Iowa Krishnan, Arjun Parikh, Arundhati CCSD congratulates the following National Merit Scholarship Program Semifinalists: Advanced Technologies Academy Garcia, Yanyel E. Lewis, Colin J. Perez-Herrera, Edward Rice, Ty J. hbbd```b``"A$F ";" D?i{$i]rD2M1 fkHU9m "ej_9o&x10?{ Zhou, Serena. Seshadri, Vikram Beamer, Claire L. CUPERTINO HIGH SCHOOL Tang, Grace Yo, Clement Business Insider ranked Alabama 3rd overall among public law schools. IRVINGTON HIGH SCHOOL Constable, Emma L. Cruz, Austin A. Mehta, Aatmi D. Stout, Gabriella Ma, Angelina J. Sun, Lucas Cartier, Gavin While these titles dont carry a financial award, theyre still impressive to adcoms. 217 Nalluru, Preethi Your raw score, equaling the number of correct responses in total, equated to the score you receive, accounting for any discrepancies between different versions of the same test. Next Steps for Semifinalists Rogers, Emma I. Almogy, Sivan Utah Sharif, Sophia Jain, Samarth Chan, Walten B. Pan, Joylyn 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. Gibson, Matthew 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. Saito, Thomas. 218 Shinghal, Nicholas T. Li, Kevin Chen, Alyssa F. Ramrakhiani, Hannah 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. Ghoshal, Arijit Luan, Esther Ferolito, Michael P. Kainth, Aaryan That cool history has led it to a cool present. Raghuwanshi, Rajveersing R. REDWOOD HIGH SCHOOL Parhy, Medhashree Yang, Aaron Alladi, Sahiti Spivakovsky, Katherine Dwivedi, Aryan These awards are stipends that range from $500 per year up to full-tuition or full cost of living. Thakur, Rohan K. Leslie, Devin G. Lu, Camille 212 SACRED HEART PREPARATORY SCHOOL Cheyette, Jonah T. Gao, Andrew 000 Wang, Celine 628 Wang, Irene 628 Yang, Kevin H. EAST AURORA EAST AURORA H. S. THE NUEVA SCHOOL Shah, Amani R. 'View - Blog CTA', { If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. About half of the Finalists will win one of 7,600 National Merit scholarships worth more than $30 million. WOODSIDE PRIORY SCHOOL Xu, Marie-Anne J. 215 Li, Tom ,-aBB ixC3Mpa$\ + 4E Nayan, Ritika Minnesota Shen, Darren Being named as a Commended Scholar or Semifinalist will also help boost your application. Kuang, Sara H. Zbriger, Adam I. SAN FRANCISCO: You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. Lu, Nicole Y. Hu, Alexander Parikh, Palak Fergason, Allison B. Li, Aaron L. Nagasamudra, Anirudh A. Yelland, Alanna C. Zheng, Iris S. PORTOLA VALLEY: Oquigley, Conor J. Gaba, Ashmit Li, Youchuan Sign up for an account or login to start your college list. He, Kyle P. The scholarships are supported by the National Merit Scholarship Corp. and about 400. Kentucky Sheng, Ryan, THE HARKER SCHOOL Ismail, Ahmad JAMES LOGAN HIGH SCHOOL Gevelber, Shoshana C. Cai, Teresa 214 Loomis, Sage K. Tsai, Ansley A. Sign up to get started today. Mattekatt, Jean M. Pradhan, Reina Heres what you should know. Oregon Pugalenthi Saravanan, Vasanth Corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards North Carolina 'View - Blog CTA', { What Do Semifinalists Need to Do to Apply to Be a Finalist? Ding, Michael J. Wu, Selina Herron, Genevieve D. 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. endstream endobj 126 0 obj <> endobj 127 0 obj <> endobj 128 0 obj <>stream Heres what you should know. Descollonges, Pascal A. Winners also earn the title of Merit Scholar. Kuang, Anna However, you must still fulfill a majority of the program entry requirements. 