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3 Glen Ellyn Students Named National Merit Semifinalists

See which Glen Ellyn students were named 2024 semifinalists for the National Merit Scholarship Program.

GLEN ELLYN, IL — Three students from Glen Ellyn were recently named 2024 semifinalists for the National Merit Scholarship Program.

The students are:

  • Annika Bhagwakar
  • Ishaan Gupta
  • James MacDonald

The students were among 16,000 semifinalists named in the annual program. They can now compete to receive a National Merit Scholarship from among $28 million in awards that the program will grant to exceptional students.

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To qualify for a scholarship, the students must complete an application, and submit their academic and extracurricular information, a letter of recommendation and an essay.
Finalists will be announced in February.

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