By Andy Evans
Congratulations to Shivansh Kelkar, Alyssa Lau, and Yashnil Mohanty who are semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program announced on September 10. 16,000 students qualified nationwide, representing less than 1% of U.S. high school seniors.
About half the finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, to be announced in the spring. The semifinalists qualified based on their scores on the preliminary SAT. About 95 percent are expected to attain finalist standing on the strength of an application detailing academic performance, participation in activities, employment, and leadership.