GREENWOOD, Ind. – Two Center Grove High School seniors have been named semifinalists in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program. They are Alston Lin and Nasser Sanwari.
Approximately 16,000 Semifinalists were chosen from the highest scorers in each state on the 2022 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) for the 69th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. They represent less than 1% of U.S. high school seniors.
Sanwari and Lin have the opportunity to compete to advance to the Finalist level of the competition. Finalists will compete for some 7,140 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $28 million.
To become Finalists, Semifinalists must submit a detailed scholarship application, It includes information about the student’s academic record, participation in school and community activities, leadership abilities, employment, and honors received. They must also have an outstanding academic record in high school, be recommended by a high school official, write an essay, and earn SAT or ACT scores that confirm the student’s earlier performance on the qualifying test.
The Finalists will be announced in February.