Hazen student named National Merit Scholar
Published 2:54 pm Friday, March 13, 2015
Hazen High School senior Tudi Le has been named a National Merit Scholar, representing less than 1 percent of U.S. high school seniors, with one of the highest scores in the nation on the annual Preliminary SAT National Merit Qualifying Test (PSAT).
Le took the test in her junior year and was selected based on her academic records, test scores, written recommendations, essays, participation in activities and leadership roles at Hazen and in her community.
The status could potentially net Le thousands of dollars in scholarships and selection for additional corporate- or college-sponsored merit awards. After graduation, she plans to attend Stanford University, in California, and eventually go to their medical school in the hopes of becoming a surgeon.
Le was one of about 1.5 million juniors nationwide who entered the National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the PSAT, which served as an initial screen of program entrants. The pool of finalist includes the highest scoring entrants in each state.
