Update- 2/15/2024
Congratulations to University Laboratory School Senior Joshua Li! Joshua has met all the requirements to advance to Finalist standing in the competition. All Finalists will be considered for National Merit Scholarship Awards to be offered in 2024.
The National Merit Scholarship Program honors individual students who show exceptional academic ability and potential for success in rigorous college studies. About 1.3 million juniors in 21,000 high schools entered the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2022 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. The nationwide pool of Finalists represents less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, including the highest-scoring in each state. The number of Finalists in a state is proportional to the state’s percentage of the national total of graduating seniors. Finalists have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, are endorsed and recommended by the high school principal, and earn SAT scores that confirm the student’s earlier performance on the qualifying test.
9/13/2023
Joshua’s distinguished performance on the 2022 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®) qualified him as a Semifinalist in the 2024 National Merit® Scholarship Program. We are extremely proud of Joshua’s achievement on this very rigorous national test.
Over 1.3 million juniors in about 21,000 high schools entered the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2022 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®), which served as an initial screen of program entrants. The nationwide pool of approximately 16,000 Semifinalists includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state, which represents about one percent of U.S. high school seniors.
Joshua Li has an opportunity to continue in the competition for National Merit Scholarships that will be offered next spring. To become a finalist, a semifinalist must have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, earn SAT scores that confirm the performance on the qualifying test, and submit a detailed application including an essay and information about school and community activities. Finalists will be notified February; scholarship winners chosen from among the finalists will be announced throughout the spring and summer.
Best wishes to Joshua as he continues in the 2024 National Merit® Scholarship Program!
