Bittman named National Merit Scholarship semifinalist

Last year, five Wilton High School students were named semifinalists.

To be considered for these awards, semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the finalist level.

Initially, 1.5 million juniors in about 22,000 high schools took the the 2014 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).

On September 10, Wilton High School previewed it is often “pleased in to recognize” Rachel and Derek, mentioning which typically “the worlwide group of semifinalists delivers a fraction of United States seniors”. Merit Scholar designees are selected on the basis of their skills, accomplishments, and potential for success in rigorous college studies, without regard to gender, race, ethnic origin, or religious preference. Those with the highest test scores (less than one percent) advanced to the semifinals.

All finalists are eligible to receive one of three merit scholarships.

In February, the NMSC will select finalists based upon academic records, school recommendations, SAT scores, an essay, and the leadership activities noted by Dr. Haas.

On September 9, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) released the names of all the semifinalists for the scholarship. Finally, there are nearly 4,000 college-sponsored scholarships expected to be awarded to students who attend the sponsor institution.

T.C. Williams High School Principal Jesse Dingle poses with students Jillian Schiele, Laura Wilcox and Gareth Markel are among 16,000 other semifinalists competing for more than 7,400 scholarships.

National Merit Scholarship winners will be announced between April and July, 2016.