Thirteen students from The Charter School of Wilmington were named National Merit Semifinalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

Congratulations to seniors Connor C. Barrett, Christopher W. Chen, Benjamin G. Dubner, Waley He, Ryan L. Janzen, Aayush S. Jonnagadla, Grant Lu, Sahit Reddi, Vedant R. Subramanian, Brandon Tran, Amber Wang, Alexander S. You and Sophia J. Zhao.

Finalists

In February, some 15,000 Semifinalists are notified by mail at their home addresses that they have advanced to Finalist standing. High school principals are notified and provided with a certificate to present to each Finalist.

Winner Selection

All winners of Merit Scholarship^® awards (Merit Scholar^® designees) are chosen from the Finalist group based on their abilities, skills, and accomplishments—without regard to gender, race, ethnic origin, or religious preference. A variety of information is available for NMSC selectors to evaluate: the Finalist’s academic record, information about the school’s curricula and grading system, two sets of test scores, the high school official’s written recommendation, information about the student’s activities and leadership, and the Finalist’s own essay.

More information on National Merit Finalists can be found here.