Two Bremen Students Awarded Full Ride Scholarships Through QuestBridge

Two Braves have both been awarded full, four year match scholarships!

Bremen students Talea Carter and Sebastian Bocanegra Macias were both awarded full, four-year QuestBridge National College Match Scholarships. These scholarship awards are extremely impressive, especially given the context of this year’s application cycle.

Out of over 20,800 applicants, QuestBridge selected 6,683 finalists to be considered for the QuestBridge National College Match Scholarship (Match Scholarship). This year, QuestBridge’s 50 college partners matched with 2,242 finalists, who are recognized as Match Scholarship Recipients. This is the highest number of Match Scholarship Recipients to date for QuestBridge.

Talea Carter’s scholarship award was matched to Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Talea will major in Theater starting in the Fall of 2024. Sebastian Bocanegra Macias’ scholarship award was matched to Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. Sebastian will major in either Molecular Biology or Mathematics starting in the Fall of 2024.

“We are thrilled to welcome this historic community of QuestBridge Scholars,” said Ana Rowena Mallari, Co-Founder and CEO of QuestBridge. “Their achievements speak to their depth of intellect and character, and we know they will continue to dream big on their college campuses and beyond.”

Match Scholarship Recipients are admitted early to QuestBridge college partners with full four-year scholarships provided by the colleges and universities, ensuring for these students and their families that an education at a top college is affordable. The Match Scholarship is made up of a generous financial aid package provided by the college that covers the full cost of attendance, including tuition, housing and food, books and supplies, and travel expenses. The Match Scholarship does not include loans or a parental contribution.

About Bremen High School District 228
Bremen High School District 228 is located in the southwest suburbs of Chicago and serves the communities of Midlothian, Posen, Tinley Park, Markham, Hazel Crest, Country Club Hills and Oak Forest. District 228 serves over 5,000 students and employs 800 full and part-time staff members. Bremen High School, in Midlothian, opened its doors to students in September of 1953. Since then, District 228 opened three additional schools. Tinley Park High School opened in 1961; Hillcrest High School, in Country Club Hills, opened in 1967; and Oak Forest High School opened in 1970. For more information, please visit https://www.bhsd228.com/