FAU High Seniors Named National Merit Semifinalists
Friday, Sep 13, 2024
A total of 22 Florida Atlantic University High School students have been named semifinalists in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program, and 29 seniors have been recognized as Commended Students. Students were selected from more than 1.3 million juniors from about 21,000 high schools nationwide that participated in the 2023 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. These distinctions celebrate our students' hard work and academic excellence, underscoring FAU High School's commitment to fostering an environment of rigor and success. Semifinalists represent less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors in America.
To compete for National Merit Scholarships, Semifinalists must advance to the Finalist level of the competition by submitting a detailed scholarship application, which includes their academic record, extracurricular activities, demonstration of leadership abilities, employment, honors, and awards. They also must be endorsed by a high school official, write an essay, and perform well on the SAT. Finalists will be notified in February 2025, and the 2025 National Merit Scholarship finalists will be announced in the summer of 2025.
These Semifinalists will progress through the rigorous application process as they work towards Finalist and Scholar status with NMSC. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation expects about 95% of Semifinalists to earn Finalist standing.
FAU High School Class of 2025 Semifinalists in the 2025 National Merit® Scholarship Program |
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Garrett Allums Cristal Auger Andrew Chamberlin Taliya Denis Maya Edelstein Kayque Hedrik Blaize Hicks Ivan Koshkin |
Matthew Malayil Ryan Mayer Eoghan McIvor Isaac Merlin Anjali Nori Amelie Phung Nicholas Price Noah Rapson |
Vikram Renganathan Rebecca Su Alan Trujillo Anirudhh Venkat Ava Vignola Kyle Villalobos |
Additionally, the following 29 seniors have been named Commended Students in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2025 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards, Commended Students placed among the top 50,000 scorers of more than 1.3 million students who entered the 2024 Competition by taking the 2023 PSAT National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).
"We are incredibly proud of the dedication and perseverance our high school students have shown through their journeys, especially the very deserving 22 named Semifinalists and 29 Commended students," said Lauren Robinson, Ed.D., Principal of A.D. Henderson & FAU High School. "These high school students represent the values and attitude of our entire school community, and we hope for their continued success as they progress through their academic careers and this competition."
FAU High School Class of 2025 Commended in the 2025 National Merit® Scholarship Program |
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Ruby Aubin Brittany Berlin Naomi Bien-Aime Sofia Blanco Michael Childers Heally Cruz Celina Detwiler Gray Haady Elneser Kaylan Fernandez Valerie Fils-Aime |
Adin Garbowit Anjali Kannan Maria Largaespada Nathanael Lecky Sophia Lo Bello Thandi Menelas Nicole Potenza Michelle Potenza Vivi Quach Joshua Reynolds |
Grace Smith Firas Syed Isabel Tantalean Vyana Trieu Arjun Vadlamudi Carter Veit Tanay Yarlagadda Ivan Yuk Mark Zagha
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