
• Trinity College – Acceptance rate is 31%, undocumented students are consider international students, the school is need aware during the application process but once you are admitted they will meet your needs 100%, contact Mandi Haines
• Tufts University – aid is offer for undocumented students
• Vanderbilt University – For diversity students you can contact Brandi Smith and the school can offer travel waivers up to $250.00 to visit the campus. Yes – undocumented students are consider international students, there is no 100% need based aid
• Vassar University – aid is offer for undocumented students
• Washington University in St. Louis
• Wellesley College – Yes – undocumented students are international students, aid is very limited and you cannot apply ED or EA
• Wesleyan University 2040 – 2350/ 31-34/ Acceptance 20.5% Yes – undocumented students are consider international students, only 15 students can receive financial aid, about 400 students apply, it is a very tough selection
• Williams College 
• Yale University 2090-2360/ 30 -34 Acceptance 8.56% : Yes – International, must fill out CSS profile, total income must be less than $60,000

The list isn't finished because we are still working on it. Please let me know your thoughts to improve it!

College Guru

For Undocumented Students

Hi students,

I want to start off the blog by saying that I myself am a student and so I know everything everyone is going through and how hard it is to get into college. I wanted to start a blog to help students reach their goals and go to college. I know it's hard but we cannot let our bright futures be diminished by our circumstances. Education is the way to achieve one's goals and I believe that in order to reach those dreams one has to work hard through everything life throws your way. Don't let a simple no discourage you in your path to success because we all deserve it.

This blog will mostly concentrate in news, scholarships, and opportunities for undocumented students. I believe that the lack of resources out there is part of the reason undocumented students are discouraged in their path to college and so I am trying to change that. I will try to update the blog weekly and when anything important happens. I want to make this a dynamic experience so feel free to comment and ask questions.

College Guru