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Parkview Grads Receive National Merit Scholarships
Natalie R. Neuman and Lisa Y. Liu are two of the eight Gwinnett students who won the extra financial aid.
Two Parkview High graduates are among eight Gwinnett students to win the National Merit College-Sponsored Scholarship this summer.
Natalie R. Neuman and Lisa Y. Liu will be receiving between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study, according to a Gwinnett County Public Schools news release from spokesman Jorge Quintana. A total of 1,800 students won the award nationwide, in addition to the 2,500 winners the that National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced in late May, 13 of which were also Gwinnett graduates.
Here's more information on each Lilburn student:
- Lisa Y. Liu
Probable career field: Industrial Engineering
National Merit Georgia Institute of Technology Scholarship - Natalie R. Neuman
Probable career field: Science/Research
National Merit University of Georgia Scholarship
About 1.5 million students entered the competition last school year as juniors by taking the 2011 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, which served as the initial screening for program entrants. The highest scoring participants in each state were then selected as semifinalists.
Finalists were then selected by a review of the student’s outstanding academic record; scores from two standardized tests; an endorsement/recommendation by a school official; and a self-descriptive essay and information about their participation and leadership in school and community activities.
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