Kulkarni, Mythri V. In early September, about 16,000 of the 50,000 highest scorers from each state will be notified that they have qualified as Semifinalists. 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. COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL The National Merit Scholarship is an award of $2,500 to be applied to your education at your college of choice. Winners also earn the title of Merit Scholar. 'name': 'SAT CTA top of post', Shenoy, Sumedh M. hbbd```b``"A$F ";" D?i{$i]rD2M1 fkHU9m "ej_9o&x10?{ Pistilli, Virginia H. is a reporter for the Bay Area News Group. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads. Chan, David L. Lee, Ashley Zhao, Jennifer N. Ng, Jessica L. THE NUEVA SCHOOL 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). For example, there are additional testing dates, off-site testing accommodations, flexible start times, and no charges for unused tests. Huebner, Samantha M. Liu, Sophia W. WOODSIDE HIGH SCHOOL What is the National Merit Scholarship White, Megan M. Latasa, Marcel R. So, Valerie Z. HILLSBOROUGH: Liu, Richard Liu, Daniel. By submitting your email, you agree to College Confidential's. Shinghal, Nicholas T. Fong, Calvin J. 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. Furuta, Tomo Katari, Daniel S. Shah, Hiya S. 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. 220 College-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards UT Dallas has been consistently ranked in the top 100 nationally in their engineering and computer science programs. Yang, Stephanus. Bhattaram, Amulya [}-{HcWKS9,M|J]sul{D)x!_7_ Tang, Alex 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. Poon, Joanna S. Qiao, David Huddleston, Riley Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). Chatterjee, Anusha Idaho Using your grades, test scores, extracurriculars, and more, our chancing engine will help you find best-fit schools and refine your application strategy. Jia, Andrea Y. Its business school is also well-respected. Shekhar, Sovie Prasad Kainth, Aaryan Hammad, Yomn M. BERKELEY HIGH SCHOOL Thumati, Praharshitha V. Zhao, David. Hou, Emily J. Au, Marcus However, you must still fulfill a majority of the program entry requirements. Kougiouris, Sotirios N. Singh, Anushka Lolabattu, Shriya V. Chou, Kaitlyn T. 212 Gupta, Ariv Chandrasekhar, Sameera 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 Zipkin, Javin A. BENICIA: Wu, Selina Lee, Edward Y. 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. Liang, Andrew Woo, Richie C. CALIFORNIA CROSSPOINT HIGH SCHOOL Huai, Margaret X. Kenderski, Cathy S. Pei, Serena H. ST. IGNATIUS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL Miranda, Sean E. JOHN C. KIMBALL HIGH SCHOOL 215 Balasubramanian, Aeshon Reed, Nicholas S. Missouri Jilla, Sanjana S. Chen, Albert Z. Chard, Anna M. Jena, Anika Patel, Neeraja Pollak-Hurst, Sophia P. STUART HALL HIGH SCHOOL You may mark undecided instead of listing your first choice, but the NMSC asks that you update them as soon as possible. These exceptional teens not only scored insanely well on the PSAT, but also bring an exceptional high school transcript to the table. Vu, Samuel M. Li, Brian Y. Ajjarapu, Krishna Gaskin, Evelyn G. National Merit $2500 Scholarships Every Finalist competes for these single-payment scholarships, which are awarded on a state-representational basis. Su, Brian A. Pradhan, Reina hXrF}W>[x. Jain, Arhan Commended Students For example, there are additional testing dates, off-site testing accommodations, flexible start times, and no charges for unused tests. Chen, Jiakang Yo, Clement Jung, Hyewon Kim, Julia N. AMADOR VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL Zhang, Peilin M. STOCKTON: 218 Streater, Nathan D. Stevenson, Zachary P. ARAGON HIGH SCHOOL Garcia, Sophie Kumaravelrajan, Vijayganapatirajan. Peacock, Jack W. 215 If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. BASIS INDEPENDENT SILICON VALLEY You may mark undecided instead of listing your first choice, but the NMSC asks that you update them as soon as possible. When Are Semifinalists Notified of Their Status? Pradhan, Adishankar This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Allan, Duncan S. Kapoor, Tara Terry, Owen K. LOS GATOS: What Kinds of National Merit Scholarships Are There? Zhu, Gloria. 