GAINESVILLE - Gainesville High School senior Joy Nish has been selected as a 2015 QuestBridge National College Match recipient. She has earned a full four-year scholarship to Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. The scholarship includes tuition, room and board, books, travel and other expenses.
QuestBridge is a national program that pairs talented high school seniors with full scholarships to the nation's top colleges. This year, 657 exceptional low-income students from 44 states were selected as College Match Scholarship Recipients.
Students selected for the program are "matched" to a partner college with a guaranteed full, four-year scholarship based on their academic achievement and high financial need. QuestBridge partners with 36 of the most rigorous and selective colleges in the nation, including Emory, Stanford, Williams, Yale, and MIT.
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