14 Seniors Recognized by National Merit Scholarship Program

Fourteen Hathaway Brown seniors, which accounts for 15 percent of the Class of 2025, 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 6,870 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $26 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: 

• Ashley Chu

• Blake Cody

• Clare Hess

• Charlotte Lu

• Maggie Reef

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: 

• Kira Cicerchi

• Sara Cody

• Chloe Eghobamien

• Emily Ensign

• Katherine Hilbert

• Ayden Magence

• Helen Qiu

• Maya Tang

• Lina Tian

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