3 Edina Students Win Merit Scholarships

Three seniors have secured National Merit Scholarships valued at $2,500 each, according to a release issued today.

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) released a list of 2,500 Merit Scholar designees on Wednesday, May 2. The winners were chosen from a talent pool of more than 15,000 finalists.

Allen J. Fang, Sophia M. Charan and Ekaterina A. Botchkareva—all seniors at EHS— were awarded $2,500 scholarships from the NMSC's own funds. Fang, of Eden Prairie, plans to study medicine in college. Minneapolis resident Charan lists chemical engineering as a probable career field and Botchkareva, of St. Louis Park, intends to study international relations.

All three were selected as Merit Scholars by a committee of college admissions officers and high school counselors. They can use their $2,500 award at any regionally accredited U.S. college or university.

This is the second round of scholarship announcements from the NMSC, with 1,000 recipients of corporate-sponsored awards announced in April.

Another 4,800 Merit Scholarship winners will be announced on May 23 and July 9. In total, 8,300 award recipients will have won scholarships worth more than $35 million.

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