3 Pleasanton Students Receive National Merit Scholarships

Pleasanton CA

17 May, 2021

3:48 PM

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PLEASANTON, CA — Three Pleasanton students were named National Merit Scholarship Corp. award winners this week. The 2,500 Merit Scholars who each won a $2,500 scholarship were chosen from a pool of 16,000 finalists, according to the corporation. Winners were judged based on their academic record, SAT and PSAT scores, participation in school and community activities, recommendations and essays. A team of college admissions officers and high school counselors chose the finalists. Merit Scholars were announced Wednesday and included the following Pleasanton students. Minju Lee of Quarry Lane School; prospective medical student.Keerthana Nallamotu of Foothill High School; prospective computer science student.Sujana Sridhar of Amador Valley High School; prospective law student. This announcement marked the second round of National Merit Scholarship awardees in 2021. Additional winners will be announced June 2 and July 12. The National Merit Scholarship Corp. said it will award a total of $30 million to 7,500 "academic champions" by this fall.