Massachusetts Students Named National Merit Scholarship Winners

MASSACHUSETTS — The National Merit Scholarship Corporation released the names of the second group of winners in the 67th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

NMSC will name recipients of National Merit $2500 Scholarships on May 11, and winners of college-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards on June 1 and July 11. By the conclusion of this year's competition, about 7,500 students will have won National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $30 million.

High school juniors entered the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, which served as an initial screen of entrants. Less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors make the cut, and to become a finalist, students must submit a detailed application.

Most of these awards are renewable for up to four years of college undergraduate study and provide annual stipends that range from $1,000 to $10,000 per year. Some provide a single payment between $2,500 and $5,000. Recipients can use their awards at any regionally accredited U.S. college or university of their choice.

To be considered for a National Merit Scholarship, Semifinalists had to fulfill requirements to advance to Finalist standing. Each Semifinalist was asked to complete a detailed scholarship application, which included writing an essay and providing information about extracurricular activities, awards, and leadership positions. Semifinalists also had to have an outstanding academic record, be endorsed and recommended by a high school official, and earn SAT or ACT scores that confirmed their qualifying test performance. From the Semifinalist group, over 15,000 met finalist requirements.

Here are the National Merit $2500 Scholarship winners from Massachusetts:

• ACTON: Sophie S. Hua, Acton-Boxborough Regional H.S., Acton. Probable career field: Biomedical Engineering.
• ACTON: Alexander W. Zhang, Acton-Boxborough Regional H.S., Acton. Probable career field: Biology.
• ACTON: Rebecca S. Zhang, Acton-Boxborough Regional H.S., Acton. Probable career field: Academia.
• AMHERST: Janna G. Parrot, Amherst Regional H.S., Amherst. Probable career field: Neurosurgery.
• ANDOVER: William H. Yue, Phillips Academy, Andover. Probable career field: Academia.
• ARLINGTON: Morris William Henry Smith, Belmont Hill School, Belmont. Probable career field: Education (College Professor)
• ASHLAND: Akarsh Aurora, Ashland H.S., Ashland. Probable career field: Environmental Engineering.
• BEDFORD: Niles J. Liu, Bedford H.S., Bedford. Probable career field: Finance.
• BELMONT: Derek G. Chen, Belmont H.S., Belmont. Probable career field: Computer Engineering.
• BELMONT: Brian Lin, Belmont H.S., Belmont. Probable career field: Biology.
• BELMONT: Hamza T. Masoud, Belmont H.S., Belmont. Probable career field: Government Service.
• BERLIN: Jemella B. Piersol, Homeschooled. Probable career field: Education.
• BILLERICA: Samantha M. Whitten, Billerica Memorial H.S., Billerica. Probable career field: Economics.
• BOSTON: Ibrahim H. Ali, Brooke H.S., Boston. Probable career field: Computer Science.
• BOSTON: Daniel A. Bittner, Belmont Hill School, Belmont. Probable career field: Undecided.
• BOSTON: Alex Chou, Boston Latin School, Boston. Probable career field: Undecided
• BOSTON: Liam C. Finn, Roxbury Latin School, West Roxbury. Probable career field: Computer Science
• BROOKLINE: Marlyn Li, Brookline H.S., Brookline. Probable career field: Medicine.
• BROOKLINE: Daria C. Plotz, Commonwealth School, Boston. Probable career field: Biochemistry.
• BROOKLINE: Sophia L. Root, Armand Hammer United World College, Las Vegas, NM. Probable career field: Bioengineering
