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The NMSC uses the PSAT/NMSQT as the initial screen of over 1.5 million program entrants. In the spring of the junior year, NMSC determines a national Selection Index qualifying score (critical reading + math + writing skills scores all multiplied by two) for "Commended" recognition, which is calculated each year to yield students at about the 96th percentile (top 50,000 highest scorers).
Mentor High School continues to see an increase in student achievement of National Merit recognition. 2016-2017 School Year; 7 Finalists, 10 Commended Students; 2015-2016 School Year; 4 Finalists, 1 Semifinalist, 11 Commended Students; 2014-2015 School Year; 2 Finalists, 3 Commended Students; 2013-2014 School Year; 2 Finalists, 1 Commended Student
In 2018, 16 seniors were commended and 17 were named finalists in the program. The same year, 603 students took 1,076 Advanced Placement exams. For their high scores, 91 earned Scholar Awards, 46 with honor, 80 with distinction, and of them seven were named National AP Scholars, the highest distinction awarded. [104]
Each finalist will compete for one of 2,500 National Merit scholarships, worth $2,500, as well as 770 corporate-sponsored scholarships for meeting specific criteria and 3,600 college-sponsored ...
Apr. 4—Ector County ISD has announced that Odessa High School senior Anika Gundlapalli has earned National Merit Scholarship Finalist status, meaning she ranks among the top 1/2 -percent of the ...
The students will receive scholarships ranging from $500 to $2000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study. National Merit Scholarship Program announces 11 Tallahassee semifinalists ...
The majority of South High students (more than 90%) achieve a B average or better. 98% of the South High School Class of 2019 entered college. 19% were recognized as finalists or received Letters of Commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. [16]
In a time when even affluent families are struggling to send kids to college, merit based scholarships may be the only option for them. It is good to know that a hard working student can be ...