218 Kim, Seo Yeon y. No, students are only allowed to take the PSAT/NMSQT once per academic year. MILLBRAE: Fu, Sophia Y. Pickett, Samuel H. CUPERTINO: Chen, Jasmine View a full list of all of the 2021 corporate sponsors of the NMS program. PACIFIC COLLEGIATE SCHOOL Wong, Mandy, Wood, Deanna E. Stay informed with the latest from the CC community, delivered to you, for free. Its best-known programs include pharmacy, library and information studies, engineering, business, healthcare management, and art. Krishnan, Athul Kohr, Diana Zipkin, Javin A. BENICIA: Ramkumar, Madhumita A4q_y?3TU\!t8D&s Srinivasan, Prithi A. Cho, Yena Bae, Gina Choi, Dainie If youre interested in one of their award-winning programs, UT Dallas offers great scholarships and great academics for National Merit Scholars. Bausley, Colin NMSC uses the Selection Index, ranging from 48 to 228, to identify qualifying scorers for the competition. Garg, Ananya INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Zhao, Kevin G. Jiang, Daniel R. Duvoor, Aashika Tagore, Aditya Gaviria, Landon H. If you didnt score high enough to be recognized in the National Merit competition, dont worry! Suh, Jayhyun, PROSPECT HIGH SCHOOL How is the PSAT Scored? If you qualify, you'll be notified and encouraged to apply for scholarships in the fall of your junior year. Cocquyt, Alexander Lin, Stella Feng, Cynthia R. Hu, Angela Gu, Julia Chen, Max McGregor, Ian B. Ding, William A. Zhao, David. MARIN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL Bharadwaj, Anirudh 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). Sabesan, Reyhan Jain, Aaryaman Youll also receive specific subscores of 8-38 for Math, Reading, and Writing. Wu, Daniel Baidyaroy, Ajeyo A. Gorpynich, Oleksandr Leung, Braden S. Donepudi, Sriya Bai, Vicky M. Ni, Oliver X. In addition to the scholarships offered by corporate sponsors and individual colleges, the College Board partners with 26 scholarship providers. 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. Long, Lawrence Y. Jilla, Sanjana S. Kougiouris, Sotirios N. Yu, Thomas Z. Mishra, Siddhartha Tam, Ethan About 16,000 high school seniors in total have been announced as semifinalists in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program. James, Richard Semifinalists who are homeschooled will be notified at home. ALAMEDA: CALIFORNIA CROSSPOINT HIGH SCHOOL Ortiz De Montellano, Felix. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. Wang, Nathan R. Xie, Edwin 2 0 obj Reed, Otto G. BISHOP ODOWD HIGH SCHOOL Corporate-sponsored scholarships range in size and can be one-time gifts, or scholarships that renew for all four years of a student's education. ALAMEDA HIGH SCHOOL Yuan, Alina Wang, Franklin X. Terry, Owen K. LOS GATOS: Kodnad, Kushal S. ); Our free chancing engine takes into consideration your SAT score, in addition to other profile factors, such as GPA and extracurriculars. Rao, Sanjit Ramesh, Vignav Yang, Dylan M. ;.I|Q =7@J7|F>(mr'r Bx6,Z_: Kumar, Rohan This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. } Albright, Jack D. SILVER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL Wyoming McLellan, Ian Z. Sun, Aden Yuan, Jiatian Shih, Evan Xu, Alysa. The announcement marks the first of the awards in 2021 by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, a nonprofit established in 1955. Ortman, Katrina T. LARKSPUR: Montgomery, Eliana M. hXrF}W>[x. Sheppard, Shira L. MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL Gupta, Abhinav Yuan, Jiaming, LYCEE FRANCAIS endstream endobj startxref For each school, we list the annual award granted by the school (from $500 all the way to full cost of attendance), whether you need to declare the college as your first choice through the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), and whether or not the scholarship is granted automatically to qualifying students. Create. R(Td;&G"`@|~@PMJU".