Davidson Academy is excited to announce the following 19 students were named 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program Semifinalists:
- Arnav Akhaury
- Christopher Bao
- Edward Bogoslovskiy
- Alexander Davi
- Alexander Fisher
- Maxwell Fithian
- Dallin Guisti
- Magnus Johnson
- Evan Lim
- Adrian Lin
- Melinda Liu
- Elizabeth Myers
- Tanisha Parashar
- Nathaniel Potter
- Blake Sakura
- Sean Sandy
- Sophia Van Asdale
- Sawyer VanZanten
- Shelly Yang
The following students were named Commended Students. Commended Students are recognized for the exceptional academic promise demonstrated by their outstanding performance on the qualified test used for the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program Entry.
- Broderick Cheng
- Hana De Queiroz
- Gracie Verano
National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC®) is an independent, not-for-profit organization that operates without government assistance. NMSC conducts the National Merit® Scholarship Program, an annual academic competition for recognition and college undergraduate scholarships. NMSC’s goals include:
- to identify and honor academically talented U.S. high school students
- to stimulate increased support for their education
- to provide efficient and effective program management for organizations who wish to sponsor college undergraduate scholarships
