Zou, Cindy R. DANVILLE: FOOTHILL HIGH SCHOOL Thirumalai, Nikhil Mehta, Aatmi D. Shinghal, Nicholas T. Yamashita, Samantha, PIEDMONT: Abdelhamid, Sara Luan, Esther Ahn, Sophie S. Chan, David L. Constable, Emma L. Cruz, Austin A. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the College Board will provide flexible testing policies and an Alternate test date. Cuthbert, Danielle A. Bommareddy, Pallavi These students will not advance in the NMS competition, but they may be considered for other awards. You can try to unblock yourself using ReCAPTCHA: There are plenty of other ways to earn merit scholarships, just as there are many other ways to demonstrate scholastic achievement. Semifinalists: 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program 4 New York (continued) EAST AMHERST WILLIAMSVILLE EAST H. S. 161 Arun, Aditi 303 Baillargeon, Philip A. What Kinds of National Merit Scholarships Are There? Yu, Kailyn J. College Board has become more flexible with PSAT and SAT administrations and policies during the pandemic. Yang, Isabella H. PALO ALTO HIGH SCHOOL Ding, Charles L. Saoji, Dhruv S. ADRIAN C. WILCOX HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL Pennsylvania Lin, Ryan P. Wang, Eric J. He, Cody ,-aBB ixC3Mpa$\ + 4E Lakshmi, Anoushka Thanks for subscribing! Streater, Nathan D. Public Announcements for the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program September 14, 2022 Semifinalists in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program April 26, 2023 Corporate-Sponsored Merit Scholarship Winners May 10, 2023 National Merit $2500 Scholarship Winners June 7, 2023 College-Sponsored Merit Scholarship Winners July 10, 2023 Yao, Selena S. Alsup, Jena A. Goel, Maia L. In addition to their PSAT scores, Finalists are evaluated on additional skills and accomplishments, without consideration of financial circumstances, first-choice college, or future plans. By the conclusion of the 2021 program, about 7,500 finalists will have earned the "Merit Scholar" title and received a total of nearly $30 million in scholarships. Terry, Owen K. LOS GATOS: Kwa, Kian L. Commended students may be eligible for the 1,100 Special Scholarships offered by corporate sponsors of the program, however. 8. Jiang, Daniel R. Hu, Jingxuan Cheng, Ellen M. Ajjarapu, Krishna Black, Natalie C. These scholarship . Most students will take the PSAT/NMSQT at their high school. WOODSIDE HIGH SCHOOL Bansal, Devansh Liang, Andrew Ramrakhiani, Hannah Yin, Joshua Allan, Duncan S. You must be enrolled in a U.S. high school with the intention of enrolling full-time in a college or university in fall 2022 or already be enrolled (only for students who completed high school in three years or fewer). CASTILLEJA SCHOOL All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! Panesar, Gursimran Rai, Ansh 212 Virginia Rao, Sanjit Zuhars, Renee, QUARRY LANE SCHOOL Oregon Congratulations to all our 2021 National Merit Semifinalists! He, Daphne Note: These details pertain to students who are still attending high school in the United States. Ranade, Saee Quizon, Aidan C. BENICIA HIGH SCHOOL Shekhar, Sovie Prasad Li, Winston Chen, Albert Z. Kim, Yehchan M. Here are students from the Bay Area and Santa Cruz County receiving $2,500 scholarships: THE AMERICAN SCHOOL, DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UNDER CUPERTINO SCHOOL OFFICIALS), GERMAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF SILICON VALLEY, CRYSTAL SPRINGS UPLANDS SCHOOL,HILLSBOROUGH. Ganesh, Adheet Iowa CUPERTINO HIGH SCHOOL Thanvantri, Apoorva V. SANTA TERESA HIGH SCHOOL Nimmagadda, Hasitha S. UT Dallas has been consistently ranked in the top 100 nationally in their engineering and computer science programs. Grinspan, Yvan L. Deng, Angela Yang, Kevin K. THE KINGS ACADEMY EL CERRITO: Chen, Cady Sivaprabhu, Rishitha. However, you must still fulfill a majority of the program entry requirements. A Semifinalist must have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be endorsed and recommended by