National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) recently announced approximately 3,500 winners of National Merit Scholarships financed by U.S. colleges and universities. Officials of each sponsor college selected their scholarship winners from among the Finalists in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program who plan to attend their institution.
Daria B. Coutch and Victoria Y. Huang were awarded National Merit University of Dallas Scholarships and Kyle R. Sherrod was awarded a National Merit Texas A&M University Scholarship.
Anna Evers was also named a National Merit Scholarship winner earlier this year in the corporate-sponsored awards.
To be considered for a National Merit Scholarship, Semifinalists had to fulfill requirements to advance to Finalist standing. Each Semifinalist was asked to complete a detailed scholarship application, which included writing an essay and providing information about extracurricular activities, awards, and leadership positions. Semifinalists also had to have an outstanding academic record, be endorsed and recommended by a high school official, and earn SAT® scores that confirmed their qualifying test performance. From the Semifinalist group, some 15,000 met Finalist requirements.
By the conclusion of the 2018 competition, about 7,500 Finalists will have been selected to receive National Merit Scholarships totaling over $31 million. Winners are the Finalist candidates judged to have the strongest combination of academic skills and achievements, extracurricular accomplishments, and potential for success in rigorous college studies.
Pictured (Left to Right): Kyle Sherrod Victoria Huang Anna Evers and Daria Coutch
