📝 The QuestBridge National College Match delivery occurs on October 17, 2024. There are several changes this year, which are enumerated in this article.

The QuestBridge National College Match helps outstanding low-income high school seniors gain admission and full four-year scholarships to some of the nation's most selective colleges.

You can import QuestBridge National College Match data by adding four source formats to your database from the Source Format Library.

Changes for 2024-25

• New value Precalculus for AP Subject 1-10

• Adjusted value name for Parent and Guardian Degree - Master's (MA, MS, MPH, EdM)

• New Value (6) for School Report Cumulative GPA Weighted Out Of

• New Fields:

  • School Report GPA Includes: Values include Academic classes only and All classes.

  • Courses Offered: Values include AICE, AP, Dual Enrollment, Honors, IB Program with Diploma, IB Program without Diploma, and None of the above.

  • Courses Planned or Taken: Values include AICE, AP, Dual Enrollment, Honors, IB Program with Diploma, IB Program without Diploma, and None of the above.

  • Duolingo Overall Score 1

  • Duolingo Overall Score 2

  • Duolingo Test Date 1

  • Duolingo Test Date 2

  • IELTS Overall Band Score 1

  • IELTS Overall Band Score 2

  • IELTS Test Date 1

  • IELTS Test Date 2

  • InitialView Video Link

Step 1: Adding the QuestBridge National College Match source formats

The four QuestBridge National College Match source formats are:

• QuestBridge CM App Materials: Imports applicant documents and maps them to Slate materials

• QuestBridge CM Applications: Imports QuestBridge College Match finalists who have ranked your institution

• (Optional) QuestBridge CM Prospects: This optional source format will handle bringing in the College Match non-finalists and non-participating finalists as person records. Receives:

  • Non-participating finalists: Qualified for QuestBridge, but did not rank schools

  • Non-finalists: Not qualified for QuestBridge (academically, financially, or both)

• (Optional) QuestBridge CM Prospects Materials: Imports PDFs into Folio for the records imported via the QuestBridge CM Prospects source format.

Adding the source formats

To add these source formats to your database:

1. From the main navigation, select Database.

2. Under Import and Data Processing, select Source Format Library.

3. In the Search Library box, enter “QuestBridge CM”.

4. Next to QuestBridge CM App Materials, select Add.

5. In the popup, select Add.

6. Confirm the browser dialogue.

7. Repeat for the QuestBridge CM Applications, QuestBridge CM Prospects, and QuestBridge CM Prospects Materials source formats.
   

📝 Ignore the deprecated < 2017 source formats.

Step 2: Remap settings

ID mappings

In addition to data files, QuestBridge also sends documents. The mappings configured in the two Materials source formats (QuestBridge CM App Materials, QuestBridge CM Prospects Materials) associate these documents with your Slate material types.

Documents find matches with their corresponding person records using the QuestBridge Application ID.

The Applications and Prospects source formats contain two IDs:

• QuestBridge ID Number: ID unique to the person record.

• Application ID: ID unique to the application, used solely for matching purposes. Not known to QuestBridge applicants.

For both source formats, the QuestBridge ID Number is mapped to a person-scoped custom field with the ID qb_prospect_id.

The Application ID in the QuestBridge CM Applications source format is mapped to an application-scoped custom field with the ID qb_id.

The Application ID in the QuestBridge CM Prospects source format is mapped to a person-scoped custom field with the ID qb_cm_id.

The QuestBridge CM Applications and QuestBridge CM Prospects source formats have many standard fields pre-mapped.

🔔 Do not alter the mappings of the QuestBridge ID numbers.

Remapping the QuestBridge CM Applications source format

This source format imports College Match finalists as applications.

The QuestBridge CM Applications and QuestBridge CM Prospects source formats have many standard fields pre-mapped. Do not set the Remap Active flag to Active for these source formats until you have received files and have confirmed that the mappings match how your institution needs the data imported. This includes confirming the mappings on the Fields and Static Mappings pages.

Additionally, many of the standard fields that were pre-mapped require value mappings to your institution's prompt values. On the Value Mappings page, add any additional value mappings that were not able to be mapped in a standard way, and make adjustments to any of the standard value mappings as necessary.

