Natalia Medici is the 19th student in the history of Jonathan Alder High School to be a National Merit Finalist. Medici is the first JAHS student since 2018 to be a National Merit Finalist and we are very proud of her. Natalia's test scores put her in the top 1st percentile of the entire country.
ABOUT THE NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
The National Merit Scholarship Program is an annual academic competition among high school students for recognition and college undergraduate scholarships that began in 1955. The program is conducted by National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC®), a not-for-profit organization that operates without government assistance. United States high school students enter the National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®), which serves as an initial screen of over 1.3 million entrants each year, and by meeting published program entry and participation requirements.