Eduardo Cavazos is one of four students from McAllen ISD to earn a prestigious QuestBridge scholarship.
Cavazos, who attends Achieve Early College High School, is one of nearly 21,000 applicants nationwide. Fewer than 7,000 (6,683) became National College Match Finalists. From there, only a portion of finalists are matched with a college partner and receive a “full ride” through the match scholarship which includes full tuition, housing, food, books, supplies and travel expenses.
The other three students from McAllen ISD are Grace Sihn of McAllen High, Gerardo Villarreal, also of McAllen High and Fernanda Guerrero of McAllen Memorial High who is in the McAllen ISD International Baccalaureate Programme based at Lamar Academy.
The QuestBridge scholarship is a non-profit organization that connects high-achieving, low-income students with educational opportunities at partner colleges and universities.
Cavazos plans to major in Mechanical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and go into the field of aerodynamics. He sees himself working for Lockheed Martin or NASA.
“I was able to take college-level engineering courses at South Texas College while a student at Achieve Early College High School,” Cavazos said. The Bilingual Program also reinforced my Spanish speaking and writing skills so I wouldn’t forget them.”
At Achieve ECHS, he is active Chess, UIL Academics (Math, Calculator and Number Sense) and National Honor Society. In chess, he qualified to compete on a national level as a sophomore and again as a junior. He has also been involved in Blood Drives and a Community Service Club.