How many Houston students are National Merit Scholarship semifinalists?
The National Merit Scholarship Program released its list of semifinalists in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship competition. Hundreds of Houston-area high school students were chosen as National Merit Scholarship semifinalists. (Shutterstock)
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What is a “semifinalist” score in Texas?
To win the coveted “Semifinalist” designation in Texas for the 2021-2022 competition, students must have earned a “selection index” score of 220 out of 228 ( up from 219 for the previous year ), which is roughly equivalent to a 1470 out of 1600 SAT composite score.
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Not even a pandemic can stop these brilliant students from reaching for the stars
The 2022 National Merit Scholarship Competition was a pandemic year for Houston-area high school seniors. There were 379 area seniors who scored in the top 1% on the PSAT to earn the celebrated “Semifinalist” designation.
Cutoff Scores for Texas National Merit Semifinalists and Commended Scholars
A National Merit Semifinalist (NMSF) is a student who scored in the top 1% of high school juniors on the PSAT in their state (October of 2020 for this year’s winners). The PSAT is essentially a slightly shorter version of the popular SAT college admissions test.
Top College Majors for Smart Students
The most popular college majors of interest for Houston’s brightest graduates are engineering, bioscience. However, more than 50% of students did not indicate a preference or complete the form.
National Merit Scholarships Can Mean Free College
In a typical, non-pandemic year, approximately 1.5 million students across more than 20,000 US high schools participate in the National Merit Scholarship competition beginning the fall of their junior year. Juniors compete by sitting for what is essentially an abbreviated, practice SAT (PSAT).
Names of National Merit Semifinalists
This list includes Houston, Bellaire, Humble, Katy, Kingwood, League City, Pasadena, Pearland, Sugarland, and The Woodlands.
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What score do you need to be a semifinalist in Texas?
To win the coveted “Semifinalist” designation in Texas, students must have earned a “selection index” score of 219 out of 228 ( down from 221 for the previous year ), which is roughly equivalent to a 1460 out of 1600 SAT composite score.
How many high school students are in the National Merit Scholarship?
Approximately 1.5 million students across more than 20,000 US high schools participate in the National Merit Scholarship competition beginning the fall of their junior year. Juniors compete by sitting for what is essentially an abbreviated, practice SAT (PSAT).
What is the national merit scholarship competition for 2021?
The 2021 National Merit Scholarship Competition was a great year for Houston-area high school seniors. There were 438 area students who scored in the top 1% on the PSAT to earn the celebrated “Semifinalist” designation.
What do Houston students want to do?
The plurality of Houston’s top students want to be engineers, particularly bioengineers and aerospace engineers. However, when combining bioengineering with biosciences, the plurality of Houston’s brightest, future leaders want to do something with biology.