What PSAT score do you need to be a National Merit Scholar?
How do you know if you are a National Merit Scholar?
How can students tell whether they have met entry requirements? Students should check their PSAT/NMSQT Score Reports to see whether an asterisk appears next to their Selection Index scores. If an asterisk is present, then the student does not meet entry requirements for the National Merit Scholarship Program.
How much do national merit finalists get?
National Merit Scholarships provide $2,500 towards the student's freshman year of college. Even better, winning this scholarship (or being a finalist) is prestigious. Some colleges even boast about the number of "National Merit Scholars" they enroll.
How many black National Merit Scholars are there?
National Achievement Scholarship Program
In its half century of existence, more than four million African-Americans have entered the program. Approximately 228,000 have received program recognition, and more than 34,000 of the most outstanding participants were chosen to receive Achievement Scholarship® awards.