Andy Vu
Patrick Jeon
Bansari Patel. Photos courtesy of GGUSD
The students ― Andy Vu of
They join 16,000 seniors from across the
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Students become National Merit semifinalists due to their respective performances on the PSAT taken last year as juniors. The nationwide pool of semifinalists, which represents less than 1 percent of
Semifinalists must complete several requirements to advance as finalists in the competition. These include maintaining an outstanding academic record, be endorsed and recommended by a high school official, and earn SAT scores that confirm the student’s earlier performance on the PSAT.
The semifinalist and a high school official must submit a detailed scholarship application, which includes the student’s essay and information about the semifinalist’s participation and leadership in school and community activities.
About 90 percent of the semifinalists are expected to become finalists, and approximately 50 percent will be named Merit Scholarship winners.
Merit Scholarship winners of 2013 will be named in four nationwide announcements beginning in April and concluding in July.
