2014 National Merit Scholarship Program - SEMIFINALISTS

UPDATE:
2014 National Merit Scholarship Program - SEMIFINALISTS (September, 2013)

Some 16,000 of the high scorers, representing less than 1 percent of the nation's high school graduating seniors, qualify as Semifinalists in each annual National Merit Program.  They are the only participants who have an opportunity to advance in the competition for some 8,000 Merit Scholarship awards to be announced in the spring. 

Congratulations to the following seven LACES students who advanced in the competition:
  • Madeleine Griffith
  • Eli A Levinson
  • Jessica W Luo
  • Edward J Park
  • Lilac M Peterson
  • George S Qiao
  • Stefano Rumi



2014 National Merit Scholarship Program (April, 2013)

With a Selection Index score of 203 or above, LACES had 22 students qualify for the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program. Each of these students is among the 50,000 highest scoring participants of some 1.5 million students who took the 2012 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Program.

Of the more than 50,000 high scorers nationwide, about 16,000 will be named national Merit Program Semifinalists, representing the top scorers in each state, and approximately 34,000 others will be commended for their performance of the PSAT/NMSQT. Semifinalists and Commended Students will learn of their standing in September. Semifinalists will be the only students who will have an opportunity to continue in the competition for about 8,300 National merit Scholarships to be offered in 2014.

LACES Students who will receive recognition in the 2014 National Merit Program:

  • Joshua W Blankfield
  • Eric J Chi
  • Camille G Didelot-Hearn
  • Sarah Goldzweig
  • Madeleine Griffith
  • Daniel M Kim
  • Gaya G Kim
  • Julia R Kinsock
  • Eli A Levinson
  • Jessica W Luo
  • Layla Masotta
  • Kwang-Hyun Noh
  • Edward J Park
  • Lilac M Peterson
  • George S Qiao
  • Stefano Rumi
  • Alison M Sanford
  • Gheorghe V Schreiber
  • Pete R Sung
  • Sophie A Weitz
  • Timothy W Whitaker
  • Keren H Yi

Congratulations to each of these remarkable students!