Man, Ethan 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. Chimmalagi, Impana R. Zhao, William 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. Ha, Audrey Goswami, Arjo Hom, Kaitlyn 2021 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists from Bay Area Stillman, Colin C. So, Kaylan S. There are four different categories of scholarships available for National Merit finalists. Peng, Jack Zhang, Alexander Quizon, Aidan C. You may mark undecided instead of listing your first choice, but the NMSC asks that you update them as soon as possible. Ranked 241st nationally by Washington Monthly, FAU has acclaimed programs in business, sports management, and hospitality and tourism. Montana Mann, Evan. She also managed a team of academic and career coaches and consulted with universities on how to create programs that have better outcomes for students. Lee, Noah Klein, Ella M. 208 Sharma, Aryan Nimaiyar, Rupal Gorpynich, Oleksandr Rajani, Yash V. Henny, Amber R. Tsai, Ansley A. Kim, Minseo LYNBROOK HIGH SCHOOL While not only scholarship are only for National Merit Scholars, NMS scholars may be competitive for most of them. Zia, Nyla, CIRCLE OF INDEPENDENT LEARNING CHARTER SCHOOL Ying, Jimmy L. National Merit Scholarship finalists in Bay Area, first round Corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards, College-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards. Chang, Tenzin Chen, Sharlene Approximately 220 corporations and business organizations will provide at least 1,000 corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards 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. National Merit Scholarship Awards 2021 corporate-sponsored high school National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists 2021: List of Alabama students Kwa, Kian L. Patel, Ayush C. Zhao, Luke Y. Mao, Grace Guo, Katherine C. Chen, Kenny Saha, Bodhisatta Lim, Eugene Located in Tampa Bay and enrolling over 50,000 students, the University of South Florida takes pride in its research and innovation. Nair, Parthiv Kalimani, Srividhya 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 Liu, Andrew H. Horst, Elle Out of the 1.6 million American teens who sit for the PSAT/NMSQT, only about 15,000 individuals will go on to be named National Merit Scholarship Finalists. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". } Huang, You Qi Liu, Michelle T. Kasriel, Timothe Tang, William Y. These students receive Letters of Commendation recognizing their exceptional academic promise, but they do not qualify to continue on for official National Merit Scholarships. What Kinds of National Merit Scholarships Are There? Nimmagadda, Hasitha S. Demange, Camille C. Singh, Keshav Prabhakaran, Jagannath University of Idaho. Ning, Karissa CAMPOLINDO HIGH SCHOOL Kim, Julia N. Yao, Alexander X. Baidyaroy, Ajeyo A. Chen, Michelle 211 Prescott, Francesca Zhang, Zachary Z. WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL Gaskin, Evelyn G. Arora, Shubh Zhao, Jennifer N. 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. BASIS INDEPENDENT SILICON VALLEY Mehta, Trishla Saswade, Sourish S. Kumar, Rohan 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). Panchanatham, Muthiah S. Levels Dharmapuri, Trisha Sign up for an account or login to start your college list. These announcements come through their high schools. Recipients can use the awards at regionally accredited U.S. colleges or universities of their choice. Shiu, Ian H. This is the scholarship program's 66th year. Goel, Iva The semifinalists were announced Sept. 9. Srinivasan, Hari Yadav, Juhi R. BERKELEY: Yuan, Allen Jain, Ria CASTRO VALLEY: George Philip (GP) LeBourdais, Dec. 19, 2022 | Zou, Cindy R. DANVILLE: Zhang, Kevin Kaushal, Kriti Churchley, Philip J. College-sponsored awards are renewable for up to four years of undergraduate study at the sponsor institution. 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. Cho, Dylan J. Li, Kevin Yu, Connor. Rao, Dhruv Agarwal, Naisha Shi, Albert Oklahoma State offers an incredible guaranteed scholarship package for National Merit Finalists: full tuition for five years (undergraduate and graduate), a $5,500-per-year scholarship for room and board, and $19,000 in additional scholarships. Connecticut PUBLISHED: June 18, 2021 at 10:21 a.m. | UPDATED: June 19, 2021 at 2:39 p.m. These 17,000 semifinalists continued in the competition. Kulkarni, Shreya S. Heres what you should know. Morshedian, Negar These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to 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 Patel, Anya H. Ajjarapu, Krishna Each year, colleges and universities provide around 4,100 National Merit Scholarship awards for NMS Finalists who attend their institutions. Chokshi, Krisha K. CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL Tiruthani, Aadhitya S. Krishnan, Athul Rammohan, Akilan The nationwide pool of Semifinalists represent less than 1% of U.S. high school seniors. Lenden, Claire Gibson, Matthew J. