Who actually wins National Merit?

Anglograce
Fri, 02 Oct 2015 22:03:29 +0000

What kind of students typically become NM scholars? Are extracurriculars crucial - only the students with the most interesting, unique EC’s have a chance? Is the essay the golden ticket? Or is it largely dependent on SAT scores, so students who have near or above a 2300 are all set? I’m just curious. There doesn’t seem to be much information on the kind of student who gets named a scholar. And nobody from my school has ever done it before, so none of my counselors or teachers have any idea what it takes.