• BURLINGTON: Dustin Y. Zhang, Boston University Academy, Boston. Probable career field: Undecided
• CAMBRIDGE: Claire Wang, Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, Cambridge. Probable career field: Law (Intellectual Property).
• CAMBRIDGE: Daniel Y. Wang, Buckingham Browne and Nichols School, Watertown. Probable career field: Economics.
• CANTON: Nadia S. Piecyk, Winsor School, Boston. Probable career field: Psychology.
• CHESTNUT HILL: Leah S. Prizant, Boston Latin School, Boston. Probable career field: Biological Engineering.
• CONCORD: Henry N. Vlacovsky, Concord-Carlisle Regional H.S., Concord. Probable career field: Undecided.
• FRAMINGHAM: Joshua Samuel Ginzburg, Framingham H.S., Framingham. Probable career field: Physics.
• FRAMINGHAM: Lucas Fernando Gustafson, Framingham H.S., Framingham. Probable career field: Political Science.
• GROTON: Amelia Z. Lee, Groton School, Groton. Probable career field: Undecided.
• HARVARD: Olivia Y. Ren, The Bromfield School, Harvard. Probable career field: Economics
• LENOX: Benjamin M. Heim, Lenox Memorial H.S., Lenox. Probable career field: Computer Science.
• LEXINGTON: Armaan G. Tipirneni, Lexington H.S., Lexington. Probable career field: Applied Mathematics.
• LITTLETON: Sruthi Kurada, Charter School, Marlborough. Probable career field: Computer Science.
• NEWBURYPORT: Thomas C. Seidel, Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH. Probable career field: Electrical Engineering.
• NEWTON: Griffin C. Bond, Newton North H.S., Newton. Probable career field: Political Science.
• NEWTON: Joyce M. Lee, Newton South H.S., Newton. Probable career field: Medicine.
• NEWTON: Ami L. Listokin, Gann Academy, Waltham. Probable career field: Computer Science.
• NEWTON: Yurika S. Tarui, Newton North H.S., Newton. Probable career field: Medicine.
• NEWTON: Anthony Wang, Newton North H.S., Newton. Probable career field: Computer Science.
• NEWTON: Eric Yu. Newton North H.S., Newton. Probable career field: Mathematics
• NEWTONVILLE: Max Tanner Williams, Roxbury Latin School, West Roxbury. Probable career field: Computer Science.
• NORTHBOROUGH: Justin S. Wang, Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science at WPI, Worcester. Probable career field: Biochemistry.
• PEMBROKE: John P. Ternullo, Boston College H.S., Boston. Probable career field: Mathematics.
• SHARON: Melanie J. Lefkowitz, Sharon H.S., Sharon. Probable career field: Business.
• SHARON: Nikitha V. Murthy, Sharon H.S., Sharon. Probable career field: Business Management.
• SHARON: Chloe Ly Nguyen, Sharon H.S., Sharon. Probable career field: Environmental Science.
• SOUTH WALPOLE: Margaret Elizabeth Mahoney , Walpole H.S., Walpole. Probable career field: Medicine.
• TAUNTON: Samuel T. Schumacher, Taunton H.S., Taunton. Probable career field: Software Engineering.
• WABAN: Nolan M. Anthony, Newton South H.S., Newton. Probable career field: Law.
• WALTHAM: Alexander G. Arnell, Waltham H.S., Waltham. Probable career field: Economics.
• WAYLAND: Isabel Xue, Middlesex School, Concord. Probable career field: Consulting.
• WELLESLEY: Meilin Song, Wellesley H.S., Wellesley. Probable career field: Undecided.
• WESTBOROUGH: Aarushi Pant, Westborough H.S., Westborough. Probable career field: Neuroscience.
• WESTFORD: Myles S. Braverman, Westford Academy, Westford. Probable career field: Undecided.
• WESTFORD: Daniel Hu, Westford Academy, Westford. Probable career field: English Literature.
• WESTON: William R. Houston, Weston H.S., Weston. Probable career field: Physics.
• WEST ROXBURY: Aidan Chen, Boston Latin School, Boston. Probable career field: Investment Banking.
• WEST ROXBURY: Emma H. Lu, Boston Latin School, Boston. Probable career field: Healthcare.
• WEST ROXBURY: Daniel Wang, Noble and Greenough School, Dedham. Probable career field: Academia.