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Bala, Malar Beamer, Claire L. Here are students from the Bay Area and Santa Cruz County receiving $2,500 scholarships: THE AMERICAN SCHOOL, DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UNDER CUPERTINO SCHOOL OFFICIALS), GERMAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF SILICON VALLEY, CRYSTAL SPRINGS UPLANDS SCHOOL,HILLSBOROUGH. Remember that while you can currently apply to most colleges test-optional, often, sending scores will make you a stronger candidate. ,-aBB ixC3Mpa$\ + 4E Malhotra, Jayden Being named as a Commended Scholar or Semifinalist will also help boost your application. OSU has 87 undergraduate majors in fields including business, education, science, and engineering. CONVENT OF THE SACRED HEART HIGH SCHOOL Cheng, Yuyuan Jatyani, Armeet S. ALSION MONTESSORI HIGH SCHOOL Wong, Lance Bharadwaj, Tejas K. Hwang, Steven Y. ST. IGNATIUS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL Shah, Hiya S. QsH7Ks7>_s{6n8-R5#kcg0J`[X"zepq=;;;TxIOqqN{s1k%K|,"o~sY|QzvD Zhan, Julia National Merit Scholarship Corporation - Press Releases MILLBRAE: Liu, Max Chard, Anna M. Ghoshal, Arijit Kumar, Archit Maine After all, avoiding college debt is a huge deal. Bollyky, Laszlo Your blocked IP address is: 67.82.140.14. Wu, Alden HIGH. Chen, Allen H. Berbon, Patrick Z. Ismail, Ahmad To participate in the National Merit Scholars Program, high school students must take the PSAT/NMSQT at a local high school or approved location in the certain year of high school, usually their junior year or the students second-to-last year of high school. Muliawan, William F. Paek, Jay S. Oswal, Shiva A. HOMESTEAD HIGH SCHOOL Murthy, Kavita S. Lu, Camille Almogy, Sivan Panguluri, Anvay S. Feng, Alice Z. Li, Joshua They will combine your subsection scores and multiple the total by two. 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. Georgia Shah, Amani R. PROOF SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Beroza, Anita For example, there are additional testing dates, off-site testing accommodations, flexible start times, and no charges for unused tests. Guo, Alan T. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. State All National Merit Scholarship winners will be selected from this group of Finalists. Zhou, Alexander, AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL Lu, Andrew Y. Li, Ryan C. Hu, Angela Lem, Aeon D. Gu, Julia Nagasamudra, Anirudh A. Huang, Jayna G. Pakala, Sujith R. Mukunda, Jayita Nair, Mehul Su, Brian A. Meng, Jeffrey Song, Michael M. Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features. Burns, William J. Suresh, Tarun Florida %PDF-1.6 % Lolabattu, Shriya V. Kuang, Sara H. Repple, Soleil O. BELMONT: 8. 210 Ghose, Neil Chen, Ryan De Klerk, Isabel F. Wang, Colleen R. Meng, Derek F. Drumm, Aaron L. Thumati, Praharshitha V. Bresee, Skyler J. SONOMA ACADEMY Anant, Shriya address. ;.I|Q =7@J7|F>(mr'r Bx6,Z_: Finalists Tandon, Keshiv S. The National Merit Scholarship Program announced that 288 students from Minnesota have been named semifinalists for 2021. Yang, Stephanus. Gona, Akshay Ramrakhiani, Hannah Jain, Arhan Huang, William Ragnartz, Marika A. Ganti, Manasi Olsen, Kate Y. Bausley, Colin Goldsmith, Madeline About 16,000 high school seniors in total have been announced as semifinalists in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program. 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. How is the PSAT Scored Lee, Jinna Around one-third of the 50,000 high scorers qualify as Semifinalists. Li, Victor Kuang, Anna Wu, Daniel Corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards Jain, Samarth Chen, Andy Y. Adiraju, Sahithi Ni, Oliver X. Selvam, Aathithya Sponsor corporations also offer "Special Scholarships" to 1,100 students who participated in the National Merit Scholars Program but were not chosen as finalists. Lee, Ashley Changes during COVID View a full list of all of the 2021 corporate sponsors of the NMS program. Zhang, April R. Yang, Aaron Kishore, Gautham Liou, Alexander Sriram, Kalyan G. CASTRO VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL Ranjan, Riya Leung, Braden S. Kainth, Krrish Nalluru, Preethi New Mexico Shen, Darren There are plenty of other ways to earn merit scholarships, just as there are many other ways to demonstrate scholastic achievement. Army, Garratt W. LAFAYETTE: Kapoor, Tara Of course, becoming a National Merit Scholar will help your chances of admission, too, and the PSAT is the first step in the competition. Whats Covered: Nanal, Ishaan S. Murugupandiyan, Abinayaa Tao, Jocelyn R. Cheng, Aiden We use cookies to improve your experience. PDF Semifinalists in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program What Do Semifinalists Need to Do to Apply to Be a Finalist? Kemshetti, Anikha K. UNION CITY: 'View - Blog CTA', { CCSD congratulates the following National Merit Scholarship Program Semifinalists: Advanced Technologies Academy Garcia, Yanyel E. Lewis, Colin J. Perez-Herrera, Edward Rice, Ty J. Lu, Katie C. NORTHGATE HIGH SCHOOL The winners were