10 Irvine students named National Merit Scholars
By Irvine City News Staff
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation last week announced 3,000 winners of National Merit Scholarships, awards that are financed by U.S. colleges and universities. Ten of the students recognized are from the city of Irvine.
The scholarship award winners are part of an elite group of approximately 7,500 high school seniors who will receive college scholarships that total $33 million. Irvine high schools represented on the list include Irvine, Northwood, University, Beckman and Woodbridge.
More than 1.5 million juniors from 22,000 high schools entered the competition when they tood the 2014 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test which served as a screening of entrants. Last fall, 16,000 semifinalists were named. To move on, semifinalists had to complete additional requirements, provide a detailed scholarship application, an essay and a list of activities and honors and leadership positions. Students must have also had an outstanding academic career and be endorsed by a school official.
The scholarship award winners from Irvine are:
David Hsiou
Probable career field: Pediatric Neurosurgery
IRVINE HS
NATIONAL MERIT BAYLOR UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP
Annie C. Lee
Probable career field: Occupational Therapy
NORTHWOOD HS
NATIONAL MERIT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SCHOLARSHIP
Alyssa Liang
Probable career field: Medicine
UNIVERSITY HS
NATIONAL MERIT BAYLOR UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP
Tiffany Jade Lu
Probable career field: Business
NORTHWOOD HS
NATIONAL MERIT SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP
Soobin Park
Probable career field: Music
ARNOLD O. BECKMAN HS
NATIONAL MERIT VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP
Alyssa M. Rudin
Probable career field: Commercial Banking
UNIVERSITY HS
NATIONAL MERIT UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO SCHOLARSHIP
Simran Singh
Probable career field: Medicine
ARNOLD O. BECKMAN HS
NATIONAL MERIT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SCHOLARSHIP
Rebecca J. Suh
Probable career field: Public Policy
IRVINE HS
NATIONAL MERIT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SCHOLARSHIP
Michael Wong
Probable career field: Medicine
WOODBRIDGE HS
NATIONAL MERIT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SCHOLARSHIP
Kiwon Yun
Probable career field: Political Science
NORTHWOOD HS
NATIONAL MERIT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SCHOLARSHIP
The scholarship award winners are part of an elite group of approximately 7,500 high school seniors who will receive college scholarships that total $33 million. Irvine high schools represented on the list include Irvine, Northwood, University, Beckman and Woodbridge.
More than 1.5 million juniors from 22,000 high schools entered the competition when they tood the 2014 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test which served as a screening of entrants. Last fall, 16,000 semifinalists were named. To move on, semifinalists had to complete additional requirements, provide a detailed scholarship application, an essay and a list of activities and honors and leadership positions. Students must have also had an outstanding academic career and be endorsed by a school official.
The scholarship award winners from Irvine are:
David Hsiou
Probable career field: Pediatric Neurosurgery
IRVINE HS
NATIONAL MERIT BAYLOR UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP
Annie C. Lee
Probable career field: Occupational Therapy
NORTHWOOD HS
NATIONAL MERIT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SCHOLARSHIP
Alyssa Liang
Probable career field: Medicine
UNIVERSITY HS
NATIONAL MERIT BAYLOR UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP
Tiffany Jade Lu
Probable career field: Business
NORTHWOOD HS
NATIONAL MERIT SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP
Soobin Park
Probable career field: Music
ARNOLD O. BECKMAN HS
NATIONAL MERIT VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP
Alyssa M. Rudin
Probable career field: Commercial Banking
UNIVERSITY HS
NATIONAL MERIT UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO SCHOLARSHIP
Simran Singh
Probable career field: Medicine
ARNOLD O. BECKMAN HS
NATIONAL MERIT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SCHOLARSHIP
Rebecca J. Suh
Probable career field: Public Policy
IRVINE HS
NATIONAL MERIT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SCHOLARSHIP
Michael Wong
Probable career field: Medicine
WOODBRIDGE HS
NATIONAL MERIT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SCHOLARSHIP
Kiwon Yun
Probable career field: Political Science
NORTHWOOD HS
NATIONAL MERIT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SCHOLARSHIP
