The National Achievement Scholarship Colorado Springs CO

The National Achievement Scholarship

In 1964, the National Achievement Scholarship program was initiated to recognize outstanding achievement among Black American high school students. Beginning with the publishing of test scores, the process for selecting winners of the National Achievement Scholarship works much the same way as the selection process for the National Merit Program.

A distinguished group
Statistically speaking, the numbers involved are much smaller, however. Of the 1.5 million students who take the PSAT/NMSQT each year, approximately 120,000 of them compete for the National Achievement Scholarship. 3,000 are honored by being included on a published list of high academic achievers — a list that is sent to 1,500 of the nation’s colleges and universities to assist in recruiting and recognizing students with high academic potential. However, most of these students do not receive the scholarship.

Of this group, 1,600 Semifinalists are selected by region, rather than state. Semifinalists represent the highest-scoring program participants from a given region, and they will receive formal application materials. The competition for Finalist designation progresses in the same manner as it does for the National Merit scholarship. Once Finalists are identified, they're sent notice. (The school principal will be notified, too.)

More than just test scores
If you’re part of this group, your academic achievements, abilities, skills, and accomplishments.

Author: Alan Frost

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