Officials of National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the names of more than 16,000 Semifinalists in the 72nd annual National Merit Scholarship Program.
These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for about 6,700 National Merit Scholarships worth approximately $24 million that will be offered next spring.
To be considered for a Merit Scholarship award, Semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the Finalist level of the competition.
About 95 percent of the Semifinalists are expected to attain Finalist standing, and approximately half of the Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar title.
NMSC, a not-for-profit organization that operates without government assistance, was established in 1955 specifically to conduct the annual National Merit Scholarship Program.
Scholarships are underwritten by NMSC with its own funds and by about 260 business organizations, higher education institutions, and individual donors that share NMSC’s goals of honoring the nation’s scholastic champions and encouraging the pursuit of academic excellence.
Semifinalists: 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program
Brunswick School
Costantini, Lucio
Wang, George
Greenwich Academy
Bock, Talia
Kesmodel, Abigail
Mao, Emma
Greenwich Country Day School
O’Keeffe, Shephard
Greenwich High School
Dozier, William L.
Fan, Rhea R.
Foell, Amelia L.
Karube, Hiroya
Liang, Youhan A.
Paulson, Dane M.
Podoshev, Ellie A.
Puskar, Edward M.
Qin, Kaitlyn
Song, Angelina S.
Southworth, Isaac C.
Stern, Nora E.
Tsai, Lelin
Varghese, Benjamin S.
Zientek, Karolina