Lower Merion-Area Students Win National Merit Scholarships

LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP, PA — More students attending schools in Lower Merion Township have been named winners in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program.

Students from Lower Merion high School, Harriton High School, the Baldwin School, and the Haverford School were all named winners of $2,500 scholarships, which can be used at any regionally accredited United States college or university.

Lower Merion-area winners are:

Lower Merion High School

• Annika Naveen, of Wynnewood — Probable career field: Biomedical Engineering
• Vyomini C. Vakil, of Wynnewood — Probable career field: Engineering

Harriton High School

• Miles Gee, of Gladwyne — Probable career field: Renewable Energy
• Nicholas Biglin, of Haverford — Probable career field: Undecided

Baldwin School

• Michelle L. Li, of Audubon — Probable career field: Medicine
• Abbey X. Wu, of Paoli — Probable career field: Undecided

The Haverford School

• Adamya Aggarwal, of Bryn Mawr — Probable career field: Medicine
• Jeffrey Q. Yang, of Downingtown — Probable career field: International Relations

These students were chosen from a pool of more than 15,000 outstanding Finalists in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program.

They were judged to have the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills, and potential for success in rigorous college studies.

Winners 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 the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test; contributions and leadership in school and community activities; an essay written by the finalist; and a recommendation written by a high school official.

The number of winners named in each state is proportional to the state’s percentage of the nation’s graduating high school seniors.