>=/^$kf_g/k$[dDX8y$SxJ1n8K!B*39;>+6W.zzL__B!Rl)b/Wsry]_Zl+iKhT' zD$8CV_W}ugC>seCoKd`^UUUeN%zrZEaIMz7y^m3zW5m0-mXVWMeM-GTmK.B(m}h^B~z&< -?2FrTYY4m=bf9dnXVmv}`YLD5[!-pKv[e},;n]9O6I$y.,L%} $UQjM`Jt K>!(Gtva-#}&JzQdXa2O%>8b"jOV=;k. Chen, Sophie A. performance on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) are the only program participants who have an opportunity to advance to the Finalist level and compete for National Merit Scholarships. Huang, Joey P. Gangla, Arnan B. Pei, Serena H. Manocha, Alisha Zitzewitz, Zoe M. SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL PREPARATORY 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. Gu, Charles Gautam, Dhruv annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Varada, Keerti P. CRYSTAL SPRINGS UPLANDS SCHOOL Lee, Albertina Patil, Mayank R. Ambati, Adarsh S. Hu, Ethan Recipients can use the awards at regionally accredited U.S. colleges or universities of their choice. Zhao, Jennifer N. Anant, Shriya Wadhwa, Aarushi. Kepner, Harrison R. 185 0 obj <>stream NMSC uses the Selection Index, ranging from 48 to 228, to identify qualifying scorers for the competition. ACALANES HIGH SCHOOL 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, List: National Merit Scholarship 2021 semifinalists from Bay Area. Huang, Allison C. Tang, Adam R. BEAR CREEK HIGH SCHOOL Jagathesan, Advaith <>stream Jain, Arhan Sign up to get started today. Kim, Christina H. Au, Marcus Maine Artin Razaei Audrey Plauche John Blake Caven Hallie Knight Devi Priya Patcha Edward Sun Jessica Zeng Lara Morello Yash Gupta Brianna Broberly Jameson Gatewood Radharaj, Deeksha Shen, Gabriel Chan, Cedric Wayne S. Just like in the 2014 Sugar Bowl, Oklahoma managed to beat Alabama and take the top spot as the university with the best full-ride National Merit scholarship. What Do Semifinalists Need to Do to Apply to Be a Finalist? De Klerk, Isabel F. Kostolansky, Michael S. Leung, Chloe J. Nuti, Kayla M. Rangarajan, Vignesh H. He, Katherine S. Garcia, Sophie Ding, Valerie UCF competes with Texas A&M for the highest campus enrollment in the nation, and its not hard to see why. Groesbeck, Tyler T. A total of 23 students from the Boise School District (the most of any Idaho school district) have been selected as Semifinalists, which represents 29% of Idaho's total number of 2021 National Merit Semifinalists (79). heap.track( Ng, Kaitlyn Pai, Anirudh Over 1.5 million juniors in approximately 21,000 high schools entered the 2021 competition last school year by taking the 2019 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, which serves as the initial screen for program entrants. Approximately 7,600 students (slightly more than 50%) receive this one-time $2,500 scholarship. De, Anushka R. Onyekwere, Merit C. MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL Goel, Iva Wang, Max Changes during COVID Han, Anna Z. Jayaprakash, Nikita Lee, Ryan While not only scholarship are only for National Merit Scholars, NMS scholars may be competitive for most of them. Maddhula, Siddarth Cheng, Ellen M. 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. Chimmalagi, Impana R. Yu, Haoran Cheung, Jacqueline A. White, Samuel H. SAN RAMON: Heo, Apollo I. Oklahoma is also highly respected for its academic programs. Beroza, Anita Here are students from. LICK WILMERDING HIGH SCHOOL Selection Index Score Leung, Matthew K. Rathee, Arnav S. Every finalist will compete for one of 2,500 National Merit $2,500 scholarships awarded in each state. Gubbens, Justin H. Arora, Rayna Zhang, Ellen You will submit your completed application through a high school official. Lee, Emma K. Zitzewitz, Zachary W. Van Voorhis, Chloe S. Chan, Emily Y. 214 218 It will name recipients of $2,500 scholarships on May 12, and . _C/"W}[xt7Ts2pO'C. Pakala, Sujith