Westminster Student Awarded Four-Year College Scholarship

Westminster Christian Academy senior, Rebecca Liu, was recently awarded a full four-year academic scholarship to Rice University through the QuestBridge program. Liu was among the top three percent of QuestBridge student applicants to receive a full scholarship.

“Rebecca is an amazing and bright young woman who has taken advantage of so many opportunities at Westminster and in the St. Louis area,” says Kate Kindbom, Westminster college and career counselor. “She is so deserving, and I am thrilled that the QuestBridge program and Rice University have both recognized this!

QuestBridge is an online service that provides a platform to connect the nation’s brightest youth with leading institutions of higher education. The program links students to scholarship providers, enrichment programs, employers, and organizations to facilitate opportunities for students to excel despite obstacles.

This year’s competition for a four-year scholarship through QuestBridge was competitive. Nation-wide, 13,264 students applied to the program. In November, Liu was selected as a QuestBridge finalist and matched with Rice University. She received a four-year academic scholarship, valued in excess of $250,000.

“It feels really unreal right now – having received this scholarship! Just because the field was so competitive,” says Liu. “I feel honored to have received it though, and I’m very excited to attend Rice. It was my number one choice.”

This year, a total of 4,895 students were selected as finalists in the QuestBridge program, and 657 students were awarded college scholarships to their school of choice of 36 partner colleges.