The National Merit® Scholarship Program recently named 54 semifinalists from IMSA in its 2017 competition. IMSA semifinalists represent 40 different communities throughout Illinois. Approximately 25% of IMSA’s senior class are recognized as semifinalists.
Aurora, IL, September 16, 2016 – The National Merit® Scholarship Program recently named 54 semifinalists from the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® (IMSA) in its 2017 competition. IMSA semifinalists represent 40 different communities throughout Illinois. Approximately 25 percent of IMSA’s senior class are recognized as semifinalists.
16,000 semifinalists out of the 1.6 million students who competed throughout the nation will now try to advance to the finalist level of the competition by submitting a detailed scholarship application. About 90 percent of the semifinalists will attain finalist standing, and approximately 7,500 of these finalists will receive National Merit Scholarships for undergraduate study totaling $33 million. Merit Scholars will be announced in the spring of 2017.
IMSA’s Semifinalist in the 2017 National Merit® Scholarship Program
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Last Name |
First Name |
Hometown |
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Agrawal |
Vadini |
Naperville |
|
Badalamenti |
John |
Prospect Heights |
|
Bai |
Allison |
Naperville |
|
Cavagnetto |
Hannah |
Aurora |
|
Choi |
Austin |
Bartlett |
|
DeMastri |
John |
Chicago |
|
Dizon |
Michael |
Jerseyville |
|
Dong |
Madison |
Bloomington |
|
Finnegan |
Grant |
Naperville |
|
Fournier |
Marc |
Northbrook |
|
Grobman |
Adam |
Buffalo Grove |
|
Guan |
Xinyu |
Peoria |
|
Herr |
Addison |
Naperville |
|
Hinz |
Auden |
Springfield |
|
Horstman |
Jacob |
Bensenville |
|
Hutter |
Joseph |
Geneva |
|
Jeno |
George |
Wayne |
|
Kamineni |
Meghana |
Lockport |
|
Koganti |
Raghuram |
Ottawa |
|
Korrapati |
Krishi |
Springfield |
|
Kudaravalli |
Aneesh |
Burr Ridge |
|
Kuhn |
Katrina |
Aurora |
|
Kwasneski |
Kate |
Palos Park |
|
Lee |
Isabel |
Vernon Hills |
|
Lin |
Lisa |
Schaumburg |
|
Lisk |
Rebecca |
Caledonia |
|
Liu |
Amy |
Lisle |
|
Lou |
Robert |
Aurora |
|
Mattson |
Emma |
Midlothian |
|
Mittapalli |
Rohit |
Naperville |
|
Moe |
George |
Hoffman Estates |
|
Mueller |
Jack |
Batavia |
|
Nattuvetty |
Sagar |
Elk Grove Village |
|
Nusgart |
Nicholas |
Wheaton |
|
Oh |
Jaeyoung |
Naperville |
|
Patel |
Sneh |
Orland Park |
|
Pauss |
Kate |
Homewood |
|
Podsada |
Karolina |
Harwood Heights |
|
Rosauer |
Jennifer |
Belvidere |
|
Sakthi |
Yugan |
Palatine |
|
Shi |
Edward |
Geneva |
|
Shin |
Daniel |
Champaign |
|
Sivakumar |
Pranav |
Tower Lakes |
|
Smith |
Nathaniel |
Bloomington |
|
Sun |
Evan |
Round Lake |
|
Tong |
William |
Bolingbrook |
|
Tsai |
Corona |
Schaumburg |
|
Upadhyayula |
Pranav |
Plainfield |
|
Upadhyayula |
Sushil |
Plainfield |
|
Verma |
Neha |
Forsyth |
|
Xiang |
Bingtao |
Naperville |
|
Xu |
Justin |
Carbondale |
|
Yelenick |
Mariah |
Watseka |
|
Zhou |
Rongzhen |
Oak Park |
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Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA)
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® (IMSA) develops creative, ethical leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. As a teaching and learning laboratory created by the State of Illinois, IMSA enrolls academically talented Illinois students (grades 10-12), in its advanced residential college preparatory program. Additionally, IMSA serves thousands of educators and students in Illinois and beyond through innovative instructional programs that foster imagination and inquiry. IMSA advances education through research, groundbreaking ventures and strategic partnerships. To learn more about IMSA and its programs, visit www.imsa.edu.