a high school official, and write an essay. Mutter, Ryan T. Finalist will be officially notified through their school, or at home if they are homeschooled. Chen, Karen. (Dk0HF9HCNA!q#b Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet. They will combine your subsection scores and multiple the total by two. Agarwal, Krish Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Chen, Jasmine Chen, Andy Y. Chen, Michelle North Carolina Li, Ryan The students in the 66th annual contest will compete for 7,600 scholarships, worth around $30 million, awarded in the coming spring. s-*YHgXTuiiLiiza`?c/,t_A?; c|MGe`-)Fxe ]#/g?vEfIWk'$,E8[:t.aM8>Nn:#!J3tZOdfKrCoKf1^8/W}zwN$p0ry4K&,&43FVE,4(&'-u3?1ld>I6eT?Me2"0. CALIFORNIA CROSSPOINT HIGH SCHOOL hb```V"af`a`bM ]IoW7 F@amIn,\N%".2_5[QJg\qa{mt< Smith, Jared OU offers more than 120 majors, and also boasts an honors college with its own faculty, courses, and writing center. Its scholarships are underwritten with its own funds and by approximately 400 businessesand higher education institutions. Reed, Nicholas S. Its best-known programs include pharmacy, library and information studies, engineering, business, healthcare management, and art. Remember that while you can currently apply to most colleges test-optional, often, sending scores will make you a stronger candidate. Sponsor colleges select recipients who have been accepted and give them renewable scholarships of varying amounts. Singh, Nihal Lu, Andrew Y. If you are attending high school outside the U.S. or are enrolled in college full-time, check National Merits Requirements and Instructions for Semifinalists in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program. Kim, Julie, EVERGREEN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL Phipps, Caroline E. Ramkumar, Akshar D. Tur, Ada D. Ravishankar, Sahana Semifinalists must fulfill multiple requirements to become a finalist. Tang, Grace Fang, Jerry Rupanagunta, Ananya Miranda, Sean E. Note: These details pertain to students who are still attending high school in the United States. To be considered for a Merit Scholarship award, Semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the Finalist level of the competition. Lin, Joe J. Balkhi, Areeba I. Khanna, Arjun Anant, Shriya Cowley, Wyatt Y. Madabhushi, Saaketh R. Chen, Sharlene Each sponsor college has a max number of National Merit scholarships to award each year, but they are not committed to awarding all of them. Jia, Andrea Y. 208 Thati, Nidhi Wang, Michael Chaudoin, Ryan M. If youre wondering how your application stacks up, you can use our free Chancing Engine to see your odds of acceptance at over 1500 schools. NORTHGATE HIGH SCHOOL Sign up to get started today. Grewal, Milan S. MARIN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL Seshadri, Vikram Luhman, Troy C. , often, sending scores will make you a stronger candidate. 217 Each hyperlink leads directly to the universities respective scholarship pages for National Merit, where you can find more information on their scholarship offers, including deadlines and specific requirements. Stout, Gabriella SAN BRUNO: About 16,000 high school seniors in total have been announced as semifinalists in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program. Visit College Board for more information on upcoming test dates. Ramadas, Pooja MILLBRAE: Chan, Ryan M. Next Steps for Semifinalists Zhu, Allison Y. JUNIPERO SERRA HIGH SCHOOL Gormley, David M. South Dakota Still, its useful to take the test as preparation for the SATit will help you familiarize yourself with test structure and content, as well as allow you to identify areas you should focus on as you prepare. Lutz, Michael Winners of theses official scholarship from the National Merit organization receive a one-time payment of $2500. How is the PSAT Scored? 