R. Dai, Marissa H. Furuta, Tomo Leach, Evan C. 213 These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. Kulkarni, Mythri V. Mehta, Vikram G. Zhu, Allison Y. JUNIPERO SERRA HIGH SCHOOL Their international business program has been ranked 2nd in the nation, and their finance and pre-law programs are also well-recognized. Kan, Joseph K. Connecticut Deshpande, Tanvi M. Pande, Tara S. Vemulapalli, Swati V. 207 Lin, Andre Y. Man, Ethan Y. If youre wondering how your application stacks up, you can. Chu, Andrew K. Vijayakartik, Varsha 'name': 'SAT Program CTA Middle of Post', Edwards, Laulette E. AMADOR VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL 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 New Jersey These scholarships are awarded to the children of employees, community members, or students with specific career plans as specified by the awarding corporation. Xu, Eileen L. Zhong, Brian Wolcott, Annalise S. SANTA ROSA: The hostname of this server is: premium129.web-hosting.com. 'template_id': '8752' Oklahoma 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). Ganesh, Adheet Teng, Natalie C. Crofut, Ethan H. } Here are students from. Huang, Andrew Y. Hachigian-Kreutzer, Greta S. Ragnartz, Marika A. Beeley, Sooki Beeley R. Thumati, Praharshitha V. Ramaswamy, Divya G. Corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards, College-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards. Pakrasi, Romita. Is your SAT score enough to get you into your dream school? Sreenivasan, Adwaith A. Katari, Daniel S. Le, Ha H. Kong, Riley Palaka, Ragalina Y. Huang, William Also, about 180 colleges and universities are expected to finance some 4,100 college-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards for finalists who will attend the sponsor institution. Yan, Kelly J. Talur, Nimai Panchanatham, Muthiah S. Yu, Kailyn J. Khan, Zayaan As part of our free guidance platform, our Admissions Assessment tells you what schools you need to improve your SAT score for and by how much. Yang, Isabella H. PALO ALTO HIGH SCHOOL Sundaram, Kavi Ta L. Pang, Amanda Lee, Kristen Contact Peter at 510-748-1654. Bhattaram, Amulya Huang, Henry Sharma, Aryan Bharucha, Janvi A. Singer, Zacchai Binnard, Wyatt With its generous full-ride scholarships for National Merit Finalists and Scholars, USF offers a great academic and research experience, and its location in Tampa Bay is an awfully nice bonus. To become a finalist, semifinalists and high school officials must submit detailed scholarship applications, with an academic record, participation in school and community activities, and demonstrated leadership abilities, employment, and honors and awards. Chor, Yee T. OAKLAND: Winners and the award amount are chosen by official representatives of each sponsor college. Wang, David Y. Kasl-Godley, Brooke E. 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. 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, Your PSAT scores dont impact your chances of admission. Yang, Masako Y. HENRY M. GUNN HIGH SCHOOL Ajjarapu, Krishna Ding, Charles L. Li, Xinyue The students will be competing for some 7,600 National Merit Scholarships that will be offered next spring. CASTRO VALLEY: Bosio-Kim, Cameron N. These announcements come through their high schools. Lin, Joe J. Yu, Jessica Voyles, Daniel J. Feng, Lawrence Kasam, Anish R. White, Megan M. It was ranked 108th in America by Washington Monthly, and 132nd by U.S. News and World Report. Macko, Ella M. Around one-third of the 50,000 high scorers qualify as Semifinalists. is a reporter for the Bay Area News Group. Li, Brian Y. About 15,000 Finalists are selected from the pool of Semifinalists based on the criteria discussed below.