13 Seniors Recognized by National Merit Scholarship Program

Thirteen Hathaway Brown seniors, which accounts for 18 percent of the Class of 2024, were recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Program for their academic talent, as indicated by the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. 

Nationwide, 16,000 seniors were named semifinalists. These seniors have the opportunity to advance as finalists and compete for more than 7,000 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $28 million. About 95 percent of semifinalists are expected to attain finalist standing and approximately half of the finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship. 

Hathaway Brown’s National Merit Semifinalists are: 

• Gauri Gandhi
• Grace Gilson
• Nyneishia Gupta
• Anna Lee
• Clarisse Wee

National Merit Commended Students placed among 50,000 top scorers of more than 1.5 million students who entered the competition by taking the PSAT/NMSQT. 

Hathaway Brown’s National Merit Commended Students are: 

• Frances Berglund
• Margaret Chen
• Grace Dai
• Nysha Gupta
• Fiona Liu
• Hannah Rutherford
• Neha Sangani
• Lauren Tyrpak

To learn more about the National Merit Scholarship Program, visit www.nationalmerit.org.