222 So, Kaylan S. Tagore, Aditya Yang, Masako Y. HENRY M. GUNN HIGH SCHOOL Wang, Julian J. Scholarship recipients are chosen by a committee of college admission officers and high school counselors. Patel, Anya H. Tsai, Ansley A. Sripada, Shreya Remember that while you can currently apply to most colleges. Cai, Erica Their names were announced Wednesday. Dey, Annesha 710 Yeh, Anouk E. Wright, Joshua Finalists will receive a Certificate of Appreciation from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, which will be presented to them by their director. Cheyette, Jonah T. Kommu, Veena S. 218 Raina, Anishka Zhang, Joseph B. Yuan, Alina Wang, Andrew S. Subramanian, Ramya address. Three types of National Merit Scholarships will be offered in the spring of 2021. Zhu, Kevin R. ARCHBISHOP MITTY HIGH SCHOOL 'View - Blog CTA', { Farris, Adam Gruber, Amy K. Lee, Katrina Olcott, Charles O. Huang, Allison C. Kasriel, Timothe Lee, Siwon E. That cool history has led it to a cool present. IRVINGTON HIGH SCHOOL Ding, Edward R. Sriram, Kalyan G. Jing, Tim If you qualify, you'll be notified and encouraged to apply for scholarships in the fall of your junior year. Goldsmith, Madeline College of Southern Nevada Shipley, Peverel D. Coronado High School Gaskin, Evelyn G. Alaska Zhang, Mia N. SAN MATEO: There have been some changes in the process to become a finalist because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Li, Curtis Y. Initially founded as Florida Technological University, its goal was to train students for the U.S. space program. Torres, Ashley E. Bharadwaj, Tejas K. Park, Ryan From the approximately 16,000 semifinalists, about 15,000 are expected to become finalists. 149 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<2145D2DB122B07D4BA1906909329B6B2>]/Index[125 61]/Info 124 0 R/Length 121/Prev 419030/Root 126 0 R/Size 186/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream Lim, Jieun Golik, Zachary C. Saha, Bodhisatta Achladi, Sagar Lu, Catherine X. Hu, Ethan Sundaresan, Saahil S. Bosio-Kim, Cameron N. Au, Marcus Kuang, Sara H. Liu, Adrian Churchley, Philip J. heap.track( The following list contains 68 competitive public and private institutions that do indeed offer awards to National Merit Finalists, albeit of greatly varying amounts. 125 0 obj <> endobj Florida d) Chin, Jack S. Debenedetti, Thomas A. Choi, Yoonseo Chou, Justin T. These academically-talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,600 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $30 million that will be offered next spring. Many colleges offer more substantial awards, so focus on applying to schools where your profile is strong to increase your chances of securing these merit scholarships. By the conclusion of the 2021 program, about 7,500 finalists will have earned the "Merit Scholar" title and received a total of nearly $30 million in scholarships. Lee, Ashton Y. Gorpynich, Oleksandr Yegian, Tobias M. OAKLAND TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL Bharadwaj, Anirudh Iuzifovich, Anzhelina Lee, Albertina 'template_id': '8763' But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. These include having a consistently exemplary academic record (your school will submit your records on your behalf), submitting an essay, and receiving a recommendation from a high school official. If the semifinalist is homeschooled, they will receive notice at their home address. Radharaj, Deeksha Baig, Soha F. Teoh, Ryan Z. If youre looking for a well-respected university in the Northwest, Idaho could be a good fit. Rogers, Emma I. Li, Youchuan Jeong, Junhyeong Azom, Raeed W. Wong, Lance Wang, Austin K. Labbe, Emiline J. Semifinalists must have outstanding academic records throughout high school, be endorsed and recommended by high school officials, and write essays. There are plenty of other ways to earn merit scholarships, just as there are many other ways to demonstrate scholastic achievement. 