32 Dublin Students Named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists

DUBLIN, CA — Thirty-two students who attend school in Dublin were named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced Tuesday.

The students joined more than 16,000 students in the running to be named a National Merit Scholar, and receive a $2500 scholarship to help them further their education. The following students received PSAT/NMSQT exam scores high enough to place them in the top one percent of US high school seniors:

DUBLIN HIGH SCHOOL

1. Rachel Chai
2. Thelonius Chang
3. Eldrick Chen
4. Arya Gothoskar
5. Brian Guan
6. Ayush Guha
7. Jerry Huang
8. Aaditya Jagtap
9. Anurag Jakkula
10. Isaac Kim
11. Anthony Li
12. Ryan Ma
13. Sidhant Mathur
14. Divij Muthu
15. Riddhi Nanda Kumar
16. Manasvi Pula
17. Tharun Selvakumar
18. Jeia Isabella R. So
19. Krish Walia
20. Angelina Wu
21. Richard Wu
22. Rushil Yadavalli

QUARRY LANE SCHOOL

1. Arjun Akula
2. Keshav Badrinanth
3. Corina Chen
4. Kyle Du
5. Sneha Gadekarla
6. Umaiyal Narendra-Nathan
7. Poluk Sharma
8. Finna Wang
9. Pin Xie

VALLEY CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL

1. Aiden Xu

To become a finalist, semifinalists must submit a detailed application that provides information on their academic record, participation in school and community activities, demonstrated leadership abilities, employment, and honors and awards received. They must also write an essay, be recommended by a high school official, and receive SAT or ACT scores high enough to qualify.

About 95 percent of semifinalists are expected to attain finalist standing, and approximately half of finalists are expected to win a National Merit Scholarship, according to the NMSC.