COLUMBUS, Ind. – The 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program announced it has named seven Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation (BCSC) seniors from Columbus North High School as semifinalists.
These students scored in the top 1% of the state on the PSAT during their junior year, a remarkable achievement that places them among the highest-performing students in the country. The next step for the local students is to advance to become a finalist. All finalists will then compete to be a recipient of one of almost 7000 National Merit scholarships.
To become finalists, the semifinalists must submit a detailed scholarship application, It includes information about the student’s academic record, participation in school and community activities, leadership abilities, employment, and honors received. They must also have an outstanding academic record in high school, be recommended by a high school official, write an essay, and earn SAT or ACT scores that confirm the student’s earlier performance on the qualifying test.
The Columbus North semifinalists are:
- Michael Crossman
- Mila Esposito
- Samaksh Gupta
- Grace Huang
- Rishabh Rajesh
- Roma Sriram
- Rishab Tirupathi
The 2025 National Merit Scholarship finalists will be announced in February.
