On Wednesday, September 15, 2021, officials of National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced the Semifinalists in the 67th annual National Merit Scholarship Program – including 23 BASIS Independent Silicon Valley students. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $30 million that will be offered next spring.
Congratulations to Anna S., Laura S., and Andrew W., who have been announced as National Merit Scholarship Winners. We are so proud of our Bobcats!
We are proud to announce that 11 of our students have earned places as Semifinalists in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program. Roughly 16,000 students across the nation have qualified as Semifinalists, and we are thrilled to have continued representation on our campus. 57% of our senior class was recognized this year including National Merit Semifinalists and Commended Students.
Head of School Ms. Sara Kolb was thrilled to receive this news, "One of the things I love best about this school is that it is full of students who genuinely love to learn. At BASIS Independent Silicon Valley, smart is cool, which is further proven by the fact that more than half of our senior class has been recognized as either a National Merit Semifinalist or Commended Student this year. I couldn't be more proud of these students and cannot wait to see what their futures bring as they embark into the world as Bobcat alumni next year."
Congratulations to the following students who have been announced as National Merit $2,500 Scholarship Winners:
Amy H., Mitali K., and Adit S.!
We are incredibly proud of the following Bobcats who have been named 2020 National Merit Scholarship Finalists. The students are:
We are so proud to announce that 24 of our students have earned places as Semifinalists in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program. Roughly 16,000 students across the nation have qualified as Semifinalists, and we are thrilled to have continued representation on our campus. 71% of our senior class was recognized this year including National Merit Semifinalists and Commended Students.
Of these Semifinalists and Commended Students, Head of School, Mr. Toby Walker gushed, "We are immensely proud of the National Merit Semifinalist and Commended Students this year. They have achieved so much as high school students and this recognition is no surprise to anyone. Please join me in congratulating each and every one of them."
Congratulations to the following students who have been announced as National Merit $2,500 Scholarship Winners!
Jaydev B., Shiven G., Sahil J., and Krystal J. Y.!
We are incredibly proud of the following Bobcats who have been named 2019 National Merit Scholarship Finalists. The students are:
We are so proud to announce that 23 of our students have earned places as Semifinalists in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program. Roughly 16,000 students across the nation have qualified as Semifinalists, and we are thrilled to have continued representation on our campus.
To qualify as a Semifinalist this year, each student must have a score that falls in the top 1% on the PSAT taken during their junior year. All Semifinalists now have the opportunity to compete for a Finalist position, which could lead to securing a National Merit Scholarship. We wish our students the best, and look forward to the Finalist results coming out in February.
Please join us in congratulating our Semifinalists:
Brandon Baik
Chethan Bhateja
Jaydev Bhateja
Ethan Feng
Jasleen Ghai
Mario Goranov
Shiven Gupta
Kayra Ilkbahar
Sahil Jain
Nikhita Jayaprakash
Edrea Jiang
Aniket Kapadia
Ray Lin
Samrit Mathur
Eva Prakash
Simran Sadhwani
Alexander Seys
Lori Tsai
Abhiraam Wadekar
Dennis Woo
Krystal Yang
Beryl Zhou
Jennifer Zhou
We are incredibly proud of the following nineteen Bobcats who have been named 2018 National Merit Scholarship Finalists. The students are:
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