Amity Student from Orange Among National Merit Scholarship Recipients for 2016

Yiran Zhang of Amity High School in Woodbridge is among 2,500 students to win the prestigious 2016 National Merit Scholarship.

Zhang, of Orange, plans on studying Biomedical Engineering in college. Zhang was chosen from a pool of 15,000 finalists.

Winners were judged on their academic records, level of the advanced classes they took, standardized test scores and community involvement.

Applicants were required to write an essay according to the National Merit Scholarship's website. Winners were selected by a committee of college admissions officers and high school counselors.

Written by Wendy Ann Mitchell, Patch Editor