'template_id': '8752' Zhong, Alice, DUBLIN: The students in the 66th annual contest will compete for. Najeeb, Sahil If youre drawn to one of their programs, its a great option, because Oklahoma State has one of the top three scholarship packages in the U.S. for National Merit Finalists. Liu, Kasey K. Wyatt, Kyle D. Jagathesan, Advaith You must be enrolled in a U.S. high school with the intention of enrolling full-time in a college or university in fall 2022 or already be enrolled (only for students who completed high school in three years or fewer). Panguluri, Anvay S. Stay informed with the latest from the CC community, delivered to you, for free. 'element_id': 'middlecta-sat-app', Sharma, Rohan A. 211 Zhang, Owen These scholarships are awarded to the children of employees, community members, or students with specific career plans as specified by the awarding corporation. Roy, Rijul It will name recipients of $2,500 scholarships on May 12, and . Semifinalists will be notified through their schools and given materials explaining what is requirement to moved forward in the competition for National Merit Scholarships 2021/2022. Nair, Parthiv Lee, Edward Y. Three types of National Merit Scholarships will be offered in the spring of 2021. Finalists Sun, Alexander, MENLO SCHOOL Salamacha, Amelia E. Sumitran, Adithi The nationwide pool of Semifinalists, representing less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state. Shah, Amani R. Prince, Jeshwin J. Chuang, Cheryl J. Holden, Jack M. PLEASANTON: 220 Kasam, Anish R. Kotra, Medha Unsal, Duru I. ALBANY: About 7,250 of the outstanding Finalists will be chosen as Merit Scholarship winners in the 2023 competition. Kavoori, Meha R. UNIVERSITY PREPARATORY ACADEMY Dorairaj, Poornima Changes during COVID A4q_y?3TU\!t8D&s Char, Shriya R. Duan, Wilson Perrott, Samuel heap.track( Prabhakaran, Jagannath Shah, Rohil Opportunity Scholarship partners include, among others: When taking the PSAT/NMSQT, be sure to opt in to Student Search Service. Ahn, Jisang Nimaiyar, Rupal Attari, Gulzar U. Zhang, Jacob L. About 1,000 corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards will be provided by approximately 220 corporations and business organizations for Finalists who meet their specified criteria, such as children of the grantors employees or residents of communities where sponsor plants or offices are located. Bansal, Dhruv Roque, Brenda F. TRACY JOINT UNION HIGH SCHOOL Shi, Albert Bechtolsheim, Anouschka J. By submitting your email, you agree to College Confidential's. REDWOOD HIGH SCHOOL Senthil, Sidharth Pugalenthi Saravanan, Vasanth Phatak, Jay R. 213 Park, Stella S. Lo, Aaron T. Hu, Mark S. CCSD congratulates the following National Merit Scholarship Program Semifinalists: Advanced Technologies Academy Garcia, Yanyel E. Lewis, Colin J. Perez-Herrera, Edward Rice, Ty J. Stevenson, Zachary P. Drumm, Aaron L. 219 Mehndiratta, Aadi To be considered for a college-sponsored award, Finalists must notify the National Merit Scholarship Committee (NSMC) by a specified deadlines that they are planing to attend one of NMS's sponsor institutions and would like to be considered for a college-sponsored scholarship. Chan, Walten B. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". Before becoming a full-time writer and editor, Joy coached thousands of prospective and enrolled college students on admissions and academic and career success. Sharif, Sophia Yang, Christen J. Kong, Lauraine Z. Duvvuri, Nihar L. Young people are experiencing an ongoing crisis of mental health. But which students will actually advance in the competition? Sun, Lucas Li, Thomas Lin, Kai Yang, Dylan M. Santoso, Kartika, PIEDMONT HILLS HIGH SCHOOL Of these students, about two-thirds are Commended Students based on a national index score and will receive a Letter of Commendation via their scores. Nandyala, Shreya Kim, Minseo Khosravi, Yassna H. You will submit your completed application through a high school official. Wu, Christopher P. Malhotra, Amrita Sunbury, Aidan T. WOODSIDE: Mermelstein, Leo S. No, students are only allowed to take the PSAT/NMSQT once per academic year. Cho, Dylan J. -#)o91LpTJbl&1V/GGC~6[4wFptQgb Wong, Yucia The PSAT is scored on a scale of 320-1520, with 160-760 per section (the two sections are Math and Reading, and Writing and Language). CASTRO VALLEY: Tran, Michael N. Lolabattu, Shriya V. Muhlner, John Garg, Ananya You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. Around one-third of the 50,000 high scorers qualify as Semifinalists. Chan, Emily Y. 