The Quest Scholars at UVa have created a beautiful newsletter highlighting chapter members and events in December 2011 – January 2012.
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When Kelsey Gaetjens, a Williams College junior from Lihue, Hawaii, applied to intern with the Quest Scholars Program over the summer, he thought of it mainly as an opportunity to get more involved with Quest and maybe gain some work experience. He honestly did not think he would get as much out of Quest as he would out of the other non-profits and start-ups to which he had applied. But he admits he was wrong. Read More…
This summer, Farrah Bui, a pre-med Quest Scholar and member of Princeton’s class of 2014, worked as a Student Recruitment intern for QuestBridge. She had always imagined QuestBridge as a large office with a lot of employees, but to her surprise, there were only a handful of people in a small office. Farrah learned everyone’s name within half an hour, and she says the staff also took the time to get to know her. Read More…
When Keianna Dixon wrote to us about what an amazing summer internship she had in DC, we wanted to share it. Keianna has committed every summer since graduating high school to internships in public service, first at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2007, and then at the National Institutes of Health in 2008. For the summer of 2009, Keianna was chosen as one of a hundred – out of over 6,000 applicants – to intern in the Office of Presidential Personnel as part of the White House Internship Program. Read More…
Every so often we ask Quest Scholars to tell us what inspires them or what their life is like after QuestBridge. Celine Yang was happy to share her story even though she did not think people would regard it as anything spectacular or extraordinary. But her words resonated with our staff. Celine’s passionate approach to college and her steadfastness in finding joy in every opportunity at MIT is itself remarkable. Celine’s story is similar to what we hear from Quest Scholars every day: that our program has made a meaningful difference. Read More…
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A recipient of a Summer Service Award (Honorable Mention) from the Quest Scholars Network, Kevin Wandrei interned this summer at Humanities Washington. Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, Humanities Washington provides both programming and grants to ensure that the humanities are accessible to people across Washington State – rural and urban, rich and poor alike. Its reach is vast: from family literacy programs to museum exhibits, it gives grants ranging from under $500 to $10,000. Read More…
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