Son announced as National Merit Scholarship semifinalist
EVANSTON, Ill. 鈥� The National Merit Scholarship Corporation recently announced Bemidji High 歪歪漫画's Seyoung Son as a semifinalist in the 69th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.
"These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,140 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $28 million that will be offered next spring," a release said. "To be considered for a Merit Scholarship award, semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the finalist level of the competition."
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The nationwide pool of semifinalists, representing less than 1% of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state.
About 95% of the semifinalists are expected to attain finalist standing and approximately half of the finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, the release said.
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