chosen from about 16,000 National Merit Scholarship finalists. Streater, Nathan D. d) Virginia Campbell, Aidan Yang, Michael R. KENTFIELD: Delaware Roque, Brenda F. TRACY JOINT UNION HIGH SCHOOL National Merit Scholarship Winners 2022/2023 Jayaprakash, Nikita 210 Tran, Dylan M. He, Kyle P. Li, Xiaohan Chaurasia, Aditi They also offer a generous full ride scholarship for National Merit Finalists: full tuition, fees, room and board, up to the cost of attendance. Jin, Byron You will submit your completed application through a high school official. Kentucky The graduate business school also ranked 44th overall, and several other programs ranked in or near the top 100 nationally. Is your SAT score enough to get you into your dream school? Kostolansky, Michael S. National Merit Scholarship winners of 2021 will be announced in four nationwide news releases beginning in April and concluding in July. Sharma, Kashika Mobraaten, Lily S. National Merit Semifinalist Cutoffs 2021-2022 Jung, Hyewon Athreya, Anousha A. Liu, Kasey K. Lee, Chris S. 'template_id': '8752' Chi, Nathan A. Seniors Named Semifinalists in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Zipkin, Javin A. BENICIA: Batra, Ronit Spivakovsky, Katherine 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). 211 Heda, Prachi Yan, Eric 125 0 obj <> endobj Zhang, Peilin M. STOCKTON: Ju, Amber A. %%EOF Gallagher, Kaylee E. There have been some changes in the process to become a finalist because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Manga, Aishwarya P. Remember, too, that the NMS isnt a large financial award anyways. Pai, Anirudh Lee, Siwon E. Srinivasan, Prithi A. Pickett, Samuel H. CUPERTINO: Parameshwaran, Diya Albright, Jack D. Chan, Alicia 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. Attari, Gulzar U. Xu, Eileen L. Piergrossi, Ella M. He, Katherine S. Li, Christopher Jagathesan, Advaith 'name': 'SAT CTA Contact Form', Tanabe, Natasha S. 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. Cho, Brandon Y. Gao, Jessica While it comes in 3rd here, we believe that UCF offers the best value of any university in the country for National Merit Scholars. Ko, Johan Y. Senthil Kumar, Shailesh Dey, Annesha How is the PSAT Scored? Hu, Ethan Ye, Albert Kohr, Diana Bid, Siddharth 'name': 'SAT Program CTA Middle of Post', Selective Colleges Offering National Merit Scholarships Liu, Craig Iuzifovich, Anzhelina Binnard, Wyatt VerSteeg, Gillian E. SUNNYVALE: Luo, Stanley 214 'element_id': 'sat-app-topcta', When Are Semifinalists Notified of Their Status? Wang, Michael Indiana Lu, Wanning Ambati, Adarsh S. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Srinivasan, Aditii Ahn, Sophie S. } 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. Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors. In addition, 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. heap.track( JOHN C. KIMBALL HIGH SCHOOL Jena, Anika Oquigley, Conor J. Approximately 50,000 students out of the roughly 1.5 million program entrants with the highest PSAT/NMSQT Selection Index scores will become Commended Students or Semifinalists. Yan, Edward Shah, Maanas Subramanian, Ramya Feng, Raymond M. 217 Singh, Aahaan Thanks for subscribing! Kan, Joseph K. Wong, Jackie Rao, Yamuna These students will not advance in the NMS competition, but they may be considered for other awards. 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. Kuo, Marcus P. Merit Scholar designees are selected because of their skills, accomplishments, and potential for success in rigorous college studies, without regard to gender, race, ethnic origin, or religious preference. 220 Palaka, Ragalina Y. That means that the cutoffs vary from state to state, so a score that qualifies you as a Semifinalist in one state may only make you a Commended Student in another. 213 Cheng, Ellen M. UCF has been ranked as high as 55th nationally, and boasts a staggering number of programs. Wu, Christopher P. Chandra, Ameya Please enter a valid email Degois Sainz, Clara M. Shah, Neil H. MOUNTAIN VIEW: Sripada, Shreya Kannabran, Sanchitha 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. Hawaii Zhao, Kevin G. Pei, Serena H. Xu, Andy Varada, Keerti P. Texas PACIFIC COLLEGIATE SCHOOL Ravishankar, Sahana That brings us to Alabamas rankings. Kasam, Anish R. Last fall, the highest-scoring participants in each state, representing less than 1% of the nations high school seniors, were named semifinalists. Yuan, Jiaming, LYCEE FRANCAIS Lu, Kevin Senthil, Sidharth Ranade, Saee WALNUT CREEK: These scholarships are awarded to the children of employees, community members, or students with specific career plans as specified by the awarding corporation. Krishnan, Arjun Rangarajan, Vignesh H. Alabama blows everyone out of the water when it comes to their guaranteed National Merit scholarshipexcept for the number one university on our list. Aluri, Rachana These scholarship recipients will join more than 353,000 other distinguished young people who have earned the Merit Scholar title. Yang, Dylan M.