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[quote=Anonymous]Questbridge is based on income and GPA.

It should be safe from those who think everyone in America has the same opportunity.

Keep in mind: wealthy multi-gen grad Black students still face anti-Black bias in high school with grading, dress and behavior coding, standardized testing, counselor advice/ignorance, and even letters of recommendation. Parents also face continuing anti-Black bias in private loans and access to credit.

On many campuses, unless you're at an HBCU, most faculty, heads of departments  administrators, coaches, and advisors will be predominantly older white men who will police themselves now that DEI offices are shutdown. Don't get me started on the attitudes of campus police and local cops. They are well aware that the George Floyd Act didn't pass.

Regardless of how many students "of color" a school claims to have, Black students and academics are STILL disproportionately underrepresented in higher education.

Now schools are getting rid of legacy in the name of equity JUST when Black alumni who, in theory, MAY have benefited from Affirmative Action admission (more likely already high achievers) but also ended up with higher debt (racial bias in lending, again).

Bottom line, don't assume that just because a Black student isn't on financial aid that they are treated equally by the higher education system in America.

Posse Foundation https://www.possefoundation.org/about-posse  helps fill in the gaps in leadership development opportunities or other issues related to lack of diversity and inclusion that can hinder even rich Black kids in white-dominated schools and colleges.

Questbridge is an amazing program that truly delivers equity for excellent students from economically disadvantaged students from underserved backgrounds.

I can't imagine it being challenged legally.

https://www.questbridge.org/apply-to-college/programs/college-prep-scholars-program
Eligibility:
High school juniors, regardless of citizenship, currently attending high school in the U.S., and U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents living abroad
Earning primarily A’s in the most challenging courses offered
Demonstrating strong writing skills and intellectual curiosity, plus resilience, integrity, and motivation to succeed
Typically from a household earning less than $65,000 annually with minimal assets (for a household of four members)[/quote]

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