QuestBridge honors 30 Gwinnett graduates as National College Match Scholarship recipients

     Nearly three dozen Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) seniors will have their entire college career paid in full after being named QuestBridge National College Match scholarship recipients. QuestBridge College Match Scholarship recipients are admitted early to college partners with guaranteed, full four-year scholarships. QuestBridge is a non-profit organization that connects high-achieving, low-income high school seniors with full scholarships to the nation’s top colleges. QuestBridge’s 48 college partners include top liberal arts colleges and exceptional research universities.

     GCPS recipients of QuestBridge National College Match Scholarships and their college plans are as follows:

Archer High School

Sofia Gonzalez—Scripps College

 

Brookwood High School

Mariem Iqbal—Yale University

Nguyet Nguyen—Stanford University

Ruth Teklewold—University of Chicago

Yafet Kebede—Vanderbilt University

 

Central Gwinnett High School

Gabriella Celestin—Emory University

 

Collins Hill High School

Sarisma Magar—Duke University

 

Dacula High School

Emily Mendez-Espinosa—University of Pennsylvania

Delina Bisrat—University of Chicago

 

Duluth High School
Ashley Chang—Vanderbilt University

Johnson He—Hamilton College

Tan Le—Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Kimberlie Ng— Smith College

 

Grayson High School
Jad Barghouti—Duke University

Liya Muluken—University of Pennsylvania

William Sullivan—Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Minh Tran—Massachusetts Institute of Technology

 

Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology
BanAhn Doan—Rice University

Nahum Soresa—Northwestern University

Ihsun Yousafzai—Massachusetts Institute of Technology

 

Lanier High School
Yunyoung Kelly Choi—Brown University

 

Meadowcreek High School
Nahawand Sedran—University of Pennsylvania

Juan Ramos-Pena—Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Gabriella Herrera-Samayoa—Emory University

 

Mountain View High School
Darnell Clark—Duke University

Andrea Marroquin-Navarro—University of Notre Dame

 

Paul Duke STEM High School

Brianna Paredes—Washington and Lee University

Melanhy Garcia-Reyes—Washington and Lee University

 

Seckinger High School 

Sarah Kwon—Duke University

 

Shiloh High School

Damon Daley—Brown University

 

     QuestBridge partners with colleges that offer generous financial aid packages that cover 100% of demonstrated financial need, making them very affordable for low-income students. For more information about QuestBridge, visit the QuestBridge website.