Congratulations to the nine Brahmas named semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program.

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Daniel Prasetyo, Cody Jung, Ethan Hoen, Nattanicha Chaisakulchai, Audrey Doratan, Amanda Chung, Donson Xie, Matthew Liu & Jayden Chen

The semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program — about 16,000 high school students, representing less than 1% of U.S. seniors — were announced on Sept. 11, 2024.

The semifinalists, from the graduating class of 2025, qualified based on their scores on the Preliminary SAT. About 95 percent are expected to attain finalist standing on the strength of an application detailing academic performance, school and community activities, and employment.

About half the finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, to be announced in the spring.