'View - Blog CTA', { Kannan, Vishnu M. Semifinalists 208 Jay, Arlo M. Corporate-sponsored merit scholarship awards are renewable for up to four years of college undergraduate study and range from $1,000 to $10,000 per year. Then, once you go through Alabamas direct admit program to the grad school, the schools rankings get much higher. Amelia Leone, Nov. 21, 2022 | Wisconsin Wang, Max Zhang, Alexander Y. CONCORD: Zhou, Alexander, AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL Yang, Leo L. Singer, Zacchai West Virginia Weve found over 25 universities in the U.S. that offer guaranteed full-ride college scholarships for National Merit Finalists and Scholars. These scholarships are awarded by colleges that have been designated as the first choices of Finalists. Determined by academic and extracurricular records, including recommendations, essays, and recommendations. Liu, Craig Zhang, Christina, SARATOGA HIGH SCHOOL Osborn, Lydia K. MORGAN HILL: Oklahoma Jacob, Megan Van Voorhis, Chloe S. Cocquyt, Alexander The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has announced its 2022 list of semifinalist high school students who will compete for a share of 7,500 scholarships worth nearly $30 million. Mehrotra, Aarushi Wei, Hongbo Gupta, Kunal Florip, Michael Malhotra, Jayden Corporate-Sponsored National Merit Scholarship awards, Corporate-Sponsored Merit Scholarship awards. Semifinalists who are homeschooled will be notified at home. Sheng, Jennifer Y. The number of semifinalists in a state is proportional to the states percentage of the national total of graduating seniors. Wong, Nichelle Saswade, Sourish S. Bresee, Skyler J. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". Morshedian, Negar Remember that while you can currently apply to most colleges test-optional, often, sending scores will make you a stronger candidate. Jing, Melody Yen, Rachel L. MORAGA: Rao, Leo Shiu, Ian H. 217 Suh, Jayhyun, PROSPECT HIGH SCHOOL Pham, Alexander Many colleges offer more substantial awards, so focus on applying to schools where your profile is strong to increase your chances of securing these merit scholarships. After the 16,000 top-scorers from across the country have been notified, the remaining 34,000 high scorers on the PSAT/NMSQT will be named Commended Students. Han, Elvis Hsu, Matthew. Potluri, Shravan Umminger, Clara I. Garg, Sanya Many colleges offer more substantial awards, so focus on applying to schools where your profile is strong to increase your chances of securing these, National Merit Semifinalist Cutoffs 2021-2022, How Does the PSAT Impact Your College Chances, 15 Summer Programs in New Jersey for High Schoolers, 11 Remote Internships for High School Students, The 30 Best Colleges for Environmental Science, Guide to ACT Math Geometry + Practice Questions. Mann, Evan. Texas Zhang, Jack C. Parlaying your status as a National Merit Scholar Finalist into a steep tuition discount is entirely possible, if you explore the schools on the list that follows. College-sponsored awards are renewable for up to four years of undergraduate study at the sponsor institution. Lu, Jade J. Seminalists in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program (Evanston, Illinois) Today o cials of National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced the names of approximately 16,000 Seminalists in the 66. th. Kuang, Anna Allam, Nishanth Agarwal, Saanvi Beamer, Claire L. You can read the full list of semifinalists . Kim, Kelly N. Semifinalists will be notified in early September. Vinoth Bala Nagaraj, Rahul Pothi Xu, Eileen L. 211 The National Merit Scholarship is an award of $2,500 to be applied to your education at your college of choice. Bollyky, Laszlo Beroza, Anita Kemshetti, Anikha K. UNION CITY: Campbell, Aidan Rathee, Arnav S. College-Sponsored National Merit Scholarship awards, Wednesday, October 13, 2021 - Primary test day, Tuesday, October 26, 2021 - Alternate test day. Ko, Naomi T. A brief note on our ranking methodology: in this article, the scholarship packages are considered for ranking purposes, along with the universities academic reputations and student outcomes. Laney, Simone M. LOS ALTOS: Get Your Chances Patwardhan, Radhika Sponsor colleges select recipients who have been accepted and give them renewable scholarships of varying amounts. 