ALEX ARCHER
COMMENDED STUDENT IN THE 2013 NATIONAL
MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
About 34,000 Commended
Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional
academic promise. Although they will not
continue in the 2013 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards,
Commended Students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million
students who entered the 2013 competition by taking the 2011 Preliminary
SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).
“Recognizing academically
talented students plays a fundamental role in the advancement of educational
excellence within our nation,” commented an NMSC spokesperson. “The young people recognized as Commended
Students represent some of the best and brightest minds in the country as
demonstrated by their outstanding performance in our highly competitive
program. We sincerely hope this
recognition will provide them with additional educational outlets and motivate
them in their pursuit of academic achievement.”