Remember that when mapping source fields to a prompt-based destination field, value mappings are required. After you have updated field mappings, be sure to click the refresh values link on the Value Mappings page. This will identify each possible source value in the received files that can be mapped to a destination value in Slate.

Some important items to remember that are specific to this source format include:

• Map your rounds. An application will only be created if an application round has been mapped. Finalist status has been pre-mapped to round, so be sure to update this mapping on the Value Mappings page to map CM24 Finalist to the specific application round that should be created from this import.

• PINs are automatically generated for applications created in an active application period. Be sure to activate your application period prior to importing the data to ensure that PINs will be generated for these accounts.

• The submitted flag is mapped as a static value. This will ensure that the application that is created will also be marked as submitted.

• Do not update the mapping for QuestBridge ID and Application ID, as this will prevent the materials from importing correctly.

Remapping the QuestBridge CM Prospects source format

This source format will handle bringing in the College Match non-finalists and non-participating finalists as person records. If your institution does not want to import these records, you do not need to add this source format.

If your institution wishes to import only a subset of these records based on a data point in the file, you may choose to map that data point to the System - Custom: Skip Import destination, for example:

This destination requires value mappings. Map the values that determine if the record should be skipped to the Skip import value to prevent Slate from importing that row of data.

Remapping the QuestBridge CM App Materials and QuestBridge CM Prospects Materials source formats

These source formats allow you to map the document types onto specific material types within Slate. Since the materials are associated with records and material types via a script, you will never see any data associated with this source format. If your institution is importing Common Application data, your institution should be familiar with this type of source format.

Documents for records imported via the QuestBridge CM Applications source format will be eligible to receive documents using the document translations mapped in the QuestBridge CM App Materials source format, while those imported via the QuestBridge CM Prospects source format will be eligible to receive documents using the document translations mapped in the QuestBridge CM Prospects Materials source format.

The QuestBridge CM Applications records will receive documents on the application, while the QuestBridge CM Prospects records will have documents associated with the folio (person record).

Unlike the other two source formats, this source format can be mapped ahead of the receipt of data; however, the documents themselves will not be imported until the associated record has been imported via the QuestBridge CM Applications or QuestBridge CM Prospects source formats.

Because the source format is used only for the translation of the document types from QuestBridge to your institution's material types within Slate, this source format will not display anything on the Fields page. Navigate to the Value Mappings page to map your material types:

It is fine to keep document types unmapped if you do not need them to import to records in Slate. If you change your mind, you can map the unmapped material types later, and those documents will be imported at that time.

Some records that were sent in the QuestBridge CM Prospects files will later be delivered via a QuestBridge CM Applications file. Documents will not be re-sent for these records.

If they were imported to the folio, then the documents will continue to be associated with the folio, and these documents can be accessed within the Reader just as if they were associated with the specific application.

Any documents that were not previously imported for these records are eligible for import using document translations defined within the QuestBridge CM App Materials source format, and these documents will be associated with the specific application.

🔔 Important!

• There is no retroactive refresh for the materials source formats.

• Check your material mappings prior to activating the QuestBridge CM Applications and QuestBridge CM Prospects source formats.

• Materials will be imported for all mapped material types within an hour of the QuestBridge data file imports between the hours of 2:30am and 10:30am eastern.

Step 3: Activating the remap settings

Once you have confirmed mappings for the source formats, the import must be activated by updating the source format’s Remap Active setting.

• Do not perform the following steps until you have received files from QuestBridge and have confirmed the mappings. This includes confirming the mappings on the Fields and Static Mappings pages.

• Do not activate the App Materials or Prospects Materials source formats. Once records have imported successfully from the respective data files, document types that are mapped will be imported to the associated records within about an hour between the hours of 2:30am and 10:30am eastern time.

• Do not update any other settings in the source formats.

To activate the remap settings of each source format:

1. From the main navigation, select Database.

2. Select Source Formats.

3. Select the QuestBridge CM Applications or QuestBridge CM Prospects source format.

4. Select Edit.

5. Set Remap Active to Active.

   

6. Select Save.

7. Repeat for the other source format.