4 Northbrook Students Earn 2024 National Merit Scholarships

NORTHBROOK, IL — There is some local flavor to the latest installment of 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program award-winners. On the second list of four announced for the 2023-2024 school year, four Northbrook students are recipients of the corporate-sponsored awards, including:

• Stephanie Mei, of Northbrook (Glenbrook North High School, Northbrook), probable career field of applied mathematics, $2,500 scholarship
• Madeleine H. Noll, of Northbrook (Glenbrook North High School, North), probable career field of biological engineering, $2,500 scholarship
• Caleb Sim, of Northbrook (New Trier Township, Winnetka), probable career field of economics, $2,500 scholarship
• David M. Stolyarov, of Northbrook (Glenbrook North High School), probable career field of biochemical engineering, $2,500 scholarship

By the conclusion of this year's competition, National Merit Scholarship Corporation estimates more than 6,870 academic champions will have won National Merit Scholarships worth approximately $26 million.

The designees were chosen from a talent pool of more than 15,000 outstanding finalists in the program.

According to officials, the 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, including: academic record, which includes difficulty level of subjects studied and grades earned; scores from the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®); contributions and leadership in school and community activities; an essay written by the finalist; and a recommendation written by a high school official.