Four Anne Arundel County Public Schools students have been named National Merit Scholarship finalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC).
The students are:
The NMSC has operated the National Merit Scholarship Program since 1955 and does so without government assistance. Most of the NMSC’s scholarships are bestowed by 280 independent corporate organizations, higher education institutions, and individual donors.
Approximately 50,000 academically talented high school students are honored by the program each year, and about 16,000 of them are named semifinalists based on their performance on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®). Finalists go on to compete for National Merit Scholarships, of which approximately 6,800 will be awarded this year.
In an effort to make more students eligible for National Merit Scholarships, Anne Arundel County Public Schools administers the PSAT to all students in grades 9 through 11 and the SAT to all 11th-graders. Both exams are administered free of charge.
AACPS’ four finalists will be honored by the Board of Education at its April 23, 2025, meeting.
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