Baldwin Seniors Recognized by National Merit Program

The Baldwin School is proud to announce that eight students from its senior class have been recognized by the National Merit® Scholarship Program. Two Baldwin students have been named Semifinalists and six students have been named Commended Students in the 2016 61st annual National Merit® Scholarship Program.

Angela J. Luo and Sara K. Seyedroudbari are recognized as Semifinalists for their outstanding performance on the 2014 PSAT. Of the 1.5 million high school juniors who entered the program, these two Baldwin students were among 16,000 seniors who qualified for recognition as Semifinalists.

In addition to Baldwin’s Semifinalists, Olivia Horwitz, Vriti Khurana, Alexandra Scannell, Isabel Senior, Morgan Steelman, and Kristy Wong are named National Merit Commended Students by the 2016 National Merit Scholarship program. Students in more than 22,000 high schools entered the program by taking the 2014 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®), which served as an initial screen of program entrants. Though Commended students are not eligible to become finalists, some of these students go on to receive Special Scholarships sponsored by corporations and businesses.

Semifinalists have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,400 National Merit Scholarships, worth about $32 million that will be offered next spring. About 90 percent of the Semifinalists are expected to attain Finalist standing, and about half of the Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar® title. Finalists will be selected on the basis of their skills, accomplishments and potential for success in rigorous college studies.

“I am more than proud to congratulate the eight seniors who were recognized as semifinalists and commended students by the2016 National Merit Scholarship Program. This remarkable accomplishment is a testament to the diligence and determination that each and every Baldwin student puts toward her academics,” said Head of School Sally Powell.

About the Baldwin School
The Baldwin School is an independent, all-girls college preparatory school for pre-kindergarten through grade 12 students. The school was founded in 1888 by Florence Baldwin under the traditions of academic excellence, integrity and community. Today, Baldwin develops talented girls into confident young women with vision, global understanding and the competency to make significant and enduring contributions to the world. For more information, visit our Open Houses on Oct. 28 at 6 p.m. or Nov. 11 at 9 a.m. You can also visit www.BaldwinSchool.org or call 610-525-2700.