The National Merit Scholarship Corporation named 24 Whitman seniors as semifinalists, the third highest number among Maryland schools.

Students are eligible for the scholarship if they take the PSAT in the fall of their junior year and score in the top half percent of their state. To qualify, this year students in Maryland had to score 220 or higher on the PSAT, which is out of 240.

Semifinalists can apply to be National Merit finalists by sending the College Board an essay similar to the Common Application essay and information about their GPA and extracurricular activities.

Whitman also had one semifinalist in the National Achievement Scholarship Competition for African American students.

National Merit Semifinalists:

John An

Andrew Beers

Rebecca Curtis

Charlotte Dye

Colin Epperson

Elizabeth Feldstein

Jeffrey Gruen

August Holdrich

Will Holdrich

Kevin Hoogstraten

Mahima Iyengar

Joshua Lederman

Clara McCreery

Heather Menefee

Michael Neubauer

Stephanie Sansbury

Jonathan Schear

Adam Shefkind

Zachary Schloss

Ross Slaughter

Llewellyn Smith

Oren Steinberg

Nalini Tata

Marshall Thompson

National Achievement Semifinalist:

Amar Makunda