National Merit and National Achievement
Semifinalists and Commended

About 16,000 students are notified by the National Merit Corporation n September that they have qualified as Semifinalists. Semifinalists are designated on a state representational basis. They are the highest scoring entrants in each state. Finalists will be notified by mail in February that they have advanced to Finalist. All winners of Merit Scholarship awards are chosen from the Finalist group.

About 1600 high scoring Black American students are designated Semifinalists. Semifinalists are named on a regional basis. Finalists will be notified by mail in late January.

In late September, more than two-thirds (about 34,000) of the approximately 50,000 high scorers on the PSAT/NMSQT® receive Letters of Commendation in recognition of their outstanding academic promise. Commended Students are named on the basis of a nationally applied Selection Index score that may vary from year to year and is below the level required for participants to be named Semifinalists in their respective states. Although Commended Students do not continue in the competition for National Merit® Scholarships, some of these students do become candidates for Special Scholarships sponsored by corporations and businesses.

Go to http://www.nationalmerit .org for more information.

National Merit Semifinalists

National Achievement Semifinalists

National Merit Commended

National Achievement Commended

Beren Chandler

Maresh Campbell

Alexander G. Clay

Charlston Britton

Thomas Crumrine

Brent Chapuis

Wayne G. Hahnebohm

Savannah L. Charles

Nathaniel Glaser

Mwamba Mvula

Joshua A. Hellstrom

Olivia T. Larkins

Mirandy Li

Victor Omojola

Kevin Ngo

Rebecca Paris

Anne Mathews

  

Luc D. Nguyen

Nicole D. Plunkett

Christian Nguyen

 

Anna K. Rees

Alexandria Spriggins

Victor Omojola

Yi Shao

  

Caroline Pitts

Evangeline M. Soileau

Olivia Riccio

Jamie-Anh Tran

Rachel Roberie

Matthew S. Yang

James-Minh Tran
 

Jennifer Tu

 

Revised 12/10/11