The National Merit Scholarship Program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships that began in 1955.
To be considered for a National Merit Scholarship, Semifinalists must fulfill requirements to advance to Finalist standing. Each Semifinalist submits a scholarship application, which includes essays and information about extracurricular achievements, awards, and leadership positions.
If you are to become a Semifinalist, you will need an excellent academic record, endorsement and a recommendation by a school official. More important you must earn SAT scores that confirm their qualifying test performance. From the Semifinalist group, a certain number of students, varying from year to year, advance to Finalist standing depending on the above criteria.
High school students enter the National Merit Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test; the test serves as an initial screen of approximately 1.5 million annual entrants. This test meets published program entry and participation requirements.
Alex Potoczak of Ohio is an experienced graduate level laboratory researcher with an emphasis on umbilical cord stem cell research. He has worked at Case Western University and University Hospitals of Cleveland under the supervision of Dr. Mary Laughlin and Dr. Nick Greco. Alex played baseball at Hamilton College where he is enrolled currently and is majoring in Economics and will be minoring in Biology. He is an extremely creative thinker with a high intelligence with SAT II scores at 790 in Biology and Math 2. He also received PSAT National Merit accolades. Alex has unique hobbies and interests, such as Oceanography and how it relates to alternative energy, the legal system, technology, sports, and politics.
To be considered for a National Merit Scholarship, Semifinalists must fulfill requirements to advance to Finalist standing. Each Semifinalist submits a scholarship application, which includes essays and information about extracurricular achievements, awards, and leadership positions.
If you are to become a Semifinalist, you will need an excellent academic record, endorsement and a recommendation by a school official. More important you must earn SAT scores that confirm their qualifying test performance. From the Semifinalist group, a certain number of students, varying from year to year, advance to Finalist standing depending on the above criteria.
High school students enter the National Merit Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test; the test serves as an initial screen of approximately 1.5 million annual entrants. This test meets published program entry and participation requirements.
Alex Potoczak of Ohio is an experienced graduate level laboratory researcher with an emphasis on umbilical cord stem cell research. He has worked at Case Western University and University Hospitals of Cleveland under the supervision of Dr. Mary Laughlin and Dr. Nick Greco. Alex played baseball at Hamilton College where he is enrolled currently and is majoring in Economics and will be minoring in Biology. He is an extremely creative thinker with a high intelligence with SAT II scores at 790 in Biology and Math 2. He also received PSAT National Merit accolades. Alex has unique hobbies and interests, such as Oceanography and how it relates to alternative energy, the legal system, technology, sports, and politics.