Glastonbury Student Awarded National Merit Scholarship

GLASTONBURY, CT — A student from Glastonbury is a winner of a National Merit Scholarship.

The today, National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced this year’s National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winners. The 2,500 Merit Scholar designees were chosen from a talent pool of more than 15,000 outstanding Finalists in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program.

Daniel Jiang, who attends the Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, is among the winners. Jiang's probably career field is medicine.

National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winners are the finalists in each state judged to have
the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills, and potential for success in rigorous college
studies. The number of winners named in each state is proportional to the state's percentage of the
nation’s graduating high school seniors.

The scholars were selected by a committee of college admissions officers and high
school counselors, who appraised a substantial amount of information submitted by both the
finalists and their high schools: the academic record, including difficulty level of subjects studied
and grades earned; scores from the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test; contributions and leadership in school and community activities; an essay
written by the Finalist; and a recommendation written by a high school official.