213 Kundu, Saborni Sundaram, Kavi Ta L. Brown, Milad Venkat, Trisha R. Chang, Kevin J. Srinivasan, Hari NOVATO: Chang, Hana A. Explore Gwinnett County high school wins grant for robotics Amberkar, Siddhant Sriram, Sathvik Cheung, Jacqueline A. 'View - Blog CTA', { Kong, Riley Shih, Evan Gupta, Devin Gao, Andrew McKune, Sara Arkansas Gupta, Ayush Every finalist will compete for a $2,500 scholarship that will be awarded on a state representational basis. Chattoraj, Siddharth Guo, Katie Wu, Selina Abraham, Neha A. Ravi, Rahul Marami, Hirad. annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Gupta, Arnav WALNUT CREEK: Chor, Yee T. OAKLAND: Goel, Iva Alabama also has a fairly generous credit-by-examination policy, so students who earn enough CLEP credits might be able to squeeze an undergraduate degree into three years, and end up with two full years of graduate school paid for. Faruqi, Rhonin R. Gevelber, Shoshana C. Gu, Alex S. A press release said 2,500 Merit Scholars were chosen from some 16,000 finalists in this year's National Merit Scholarship Program. Yan, Kelly J. Zhou, Emily A. PLEASANT HILL: Bhatia, Jiya Chu, Andrew K. Lu, Kevin Xu, John, BRANHAM HIGH SCHOOL Zhong, Brian Jeelani, Kaif A. Mansoor, Safwan Each year, around 50,000 high school students are recognized in the National Merit Scholarship Program as either semifinalists or commended students. Heda, Prachi hXrF}W>[x. 210 These awards are usually reserved for children of employees, members of the local community, or students with specific career goals or intended majors. How Does the PSAT Impact My College Chances? Lu, Wanning Pradhan, Reina Azhar, Faizan Loghashankar, Ashvin Arora, Adi Babu, Akaash Tandon, Keshiv S. Li, Jason St Geme, Carter T. CAMPBELL: 'template_id': '8765' Many future college students are familiar with the National Merit Scholarship, a prestigious award that not only impresses college admissions committees but also comes with a merit-based financial award. Kumar, Archit %%EOF 215 Considering these rankings and their sweet scholarship package, we believe the University of Alabama offers the 2nd best full-ride National Merit scholarship in America. Zhao, Luke Y. Han, Anna Z. National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winners, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Map: Track this weekends rain in the Bay Area, National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winners announced. Rangarajan, Vignesh H. 224 Shah, Aaryan If they go on to become National Merit finalists, they may win scholarship money too. Parikh, Arundhati Goldman, Max B. Demange, Camille C. Kim, Jin Soo Wong, Jackie Zhi, Larry L. Xue, Yawen Lam, Justin F. 'name': 'SAT Program CTA Middle of Post', The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the names of high school students in Los Angeles County on April 21 who are recipients of corporate-sponsored scholarships in 2021.. Almogy, Sivan Schmidt, Lysander V. NAPA: Tao, Sophie Q. Lau, Hailey J. MOREAU CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL Yuan, Jiaming, LYCEE FRANCAIS Zhou, Estella L. ST. MARYS COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL He, Kyle P. SILVER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL Yuan, Brandon Only 7,500 students - half of the finalists named - will make the final cut to receive a Merit Scholarship. 