WHS senior Julia Starnes is named 2020 QuestBridge National College Match Scholarship Recipient
Julia Starnes
Sumner Newscow report — Wellington High School Senior Julia Starnes has been selected as a 2020 QuestBridge National College Match Scholarship Recipient. She has received a full four-year scholarship to Washington University in St. Louis, Mo.
QuestBridge is a national program that connects high-achieving high school seniors with full four-year scholarships to the nation’s top colleges. Out of over 18,500 applicants, QuestBridge selected 6,885 Finalists to be considered for the QuestBridge National College Match Scholarship. This year, QuestBridge’s 42 college partners matched with a record number of 1,464 Finalists, who are recognized as Match Scholarship Recipients.
This year’s Match Scholarship Recipients come from 48 states, including the District of Columbia, as well as the territories of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Puerto Rico.
These outstanding high school seniors have an average unweighted GPA of 3.93, and 94% are in the top 10% of their graduating class. Of the students who reported standardized testing, 82% scored above 1260 on the SAT and 84% scored above 27 on the ACT.
To read more about QuestBridge and the QuestBridge National College Match Program click here.
