Brody Jaquish '25 Advances in National Merit Competition

Shorecrest senior Brody Jaquish '25 has been named a National Merit Semifinalist by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Approximately 16,000 academically talented high school seniors were named Semifinalists in the 2025 National Merit^® Scholarship Program and have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 6,870 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $26 million that will be offered next spring. They entered the program as juniors by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), which served as an initial screen of program entrants.

To compete for National Merit Scholarships, Semifinalists must advance to the Finalist level of the competition by fulfilling several additional requirements. A Semifinalist can become a Finalist and compete for a Merit Scholarship award in only one program year. About 95% of the Semifinalists are expected to attain Finalist standing, and about half of the Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar^® title.