214 Cao, Jacquelyn Sabesan, Reyhan Lenden, Claire This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Tang, William Y. Gaba, Ashmit Create. Misra, Alexzendor Hussain, Mishaal Berbon, Patrick Z. Levy, Charlotte Y. Wu, Esther Q. Chen, Alina J. Zia, Nyla, CIRCLE OF INDEPENDENT LEARNING CHARTER SCHOOL USF also has ten graduate programs ranked in the top 50 nationally, in fields such as audiology, criminology, public health, and industrial and organizational psychology (ranked 2nd overall). 'name': 'SAT CTA top of post', Thakkar, Zeel P. These scholarships are awarded by colleges that have been designated as the first choices of Finalists. There are three main types of National Merit Scholarships: National Merit $2500 Scholarships Corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards College-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards National Merit $2500 Scholarships Winners of theses official scholarship from the National Merit organization receive a one-time payment of $2500. Kottantharayil, Shivani P. Pateriya, Anishka In addition to their PSAT scores, Finalists are evaluated on additional skills and accomplishments, without consideration of financial circumstances, first-choice college, or future plans. Bhat, Anoop Yeap, Chloe Q. Shao, Raymond Lu, Camille HAYWARD: Budhia, Saket It also explains why the University of Oklahoma tops our list for the best National Merit scholarship program in the nation. Thyagarajan, Mridhula J. Ramachandran, Sasvath M. A list of corporate organizations that sponsor National Merit Scholarships and/or Special Scholarships is given in the PSAT/NMSQT Student Guide. Govindu, Megha 220 Mahajan, Saloni These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. Bao, Sarah C. Heres what you should know. Cartier, Gavin Wang, Mingxin H. These include having a consistently exemplary academic record (your school will submit your records on your behalf), submitting an essay, and receiving a recommendation from a high school official. 215 Yang, Emily L. Yang, Aaron Nayan, Ritika Yang, Michael R. KENTFIELD: Lamperti, Irene F. BURLINGAME: These students receive Letters of Commendation recognizing their exceptional academic promise, but they do not qualify to continue on for official National Merit Scholarships. Oklahoma is also highly respected for its academic programs. EL CERRITO HIGH SCHOOL NMSC uses the Selection Index, ranging from 48 to 228, to identify qualifying scorers for the competition. Tian, Nicole 2023 Semi-Finalists Agarwal, Sonav Onyekwere, Merit C. MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL Terasaki, Kenshiro. INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL <>stream Garcia, Sophie Wang, Frank N. 213 Liu, Ryan W. Cheng, Aiden Hammad, Yomn M. Yang, Serena Garg, Elina About 1,000 corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards will be Agarwal, Dhruv Urgaonkar, Aarav This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Cunningham, Madeleine H. COLLEGE PARK HIGH SCHOOL McGregor, Ian B. The nationwide pool of semifinalists, representing less than 1% of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state. National Merit Scholarships Three types of National Merit Scholarships will be o ered in the spring of 2021. Kaushal, Kriti Each year, colleges and universities provide around 4,100 National Merit Scholarship awards for NMS Finalists who attend their institutions. DE LA SALLE HIGH SCHOOL Among national public universities, USF ranks 7th in the number of patents granted. NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP CORPORATION 1560 Sherman Avenue, Suite 200, Evanston, Illinois 60201-4897 (847) 866-5100 This is the first announcement of National Merit Scholars in 2021 by National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). The high school students now have an. Lee, Noah Wang, David Y. What is the National Merit Scholarship? Chian, Michael K. Li, Aaron L. Dongre, Suryaansh V. Parikh, Palak Acken, Audrey Yang, Claire Kashyap, Vikram A. This distinction is based on the highest scores from each state to ensure equal representation. Stillman, Colin C.