When one of us wins, we all win! We are ecstatic to announce that twenty-one KIPP Texas seniors were named QuestBridge National College Match Program finalists this year! Our students were selected from an applicant pool of more than 16,500 students.
The incredibly prestigious QuestBridge program helps outstanding seniors gain admission and full four-year scholarships to the nation’s most selective colleges and universities. If a student is matched, they are granted early admission to one of the QuestBridge college partners with a full four-year scholarship.
This year’s finalists are:
Alexis Suarez, KIPP Austin Brave High School
Top Schools: Pomona College, Stanford University
Adriana Ortiz, KIPP Austin Collegiate
Top Schools: Stanford University, Pomona College, University of Washington
Aldair Gonzalez, KIPP Austin Collegiate
Top Schools: Emory University, University of Southern California, Stanford University
Francisco Morales, KIPP Austin Collegiate
Top schools: Stanford University, MIT, Caltech
Hiromi Galeas, KIPP Austin Collegiate
Top schools: Duke University, Stanford University, Rice University
Isabel Galvan, KIPP Austin Collegiate
Top schools: Columbia University, Rice University, Colorado College
Paola Dominguez, KIPP Austin Collegiate
Accepted to Duke University
Yeimi Dominguez, KIPP Austin Collegiate
Top Schools: University of Washington, Yale University, MIT
Dhalia Reyes, KIPP Connect High School
Yale University, Stanford University, Columbia University
Amy Diaz, KIPP Connect High School
Rice University, University of Chicago, Columbia University
Ashley Caballero, KIPP Connect High School
Davidson College, Stanford University, Yale University
Susanah Awobajo, KIPP Houston High School
Top Schools: Brown University, Stanford University, Princeton University
Erika Ngo, KIPP Houston High School
Top Schools: Rice University, Scripps College, University of Notre Dame
Wisdom Igbokwe, KIPP Houston High School
Top Schools: Stanford University, Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania
Marco Castillo, KIPP Generations Collegiate
Top Schools: Duke University, Princeton University, Rice University
Julieta Garcia, KIPP Generations Collegiate
Top Schools: Duke University, University of Pennsylvania, Emory University
Kathleen Velazquez, KIPP Generations Collegiate
Top Schools: Brown University, Vanderbilt University, RIce University
Jaslynn Devora, KIPP Northeast College Preparatory
Top schools: Rice University, Columbia University, Pomona College
Ashley Villafranco Valle, KIPP University Prep
Top schools: MIT, Caltech, Stanford University
Daniella Martinez, KIPP Austin Collegiate, Top Schools: Stanford University, Pomona College
Debbie Minjares, KIPP Austin Collegiate, Top Schools: University of Southern California, Boston University, Denison University
These seniors shifted from virtual to in-person learning within the last two years, and they continued to Chase Excellence to attend college. Congratulations to our seniors, and THANK YOU, Big KIPPsters, for teaching, mentoring, caring, and showing our students the power of Persisting with Purpose.
