Song Ting Tang, senior at John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School, has recently been named a semifinalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program – an academic competition for recognition and scholarships.
With approximately 1.5 million high school students entering the program every year, according to the National Merit Scholarship website, Tang is the only student in Richmond County to achieve semifinalist status.
According to a press release from Richmond County’s School System, semifinalists in the 68th annual competition are “among the top two percent of PSAT test-takers in the state, and represent less than one percent of all high school seniors in the nation.”
Through an essay submission, letters of recommendation, SAT scores, transcripts and grade point average, Tang will now compete against more than 16,000 semifinalists to be named a National Merit Finalist to be eligible for corporate and college-sponsored scholarships.
Finalists will be announced in February of 2023, and in March the National Merit Scholarship Program will notify chosen finalists about whether or not they have won a scholarship.
Liz Wright is a staff writer covering education and general assignments for The Augusta Press. Reach her at liz@theaugustapress.com
