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CollegePoint is a non-profit near-peer model organization that serves high-achieving, low- and moderate-income students who usually had the idea that a private school was out of their reach and that their best option was the local state school. As a student I was a QuestBridge applicant so I worked closely with students in CollegePoint who were applying via QuestBridge (match and non-match applicants).<\/p>","protected":false},"author":389,"featured_media":11227,"template":"","class_list":["post-11209","profile","type-profile","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO Pro 5.0.4 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Why I chose Admissions and Financial AidFinancial aid is often viewed as one of the most stressful parts of the college search process. I was a student at Macalester not too long ago and financial aid was always on my mind - would I be able to pay for the next semester? 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