Seven Hinsdale Central Students Named National Merit Scholars

HINSDALE, IL — This year's National Merit $2,500 scholarship winners have been announced by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, and several Hinsdale Central High School students are among the winners.

According to a release, the 2,500 merit scholar winners were chosen from more than 15,000 outstanding finalists.

The merit scholars from Hinsdale Central are:

• Alex Choi, from Oak Brook. Probable career field: Biomedical Engineering.
• Carolyn Chun, from Oak Brook. Probable career field: International Relations.
• Helen Hu, from Darien. Undecided career field.
• Chitra Balakrishnan, from Hinsdale. Probable career field: Law.
• Rachel Wang, from Westmont. Probable career field: Computer Science.
• Eric Chang, from Willowbrook. Probable career field: Law.
• Shubhankar Deo, from Willowbrook. Probable career field: Linguistics.

National Merit Scholarship Corporation said these Scholars were selected by a committee of college admissions officers and high school counselors, who appraised a substantial amount of information submitted by both the finalists and their high schools: the academic record, including difficulty level of subjects studied and grades earned; scores from two standardized tests; contributions and leadership in school and community activities; an essay written by the finalist; and a recommendation written by a high school official.

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