Lindbergh Seniors Win National Merit $2,500 Scholarships

Lindbergh High School seniors Vidhan Srivastava and Tiffany Lee have been selected as winners of National Merit $2,500 Scholarships, the Lindbergh School District announced in a news release.

Six Lindbergh seniors were named semifinalists last fall.

Lee was one of two Missouri high school students to be honored as a 2013 U.S. Presidential Scholar. She also earned perfect scores on her ACT and SAT.

Learn more about the scholarship, from the Lindbergh School District: 

"The 2,500 National Merit $2,500 Scholarships are the awards for which every finalist is considered. Winners are named in every state, in numbers based on the state’s percentage of the nation’s graduating high school seniors. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation’s own funds support the majority of these scholarships, but corporate sponsors help underwrite the awards with grants they provide.

"From approximately 1.5 million students who entered the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program, only about 16,000 were named semifinalists. In order to advance and be considered for a Merit Scholarship award, semifinalists must become finalists by fulfilling several requirements that include submitting a detailed scholarship application and presenting a record of very high academic performance. All winners of the 8,300 National Merit Scholarships are being chosen from the group of approximately 15,000 distinguished finalists."

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