220 The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. Yarlagadda, Anirudh, Yu, Anthony Fangqing Shah, Diya Note: These details pertain to students who are still attending high school in the United States. JAMES LOGAN HIGH SCHOOL Liu, Max Brown, Milad Goel, Aditya Sumitran, Adithi Scholarship recipients are chosen by a committee of college admission officers and high school counselors. Ismail, Ahmad Kodavati, Rishi They also offer a generous full ride scholarship for National Merit Finalists: full tuition, fees, room and board, up to the cost of attendance. Yan, Kelly J. Ghoshal, Arijit Wang, Vincent hYmo6+pwR@iP{T[M9![wGJbKAQ#wC)J(aB)XJ"R%(+4 Williams, Darlina W. SANTA CRUZ HIGH SCHOOL Ramrakhiani, Hannah Ranked 241st nationally by Washington Monthly, FAU has acclaimed programs in business, sports management, and hospitality and tourism. Sponsor corporations also offer "Special Scholarships" to 1,100 students who participated in the National Merit Scholars Program but were not chosen as finalists. 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. Bu, Austin T. Rajani, Yash V. Hsing, Stephanie These 17,000 semifinalists continued in the competition. Mahajan, Jeena Senthil Kumar, Shailesh Fu, Sophia Y. Chu, Andrew K. Finalists are notified if they have won an award on a rolling basis between the beginning of March and the end of June. Remember, too, that the NMS isnt a large financial award anyways. Gupta, Kunal Cheyette, Jonah T. Tang, William Y. Sankaranarayanan, Megna Maddhula, Siddarth The firewall on this server is blocking your connection. It will name recipients of $2,500 scholarships on May 12, and . Kamath, Tanvi R. Rao, Leo Kollu, Sanjana Of course, becoming a National Merit Scholar will help your chances of admission, too, and the PSAT is the first step in the competition. Zhang, April R. Samanta, Siona Zhang, Alexander 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. Yang, Aaron Gorpynich, Oleksandr Chen, Alyssa F. Liu, Ryan W. The nationwide pool of Semifinalists represent less than 1% of U.S. high school seniors. Ding, William A. Lee, Jennifer Y. Innovative and invaluableuse this book as your college lifeline., -Lynn O'Shaughnessy, Nationally Recognized College Expert. Mann, Evan. New Mexico They also have a generous policy for AP/CLEP/IB credit, so students who graduate early and use scholarship funds for graduate study may do so. Massachusetts Lin, Erica M. Fang, Jerry ACALANES HIGH SCHOOL Lau, Justin C. Finalists Zhang, Owen Panchanatham, Muthiah S. In addition to the scholarships offered by corporate sponsors and individual colleges, the College Board partners with 26 scholarship providers. Kumar, Archit Lin, Kai WOODSIDE PRIORY SCHOOL Using your grades, test scores, extracurriculars, and more, our chancing engine will help you find best-fit schools and refine your application strategy. 'template_id': '8765' More Local News to Love Start today for 50% off Expires 3/6/23. Sharif, Sophia Nayan, Ritika Chandler, Matthew Winners of theses official scholarship from the National Merit organization receive a one-time payment of $2500. Truta, Alexis S. HEAD-ROYCE SCHOOL Sponsor colleges select recipients who have been accepted and give them renewable scholarships of varying amounts. Simon, Nikola L. Cao, Jacquelyn Chattoraj, Siddharth He, Cody Venuto, Sylvie 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. to see your odds of acceptance at over 1500 schools. Lui, Charmaine Jing, Tim Huang, Henry All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! How is the PSAT Scored? Tur, Ada D. Wang, David Y. Kim, Minseo Prabhakaran, Jagannath Understand My Chances 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. Adibnia, Sahand Yu, Haoran Note: These details pertain to students who are still attending high school in the United States. Around one-third of the 50,000 high scorers qualify as Semifinalists. Campbell, Loden J. Anson, Herbert Ha, Audrey Huang, William Wong, Jackie Radharaj, Deeksha Remember that while you can currently apply to most colleges test-optional, often, sending scores will make you a stronger candidate. Below are the National Merit Semifinalist cutoffs for the class of 2022, who took the PSAT in October 2020 or January 2021. Vutukuru, Malavika Opportunity Scholarship partners include, among others: When taking the PSAT/NMSQT, be sure to opt in to Student Search Service. 211 Chao, Alena H. The scholarships are supported by the National Merit Scholarship Corp. and about 400. Lutz, Michael UCF competes with Texas A&M for the highest campus enrollment in the nation, and its not hard to see why. Hom, Kaitlyn However, you must still fulfill a majority of the program entry requirements. Semifinalists: 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program 4 New York (continued) EAST AMHERST WILLIAMSVILLE EAST H. S. 161 Arun, Aditi 303 Baillargeon, Philip A. NMSC uses the Selection Index, ranging from 48 to 228, to identify qualifying scorers for the competition. Zheng, Iris S. PORTOLA VALLEY: Raghuwanshi, Rajveersing R. Zwaanstra, Adam J. REDWOOD CITY: If they go on to become National Merit finalists, they may win scholarship money too. Finalists are notified if they have won an award on a rolling basis between the beginning of March and the end of June.