18 Seniors Are National Merit Scholars

Eighteen Hathaway Brown seniors were recognized in the 68th annual National Merit Scholarship Program for their academic talent, as indicated by the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. 

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. Six members of the Class of 2023 are Commended Scholars: 

• Christina Bencin
• Maddy Bryan
• Anna Buchner
• Sahar Maleki
• Zoë Nelson
• Emma Ramon

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 Class of 2023 National Merit Semifinalists:

• Hua Fang
• Shubhee Gandhi
• Alison Gunzler
• Katie Harbaugh
• Alice Lin
• Saija Shah
• Marianna Steele
• Meredith Stewart
• Eesha Talasila
• Emily Wilson
• Maisie Yan
• Cindy Yu

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